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Open University tutor

  • 23-08-2014 6:10pm
    #1
    Scrappychimow
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    has anyone here ever got work as a Open University tutor?


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  • #2
    TheDriver
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    Slightly off topic but the various tutors i had in OU, its a right mixed bag. Some are great, some are arrogant and unhelpful.


  • #3
    celbridge74
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    Yes, been working with them since 2007 on an M.Ed module. You won't get rich on what they pay but once you know the module the work becomes reasonably ok. Enjoy it but found the move away from face to face to electronic in my module took me a while to get used to. Not a huge turnover in tutor numbers in the education faculty at the moment, as far as I know.
    Scrappychimow wrote: »
    has anyone here ever got work as a Open University tutor?


  • #4
    Scrappychimow
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    celbridge74 wrote: »
    Yes, been working with them since 2007 on an M.Ed module. You won't get rich on what they pay but once you know the module the work becomes reasonably ok. Enjoy it but found the move away from face to face to electronic in my module took me a while to get used to. Not a huge turnover in tutor numbers in the education faculty at the moment, as far as I know.

    Is a masters or phd required or a BSc honors?


  • #5
    celbridge74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭celbridge74


    Depends on the subject and level being taught. In Education almost all courses are at Masters level and therefore that's the minimum but most (and certainly almost all of recent tutors) have a PhD or EdD.

    In other subject areas at undergraduate level you could technically get in without a masters or post grad qualifications but as far as I'm aware in practice this wouldn't be the case (unless it's a shortage area).
    Scrappychimow wrote: »
    Is a masters or phd required or a BSc honors?


  • #6
    TheDriver
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    I found it strange that a tutor on my MEd course was a nurse and other participants worked in very strange areas like training pilots.


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  • #7
    celbridge74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭celbridge74


    Don't know any education tutors that are nurses. However, the profile of students can be diverse - especially those from the UK and if a group has a mix of different professions or work in different contexts it can be really interesting.

    It's not something peculiar to the Open University. When I was doing my EdD in Scotland in the late 90's/early 00's saw that there were lots of nurses (working as tutors/lecturers) doing a doctorate in education rather than nursing - not sure why?
    TheDriver wrote: »
    I found it strange that a tutor on my MEd course was a nurse and other participants worked in very strange areas like training pilots.


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