This site tells you what it's like to teach at the Open University (OU) and about the duties of associate lecturers. (Associate lecturer is the formal title of the staff who tutor our students.)
The OU is the United Kingdom's only university dedicated to distance learning with around 180,000 students. By choosing an OU course, students are able to study part time and carry on working if they wish to. Our method of study - supported open learning - has always been popular with people established in their careers, but now we also have a greatly increasing number of younger students who want to have better control of the costs of studying.
Students on OU courses organise their own study time, which can be a difficult skill to master. As an associate lecturer you become the 'face' of the OU for a group of students whose learning you support.
As an associate lecturer you would offer learning support to students through
Associate lecturers are normally employed and supported by one of thirteen regional/national centres which are located throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Our main campus is located in Milton Keynes.
Vacancies last updated 9 February 2010.
