Some tips for those of you starting your studies with IET this October 📚 #studytips #OUMAOT @oumaot.bsky.social

We are delighted that the OU has been awarded £4.9M by the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council to lead the delivery of an exciting new approach to research skills development in the social sciences. Read more: research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-awar...

We're thrilled to be hosting six fantastic webinars on equity with @knowledgeen.bsky.social! Series starts 25 September. Find out more about our amazing sessions & speakers: go-gn.net/gogn/go-gn-x... #EDI #openeducation #OER #openeducation #equity #OEP @ietatou.bsky.social @oucsgd.bsky.social

Delighted to share that IET will be at the heart of innovation in co-creating this new Research Capacity Hub for the social sciences over the next five years! 🎉 iet.open.ac.uk/projects/res...

📢 ATTN! There's a new article on our blog! Read how members of the #OU_LD team & @ietatou.bsky.social represented the @openuniversity.bsky.social on the Innovating Learning Design in Higher Education (iLED) project, along with a team of international collaborators. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...

3 more days before we close registeration for our Research adn Scholarship in Digital Education.

Great insights from Prof. Uma Kanjilal, IET’s Dr. Leigh-Anne & Dr. Mark Gaved, with 150 participants joining and discussing! Recording will be available soon! #sustaibaledevelopment #climatecrisis #digitalesucation

I was happy to contribute to 'AI and the future of education: disruptions, dilemmas and directions', a publication by UNESCO aligned with Digital Learning Week. Check it out for an overview of thoughts from education experts and leaders on the #ai zeitgeist! #aied doi.org/10.54675/KEC...

Still time to do a postgraduate degree or certificate with us at IET: iet.open.ac.uk/study 👉PhD/EdD in Educational Technology and related fields 👉MA in Online Teaching 👉PGCert in Technology-enhanced learning: foundations and futures #digitaleducation #distancelearning

Research and Scholarship in #DigitalEducation 💻60 PG credits 🧑‍🎓Stand alone or as part of MA in Online Teaching 📆 registration deadline: 11 September ℹ️info: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #OUMAOT #EdTech

Registration is now open for Open University postgrad module Research and Scholarship in Digital Education www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... Aimed at those moving into postgrad study or thinking of or starting a PhD. Starts Oct 4th (until May 2026). Students can participate in April Online Conference.

If you are a #PhD candidate or a professional interested in how to research #digitaleducation, our Research and Scholarship in Digital Education module offers a rich, interdisciplinary exploration of current debates, methods, and innovations in this area. More info: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

The skills and knowledge you’ll acquire through supported postgraduate study at The Open University can bring real-life benefits to you and your career. Study the theory and practice of online and blended teaching: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f98

“Communication Language MOOCs” co-authored with @agneskh.bsky.social and Barbara Conde Gafaro in the Cambridge Handbook of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning is out! #moocs #learningatscale www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

Prof. Mike Sharples (IET Emeritus professor of EdTech) discusses how technological advances can improve education. #digitaleducation www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQS...

🚨 Registration is open🚨 Explore the cutting edge of #digitallearning & #EdTech research in our Research & Scholarship in Digital Education module (H890) 🔍 Investigate 📚 Reflect 💡 Innovate www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... Registration closes 11/09/25 (places subject to availability) #digitaleducation

🎉 Congratulations to our IET colleagues for winning the EDEN 2025 Best Research Paper Award for: “GenAI as an Educational Gatekeeper: Balancing Personalisation and Standardisation in Higher Education” by Felipe Tessarolo, Chris Edwards, Duygu Bektik, and Denise Whitelock #EDEN2025 #BestPaperAward

Day 3 of #CALRG2025 starts with #EdTech projects in #GlobalSouth and #EASTASIA. The conference is online and open to all! For links email [email protected]

Day 2 of #CALRG2025 kicks off with a #digitalhealth session. Feel free to join us (email [email protected] for the link). Conference programme: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/

#CALRG2025 kicks off today with a keynote by Prof. Eileen Scanlon: Learning Science at a Distance? at 14.00 Full conference programme: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/... email [email protected] for the link to the sessions.

Less than a week to #CALRG annual conference! For more info see: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/... #calrg2025 #digitaleducation #EdTechconference

@openuniversity.bsky.social Carers' Scholarship could allow you to study an OU undergrad qualification for free. More information at: www.open.ac.uk/courses/cour... #scholarship #carer

The schedule & abstracts for the 48th #CALRG Conference are now available! www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/... 📆16-19 June 2025 💻 Free, Online and open to all External to The Open University (UK), email us ([email protected]) for session links. #CALRG2025 #EdTech #DigitalEducation

🚨 Registration is open🚨 Explore the cutting edge of #digitallearning & #EdTech research in our Research & Scholarship in Digital Education module (H890) 🔍 Investigate 📚 Reflect 💡 Innovate www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... Registration closes 11/09/25 (places subject to availability) #digitaleducation

Will be out soon: Communication in Language MOOCs Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Fereshte Goshtasbpour, and Barbara Conde-Gafaro www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Upcoming GenAI conference at OU in November - in person and online! Submit now: eurocall-languages.org/events/genai...

