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What is technology?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is technology?

...technology is about more than gadgets and gizmos. Andy Lane explains what it means to different people...This content is associated with The Open University Computing and IT qualifications. The role and impact of technology in both our personal and working lives is ever growing. Understanding how people shape technology and how technology shapes people's interactions with...
Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...technologies brought new solutions to the world of finance. Will education see similar changes? Read this article by Professor John Domingue and Doctor Alexander Mikroyannidis to start exploring the possibilities of blockchain in education...The challenges of traditional education models The centralised education model of the present is no longer sustainable: learning...
Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...technology, engineering and maths) and invested £4 million into higher education, with further matched funding from the Government. The Foundation has made many other philanthropic gifts in the realms of education and healthcare. The commitment to education is demonstrated by Dangoor Education’s sponsorship of the Westminster Academy and most recently, the Foundation...
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...education’ sets out an invitation to all education stakeholders to participate in policy discussion, research and innovation to transform education...[Paper illustration - lots of hands reaching for the world in the sky] We all are called to engage in a dialogue based on two fundamental principles: the right to quality education throughout life, and education as a...
Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...Education collection!...Evolutions in Education was a conference hosted by The Open University in April 2024. The conference was aimed at colleagues working in the education sector (from early years to further education) across the UK and the goal was to share key examples of external engagement and knowledge exchange work taking place at The Open University. The...
Resources for educators
Education & Development

Resources for educators

Design your own CPD with these free resources from The Open University, created for teachers and teaching assistants working across the UK.
Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...Technologies in Higher Education, edited by Deborah Lupton, Inger Mewburn and Pat Thomson, offers an insightful and diverse take on the digital landscape in Higher Education, covering topics such as MOOCs, ‘flipped classrooms’ and academic blogging. Keeping the human impact of these technologies firmly in view, the book’s contributions are lively, accessible and a...
Home education for children with special educational needs
Education & Development

Home education for children with special educational needs

...educated children with special educational needs. Since 2016, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has reported the responses of the local authority to a home education survey. Even before the ‘COVID-19 effect’ of parents keeping children home from schools following lockdowns, to avoid infection, this shows an upward trend. [Young children drawing at...