Toran J. Shaw · @toran
55 followers · 146 posts · Server writing.exchange

9: have you ever abandoned a project?

All the time, though it's mostly down to my neurological issues, where I start things but rarely finish. In recent times, however, the only things I've finished were for my and assignments.

#creativewriting #neurodivergence #openuniversity #writingcommunity #amwriting #a111 #a215 #shortstories #writing #writerscoffeeclub

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Alex Strick van Linschoten · @strickvl
251 followers · 46 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz

Do people studying and doing mathematics still use and for stats and algebra respectively?

The two maths modules I'm studying this year use them quite a bit and I'm trying to get a sense of how out of date the programme is or isn't :)

#openuniversity #maxima #minitab

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Toran J. Shaw · @toran
53 followers · 126 posts · Server writing.exchange

1: I only found out about this late yesterday...

I'm a and undergrad student at the .

I don't currently have any published works, at the moment, as I'm only really just starting out. I write in fantasy (both urban and high), and romance/erotica, with a dash of crime. I'm also planning on doing this year.

What else would you like to know?

#writingcommunity #amwriting #introduction #nanowrimo #openuniversity #englishlanguage #creativewriting #writerscoffeeclub

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Toran J. Shaw · @toran
28 followers · 62 posts · Server lingo.lol

Looking forward to starting my new module, next month. Doing and Creativity. πŸ˜€

#openuniversity #e302 #language #linguistics

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Toran J. Shaw · @toran
51 followers · 114 posts · Server writing.exchange

I didn't do last year, as I was doing two modules and that would have been too much.

I'm seriously considering an attempt for this year's . Plenty of time for me to think about what my story will be! πŸ€” πŸ™‚

#writing #challenge #openuniversity #nanowrimo

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Coding Gardener · @cdavies
61 followers · 304 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Signed myself up to study with because why not?

#openuniversity #maths

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Joachim Kuebler · @kueblerjoachim65
26 followers · 393 posts · Server me.dm

Well, yesterday I got my study material from the

#openuniversity #study

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Michael Gallagher · @mseangallagher
245 followers · 95 posts · Server fosstodon.org
Francesca Carter · @FrannaCotta
21 followers · 14 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz

The origin of the Spectre Dress

So the origin of the spectre dress is relatively mundane and silly. Following a rough period of early transition (I started in 2022) I felt like I was finally starting to hit my stride and could feel my confidence growing. I'd purchased a trans pride-themed dress from an Etsy seller earlier in the year which had been attracting a lot of positive attention, and since I consider my transition and my journey through mathematics to be intimately related, I wanted to combine the two.

Originally I wanted to contact Stefan Pautze [pautze.de/] and use a colour variation of one of his designs (rough version pictured), as I've always been a huge fan of his art and I'd also met him in-person at the exhibition in memory of Uwe Grimm in 2022 where we hit it off. At this point it was still just a kernel of an idea, nothing concrete. But then two things happened in a short span of time. Hatfest was announced, and the spectre tiling was discovered about two weeks later. The idea for the dress instantly crystallized, and I got in contact with the same Etsy seller who did my pride dress to ask about a custom design. (0/8)

#openuniversity #math #fashion #transpride #aperiodic #hatfest

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Michael Gallagher · @mseangallagher
245 followers · 93 posts · Server fosstodon.org

on Connected Learning in Contexts of that I am editing with colleagues from and . Connected learning for and is essentially an approximation of . All are welcome, practitioners and academics. Abstracts due 1 September so plenty of time.

de.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/file

#cfp #forceddisplacement #openuniversity #Makerere #refugees #idp #blendedlearning

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Alex Strick van Linschoten · @strickvl
244 followers · 40 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz

Just wanted to share a little milestone on my journey. This morning I got the results for the first module in my Pure BSc degree from the . I've been working hard on that for most of the past year and I really proud that I was awarded a distinction grade.

and other technical topics don't come easily to me so I'm very happy with the result. There's a lot of effort / struggle / time spent behind it. Happy to have had some good role models and encouragement along the way. Looking forward to the next two modules which start formally in October! We get to dive into and . Exciting! πŸ€“

#calculus #linearalgebra #openuniversity #mathematics

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The website is currently completely /. ed. If you're getting results today or tomorrow, I wish you the best of luck! I'm terrified!

#openuniversity

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Danny :verified: · @danny
71 followers · 376 posts · Server strangeminds.social

Anyone know anything about removing accounts from Cisco SkillsForAll? I was invited to join years ago (when it was called something different) after passing a course with the Open University, but now want nothing to do with it

There is absolutely nothing about removing accounts on the site and the chatbot is useless (no useful contact information on the site)

#cisco #skillsforall #openuniversity

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Dr Julia Molinari · @serenissimaj
408 followers · 298 posts · Server sciences.social

Having a good in is an absolute boon & game changer.

After decades of VERY poor, uninspiring, useless and professionally & mentally damaging line management in , I had absolutely no idea of what a good line manager actually does.

They:














Similar to my exceptional .

Thank you

#linemanager #highereducation #uk #universities #listen #care #trust #suggest #makeenquiries #facilitate #keepintouch #remember #share #explain #motivate #encourage #inform #leadbyexample #phd #supervisors #openuniversity

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Prof Stephen Serjeant · @stephenserjeant
1010 followers · 1145 posts · Server mas.to

Pleased that our local branch at the passed a motion today supporting , not just following 's but adding Ukraine's [obvious] right to self-defence and donating to . The discussion was collegial but I was very saddened to see a small number of frankly deluded, unpersuadable colleagues insisting it's a war & regurgitating 's talking points. My first encounter with :(

#SlavaUkraini #tankies #russia #nato #ukrainesolidaritycampaign #motion6 #ucucongress #Ukraine #openuniversity #ucu

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Prof Stephen Serjeant · @stephenserjeant
992 followers · 1128 posts · Server mas.to

Myself and and Dr James Pearson from the on β€œWhat would you like 100000 people to do for you?” - how to make your own project, at the summer school in Granada earlier this month youtube.com/watch?v=WZaDkDK39F

#citizenscience #openscience #SKAO #openuniversity

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Joachim Kuebler · @kueblerjoachim65
14 followers · 104 posts · Server me.dm

I realised this evening that I had misunderstood the question for my assignment. Now I have to start all over again, the deadline is Tuesday noon. This is going to be stressful... πŸ€”

#study #openuniversity

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Joachim Kuebler · @kueblerjoachim65
9 followers · 56 posts · Server me.dm

Ok, now back to studies...

#openuniversity

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Joachim Kuebler · @kueblerjoachim65
6 followers · 50 posts · Server me.dm

@interconnectedmoment I'm eager to read it. I'm currently exploring Buddhism (and compassion) as part of my studies at the

#openuniversity

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IndependenceAndy · @IndependanceAndy
165 followers · 743 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Interesting. A mail from student association to see if I support the marking and assessment boycott? Fucking right I support it! Pay them what they are worth!

#openuniversity #toriesout

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