Learning Design team at the Open University
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Sharing the @openuniversity.bsky.social Learning Design team’s approach to designing for student success. Using evidence and #StudentVoice to enhance the learning experience.
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We're over here now too!!! 🌟 Trying to build up the accounts we follow & find old followers from The Other Place so thought it would be good to create a starter pack of Open University and other HE peeps to kick things off. We'll add more people and feeds to it as we find them.
go.bsky.app/LYgYXL2
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@drteague9455.bsky.social set a trap for his students, what he learned is a major bummer. The lure of the large language model is strong, and the students don't know what they don't know. Freedom and literacy are on the line, history urges us to our own work.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating
"I am no stranger to students trying to cut corners by copying and pasting from Wikipedia, but the introduction of generative AI has enabled them to cheat in startling new ways."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
@drteague9455.bsky.social set a trap for his students, what he learned is a major bummer. The lure of the large language model is strong, and the students don't know what they don't know. Freedom and literacy are on the line, history urges us to our own work.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
A nice piece for #DisabilityHistoryMonth from @uniofbath.bsky.social...
"Technology, standards guidelines matter, but they only work when paired with good accessibility practices."
blogs.bath.ac.uk/inclusion/20...
"Technology, standards guidelines matter, but they only work when paired with good accessibility practices."
blogs.bath.ac.uk/inclusion/20...
How technology and design shapes digital access | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
blogs.bath.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A nice piece for #DisabilityHistoryMonth from @uniofbath.bsky.social...
"Technology, standards guidelines matter, but they only work when paired with good accessibility practices."
blogs.bath.ac.uk/inclusion/20...
"Technology, standards guidelines matter, but they only work when paired with good accessibility practices."
blogs.bath.ac.uk/inclusion/20...
Another for #WorldTelevisonDay, speaking of The Open University on the #BBC - here’s a little Friday funny from A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Have a great weekend!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2un9...
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Open University Bloopers | A Bit of Fry and Laurie | BBC Studios
YouTube video by BBC Studios
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November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Another for #WorldTelevisonDay, speaking of The Open University on the #BBC - here’s a little Friday funny from A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Have a great weekend!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2un9...
[@openuniversity.bsky.social ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2un9...
[@openuniversity.bsky.social ]
Today is #WorldTelevisonDay. Which reminds us of the early days of the @openuniversity.bsky.social when our courses were broadcast on the #BBC, starting on 3 January 1971. You didn’t even have to be a student to tune in!
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
#DistanceLearning
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
#DistanceLearning
The Open University programmes begin
3 January 1971
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November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today is #WorldTelevisonDay. Which reminds us of the early days of the @openuniversity.bsky.social when our courses were broadcast on the #BBC, starting on 3 January 1971. You didn’t even have to be a student to tune in!
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
#DistanceLearning
www.bbc.com/historyofthe...
#DistanceLearning
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Dog activated. Human approved. 🐾
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Dog activated. Human approved. 🐾
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
Students have been integral to our #WordsOfWisdom project. They’ve reviewed colleague’s examples of sustainability in education and provided insight into what resonates, motivates and matters to them. We hope their input will inspire other educators as they’ve inspired us! #StudentVoiceWeek
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Students have been integral to our #WordsOfWisdom project. They’ve reviewed colleague’s examples of sustainability in education and provided insight into what resonates, motivates and matters to them. We hope their input will inspire other educators as they’ve inspired us! #StudentVoiceWeek
🌱 Want to know more about our #Sustainability work? 🌱
Follow the linked article on our LinkedIn page to see more about our work in this space.
#LearningDesign #HigherEd #GreenFutures
🔗 lnkd.in/e2SFqysi
Follow the linked article on our LinkedIn page to see more about our work in this space.
#LearningDesign #HigherEd #GreenFutures
🔗 lnkd.in/e2SFqysi
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🌱 Want to know more about our #Sustainability work? 🌱
Follow the linked article on our LinkedIn page to see more about our work in this space.
#LearningDesign #HigherEd #GreenFutures
🔗 lnkd.in/e2SFqysi
Follow the linked article on our LinkedIn page to see more about our work in this space.
#LearningDesign #HigherEd #GreenFutures
🔗 lnkd.in/e2SFqysi
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Can poverty be eradicated without growth?
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Can poverty be eradicated without growth?
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
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There are three days left to vote for the OU's Open Societal Challenges (OSC) collaborative research platform in the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025! ⏰
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There are three days left to vote for the OU's Open Societal Challenges (OSC) collaborative research platform in the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025! ⏰
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
🧵 It’s Student Voice Week at the @openuniversity.bsky.social! Two of the ways #OU_LD works with students during module production and during the module run are our Real Time Student Feedback ( #RTSF) programme and the use of the all-volunteer Curriculum Design Student Panel ( #CDSP). #LearningDesign
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🧵 It’s Student Voice Week at the @openuniversity.bsky.social! Two of the ways #OU_LD works with students during module production and during the module run are our Real Time Student Feedback ( #RTSF) programme and the use of the all-volunteer Curriculum Design Student Panel ( #CDSP). #LearningDesign
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#AcademicSky
Debates about generative artificial intelligence on college campuses have largely centered on student cheating. But focusing on cheating overlooks a larger set of ethical concerns that higher education institutions face, writes sociologist Jeffrey C. Dixon on @us.theconversation.com.
