Prof Martin Weller PFHEA

I'm a Professor of Educational Technology and my interest has always been in the application of new technology to academic practice. I lead the OER Hub research team, running a portfolio of projects examining the impact of open educational practices.

I joined the OU in 1995, as a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence. I chaired the OU's first major elearning course, T171, in 1999 with nearly 15,000 students. This involved a number of strategic shifts in the OU to make in an online provider. I was the first director of the VLE, recommending the adoption of Moodle. I am currently academic director for the Learning Design project and also Director of the OER Hub.

My research area is in open education and digital scholarship - I blog about this, and have authored two books, The Digital Scholar and the Battle for Open (both available under open licence).

I'm a regular and reasonably well known blogger at Edtechie.net

Martin Weller is Professor of Educational Technology at the Open University. He chaired the OU's first major elearning course in 1999 with 15,000 students and has led many of the strategic technology developments at the University, including being the first VLE Director. He is currently the Director of the OER Hub research team, which examines the impact of open educational practices.

His interests are in the changing nature of open education, digital scholarship and open educational practice. He blogs at edtechie.net

2020

• Pitt, Rebecca; Jordan, Katy; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert and Weller, Martin. (2020). Supporting open educational practices through open textbooks. Distance Education (Early access).

• Weller, Martin (2020). Open and Free Access to Education for All. In: Burgos, D eds. Radical Solutions and Open Science Singapore: Springer, pp. 1-15.

• Weller, Martin (2020). 25 Years of Ed Tech. Canada: Athabasca University Press.

• Farrow, Robert; Iniesto, Francisco; Weller, Martin and Pitt, Rebecca (2020). GO-GN Research Methods Handbook. Milton Keynes: Global OER Gradate Network.

• Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca and Weller, Martin. (2020). Open Textbooks as an innovation route for open science pedagogy. Education for Information, 36 (3) pp. 227-245.

• Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco and Farrow, Robert (2020). GO-GN Annual Review 2020. Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).

2019

• Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert and Pitt, Rebecca. (2019). GO-GN: Lessons in Building an Open Research Community. In: Pan Commonwealth Forum 9 (PCF9), 9-12 Sep 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Coughlan, Tim; Lister, Kate; Seale, Jane; Scanlon, Eileen and Weller, Martin (2019). Accessible Inclusive Learning: Foundations. In: Ferguson, Rebecca; Jones, Ann and Scanlon, Eileen eds. Educational visions: The lessons from 40 years of innovation London: Ubiquity press, pp. 51-73.

• Coughlan, Tim; Lister, Kate; Seale, Jane; Scanlon, Eileen and Weller, Martin (2019). Accessible Inclusive Learning: Futures. In: Ferguson, Rebecca; Jones, Ann and Scanlon, Eileen eds. Educational visions: The lessons from 40 years of innovation London: Ubiquity press, pp. 75-91.

• Ferguson, Rebecca; Coughlan, Tim; Egelandsdal, Kjetil; Gaved, Mark; Herodotou, Christothea; Hillaire, Garron; Jones, Derek; Jowers, Iestyn; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; McAndrew, Patrick; Misiejuk, Kamila; Ness, Ingun Johanna; Rienties, Bart; Scanlon, Eileen; Sharples, Mike; Wasson, Barbara; Weller, Martin and Whitelock, Denise (2019). Innovating Pedagogy 2019: Open University Innovation Report 7. The Open University, Milton Keynes.

• Pitt, Rebecca; Farrow, Robert; Jordan, Katy; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Weller, Martin; Kernohan, D and Rolfe, V (2019). The UK Open Textbooks Report. Open Education Research Hub.

• Orr, Dominic; Weller, Martin and Farrow, Robert. (2019). How is Digitalisation Affecting the Flexibility and Openness of Higher Education Provision? Results of a Global Survey Using a New Conceptual Model. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019 (1) pp. 1-12.

• Orr, Dominic; Weller, Martin and Farrow, Rob. (2019). How is Digitalisation Affecting the Flexibility and Openness of Higher Education Provision? Results of a Global Survey Using a New Conceptual Model. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019 (1) pp. 1-12.

