About
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
Publications
2023
Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes ;
Bossu, Carina ;
Charitonos, Koula ;
Coughlan, Tim ; Deacon, Andrew; Deane, Nawaal;
Ferguson, Rebecca ;
Herodotou, Christothea ; Huang, Cheng-Wen; Mayisela, Tabisa; Rets, Irina;
Sargent, Julia ;
Scanlon, Eileen ; Small, Janet; Walji, Sukaina;
Weller, Martin and
Whitelock, Denise (
2023 ).
Innovating Pedagogy 2023: Open University Innovation Report 11 . The Open University, Milton Keynes.
Bozkurt, Aras; Gjelsvik, Torunn; Adam, Taskeen; Asino, Tutaleni I.; Atenas, Javiera; Bali, Maha; Blomgren, Constance; Bond, Melissa; Bonk, Curtis J.; Brown, Mark; Burgos, Daniel; Conrad, Dianne; Costello, Eamon; Cronin, Catherine; Czerniewicz, Laura; Deepwell, Maren; Deimann, Markus; DeWaard, Helen J.; Dousay, Tonia A.; Ebner, Martin;
Farrow, Robert ; Gil-Jaurena, Inés; Havemann, Leo; Inamorato, Andreia; Irvine, Valerie; Karunanayaka, Shironica P.; Kerres, Michael; Lambert, Sarah; Lee, Kyungmee; Makoe, Mpine; Marín, Victoria I.; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Mishra, Sanjaya; Naidu, Som; Nascimbeni, Fabio; Nichols, Mark; Olcott, Don; Ossiannilsson, Ebba; Otto, Daniel; Padilla Rodriguez, Brenda Cecilia; Paskevicius, Michael; Roberts, Verena; Saleem, Tooba; Schuwer, Robert; Sharma, Ramesh C.; Stewart, Bonnie; Stracke, Christian M.; Tait, Alan; Tlili, Ahmed; Ubachs, George; Weidlich, Joshua;
Weller, Martin ; Xiao, Junhong and Zawacki-Richter, Olaf. (
2023 ).
Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices .
Open Praxis , 15 (2) pp. 76-112.
Farrow, Robert ;
Weller, Martin ;
Pitt, Rebecca ;
Iniesto, Francisco ; Algers, Anne; Almousa, Samia; Baas, Marjon; Bentley, Penny; Bozkurt, Aras; Butler, Walter; Cardoso, Paula; Chtena, Natascha; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; Dabrowski, Michael T.; Darby, Robert; DeWaard, Helen; Kathy, Essmiller; Johanna, Funk; Jenni, Hayman; Emily, Helton; Huth, Kate; Hutton, Sarah C.; Iyinolakan, Olawale; Johnson, Kathryn R.; Jordan, Katy; Kuhn, Caroline; Lambert, Sarah; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Nagashima, Tomo; Nerantzi, Chrissi; O'Reilly, Jessica; Paskevicius, Michael; Peramunugamage, Anuradha; Pete, Judith; Power, Virginia; Pulker, Hélène; Rabin, Eyal; Rets, Irina; Roberts, Verena; Rodés, Virginia; Sousa, Lorena; Spica, Elizabeth; Vizgirda, Vidminas; Vladimirschi, Viviane and Witthaus, Gabi (
2023 ).
The Go-GN Open Research Handbook . Milton Keynes: Global OER Graduate Network.
2022
Farrow, Robert ; Baas, Marjon; Cardoso, Paula; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; DeWaard, Helen; Essmiller, Kathy; Helton, Emily; Huth, Kate;
Iniesto, Francisco ; Johnson, Kathryn; Peramunugamage, Anuradha;
Pitt, Rebecca ; Sousa, Lorena; Vizgirda, Vidiminas and
Weller, Martin (
2022 ).
GO-GN Research Review 2022 . Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
Iniesto, Francisco ;
Pitt, Rebecca ;
Weller, Martin ;
Farrow, Robert ; Cronin, Catherine; Funk, Johanna; Lambert, Sarah; Nerantzi, Chrissi; Paskevicius, Michael; Pete, Judith; Roberts, Verena; Rodes, Virginia and Vladimirschi, Viviane (
2022 ).
The GO-GN Fellowship reflections report . Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
2021
Farrow, Robert ;
Iniesto, Francisco ;
Weller, Martin ;
Pitt, Rebecca ; Algers, Anne; Bozkurt, Aras; Cox, Glenda; Czerwonogora, Ada; Elias, Tanya; Essmiller, Kathy; Funk, Johanna; Lambert, Sarah; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Nagashima, Tomo; Rabin, Eyal; Rets, Irina; Spica, Elizabeth; Vladimirschi, Viviane and Witthaus, Gabi (
2021 ).
GO-GN Guide to Conceptual Frameworks . Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). The Open University (UK).
2020
2019
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.
2018
2017
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.
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.
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
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.
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
2006
2005
2004
2003
Weller, Martin (
2003 ).
E-learning . In: Jones, D. C. eds.
The New economy handbook San Diego, USA: Academic Press, pp. 1044-1068.
2002
2000