Debates about generative artificial intelligence on college campuses have largely centered on student cheating. But focusing on cheating overlooks a larger set of ethical concerns that higher education institutions face, writes sociologist Jeffrey C. Dixon on @us.theconversation.com.
Student cheating dominates talk of generative AI in higher ed, but universities and tech companies face ethical issues too
A sociologist who researches AI’s impact on work and education argues there are ethical dimensions to generative AI that institutions are not considering.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#AcademicSky
Debates about generative artificial intelligence on college campuses have largely centered on student cheating. But focusing on cheating overlooks a larger set of ethical concerns that higher education institutions face, writes sociologist Jeffrey C. Dixon on @us.theconversation.com.
Debates about generative artificial intelligence on college campuses have largely centered on student cheating. But focusing on cheating overlooks a larger set of ethical concerns that higher education institutions face, writes sociologist Jeffrey C. Dixon on @us.theconversation.com.
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Are you involved in course design/ online learning development across UK HE? If so, please respond to @ktdigital.bsky.social's survey exploring the impact - positive or negative - of genAI in this area.
It takes 8–10 minutes and all responses are anonymous. Survey link: lnkd.in/eybNtPYp
It takes 8–10 minutes and all responses are anonymous. Survey link: lnkd.in/eybNtPYp
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Are you involved in course design/ online learning development across UK HE? If so, please respond to @ktdigital.bsky.social's survey exploring the impact - positive or negative - of genAI in this area.
It takes 8–10 minutes and all responses are anonymous. Survey link: lnkd.in/eybNtPYp
It takes 8–10 minutes and all responses are anonymous. Survey link: lnkd.in/eybNtPYp
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Want to enhance your skills & employability while shrinking your digital footprint? 🌱💻
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Want to enhance your skills & employability while shrinking your digital footprint? 🌱💻
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Our new Digital Sustainability pathway can help you:
✅ Make your online study and work greener
✅ Understand the impact of AI tools
✅ Tackle climate anxiety
👉 https://ow.ly/I58e50XhySs
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Nice article that really rings familiar.
It also prompted us wonder - should we be more mindful of building in time for silence into the student curriculum? Could giving students dedicated space for thought lead to better outcomes?
It also prompted us wonder - should we be more mindful of building in time for silence into the student curriculum? Could giving students dedicated space for thought lead to better outcomes?
New: "In our noisy digital world, choosing silence can be an act of leadership, empathy, and respect. Silence isn’t the absence of contribution. It’s the space that makes understanding possible."
www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/the... #learning #introvert #leadership #education
www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/the... #learning #introvert #leadership #education
The Sound of Silence
Silence has become unusual. We rush to respond, to comment, to contribute. Messages arrive, notifications blink, and replies follow within minutes. The space between question and answer is shrinkin…
www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Nice article that really rings familiar.
It also prompted us wonder - should we be more mindful of building in time for silence into the student curriculum? Could giving students dedicated space for thought lead to better outcomes?
It also prompted us wonder - should we be more mindful of building in time for silence into the student curriculum? Could giving students dedicated space for thought lead to better outcomes?
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📖Read about an inspiring journey of resilience, research & hope. In this blog, Xenia Jones recounts the ups & downs of completing a PhD while facing a serious health challenge - sharing the personal, the professional & the human side of academic life.
👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/v...
👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/v...
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📖Read about an inspiring journey of resilience, research & hope. In this blog, Xenia Jones recounts the ups & downs of completing a PhD while facing a serious health challenge - sharing the personal, the professional & the human side of academic life.
👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/v...
👉 learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/v...
As we approach the end of #BlackHistoryMonth let’s dive into #CodeSwitching. It’s a strategy used by Black people to successfully navigate white spaces, impacting wellbeing and economic progression. Ever wondered what emotional impact this can have on your students? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYvm...
To code-switch or not to code-switch? - BBC Africa
YouTube video by BBC News Africa
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
As we approach the end of #BlackHistoryMonth let’s dive into #CodeSwitching. It’s a strategy used by Black people to successfully navigate white spaces, impacting wellbeing and economic progression. Ever wondered what emotional impact this can have on your students? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYvm...
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📣 Next GCSJ Seminar
🗓️ Fri 14 Nov 2025 | 12–1PM | online
🔎Rearticulating archives: still thinking with Doreen Massey — exploring how Doreen Massey’s archive invites new questions about our troubled present.
Register to join the critical and creative dialogue: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rearticula...
🗓️ Fri 14 Nov 2025 | 12–1PM | online
🔎Rearticulating archives: still thinking with Doreen Massey — exploring how Doreen Massey’s archive invites new questions about our troubled present.
