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.
MA in Online Teaching
Study the theory and practice of online and blended teaching.
www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f98
Flexible study
Fully online
180 postgraduate credits
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
28.03.2025 14:35 — 👍 5 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
Commonwealth Scholarships 2025
| Institute of Educational Technology, The Open UniversityInstitute of Educational Technology
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...
14.04.2025 14:49 — 👍 7 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
Research and Scholarship in Digital Education | Open University | H890
Develop your research and scholarship skills by investigating online, blended and technology-enhanced teaching, learning and assessment, in diverse global contexts.
So honoured that @neilselwyn.bsky.social is keynoting at our #H890conf - the student conference for our module H890 Research & scholarship in digital education. www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate.... Thank you Neil! We feature your work on degrowth in ed-tech on several modules.
11.04.2025 08:12 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Want to refresh your online teaching skills or gain new ones? The free, updated @openuniversity.bsky.social MOOC "The Online Educator" relaunches tomorrow, 8 Feb! Join international educators from all stages of education to enhance your online teaching. 3hrs/wk, 4 wks. www.open.edu/openlearncre...
07.02.2025 18:15 — 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
The free Open University MOOC "The Online Educator" has been updated, relaunching on OpenLearnCreate next week. Join international educators from all stages of edu to enhance your online teaching. 3hrs/wk, 4 wks. Bookmark link as reg not open yet.
www.open.edu/openlearncre...
@ietatou.bsky.social
29.01.2025 10:33 — 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
2025 H890 Conference – OU H890 Conference
🚨 Exciting news! Keynote speakers (@neilselwyn.bsky.social & @shaileyminocha.bsky.social for the H890 Conference (Research & Scholarship in Digital Education) are confirmed!
🎉 Stay tuned for registration info and updates. 📢✨ www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
#OUMAOT #digitaleducation
06.12.2024 14:21 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
The Open University
Develop your research and scholarship skills by investigating online, blended and technology-enhanced teaching, learning and assessment, in diverse global contexts.
Huge thanks @simonjball, @GFereshte & @rjsharpe for supporting this year's inspirational #H890conf. The presentations from '#H890 Research & scholarship in digital education' students were fascinating. Module: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate.... Summaries www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 11:19 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mini MOOC for Capstone IT project module – OU H890 Conference
Ending the #H890conf in style - @OpenUniversity tutor Ju Tope presenting on a #scholarship project exploring whether a mini MOOC could enhance the effectiveness of a capstone IT project module. More here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 10:39 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Investigation into the Digital Pedagogical Practices of Bucher Emhart Glass – OU H890 Conference
In the next #H890conf presentation, #H890 student Ian Kirton presents on his scholarship exploring the Digital Pedagogical practices of Bucher Emhart Glass and how e-learning can be enhanced in the #glass industry. More here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 10:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ADHD and the VLE: Student Perspectives and Improvement Strategies – OU H890 Conference
Now presenting at #H890conf, Nina Williams on her plans to research ' #ADHD and the VLE: Student perspectives and improvement strategies'. Learn more here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 10:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Asynchronous online learning: facilitating management compliance in a UK university. – OU H890 Conference
Now presenting at #H890conf, Andy Eagle-Weston discussing his #scholarship findings about how asynchronous online learning can support people #managers to follow organisational processes. More here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 09:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Can digital pedagogy create real-world inclusion for autistic student outliers? – OU H890 Conference
Now presenting at #H890conf - Marilyn Long showcasing her very important research 'Can #digitalpedagogy' create real world #inclusion for #autistic student outliers'. Find out more here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 09:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Online learning and children – critically exploring their lived experiences – OU H890 Conference
Now presenting at the #H890conf - Tina Hedger, talking about her plans for researching online learning and children's needs and experiences, with reference to #HomeEducated, #HomeSchooled children's use of online courses: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 08:54 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Contributory Factors to Disengagement with eLearning in the NHS Workforce – OU H890 Conference
Next up at #H890conf, Brenda Little from
North Cumbria Integrated Care #NHS Foundation Trust, talking about her planned research into staff disengagement with e-learning. Find out more on her conference page: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...
12.04.2024 08:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're honoured to have UNISA's Professor Mpine Makoe keynoting at the #H890conf, talking about educational futures and her work with @unesconow.bsky.social. Such an important topic, especially mention of the impact of political will on digitalisation. Thank you for joining us Prof. Makoe.
