Dr Maren Deepwell
@marendeepwell.bsky.social
Independent Consultant FRSA & Executive Coach in education and adjacent spaces. Experienced CEO in the not for profit sector with a background in art & anthropology. Prolific pen pal likely to send you a postcard.
I've been blogging about blogging (again). This post is called "My Home on the Open Web" and I loved writing about what having a blog, and more specifically, the practice of blogging, mean to me. Off the top of my head I listed 20 reasons why I continue to blog... marendeepwell.com/myhome/
My home on the open web.
Blogging about blogging. Again. Hello again. As you might have noticed, the blog has had a revamp. It’s a new theme (Wordpress 2025) and a streamlined presence. It’s part of my summer p…
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Thanks to everyone who shared comments, ideas and questions in response to my post on digital sustainability. I've added a second post that covers more tips that I have tried out myself to reduce digital waster and make more energy efficient use of technology marendeepwell.com/digital-sust...
Digital Sustainability Part 2
In my last post I described how I have started to think about how to make my work more environmentally sustainable, and described the practical steps I am taking to achieve this, starting with decr…
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Dr Maren Deepwell@marendeepwell.bsky.social · 2w agoNew blog post: my focus on sustainability and the environment has deepened, and extended from what we can do at home and locally, to how I work online. In this post I share a few of the things I tried to apply to my practice and how I got on. marendeepwell.com/from-wildfir...
Started the week with a tidy, and now we're ready for Monday.
New blog post: my focus on sustainability and the environment has deepened, and extended from what we can do at home and locally, to how I work online. In this post I share a few of the things I tried to apply to my practice and how I got on. marendeepwell.com/from-wildfir...
From wildfires to websites
Yesterday evening after work we drove to the coast, where I took the photo that features on this post. It’s a view of Southerndown Beach, on the south western coast near Cardiff. One of my fa…
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It’s not yet been so hot this week so here’s Posey enjoying a cool explore along our local canal
From seeing The Cure at Blackweir Live to conference travel to the OE-star studded OER26 and EdTech26 Conferences, this month's newsletter is packed with plenty of highlights... AND my 150th podcast episode released just this week. Enjoy! marendeepwell.com/newsletter-j...
Newsletter, July 2026
Hello! It’s been a busy and highly enjoyable month of travel and conferences for me, and this week I am wrapping up my teaching at Oxford for this academic year and also recording new intervi…
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📣 Open for applications: Alt-w Fund 📣 EFI is working with Mark Daniels of New Media Scotland to offer this extraordinary commission opportunity for groundbreaking screen-based artwork to be shown at the Music Hall Aberdeen and EFI. Apply by 17 July 2026 👉 https://www.mediascot.org/alt-w
From seeing The Cure at Blackweir Live to conference travel to the OE-star studded OER26 and EdTech26 Conferences, this month's newsletter is packed with plenty of highlights... AND my 150th podcast episode released just this week. Enjoy! marendeepwell.com/newsletter-j...
Newsletter, July 2026
Hello! It’s been a busy and highly enjoyable month of travel and conferences for me, and this week I am wrapping up my teaching at Oxford for this academic year and also recording new intervi…
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Congrats on a fantastic #OER26 Conference 👏 👏👏 here’s my blog post looking back at the last 2 days marendeepwell.com/oer26-the-fu...
OER26: The Future is Open.
In true OER-style the weather in Milton Keynes was super sunny. Walking across the campus of the Open University, with its green laws, shady trees and sun drenched buildings felt like joining a par…
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We're taking part in #OER26 this week, happening at the Open University, UK in Milton Keynes. We are long-time fans of this fab event, and this year we're sharing new open edtech practice and research from our case studies blog.reclaimhosting.com/reclaim-oer26/
Reclaim @ OER26
This year we are excited to take part in the OER26 Conference, Openness Reimagined: Continuity, Change and Shared Vision – happening on 22-23 June 2026, in Milton Keynes, UK. Learn more about OER26…
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Today OEN's Barb Thees, Robin DeRosa, Tanya Grosz, and Karen Lauritsen presented "Community-Driven Systemic Change" at #OER26 in Milton Keynes, UK! Thanks and kudos to all the amazing presenters at The Open University. Looking forward to great sessions still to come! 🥳 www.alt.ac.uk/oer26Programme
Great to see such interest in the open EdTech case studies from @www.reclaimhosting.com here at #OER26 - if you didn’t get a sticker, I have a few left so find me during lunch blog.reclaimhosting.com/tag/case-stu...
case-study - Reclaim the Blog
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The sun shines on open education #OER26. Beautiful day for a conference 🙌 as the OER Conference returns to the Open University
Welcome to Day 1 of OER26! We’re so excited to open the doors and start the day with you. Whether you’ve already arrived or you’re on your way, we hope you’re ready for a full programme of ideas, conversations, and inspiration. #OER26 #altc buff.ly/TBG8zr2
Headed with members of our Open Education Network team to the #OER26 conference in the UK next week. So excited! Here is a sneak peek of the session we will be presenting, "Community-Driven Systemic Change." altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2026/06... #OER #HigherEd @OpenEd_Network@mastodon.social
Community-Driven Systemic Change in Open Education
by Robin DeRosa, Executive Director, Open Education Network Several of my colleagues from the Open Education Network will be joining me at the OER26 conference next week in Milton Keynes to lead a …
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It's nearly time to head to #OER26 next week. I volunteered as a member of the Conference Committee, which has only heightened my anticipation. Looking forward to seeing you there, with a bag full of stickers flying the @www.reclaimhosting.com flag and sharing my research. marendeepwell.com/oer26/
Helloooooo OER26
It’s that time once again: time to blog about this year’s OER Conference! This year I got started early, and submitted a guest post to the altc blog: Openness Reimagined… from How to Wh…
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Are your students coming to the end of the semester or completing final year projects? Help us celebrate student achievement with our student showcase. It's free to enter via a short online form, and entries are OPEN NOW blog.reclaimhosting.com/we-answer-yo...
We are so fortunate to hear from Prof. Felicitas Macgilchrist @discoursology.bsky.social at this morning's keynote at #edtech26 talking about "Fragile generations: Edtech as infrastructures of feeling" - learn more about her work on macgilchrist.org and uol.de/en/paedagogi...
observing analysing speculating – generative critical analysis of education and technology
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Don’t miss our session tomorrow at #edtech26 - A joyful collaborative writing workshop with the @ijtel.bsky.social editorial team led by @gravesle.bsky.social Learn more on: www.conftool.net/edtech-annua...
EdTech 2026 - ConfTool Pro - BrowseSessions
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@linkletter.org gives a powerful Gasta at #edtech26 Stand tall.
Thank you @benpatrickwill.bsky.social for such an insightful talk #edtech26 👏👏👏 Darkly inspiring and rich in resources & inspiration.
Fabricating Edtech Futures keynote talk by @benpatrickwill.bsky.social starting now at #edtech26 - learn more about Ben’s work on codeactsineducation.wordpress.com and on any good journal.
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Code Acts in Education explores how code, and the software algorithms and digital data practices it enables, are reshaping education in schools and universities. This site features updates from res…
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Bravo 👏👏👏 @kate-molloy.net - great to see this inspiring project #edtech26 presented by our Co-Chair herself