2018

• de los Arcos, Beatriz and Weller, Martin (2018). A Tale of Two Globes: Exploring the North/South Divide in Engagement with Open Educational Resources. In: Schöpfel, Joachim and Herb, Ulrich eds. Open Divide: Critical Studies on Open Access Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books, pp. 147-155.

• Jordan, Katy and Weller, Martin. (2018). Communication, collaboration and identity: factor analysis of academics’ perceptions of online networking. Research in Learning Technology.

• Weller, Martin; Jordan, Katy; DeVries, Irwin and Rolfe, Viv. (2018). Mapping the open education landscape: citation network analysis of historical open and distance education research. Open Praxis, 10 (2) pp. 109-126.

• Orr, Dominic; Weller, Martin and Farrow, Robert (2018). Models for online, open, flexible and technology enhanced higher education across the globe – a comparative analysis. International Council for Distance Education.

• Weller, Martin. (2018). Twenty Years of Edtech. Educause Review Online, 53 (4) pp. 34-48.

• Weller, Martin. (2018). The Digital Scholar Revisited. The Digital Scholar: Philosopher’s Lab, 1 (2) pp. 52-71.

• Jordan, Katy and Weller, Martin. (2018). Academics and Social Networking Sites: Benefits, Problems and Tensions in Professional Engagement with Online Networking. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

• Weller, Martin; van Ameijde, Jitse and Cross, Simon. (2018). Learning Design for Student Retention. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice.

2017

• Weller, Martin (2017). The development of new disciplines in Education – the Open Education example. In: dos Santos Ferreira, Giselle Martins; da Silva Rosado, Luiz Alexandre and de Sá Carvalho, Jaciara eds. Education and Technology: critical approaches Rio de Janeiro: Universidade Estácio de Sá, pp. 464-486.

• Ferguson, Rebecca; Barzilai, Sarit; Ben-Zvi, Dani; Chinn, Clark A; Herodotou, Christothea; Hod, Yotam; Kali, Yael; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Kupermintz, Haggai; McAndrew, Patrick; Rienties, Bart; Sagy, Ornit; Scanlon, Eileen; Sharples, Mike; Weller, Martin and Whitelock, Denise (2017). Innovating Pedagogy 2017: Exploring new forms of teaching, learning and assessment, to guide educators and policy makers. Open University Innovation Report 6. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

• Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca and McAndrew, Patrick (2017). What Can OER Do for Me? Evaluating the Claims for OER. In: Jhangiani, R. S. and Biswas-Diener, R. eds. Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science London, UK: Ubiquity Press, pp. 67-78.

• Jordan, Katy and Weller, Martin (2017). Openness and education: a beginner’s guide. Global OER Graduate Network.

2016

• Sharples, Mike; de Roock, Roberto; Ferguson, Rebecca; Gaved, Mark; Herodotou, Christothea; Koh, Elizabeth; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Looi, Chee-Kit; McAndrew, Patrick; Rienties, Bart; Weller, Martin and Wong, Lung Hsiang (2016). Innovating Pedagogy 2016: Open University Innovation Report 5. The Open University.

• Farrow, Rob; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Weller, Martin and Pitt, Rebecca (2016). OER Hub Researcher Pack. Milton Keynes, UK: OER Hub.

• Pitt, Rebecca; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Rob and Weller, Martin (2016). Open Research. Milton Keynes, UK: OER Hub.

• Weller, Martin. (2016). The Open Flip – a digital economic model for education. Journal of Learning for Development - JL4D, 3 (2) pp. 26-34.

• Weller, Martin. (2016). Different Aspects of the Emerging OER Discipline. Revista Educacao e Cultura Contemporanea.

• de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick. (2016). Adapting the Curriculum: How K-12 Teachers Perceive the Role of Open Educational Resources. Journal of Online Learning Research, 2 (1) pp. 23-40.

• Brasher, Andrew; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick. (2016). How to design for persistence and retention in MOOCs?. In: MOOCs in Europe, EADTU, 179-187.

• Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Rob; Pitt, Rebecca and McAndrew, Patrick (2016). Identifying Categories of Open Educational Resource Users. In: Blessinger, Patrick and Bliss, TJ eds. Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education Open Book Publishers, pp. 73-92.

2015

• Farrow, Robert; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Pitt, Rebecca and Weller, Martin. (2015). Who are the Open Learners? A Comparative Study Profiling non-Formal Users of Open Educational Resources. EURODL (European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning), 18 (2) pp. 50-74.

• Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; de los Arcos, Beatriz; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick. (2015). Impact of OER use on teaching and learning: data from OER Research Hub (2013–2014). British Journal of Educational Technology, 46 (5) pp. 972-976.

• Weller, Martin. (2015). MOOCs and the Silicon Valley Narrative. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2015 (1) pp. 1-7.

• de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (2015). OER Research Hub Data 2013-2015: Educators. Open Education Research Hub.

• de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (2015). OER Research Hub Data 2013-2015: Formal Learners. Open Education Research Hub.

• de los Arcos, Beatriz; Farrow, Robert; Pitt, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne; Weller, Martin and McAndrew, Patrick (2015). OER Research Hub Data 2013-2015: Informal Learners. Open Education Research Hub.

• Weller, Martin; de los Arcos, Bea; Farrow, Rob; Pitt, Beck and McAndrew, Patrick. (2015). The Impact of OER on Teaching and Learning Practice. Open Praxis, 7 (4) pp. 351-361.

2014

• Lane, Andy; Caird, Sally and Weller, Martin. (2014). The potential social, economic and environmental benefits of MOOCs: operational and historical comparisons with a massive ‘closed online’ course. Open Praxis, 6 (2) pp. 115-123.

• de los Arcos, B.; Farrow, R.; Perryman, L.-A.; Pitt, R. and Weller, M. (2014). OER Evidence Report 2013-2014. OER Research Hub.

• Weller, Martin (2014). The Battle for Open: How openness won and why it doesn't feel like victory. London: Ubiquity Press.

2013

• Weller, Martin. (2013). The Battle for Open - a perspective. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

• Weller, Martin and Anderson, Terry. (2013). Digital resilience in higher education. European Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 16 (1) pp. 53.

2012

• Cross, Simon; Galley, Rebecca; Brasher, Andrew and Weller, Martin (2012). OULDI-JISC Project Evaluation Report: the impact of new curriculum design tools and approaches on institutional process and design cultures. OULDI Project (Open University).

• Weller, Martin (2012). The Virtues of Blogging as Scholarly Activity. Chronicle of Higher Education, US.

• Weller, Martin. (2012). Digital scholarship and the tenure process as an indicator of change in universities. RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 9 (2) pp. 347-360.

• Weller, Martin. (2012). The openness-creativity cycle in education: a perpsective. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

2011

• Siemens, George and Weller, Martin. (2011). Higher education and the promises and perils of social network. Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento (RUSC), 8 (1) pp. 164-170.

• Weller, Martin (2011). The Digital Scholar: How Technology Is Transforming Scholarly Practice. Basingstoke: Bloomsbury Academic.

• Weller, Martin. (2011). A pedagogy of abundance. Spanish Journal of Pedagogy, 249 pp. 223-236.

2010

• Weller, Martin. (2010). The centralisation dilemma in educational IT. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 1 (1) pp. 1-9.

• Weller, Martin. (2010). Big and little OER. In: OpenED2010: Seventh Annual Open Education Conference, 2-4 Nov 2010, Barcelona, Spain.

• Pearce, Nick; Weller, Martin; Scanlon, Eileen and Kinsley, Samuel. (2010). Digital scholarship considered: how new technologies could transform academic work. In Education.

2009

• Weller, Martin. (2009). Using learning environments as a metaphor for educational change. On the Horizon, 17 (3) pp. 181-189.

• Weller, Martin and Dalziel, James (2009). Bridging the gap between Web 2.0 and higher education. In: Hatzipanagos, Stylianos and Warburton, Steven eds. Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies PA, USA: IGI, pp. 1659-1671.

2008

• Conole, Grainne; Brasher, Andrew; Cross, Simon; Weller, Martin; Clark, Paul and Culver, Juliette. (2008). Visualising learning design to foster and support good practice and creativity. Educational Media International, 45 (3) pp. 177-194.

• Conole, Grainne; Brasher, Andrew; Cross, Simon; Weller, Martin; Nixon, Stewart; Clark, Paul and Petit, John. (2008). A new methodology for learning design. In: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA), 30 Jun - 4 Jul 2008, Vienna.

