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Beck Pitt

@beckpitt.bsky.social

Senior Research Fellow at The Open University (UK) and co-director of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Community, Equity and Resilience. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us for a session co-hosted by the Knowledge Equity Network and GO-GN, spotlighting the inspiring work of Vasiliki Kioupi (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds) and Tafadzwa Mushon...

Don't forget to join us this Thursday (16 Oct 2025) at 11.30-12.30BST for #GO_GN X @knowledgeen.bsky.social's Community, Equity and Resilience with Chrissi Nerantzi, Vasiliki Kioupi & Tafadzwa Mushonga.
Find out more and register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#OER #OEP #openeducation #equity

13.10.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happening now! Still time to join this awesome session : ) #OER #OEP #openeducation

09.10.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Equity in the Age of AI: Lessons from Open Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with guest speakers, Prof. Shironica Karunanayaka and Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani, who will share their insights at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, equi...

Don't miss it! Join #GO_GN & @knowledgeen.bsky.social for the second of our awesome #equity webinars today (2 Oct 2025) at 17.00BST. We're thrilled to host @profjhangiani.bsky.social & Shironica Karunanayaka for Equity in the Age of AI: Lessons from #OpenEducation.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

02.10.2025 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

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

16.09.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We were delighted to join you for #OpenFest25! Thanks so much for making us so welcome at this fantastic event πŸ˜€
@rfarrow.bsky.social @beckpitt.bsky.social

16.09.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Save the Date: Reclaim Open returns November 3-7! Sign up for conference updates and be the first to year about this year's themes, call for proposals and registration. events.reclaimhosting.com/event/save-t...

08.04.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Myanmar earthquake: Junta continues air strikes after devastating quake A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".

UN Special Rapporteur for #Myanmar Tom Andrews told the BBC that it was "nothing short of incredible" that the military was continuing to "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people" after the earthquake. #intLaw www.bbc.com/news/article...

30.03.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7
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Looking forward to presenting with @irinarets.bsky.social today on #Every1 and #OEP as part of @openuniversity.bsky.social's fantastic #OpenResearchWeek2025!
All welcome! #OpenResearch #OER
research.open.ac.uk/events/open-...

25.03.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
GO-GN Member Research Special X (18 March 2025)
YouTube video by gogn oer GO-GN Member Research Special X (18 March 2025)

Don't miss the recording of last week's fantastic #GO_GN member research special with @kate-molloy.net and Jess O'Reilly! youtu.be/PPUmF1KZAP8
#OER #OEP #openeducation

24.03.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for your kind words and great to share more on #GO_GN's activities and #EDI work #thankyou πŸ˜€

24.03.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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-...

18.03.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A blog post I originally wrote for the Open.Ed blog last month...

Copyright and Cartoon Mice – Gen AI Images and the Public Domain

lornamcampbell.org/higher-educa...

13.03.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“’Call for papers for a special collection of JIMEπŸ“’, on 'Open Education and Open Science in the Digital Age' - deadline for full papers 15th April. More info and how to submit: account.jime.open.ac.uk/index.php/up...

26.02.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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#OpenEd25 Call for Proposals is Open β€” Open Education Conference The call for proposals for the 2025 Open Education Conference is now open!Β  We enthusiastically invite proposals from anyone with an interest in sharing about open education. The conference…

It's that time again! #OpenEd25 Call for Proposals are now open. Be sure to submit your proposal by April 4! πŸ“

26.02.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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#SaveTheDate #CCCOER

"Resilience and Open Education: Supporting Ukrainian Librarians During Wartime"

When: Thurs, Feb 13
Time: 16:00 EET β€’ 15:00 CET β€’ 09:00 EST β€’ 06:00 PST
Register: https://bit.ly/40OYs0h

#Resilience #OpenEducation #GlobalConversations #enoel #Librarians4Open
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10.02.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#DigitalStorytelling #Storytelling #NationalStorytellingWeek

An online #guide πŸ‘‡

30.01.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Audrey Watters and Jim Groom: Blogging and Writing #4life – Reclaim Hosting Event Calendar Β« All Events

Our new blogging community of practice, AKA Bloggers Anonymous, has inspired a whole line up of events, starting with Audrey Watters and Jim Groom: Blogging and Writing #4life - this Friday, 10am ET, 3pm GMT https://events.reclaimhosting.com/event/audrey-watters-and-jim-groom-blogging-and-writing-…

29.01.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Webinar – Understanding Education in Conflict and Crisis Settings – CoMOOCs for Transformative Professional Development

Join our webinar on Friday 31st Jan - we'll be talking about our latest CoMOOC, co-designed by UCL and InEd in Thailand/ Myanmar: Understanding Education in Conflict and Crisis Settings. reflect.ucl.ac.uk/learning-and... @eileenkennedy01.bsky.social @thinksitthrough.bsky.social

28.01.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Embedding AI in higher education: Innovation, integration, and impact at Queen’s University - Jisc Join us at Queens University Belfast as part of the Demonstrating digital transformation events series.

🚨 Register now to join the digital learning transformation event at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on 5 Feb.

You can see how they are embedding AI to drive change in #HE, participate in sessions on innovation and practical strategies, and engage with a senior leader panel to help shape the future.

21.01.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future πŸ€–
GenAI is revolutionizing educationβ€”but at what cost?
Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....

29.11.2024 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 13
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A pleasure to be in #Athens for our #Every1 Consortium meeting this week! Fantastic to meet with colleagues and plan for the year ahead πŸ™Œ @ietatou.bsky.social

03.12.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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