As we celebrate the International Day of Older People on October 1st, researchers at The Open University are embarking on a study into one of the…
It’s argued in increasing measure that teachers have low job satisfaction; but one antidote to this could be asking educators to re-imagine their role and think…
A free four-week online course designed by Open University education academics and presented on FutureLearn, has won a ‘Digital Innovation of the Year’ award at the…
An article by Professor of Learning Technologies and Social Computing at The Open University (OU), Shailey Minocha. Mobile technologies and apps have become integral to our…
Figures suggest that 1 in 3 of those born* each year in the UK will develop Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in their lifetime. The root causes of…
Lady Gaga’s apology “if I spoke too soon” about the tragic passing of Rick Genest – a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model, also known as…
In 2009, in celebration of the Open University’s 40th Anniversary, we spoke to academics across the University to predict what the future would look like in their…
Professor John Domingue, Director of the OU’s Knowledge Media Institute, discusses developments in technology which he sees impacting on education in the long and short term…
The phrase ‘fake news’ has been popularised in recent years as a result of changes in the political landscape, both in the UK and the USA.…
Access and inclusion in education is key for those providing digital learning. Here, FutureLearn’s Isabel Drury, Partnership Manager, explains the reasons why it should be a…
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