Skills for Prosperity Kenya is a programme funded to strengthen existing digital (online, blended) education capacity for selected Public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Open University (OU) researchers and projects have recieved awards in two categories at the 2023 OE Global, Open Education Awards for Excellence, with distinguished finalists representing the OU's Institute of Educational Technology and OpenLearn.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
OU research into Open Educational Resources has been awarded £546,759 for a fourth phase of funding by The William Flora and Hewlett Foundation.
INNOVATING PEDAGOGY • EDITORIAL
‘Metaverse’, 'artificial intelligence' and ‘Entrepreneurial education’ feature among the latest innovations for the future of education in the 11th edition of the Innovating Pedagogy Report.
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This month, Anne Adams, Professor of Engaged Practice and Research at the OU’s Institute of Educational Technology (IET), delivered her inaugural lecture on 'Why learners, politicians, practitioners and users are not the enemy and how to listen to them!'. Watch the full lecture below.
AN EDTECH FOUNDRY IN IET • EDITORIAL
The Open University (OU) has selected six innovative start-up businesses to join the IET EdTech Foundry.
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Researchers at The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology are working with a consortium of European partners to use innovative digital pedagogies, tools and learning design approaches to progress higher education internationally.
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Educational technologists at The Open University (OU) have developed a virtual assistant chatbot with artificial intelligence technology to support students to disclose disabilities and access information with ease.
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An interactive dashboard at The Open University (OU) is using machine learning methods to provide tutors (Associate Lecturers) with greater visibility of student engagement and experience.
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Trends in Learning is an annual report that draws on research from the OU, which highlights trends that are likely to impact the future of workplace learning. With educational trends identified in IET's Innovating Pedagogy report, learn how AI, the metaverse and other innovations are impacting employee education.
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We are pleased to congratulate IET’s Dr Saraswati Dawadi and the OU’s Dr Margaret Ebubedike who have been voted the winner of The Open University’s People’s Choice Award.
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Congratulations to IET's Professor Bart Rienties who in March 2023 was announced as the new President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research.
STUDY WITH US • EDITORIAL
The OU has launched its new MA in Online Teaching and Post Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching, bolstering its post-graduate offering with a globally available course which provides a unique opportunity to study the theory and practice of online and blended teaching.
STUDY WITH US • EDITORIAL
Dr Lesley Boyd discusses how technology-enabled learning networks can develop internal capabilities for organisational learning, during her doctoral research at The Open University (OU).
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Professor Christothea Herodotou, Professor Eileen Scanlon and Kevin McLeod from The OU’s Institute of Education Technology (IET) Learning, Teaching and Technologies team are working with partners across Europe, applying expertise in design thinking and harnessing the power of the latest technology, to co-create the next generation of in-person and online teaching. Find out about this #OUResearch here.
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Professor Anne Adams, Chair in Engaged Research and Practice at The Open University, has been appointed a UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) Academic Fellowship, developing evidence-based and systematic horizon scanning methodologies, to enable parliamentarians to think one step ahead of the next wave of change.
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Research conducted by academic and professional staff at the OU’s Institute of Educational Technology (IET) has been recognised with seven nominations for this year’s Open University Research Excellence Awards.
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IET is working with the ZEST project, supporting the use of open educational resources and collaborative digital learning approaches.
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Through 2020 to 2022, Denise has led various research and knowledge exchange projects across the unit.
RESEARCH • THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
IET are working with Natural History Museums.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
The OU and Mental Health Foundation lead citizen science mental health research.
RESEARCH • THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Research led by IET is exploring how marginalised children, their parents and teachers, use technology to access education. Dr Saraswati Dawadi discusses how effective data collection can uncover lived experiences in under-resourced countries.
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When Alison began learning online during lockdown, she had no idea how quickly she would be applying her new skills in work. Read how Alison applied practice from the IET-led Online Teaching #microcredential short course in her role based in community learning.
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In October 2022, academic researchers from The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology (IET) were recognised by the awarding panel of the European Conference on e-Learning for their innovative practice on the Skills for Prosperity Kenya programme.
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IET hosts the OU COVID-19 Research: Online Learning and Education seminar.
MICROCREDENTIALS • EDITORIAL
Supporting the design and delivery of accessible and inclusive online courses.
PEOPLE • EDITORIAL
Fereshte joined IET with the aim to engage in research with big impact.
RESEARCH • THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Digital Badges can support teaching challenges faced during Covid-19.
RESEARCH • THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Professor Fridolin Wild discusses why the time is right for learning in the metaverse to be rolled out into the mainstream.
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IET's Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, senior lecturer at The Open University, shares in a BBC News story how having a study buddy can support productivity. The story discusses a student who livestreams their study-sessions to thousands on TikTok, and has gained notoriety as a source of support for learners during isolation in the pandemic.
MICROCREDENTIALS • EDITORIAL
IET have launched Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum to support educators embed mental health in their curriculum.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Innovative digital technology has the capability to significantly improve the way that people learn from home.
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OUAnalyse has won the Data IQ2020 award for 'Best use of data by a not-for-profit organisation'.