12.04.2024 08:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
So excited about this morning's #H890conf, featuring students from The Open University's module H890 Research & scholarship in digital education: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate..., part of IET's Masters in Online Teaching: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate....
12.04.2024 08:05 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cut-off date for applications to study Open University Masters in Online Teaching, fully-funded by a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship is 28 March. Details: https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/index.php/2024/02/27/maot-commonwealth-distance-learning-scholarships-2025-entry/.
20.03.2024 21:30 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
👩🏫 This new, free climate education course from The Open University here in #MiltonKeynes is attracting some very good reviews; take a look > www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/supporting-climate-action-through-digital-education
22.02.2024 10:45 — 👍 3 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
It’s tough. Hopefully the course can help a little. Connecting with others studying it/teaching the subject can help too.
23.01.2024 15:25 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#climatesky
23.01.2024 12:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
DATA from star trek tng, labelled you, and picard as a borg, labelled greensky, grabbing data's arm. they are plugged in
poor beverly crusher is labelled 'the tasks you're meant to be doing' and is watching their interaction in horror
HEYYY another big #GreenSky update! 768 members, and now thanks to the wonderful @kesma.bsky.social there is rough keyword filtering! (improvements coming soon)
Like n' subscribe :)
List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Join request: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
26.10.2023 20:23 — 👍 75 🔁 17 💬 4 📌 4
Great to connect again Wendy and really good to see what you’re doing at Monash.
31.10.2023 08:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is great viewing, showing Chris and friends being more political in respect of climate action than would be possible on regular TV.
30.10.2023 20:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
College educators inspire chemistry students with social justice and advocacy initiatives
Serving the chemical, life science, and laboratory worlds
Excited to see my and my colleague’s research and work on incorporating climate justice and civic engagement into STEM curriculum covered by C&ENews. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Col...
30.10.2023 03:40 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Just discovered deck.blue which is so close to the old Tweetdeck it gives me shivers.
As someone who has had tweetdeck (or similar) open in some browser tab every day since 2010 this is a big moment.
06.10.2023 13:47 — 👍 16 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 3
Adviser: Higher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. South African interested in open and distance learning #ODL, micro-credentials, open educational resources #OER, self-directed learning #SDL & #multilingualism in education. Own views
UCL Research Fellow - Education in Contexts of Mass Displacement. Learning Designer at University of Birmingham. Consultant. Researching and doing online learning + equity. Refugees. Open access. PhD, SFHEA. Location: Leicester UK and virtually everywhere.
Professor of English, Director, MA-Writing Studies, Kean University; Co-Founder/Co-Facilitator @EquityUnbound@bsky.social
Sojourner, flâneuse. Equity & Care. Open educator, emergent strategist. Electronic literature. Radical imagination.
Climate Education for All. Founder Climate Action Project: 5.4M students / 173 countries taking action | Author |
@TEDx Speaker | Author Game Changer
Senior Research Fellow at The Open University (UK) and co-director of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).
Education is kindness
All photos are mine except reposts
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Our article
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My research
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PhD MInstP SFHEA
Learning Technology Advisor in higher education.
Key interests: learning design, accessibility.
Graduate of MSc Digital Education (disertation on private funding of edtech and its claims to deliver social justice).
Interested in how people learn with digital technologies and data. Pro Vice Provost (Data Empowered Societies GC) at University College London.
Lecturer in Digital Education at The Open University.
Digital Education. Digital Health.
JIME- Associate Editor
Computers & Learning Research Group (CALRG)-Co-lead
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The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology (IET) is a global leader in the field of pedagogy, known for advancing open and distance learning globally since 1970.
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Aging edupunk, retired language professional and open education advocate. Working for justice and equity. Lives in Bishops Teresa Brook.
Sociologist of education with an interest in creative methods. Interested in widening access to HE, masculinities and neurodiversity.
Sharing the @OpenUniversity Learning Design team’s approach to designing for student success. Using evidence and #StudentVoice to enhance the learning experience.
#HigherEd #LearningDesign #EdTech #DigitalInclusion #EDIA
Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
she/her. Ass Dean, Library Collections & Scholarly Communications. Information Privilege, CritCat, CritLib, Archives, OA, OER, Labor, DEIAJ, LGBTQIA+. "The softest paw can be a claw."
Education Studies Senior Lecturer at The Open University, SFHEA, Geographer. Views expressed are my own.
Supporting refugees to access university.
Only 7% of refugees access university, compared the global average enrolment rate of 42%.
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Education should be open and available for all – everywhere for everyone. Build this open future with us! #openeducation #oer
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