Join us to earn a PG Cert in Researching Digital Education while preparing a PhD or EdD proposal or an application for a funded project! Alternatively, you can earn the certificate and continue on to our MA in Online Teaching (@oumaot) www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #digitaleducation #CPD #OUMAOT

📢 Excited to share that IET now offers a Postgraduate Certificate in Researching Digital Education! 🌐 Explore AI, immersive tech & conduct your own research while gaining skills to drive innovation in digital education! Start date: Oct 2026 www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... @simonjball.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Future of Learning Report. It explores how education must adapt to rapid change highlighting the essential role of flexible, inclusive, learning and ongoing innovation in preparing learners & institutions for the future. iet.open.ac.uk/future-of-le...

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OU MAOT@oumaot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Still time to join the next run of Evaluating and Improving Online Courses Start date: 8th June 2026 Registration info: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #digitaleducation #TCPD #CPD #microcredentials

📢 We're Recruiting! The Institute of Educational Technology (IET) is recruiting two Lecturers with a focus on The Future of work and Professional Development and Digital Wellbeing, Health and Learning. Find out more and apply via the link below: jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...

And Emma-Louise Hague closes this year's conference by telling us about the effectiveness of audio learning resources and the value they could bring to older learners. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #h890conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #AVresources

One of our learning designers at the Open University is sharing her study about ways we can improve outcomes for non-traditional students in online #distanceeducation www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #retentioninHE #OUMAOT #digitaleducation #distancelearning @ou-ld-social.bsky.social

Next is Marta Asensio with a very intersting study about the effect of #sociallearning activities on #retention of #asynchronous online learners. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation

Another #AI related talk by Salima Sewani Empowering Teachers about Artificial Intelligence to Support Learners with Disabilities www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #AIED #OUMAOT #inclusiveeducation

Next presenter is Lee Lindsay talking about whether low-risk introductory courses help solve adult learner retention problems in UK Further Education? www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #FurtherEducation #AdultLearners #retention #learnerengagment

Florence Kamonjo from #kenya and one of our Commonwealth scholar students shares her insight about using #WhatsApp for #equitable academic engagement at University of Kabianga www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #Equitableaccess #Educationforall

Looking forward to seeing more of our brilliant #H890 students presenting on their scholarship & research at the #H890conf this evening, including 2 of our #OUMAOT Commonwealth Scholars. Here's tonight's programme. Register here lnkd.in/eJU_SU5M and see the abstracts for all 3 days too.

Our very own Prof. @r3beccaf.bsky.social, the founder of H890, kicks off the final day of #H890Conf with an inspiring talk on Research Futures! #OUMAOT #ResearchFutures #DigialEducation

And that's a wrap for Day 2 of #H890Conf! Closing today's sessions, Kim Froehler presents 'AI Ready? Measuring AI Literacy Readiness in Canadian K-12 Teachers.' www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #h890Conf #MAOT #DigitalEducation #k12teacher #AI-ready

Next, Keisha Campbell explores how blended #MOOCs are shaping #Jamaican teachers’ demonstrated #STEM competency offering insights into professional learning and impact in practice. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation

Zoe Dawson explains how Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety can be reduced by using immersive virtual reality www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H90Conf #MAOU #DigitalEducation #languageanxiety #VR #langguagelearning

Keep tablets within young children’s reach: Promoting agency through digital learning - a fascinating talk by Andrea Mills www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT

Another presenter from #Kenya (Sammy Mutisya) talking about Embedding AI-powered Assistive Technologies in inclusive Refugee Camp education www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #assistivetech #AI-drivenassistance #inclusiveeducation #OUKenya

Next presentation focuses on #nursingeducation where Helen Shepherd explores student nurses' experience of emotional labour www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #emotionalabour

Next is Michael Ngala from #Kenya exploring performance factors in online VS Face-to-Face #BusinessManagement education www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #DigitalBusinessEducation

Next is ChiaoYuan Chang talking about teachers’ enactment of digital competence in primary classrooms. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #digitalcapability

Claire Walder is the first student presenter talking about the way students engage with interactive online feedback resources between #formative & #summative assignments. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation

@ietatou.bsky.social Prof. Tim Coughlan kicks off day 2 of #H890Conf with his keynote: Researching accessible education in the age of AI www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #accessibility #accesibleeducation #digitaleducation #OUMAOT #AIED

Rashida Newbill ends day1 of #H890Conf by talking about #AI: Don’t Let AI Replace Critical Thinking: Designing for Critical Thought www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #digitaleducation #EdTech #OUMAOT

Another great presentation by our #commonwealth scholar Walusungu Ngulube: Reimagining Career Guidance in #Sub-Saharan #Africa: Exploring the Potential of Mobile Learning for Contextualised Career Development www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #digitaleducation #CPD #mlearning

Onick Gwayi, another #commonwealth scholar on our MA programme addresses the impact of #accessibility and #inclusivity on social science student-teachers’ outcomes in her presesntation www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation #EdTech #elearning

Our amazing students from @ietatou.bsky.social #MAOT module 'H890 Research and Scholarship in Digital Education' are presenting their research and scholarship at the online H890 student conference today. Find out more: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #H890conf #MAOT

Next is Using Virtual and Augmented Reality to Enhance Primary Students’ Learning by Millie Glazebrook www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #DigitalEducation #OUMAOT #Augmentedrelality #AR #VR #EdTECH

Janix Asare kicks off the second round of presentations today by sharing his insights about AI-enabled coding assistants (2020-2025) through a systematic review www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #H890Conf #digitaleductaion #OUMAOT

Great to see some presentation in #H890Conf focusing on @ietatou.bsky.social 's new research programme iet.open.ac.uk/research/pro...

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OU MAOT@oumaot.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Aliyu Akilu Barau focuses on #mobilelearning, living healthier and #healthlteracy: Living Healthier through m-learning: Empowering Rural Extension through Mobile Learning for Health Literacy www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co... #h890conf #OUMAOT #DigitalEducation