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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been a busy few weeks for IET as we gear up for the new academic year📚

- First Field trails for 360-degree video for TPD
- Every1 project out and about in Milton Keynes
- IGNOU visit to the OU
- GOGN at UNESCO Digital Learning Week
- Incubating EdTech Business
- Vision Building EdTech 2035

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OU MAOT @oumaot.bsky.social · 5d

A very warm welcome to all students starting H890- Research and Scholarship in Digital Education tomorrow! 🎉 Wishing you the very best on your learning journey.
#digitaleducation #OUMAOT #newacaedmicyear

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Open University Graduate School, UK @ougradsch.bsky.social · 8d

We're excited to welcome our Oct #OUGradSch25 PhD cohort to campus today! We can’t wait to hear about their research journeys.
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social

A green lawn with people sitting out on a sunny day. A stately home in the background.

A green lawn with people sitting out on a sunny day. A cafeteria in the background.

A crowd of around 70 people standing in the foyer of a library, looking up and smiling.

A crowd of around 70 people standing in the foyer of a library, looking up and smiling. A gold tree made of Open University Shields is on the wall.

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 9d

📢JOB OPPORTUNITY 📢

Lead our £5M Research Capability Hub and come and work with some amazing colleagues @openuniversity.bsky.social Institute of Educational Technology and PolicyWISE

Closing date: 20 October 2025

jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Senior-H...

Senior Hub Manager

jobs.open.ac.uk

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 22d

Some tips for those of you starting your studies with IET this October 📚

#studytips #OUMAOT
@oumaot.bsky.social

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The Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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GO-GN @go-gn.bsky.social · 22d

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

GO-GN X KEN: Equity Webinar Series |

We're thrilled to announce that from September through November, we'll be running a 6-session equity focused webinar series together with our friends and colleagues at the Knowledge Equity Network (KE...

go-gn.net

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 27d

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...

The Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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Learning Design team at the Open University @ou-ld-social.bsky.social · 28d

📢 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...

A bronze miniature relief of the city of Zagreb. The map shows buildings, trees, roads, a river, and a compass rose marking North. The centre of the compass rose has the words ‘welcome’ engraved in several languages.

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

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Rob Farrow @rfarrow.bsky.social · Sep 1

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...

doi.org

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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Dr Simon Ball @simonjball.bsky.social · Jul 15

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.

A postcard advertising Open University module H890 Research and Scholarship in Digital Education. Aside from the module name the text reads: 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. There is further text beneath an image of two students working together, which reads Evaluate teaching innovation through cutting-edge research. www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/modules/H890 and buttons reading 'Flexible study', 'Fully online' and '60 postgraduate credits'. There is also a QR code going to the same place as the link mentioned above.

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jul 14

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...

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Mar 28

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

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Fereshte Goshtasbpour @gfereshte.bsky.social · Jun 26

“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...

Communication in Language MOOCs (Chapter 11) - The Cambridge Handbook of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning

The Cambridge Handbook of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning - June 2025

www.cambridge.org

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jun 25

Prof. Mike Sharples (IET Emeritus professor of EdTech) discusses how technological advances can improve education. #digitaleducation

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQS...

Mike Sharples - How technological advances can improve education

YouTube video by EXPeditions - The living library of knowledge

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · May 27

🚨 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

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉 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

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jun 18

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]

Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jun 17

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/

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jun 16

#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.

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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Jun 11

Less than a week to #CALRG annual conference!

For more info see: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/...

#calrg2025 #digitaleducation #EdTechconference

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