ARLEM specifies how users can interact with both the real world and virtual augmentations.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
The OU and Mental Health Foundation have launched a study to find out how schools, colleges, and universities support students and their mental health.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Skills for Prosperity Kenya is widening access of open and distance learning.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
IET is working with the ZEST project, supporting the use of open educational resources and collaborative digital learning approaches.
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We are delighted to share huge congratulations to Saman Rizvi for successfully defending her PhD thesis on INCLUSIVENESS in online learning designs.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
The Open University has been recognised in the DataIQ award category ‘Data for Good: Green Data’.
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We are pleased to share that IET's Professor Rebecca Ferguson has been announced as one of the new co-editors-in-chief of the Journal of Learning Analytics.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
A free-to-use authentication tool built to stop cheating in online assessments is ready for launch.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
The programme which featured the OU’s Pollinator Watch mission on nQuire has received a BAFTA.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Supporting professionals in low- and middle-income countries on the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Over this summer, 32 members, friends and alumni of the Global Open Graduate Network took part in a 6-week course to become Open Educational Resources Wiki Scholars and improve open education articles on Wikipedia. Read more about the course and the outcomes here.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Through 2020 and 2021, Denise has led research and knowledge exchange projects across the unit.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter feature in an emerging list of the nations’ most influential novels.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
The process of disclosing a disability can be a time-consuming and stressful experience. The OU is aiming to improve this process with a chatbot that has been built to support both its students and staff.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Professor Ferguson received her appointment in 2021 after 16 years at the OU.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
nQuire and the OU win Guardian University 2020 research impact award.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
GO-GN wins Open Education award for Excellence by Open Education Global for its e-access Research Methods Handbook.
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An academic paper led by IET researchers and fellow research partners is exploring how data and analytics can improve accessibility for disabled students studying OpenUniversity courses. Hear researcher Martyn Cooper discuss the study on BBC Radio 2 with presenter Vanessa Feltz (interview begins at from 25mins 20secs).
RESEARCH
IET hosts the OU COVID-19 Research: Online Learning and Education seminar.
INNOVATING PEDAGOGY • EDITORIAL
The Innovating Pedaogy report covers ten trends in learning and teaching.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
The OU are working in consultation with students to improve disclosure processes.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
High-standard industrial training at scale with AR.
PHD IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY • EDITORIAL
Dr Francisco Iniesto completed his PhD in Educational Technology in 2020, specifying his research in accessibility and MOOCs.
RESEARCH • THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
IET are working with Natural History Museums.
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.
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The Open University's annual Trends in Learning report has launched, detailing the new trends our experts have identified and how they are shaping the future of learning and development.
MICROCREDENTIALS • EDITORIAL
Improve course design and learn evaluation strategies to improve online teaching.
RESEARCH • CASE STUDY
In Partnership with the OU, The Young Foundation have set up a mission on nQuire to understand people's experiences of the first Covid-19 lockdown in the UK.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
GO-GN is expanding its reach to raise awareness of open educational resources in the global south.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
Innovative digital technology has the capability to significantly improve the way that people learn from home.
RESEARCH • EDITORIAL
OUAnalyse has won the Data IQ2020 award for 'Best use of data by a not-for-profit organisation'.