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Welcome to The Open College’s new Podcast Series! The Open College Podcast Series is an educational but light hearted podcast hosted by Oxana Murray. The Podcast is based out of our Head Office in Dublin and launched in January 2021 with the main aim of being an easy but yet informative listen. After many years in the world of elearning The Open College has decided to take the next step into creating a Podcast Series which will be the first of its kind. With this Podcast we hope to bring you monthly episodes on a vast range of topics, all with the idea that ”You learn something new everyday”. So, why not grab a cup of tea and check us out wherever you get your Podcast fix and don’t forget to hit subscribe to stay up to date with all the latest episodes.
Episodes
Feb 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2024
34 min
On this episode of The Open College Podcast Series, Oxana will be speaking to Louise O'Gorman. Louise was a student with The Open College for many years, starting from a few modules on the Healthcare Support Assistant course to completing the full programme and then moving on to our degree programme.
She speaks about the challenges she had to face and ultimately the rewards she got while juggling it all.
A must listen to those considering going back to education.
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Aug 25, 2023
Aug 25, 2023
34 min
On this episode of The Open College Podcast Series, Oxana will be speaking Fathima Sana Najeeb.
Fathima is our Recruitment & Resourcing Executive and is very passionate about HR and helping people find their dream job. With a background in Psychology, she is well equipped to share her thoughts on this topic.
We hope you enjoy this episode! And a huge GOOD LUCK to Leaving Cert Class of 2023.
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn - we are @theopencollege on all our socials.
Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Jul 17, 2023
Jul 17, 2023
29 min
On this episode of The Open College Podcast Series, Oxana will be speaking Fathima Sana Najeeb, a colleague here at The Open College. Fathima is our Recruitment & Resourcing Executive and is very passionate about HR and helping people find their dream job.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn - we are @theopencollege on all our socials.
Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
38 min
On this episode of The Open College Podcast Series, Oxana will be speaking to Dr Grace Molloy. Grace is a Child & Educational Psychologist who is very passionate about Unconscious Bias in Education, a topic which we are quite interested in delving into and tackling.
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
35 min
April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day and it is important to shed some light on the topic of autism so during this episode of The Open College Podcast series, Oxana will be speaking with Dr Catherine O'Kelly. Catherine is an expert in adult autism.
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
42 min
During this episode of The Open College Podcast series, Oxana will be speaking with the fabulous, Dr Caroline West. Caroline is a lecturer, writer, sexpert, media commentator and hosts her own podcast called Glow West.
In honour of March being all about women here at The Open College, Oxana and Caroline discuss all things Feminism on this episode. A vast topic to dig through but we managed to get only some of the bones of it.
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Feb 10, 2023
Feb 10, 2023
33 min
During this episode of The Open College Podcast series, Oxana will be speaking with Martina Campbell, a member of WITS Ireland.
Oxana and Martina discuss women and girls in STEM, how to become a woman in STEM, the barriers that women face in this industry and the benefits of it. Martina also tells us about the work that WITS Ireland does to support women and girls in technology and science.
To learn more about The Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Jan 16, 2023
Jan 16, 2023
49 min
During this episode of The Open College Podcast series, Oxana will be speaking with Mary McGlynn about Blue Monday and its contributing factors.
To learn more about The Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Jul 14, 2021
Jul 14, 2021
58 min
During this episode of The Open College Podcast series, Oxana will be speaking with Mary McGlynn about motivation.
Oxana and Mary chat about simple things everybody should consider when it comes trying to find motivation or to stay motivated.
To learn more about The Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021
40 min
During this episode of The Open College Podcast series, Oxana will be speaking with Dr. Caroline West on the topic of Sex Education.
A very interesting list on how sex education is taught in schools now and how this can change.
To learn more about The Open College visit our website - www.theopencollege.com
Don't forget to click subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix from. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.