Scholarships available to study our Masters in Online Teaching - apply by 20 May www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/i...

Do you have a serious interest in online teaching, technology-enhanced learning and educational technology? Commonwealth Scholarship applications now invited for The Open University’s Masters in Online Teaching www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/i... @ietatou.bsky.social

Call for submissions! Join the 48th #CALRG Conference (w/c 16 June, online & free)! Open to all. 🔹 Type 1: Full talk (25–30 mins incl. Q&A) 🔹 Type 2: Doctoral consortium (30 mins) 🔹 Type 3: Wildcard/Innovative sessions 📄 Abstracts: 250–300 words 📢Submit your abstract to:[email protected] #CALRG2025

Join us today for another exciting #CALRG seminar at 11.00. DM for the link.

Introducing our fabulous published special issue of ReCALL on digital literacies among migrants and refugees! open access, with our editorial

You can now read a summary of the brilliant 2025 H890 Research And Scholarship In Digital Education Conference. Two insightful and thought-provoking keynotes (thank you @neilselwyn.bsky.social @shaileyminocha.bsky.social ) and 9 truly excellent student presentations! www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/i...

We have been fortunate enough to be awarded some more Commonwealth Scholarship places for entry onto our Masters in Online Teaching next year. Please share this information far and wide, especially if you have contacts in the eligible Commonwealth countries. iet.open.ac.uk/commonwealth...

Deadline extended: 30th April 2025 #OER #OEP #CfP

Registration is open now! www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #digitaleducation #OUMAOT #PGT

One day to our Research & Scholarship in #DigitalEducation conference. Join us on: Friday 11th April 2025, starting at 09:00 BST Saturday 12th April 2025, starting at 13:00 BST #studentconference

The skills and knowledge you’ll acquire through supported postgraduate study at The Open University can bring real-life benefits to you and your career. Enhance your online teaching with strategies from educational technology experts. www.open.edu/openlearncreate/the-online-educator

The skills and knowledge you’ll acquire through supported postgraduate study at The Open University can bring real-life benefits to you and your career. Study the theory and practice of online and blended teaching: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f98

Join us today at 11.00 am for another AI-related #CALRG talk. For link email [email protected]

Reminder to register for our FREE "Research & Scholarship in Digital Education Online Student Conference" to hear from our Masters in Online Teaching students and keynotes from Prof Neil Selwyn and Prof Shailey Minocha. Details and registration link here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...

IET colleagues sharing 5 open practices to support effective capacity building: 💡 01 Agile sprints 🎓 02 Interactive online training 🔓 03 Open licensing 📖 04 Storytelling 🗣️ 05 'You said... we did #OUOPENresearchweek #openpractice #OER @beckpitt.bsky.social @irinarets.bsky.social

📢Confference prorgamme is confirmed!📢 All welcome 👇 2025 H890 Research & Scholarship in #DigitalEducation Online Student Conference Friday 11th April 2025, starting at 09:00 BST Saturday 12th April 2025, starting at 13:00 BST Registration forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

📢@jimejournal.bsky.social Call for Book Reviews📢 jime.open.ac.uk/book-reviews... #bookreview #JIME

Fantastic #CALRG seminar today with the #GOGN team! @beckpitt.bsky.social , @rfarrow.bsky.social , and Carina Bossu sharing insights on supporting #doctoralresearchers. #Equity, #Diversity and #Inclusion (#EDI) and open practices in the Global OER Graduate Network (go-gn.net) #EdTech #PhDChat

Want to make your project more open and collaborative? Join Dr. Beck Pitt and Irina Rets as they share 5 open practices, and get inspired to make your own work more transparent and impactful! Sign up here: research.open.ac.uk/events/five-... #OpenResearchWeek

From 24-28 March 2025 we're celebrating #openresearch at @openuniversity.bsky.social Join IET colleagues @beckpitt.bsky.social & @irinarets.bsky.social talking about #OEP and #OER on the digital energy transition in the Every1 Project. research.open.ac.uk/events/open-...

Our Modish Future of English project partner reporting research findings from India www.open.ac.uk/blogs/Modish...

Now published! @jimejournal.bsky.social special issue on "Connected Learning in Contexts of Forced Displacement" jime.open.ac.uk/collections/... #forceddisplacement #specialissue #connectedlearning

📢 Join Professional & Digital Learning for a panel on Writing for Different Audiences & Media today at 11.00! 🔹 Helen Owton-Writing for The Conversation & news media 🔹 Beck Pitt-Blogging & open platforms 🔹 Magda Muc-Writing for policymakers & stakeholders 📅DM for the link. #AcademicWriting #CALRG

A Godfather of #AI An Interview with IET’s Prof. Mike Sharples for GAEA TALKS - AI Podcast youtu.be/vqZb0r7xp0o?... #AIineducation