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Beck Pitt
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Senior Research Fellow at The Open University (UK) and co-director of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN).
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Join us this Thursday (20 November) at 16.00-17.30GMT for our #GO_GN member research special! Featuring awesome #OER #OEP #openeducation research from Cassandra Hill, Briony Martin & Joel Nakitare.
Find out more and join the call:
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GO-GN Member Research Special XI |
Join us on Thursday 20 November 2025 at 16.00-17.30GMT for our 11th awesome GO-GN member research special! We’re delighted to be joined by Cassandra Hill (Athabasca University), Briony Martin (The Ope...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Don't miss tomorrow's awesome @knowledgeen.bsky.social X #GO_GN webinar "Elevating equity through #OEP" with Tel Amiel and Diana Hernández Montoya.
When? Thursday 6 November 2025 at 12.00GMT
Where? Via Zoom. Registration required
More: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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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
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...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Happening now! Still time to join this awesome session : ) #OER #OEP #openeducation
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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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.
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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...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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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
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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...
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September 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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We were delighted to join you for #OpenFest25! Thanks so much for making us so welcome at this fantastic event 😀
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jenniad.bsky.social Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social · Sep 4
Building diverse open research networks and communities session now underway at #OpenFest25

Rob Farrow, Beck Pitt & Carina Bossu are speaking about the Global OER Graduate Network, which has special interests in amplifying research from the global South.
September 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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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...
April 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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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...
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".
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March 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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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
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March 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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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
GO-GN Member Research Special X (18 March 2025)
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March 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Thanks so much for your kind words and great to share more on #GO_GN's activities and #EDI work #thankyou 😀
ietatou.bsky.social Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · Mar 20
Fantastic #CALRG seminar today with the #GOGN team! @beckpitt.bsky.social , @rfarrow.bsky.social , and Carina Bossu sharing insights on supporting #doctoralresearchers.

#Equity, #Diversity and #Inclusion (#EDI) and open practices in the Global OER Graduate Network (go-gn.net)

#EdTech #PhDChat
March 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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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.

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March 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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A blog post I originally wrote for the Open.Ed blog last month...

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

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March 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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📢Call for papers for a special collection of JIME📢, 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...
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February 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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It's that time again! #OpenEd25 Call for Proposals are now open. Be sure to submit your proposal by April 4! 📝
#OpenEd25 Call for Proposals is Open — Open Education Conference
The call for proposals for the 2025 Open Education Conference is now open!  We enthusiastically invite proposals from anyone with an interest in sharing about open education. The conference…
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February 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#SaveTheDate #CCCOER

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

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

#Resilience #OpenEducation #GlobalConversations #enoel #Librarians4Open
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February 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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#DigitalStorytelling #Storytelling #NationalStorytellingWeek

An online #guide 👇
oulibrary.bsky.social The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · Jan 30
In preparation for National Storytelling Week which starts on 1 February, get your creative juices flowing by reading 'Transformative Storywork: An online guide to storytelling for researchers, educators and practitioners by Wheeler and Buckler' on ORO: oro.open.ac.uk/101793/

#ThesisThursday
A man facing away from the camera is standing in front of a vision board. Text around the photo reads: '#ThesisThursday. Transformative Storywork: An online guide to storytelling for researchers, educators and practitioners by Wheeler and Buckler. Photo by StartupStockPhotos on Canva.'
January 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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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-…
Audrey Watters and Jim Groom: Blogging and Writing #4life – Reclaim Hosting Event Calendar
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January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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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
Webinar – Understanding Education in Conflict and Crisis Settings – CoMOOCs for Transformative Professional Development
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January 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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🚨 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.
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.
www.jisc.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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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 🤖
GenAI is revolutionizing education—but at what cost?
Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....
November 29, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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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 🙌 @ietatou.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM