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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...education technology – EdTech – to keep students learning. They used online platforms to give lessons, mark work and send feedback, and they used apps to teach and introduced students to programs that let them work together on projects. In the aftermath of school closures, the market for EdTech has kept on growing. The value of the sector is projected to rise to...
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Learning through Technology
OpenLearn Ireland

Learning through Technology

...Educational Technology researcher, Eileen Scanlon looks at the benefits of 'inquiry learning' for young students, and how she is using the experiences to help design a customized tool kit to support evidence-based 'inquiry learning'... Learning through Technology Open University Educational Technology researcher, Eileen Scanlon looks at the benefits of 'inquiry ......
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EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...educational technology (EdTech), the proliferation of evaluation frameworks has led to uncertainty among educators and decision-makers. Which evaluation framework holds validity and which one should be adopted as the definitive framework for establishing what works in children’s EdTech? Currently, numerous EdTech evaluation frameworks exist (65 frameworks for efficacy...
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The Open University Worldwide
OpenLearn Ireland

The Open University Worldwide

...Educational Technology at the Open University How can technology help students overcome barriers to their learning, such as lack of time? The Open University offers resources such as an online virtual learning environment, videoconferencing, discussion forums, an online library and the Virtual Microscope. Teaching Quality at the Open University The Open University scores...
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University. He is programme director Learning Analytics within IET and head of Data Wranglers, whereby he leads a group of learning analytics academics who conduct evidence-based research and sense-making of Big Data at the OU. As an educational psychologist, he conducts multi-disciplinary research on work-based and collaborative...
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Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...you to fit study around your life. Our world-leading teaching strategies and educational technologies mean you’ll get an immersive and interactive learning experience every step of the way. You can find out more about our courses and qualifications on our website. Whatever your study goals, we can help you develop your knowledge and skills, and open up your future....
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A timeline between The OU and the royal family
History & The Arts

A timeline between The OU and the royal family

...Educational Technology, is appointed as a Regius Professor in Open Education. She becomes only the third person to hold the royal title in the past century. _“I am delighted the Institute of Educational Technology has been recognised,”_ Eileen tells the BBC. “My late parents were both Open University graduates … and would have been thrilled their University was...
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The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?
Society, Politics & Law

The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?

...educational technology; as far back as 1922, for example, Thomas Edison declared that “the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our educational system.” Little wonder, perhaps, that the OU’s radically democratic experiment in open access education was greeted with widespread hostility by many commentators inside and outside Britain’s traditional class-bound...
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