• Conole, Grainne and Weller, Martin. (2008). Using learning design as a framework for supporting the design and reuse of OER. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

• Cross, Simon; Conole, Grainne; Clark, Paul; Brasher, Andrew and Weller, Martin. (2008). Mapping a landscape of learning design: Identifying key trends in current practice at the Open University. In: 2008 European LAMS Conference, 25-27 Jun 2008, Cadiz, Spain.

• Brasher, Andrew; Conole, Gráinne; Cross, Simon; Weller, Martin; Clark, Paul and White, Juliette. (2008). CompendiumLD – a tool for effective, efficient and creative learning design. In: Proceedings of the 2008 European LAMS Conference: Practical Benefits of Learning Design, 25-27 Jun 2008, Cadiz, Spain.

2007

• Weller, Martin (2007). Virtual Learning Environments: Using, Choosing and Developing your VLE. Oxford, UK: Routledge.

• Weller, Martin. (2007). The distance from isolation: Why communities are the logical conclusion in e-learning. Computers and Education, 49 (2) pp. 148-159.

• Weller, Martin. (2007). Learning objects, learning design, and adoption through succession. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 19 (1) pp. 26-47.

2006

• McAndrew, Patrick; Weller, Martin and Barret-Baxendale, Mark. (2006). Learning Design and Service Oriented Architectures:a mutual dependency?. Journal of Learning Design, 1 (3) pp. 51-60.

• Weller, Martin; Little, Alex; McAndrew, Patrick and Woods, Will. (2006). Learning Design, generic service descriptions and universal acid. Educational Technology and Society, 9 (1) pp. 138-145.

2005

• Mason, R D; Pegler, C A and Weller, M J. (2005). A learning object success story. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 9 (1) pp. 97-105.

• Weller, Martin; Mason, Robin and Pegler, Chris. (2005). Students’ experience of component versus integrated Virtual Learning Environments. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21 (4) pp. 253-259.

• Weller, Martin; Pegler, Chris and Mason, Robin. (2005). Use of innovative technologies on an e-learning course. The Internet and Higher Education, 8 (1) pp. 61-71.

2004

• Mason, Robin; Pegler, Chris and Weller, Martin. (2004). E-portfolios: an assessment tool for online courses. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35 (6) pp. 717-727.

2003

• Weller, Martin (2003). E-learning. In: Jones, D. C. eds. The New economy handbook San Diego, USA: Academic Press, pp. 1044-1068.

2002

• Weller, Martin. (2002). Assessment issues on a web-based course. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 27 (2) pp. 109-116.

• Weller, Martin (2002). Delivering Learning on the Net: the why, what and how of online education. London, UK: RoutledgeFalmer.

• Weller, Martin and Robinson, Ley. (2002). Scaling up an online course to deal with 12,000 students. Education, Communication and Information, 1 (3) pp. 307-323.

• MacDonald, Janet; Weller, Martin and Mason, Robin. (2002). Meeting the assessment demands of networked courses. International Journal on E-Learning, 1 (1) pp. 9-18.

2000

• Weller, Martin J.. (2000). The use of narrative to provide a cohesive structure for a web based computing course. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

Current

EMC-LM (European MOOC Consortium: Labour Market)

2019 - 2021

Completed

	Changing Pedagogic Landscape	2013 - 2015
	GO-GN (Global OER Graduate Network)	2016 - 2019
	Increasing diversity in GO-GN	2018 - 2019
	BizMOOC (Knowledge Alliance to enable a European-wide exploitation of the potential of MOOCs for the world of business)	2016 - 2018
	Learning Design Work Planning Tool	2015 - 2016
	OER Research Hub	2012 - 2014
	Study on models for Online, open, flexible and technology enhanced higher education	2016 - 2017

The Conversation | 9th December 2013

The Conversation | 5th July 2013

Past

Conference Presentation

8th March 2017

Researching Open Education: A systematic review of GO-GN theses

OE Global Conference 2017 Cape Town, South Africa

Conference Presentation

19th April 2016

Categories and strategies of OER usage

OER16: Open Culture University of Edinburgh, UK

Conference Presentation

13th April 2016

‘Action Lab: The Open Research Agenda

Open Education Global 2016: Convergence Through Collaboration Kraków, Poland

External Appointments

• President of ALT (2017)