Dr Peter Cannell, Open University, presentation for the CILIPS conference 2010 at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. An overview of the role played by the OU in HE in Scotland.

1. Part-time higher education in the second decade of the twenty first century Pete Cannell: Depute Director, The Open University in Scotland

2. The OU in Scotland Campus Based upon Ordnance Survey BoundaryLine ® data © Crown Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046763 15,000+ students >70% in work Increasing numbers of low income students 1 – 20 21 - 40 61 – 86 41 - 60 Headcount

3. Profile of OU in Scotland students 1,470 Credit transfer awards prior to study 6% Students with disabilities 29% Students receiving help with fees 11% (27% of postgraduate students) Student sponsored by employer 34 Average age of new undergraduate students 40:60 Male: female ratio All students (undergraduate and postgraduate ) 2008/2009 15,049 (5,720 new entrants)

5. Student Student Services Learner Support and Advice Peers Tutor Course The OU model of supported open learning

9. Study calendar – an example

13. Change - technology