The Doctorate in Education (EdD) is an innovative programme designed for professionals in education and related areas who want to extend and deepen their knowledge and understanding of contemporary ...

The Innovating Pedagogy 2024 report, produced by academics in The Open University's (OU) Institute of Educational Technology (IET) and researchers from the LIVE Learning Innovation Incubator at ...

IET produce a series of annual innovating pedagogy reports exploring new forms of learning, teaching and assessment practice for our interactive, technology-enabled world. These reports provide a ...

It is our mission to advance the way teachers design blended and online courses to enhance student behaviour and success. IET’s world-leading research programme Learning Analytics and Learning Design ...

It is our mission to further the principles of Open Education, harnessing innovative technology to provide free open learning. The definition of Open Education and the ways it can be achieved have ...

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

Chatbots and virtual assistants are becoming a widely used tool to support people access information. Dr Tim Coughlan, Senior Lecturer in human-computer interaction at the Open University, shared the ...

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 ...

The ninth edition of the report, launched in January 2021, was produced by leading educational researchers at the OU’s Institute of Educational Technology (IET), in collaboration with researchers from ...

IET is a leader in the field of pedagogy, advancing distance learning globally with innovative technology. Since it was established in 1970, IET has been central to The Open University’s mission to be ...

IET lead in researching and establishing innovative methods to support science-based learning and citizen inquiry, collaborating with organisations, educators and communities. IET is a leader in the ...

As Covid-19 has shifted learning online, wearable tech has a greater role to play in education. Wearable technology is becoming smaller, more accessible, and more engaging for consumer audiences, and ...