Register to join the critical and creative dialogue: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rearticula...
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📣 Next GCSJ Seminar
🗓️ Fri 14 Nov 2025 | 12–1PM | online
🔎Rearticulating archives: still thinking with Doreen Massey — exploring how Doreen Massey’s archive invites new questions about our troubled present.
Register to join the critical and creative dialogue: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rearticula...
🗓️ Fri 14 Nov 2025 | 12–1PM | online
🔎Rearticulating archives: still thinking with Doreen Massey — exploring how Doreen Massey’s archive invites new questions about our troubled present.
Register to join the critical and creative dialogue: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rearticula...
Returning to the #BlackHistoryMonth theme, the @studentmindsorg.bsky.social site lists some super resources for Black students
studentspace.org.uk/wellbeing/li...
Life As A Black Student I Student Minds
Advice and reflections on navigating university life as a Black student. The content in this package was co-created by experts with lived experience and a steering group of 8 Black students. Thank you...
studentspace.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Returning to the #BlackHistoryMonth theme, the @studentmindsorg.bsky.social site lists some super resources for Black students
studentspace.org.uk/wellbeing/li...
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Our planet is under pressure... what can we do to help? 🌍
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our planet is under pressure... what can we do to help? 🌍
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
We teamed up with the OU Sustainability team to create a resource list to help you:
✅ Understand the challenges
✅ Explore solutions
✅ Make a positive impact on climate change
Start exploring 👉 https://ow.ly/VMW450XhyJR
#GreenLibrariesWeek
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Join us for ALTC25 Revisited, a dynamic online event reflecting on the highlights of #ALTC25. We’re bringing back the key themes, thought-provoking sessions, and vibrant discussions, inviting presenters & participants to take the conversation further. buff.ly/AnrMxsc #altc
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Join us for ALTC25 Revisited, a dynamic online event reflecting on the highlights of #ALTC25. We’re bringing back the key themes, thought-provoking sessions, and vibrant discussions, inviting presenters & participants to take the conversation further. buff.ly/AnrMxsc #altc
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The Award for case studies in Ethical Edtech is presented to The Open University - Responsible By Design AND University of Glasgow - Navigating Bias: Unravelling the Ethical Complexities of Generative AI in Race and Gender - joint winners. The judges felt both were equally deserving. #ALTc25
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Award for case studies in Ethical Edtech is presented to The Open University - Responsible By Design AND University of Glasgow - Navigating Bias: Unravelling the Ethical Complexities of Generative AI in Race and Gender - joint winners. The judges felt both were equally deserving. #ALTc25
🌟 🤩 We’re positively thrilled to share that our Learning Design #AI group has won* the @altuk.bsky.social Ethical EdTech Award 2025 for our #ResponsibleByDesign (RBD) Framework! Big congrats to Joanna, Eleanor, Paul, and James! 🙌 🏆[ drive.google.com/file/d/1foYM... ]
#OU_LD
#OU_LD
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🌟 🤩 We’re positively thrilled to share that our Learning Design #AI group has won* the @altuk.bsky.social Ethical EdTech Award 2025 for our #ResponsibleByDesign (RBD) Framework! Big congrats to Joanna, Eleanor, Paul, and James! 🙌 🏆[ drive.google.com/file/d/1foYM... ]
#OU_LD
#OU_LD
📻 The Digital Sustainability SIG hosted by ALTc will be broadcasting from 2-3pm tomorrow, 24 October, during the Association for Learning Technology conference 2025 via the hashtag #ALTCradio 🔗 lnkd.in/eK5uZhy9.
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📻 The Digital Sustainability SIG hosted by ALTc will be broadcasting from 2-3pm tomorrow, 24 October, during the Association for Learning Technology conference 2025 via the hashtag #ALTCradio 🔗 lnkd.in/eK5uZhy9.
For many online learners, use of #DigitalTools is part of their strategy for managing emotions while studying. Read our latest #OU_LD blog article from Jake on why #EmotionRegulation matters for students. 😌
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For many online learners, use of #DigitalTools is part of their strategy for managing emotions while studying. Read our latest #OU_LD blog article from Jake on why #EmotionRegulation matters for students. 😌
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
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Let's talk about clear communication and instructional strategies that will help to enhance focus and attention in the classroom.
#ADHDAwarenessMonth #ADHDAware #Neurodivergent #Education #EduSkyUK #UKTeaching #SENDforSchools
#ADHDAwarenessMonth #ADHDAware #Neurodivergent #Education #EduSkyUK #UKTeaching #SENDforSchools
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Let's talk about clear communication and instructional strategies that will help to enhance focus and attention in the classroom.
#ADHDAwarenessMonth #ADHDAware #Neurodivergent #Education #EduSkyUK #UKTeaching #SENDforSchools
#ADHDAwarenessMonth #ADHDAware #Neurodivergent #Education #EduSkyUK #UKTeaching #SENDforSchools