Category: Higher education
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Think again, a free online course
I am studying for an online course. This isn’t just any course, it is being taught by professors at the Ivy League Duke University in the US where if I wanted to attend I would have to pay tuition fees of $43,623. I am paying nothing at all. I have written previously about this new […]
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A lifeline for the eternal student
I can’t afford to study with UK higher education institutions (HEIs) anymore. Since the introduction of tuition fees were introduced under the coalition government, undergraduate courses at the Open University have gone up from 200-300£s to around £1200 for a small course. I can’t afford that kind of money now that I work part time […]
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Too many Oxbridge graduates at the Guardian?
There is a Guardian article about too many Oxbridge graduates at the Guardian. 600 or so employees or so are questioned on their higher education ‘pedigree’. 167 responded. A majority attended Oxbridge, a fair amount did not attend. This purportedly thoughtful piece of self examination is a bizarre little report. Oxbridge graduates are asked to […]
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Paying the price of education
I woke up to Twitter comments about rich people being able to buy places at university and complaints about the Conservatives getting rid of merit based achievement. Damn those Conservatives. I don’t doubt that by the time they leave office the nation will be a bloody mess but when has higher education ever been just […]
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Richard Alcock, tuition fees and how I started to love exams
My favourite moment in an exam is when the time starts and I can drop all worries because there is nothing left to learn. I either know the answers to the questions or I don’t. The moment I hate the most is when people start discussing the answers as we walk out. I don’t want […]
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Open University, South West – Open Day
The Open University is holding an open day for the South West region. This provides an opportunity to find out about starting a new course or continuing your studies. The event takes place on Saturday 4 September between 11.00 – 15.00 at 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol BS1 6ND (opposite St Mary Redcliffe Church). The contact […]
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The Open University: Free Resources Available for Study
I have been a student with the Open University since 1998 when I first began my Masters in Social Research Methods. I have yet to complete that degree but in the mean time I have also studied courses as part of a Bachelors degree in Information Technology and Communication, a Diploma in Web Development, a […]
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