Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University

UKRI Economic and Social Research Council funds Research Capability Hub

The Open University has been awarded £4.9 million by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to lead a new Research Capability Hub—a five-year initiative to transform research skills ...
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Dr Josmario Albuquerque

I am a Research Associate in Learning Analytics at The Open University, currently on an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship. My research focuses on addressing ethnic bias in educational materials through ...
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Innovating Pedagogy 2024: new forms of teaching, learning and assessment, to guide educators and policy makers

‘Speculative worlds’, 'pedagogies of peace' and ‘climate action pedagogy’ feature among the latest innovations for the future of education in the 12th edition of the Innovating Pedagogy Report. The ...
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Dr Tim Coughlan

I'm a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, and our Associate Director for Research and Knowledge Exchange. My research crosses the areas of Education and ...
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How universities can better support students moving through complex trajectories

New research conducted by The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology (IET) is exploring how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can better support students moving between institutions, ...
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Learning Analytics and Learning Design

It is our mission to advance the way teachers design blended and online courses to enhance student behaviour and success. IET’s world-leading research programme Learning Analytics and Learning Design ...
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OU launches new chatbot for students to disclose disabilities with ease

Educational technologists at The Open University (OU) have developed a virtual assistant chatbot with artificial intelligence technology to support students to disclose disabilities and access ...
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About the IET EdTech Ignite

The EdTech Ignite is an online startup and spinout incubator, open to projects from across the Four Nations of the UK, and globally, who use technology-enhanced learning and educational technology to ...
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Future of education is identified in the OU’s Innovating Pedagogy Report 2022

‘Hybrid models’, 'wellbeing education' and ‘influencer-led education’ feature among the top 10 approaches to learning and teaching in this year’s landmark edition of the Innovating Pedagogy Report ...
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EdTech and hybrid learning feature at CALRG conference 2022

Educational technology, technology-enhanced learning and hybrid learning, featured among the leading research presented at the Computers and Learning Research Group (CALRG) 2022 conference. CALRG ...
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Bart Rienties announced as President of SoLAR

Congratulations to IET's Professor Bart Rienties who in March 2023 was announced as the new President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research. The Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR ...