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Institute of Educational Technology
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The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology (IET) is a global leader in the field of pedagogy, known for advancing open and distance learning globally since 1970.

https://iet.open.ac.uk/
The new run of this course (Feb 2026) now includes updates about #health & educational #wearables, #AI in addition to many more recent #EdTech topics.

Register at:https://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/modules/h880/

Mode: online (stand alone or as part of @oumaot.bsky.social)

Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🎓 Curious about the future of learning? Join The @openuniversity.bsky.social ’s H880 course and explore how technology drives education forward. Perfect for leaders, innovators, and lifelong learners! Check it out 👉 www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

#digitaleducation #OUMAOT @oumaot.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Joinn us today for another #CALRG seminar at 11.00.
For link to the talk, email calrg@open.ac.uk or DM us.

#EdTech #AI #AIED
October 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Don't miss #Community, #Equity and #Resilience webinar organised and co-hosted by @knowledgeen.bsky.social and @go-gn.bsky.social

Oct 16, 2025 11:30 AM BST
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It’s been a busy few weeks for IET as we gear up for the new academic year📚

- First Field trails for 360-degree video for TPD
- Every1 project out and about in Milton Keynes
- IGNOU visit to the OU
- GOGN at UNESCO Digital Learning Week
- Incubating EdTech Business
- Vision Building EdTech 2035
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Some tips for those of you starting your studies with IET this October 📚

#studytips #OUMAOT
@oumaot.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Great insights from Prof. Uma Kanjilal, IET’s Dr. Leigh-Anne & Dr. Mark Gaved, with 150 participants joining and discussing!

Recording will be available soon!
#sustaibaledevelopment #climatecrisis #digitalesucation
September 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Still time to do a postgraduate degree or certificate with us at IET: iet.open.ac.uk/study

👉PhD/EdD in Educational Technology and related fields
👉MA in Online Teaching
👉PGCert in Technology-enhanced learning: foundations and futures

#digitaleducation #distancelearning
August 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Research and Scholarship in #DigitalEducation

💻60 PG credits
🧑‍🎓Stand alone or as part of MA in Online Teaching
📆 registration deadline: 11 September
ℹ️info: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

#OUMAOT #EdTech
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you are a #PhD candidate or a professional interested in how to research #digitaleducation, our Research and Scholarship in Digital Education module offers a rich, interdisciplinary exploration of current debates, methods, and innovations in this area. More info: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
July 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our IET colleagues for winning the EDEN 2025 Best Research Paper Award for:

“GenAI as an Educational Gatekeeper: Balancing Personalisation and Standardisation in Higher Education”

by Felipe Tessarolo, Chris Edwards, Duygu Bektik, and Denise Whitelock
#EDEN2025 #BestPaperAward
June 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Day 3 of #CALRG2025 starts with #EdTech projects in #GlobalSouth and #EASTASIA.

The conference is online and open to all! For links email calrg@open.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Day 2 of #CALRG2025 kicks off with a #digitalhealth session. Feel free to join us (email CALRG@open.ac.uk for the link).

Conference programme: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/
June 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
#CALRG2025 kicks off today with a keynote by Prof. Eileen Scanlon: Learning Science at a Distance? at 14.00

Full conference programme: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/...

email CALRG@open.ac.uk for the link to the sessions.
June 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Less than a week to #CALRG annual conference!

For more info see: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/...

#calrg2025 #digitaleducation #EdTechconference
June 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@openuniversity.bsky.social Carers' Scholarship could allow you to study an OU undergrad qualification for free.

More information at: www.open.ac.uk/courses/cour...

#scholarship #carer
June 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The schedule & abstracts for the 48th #CALRG Conference are now available! www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/...

📆16-19 June 2025
💻 Free, Online and open to all

External to The Open University (UK), email us (CALRG@open.ac.uk) for session links.

#CALRG2025 #EdTech #DigitalEducation
June 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🚨 Registration is open🚨
Explore the cutting edge of #digitallearning & #EdTech research in our Research & Scholarship in Digital Education module (H890)

🔍 Investigate 📚 Reflect 💡 Innovate
www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Registration closes 11/09/25 (places subject to availability)
#digitaleducation
May 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Call for submissions! Join the 48th #CALRG Conference (w/c 16 June, online & free)! Open to all.

🔹 Type 1: Full talk (25–30 mins incl. Q&A)
🔹 Type 2: Doctoral consortium (30 mins)
🔹 Type 3: Wildcard/Innovative sessions

📄 Abstracts: 250–300 words
📢Submit your abstract to:calrg@open.ac.uk
#CALRG2025
May 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Join us today for another exciting #CALRG seminar at 11.00. DM for the link.
May 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
April 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The skills and knowledge you’ll acquire through supported postgraduate study at The Open University can bring real-life benefits to you and your career.

Enhance your online teaching with strategies from educational technology experts.

www.open.edu/openlearncreate/the-online-educator
March 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The skills and knowledge you’ll acquire through supported postgraduate study at The Open University can bring real-life benefits to you and your career. Study the theory and practice of online and blended teaching: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f98
March 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join us today at 11.00 am for another AI-related #CALRG talk.

For link email CALRG@open.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
And recommendations for making your project more #open, #collaborative and #transparent:
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM