A study conducted by researchers at The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology and University College London has explored how disruption to studies can affect the mental health and ...

IET is home to internationally recognised teachers and researchers in quality enhancement, learning analytics, innovating pedagogy, open learning and academic professional development. The EdTech ...

This project will develop a new Hub for delivering research methods courses, transforming research training, enhancing accessibility and inclusion, and fostering community engagement of social science ...

OU awarded £4.9M ESRC funding to lead national research skills hub for social scientists The Open University has been awarded £4.9 million by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to ...

‘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 ...

Professor Denise Whitelock invited to be involved as Commissioner and member of the Digitally Enhanced Blending Learning report Steering Group. Last week the House of Lords launched the Digitally ...

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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, ...

Laboratory experiences enable students to experiment with the material world, or data from it, using scientific tools, data collection equipment, models and theories. Remote labs are now available for ...

The Open University's Postgraduate Certificate in Online Teaching offers the opportunity to study the theory and practice of online teaching of online and blended teaching, through content created to ...

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 ...

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are usually open-access online courses that do not limit class size. They often take the form of courses based on university teaching materials or are set at ...