Latest posts tagged with #OU_LD on Bluesky
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Curious about what expert #LearningDesign looks like? Ready to refresh or #upskill your approach?
Our team can help you build consensus, plan strategically, and strengthen your design skills.
👉 Head here to find out more: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
#StrategicPlanning #OU_LD
This article outlines a collaboration between #OU_LD Learning Designers Anna and Carlos, and the Education Studies team using Listening Rooms, a qualitative data methodology. The project examines quantitative student engagement data alongside #StudentVoice data. nexus-education.com/blog-posts/t...
An orange (also called ginger) cat climbs up slats on a wooden pallet.
📢 Reviving an #OU_LD blog post from a little while back:
Have a read about the importance of #scaffolding in learning and the different category types that can be utilised. Finish up by following some (or all) of the suggested #NextSteps.
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Some #OU_LD team members have been working through the #Allyship programme, run by @openuniversity.bsky.social. Thought this resource, A Progressive’s Style Guide, shared in the unit, was really fantastic. Had to share as it could be useful to lots of folks! interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/u...
A graphic with green sustainability themed logos. In the top left corner is the Open University Learning Design Logo. In the top right corner is an illustrated owl wearing a green mortarboard, with a speech bubble saying, ‘Words of Wisdom’.
How exactly do you go about capturing and sharing examples of #sustainability in educational design? Read the latest #OU_LD blog post for reflections about the Sustainability #WordsOfWisdom project to find out.
#LearningDesign #StudentVoice #WoW
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
Pine branches and berries lay in festive snow. Text reads Merry Christmas.
The #OU_LD Bluesky team is off for the holidays but we wanted to be sure to wish everyone a very happy, festive, and cosy holiday season! No matter how you celebrate (or don't), we hope it's wonderful for all of you!
🎄🎅🎁 Merry Christmas! ⛄🦌🎄
See you in 2026! 🎉
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The Christmas season is upon us and we’ve recently enjoyed some great virtual ‘fireside chats’ during The
@openuniversity.bsky.social
's Equitable Outcomes Challenge Week. ☕🔥Read some reflections from #OU_LD team members in our latest blog post:
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
#PracticeSharing #EDI
You can find out more about the Words of Wisdom project as well as other sustainability musings in our blog post from the EAUC conference at Sheffield Hallam University earlier this year 🌿 www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
#StudentVoiceWeek #OU_LD #LearningDesign
#RTSF is used while a module is live, with questions geared towards not only gaining feedback but also highlighting areas students may be finding challenging or where they indicate they struggle. Interventions are planned when creating the survey to assist students who need extra support. #OU_LD
Graphic image showing a variety of Higher Ed students. Above their heads are 3 megaphones, representing student voice.
🧵 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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The certificate and the award (a disc shaped piece of wood with a plaque on it).
Images of the team members and the text: “The Responsible by Design (RBD) Framework is our pioneering response to the ethical challenges of Generative Al in education. Rooted in student voice and aligned with institutional strategy, the framework enables staff and students to critically examine Al through four pillars: Environmental Impact, Encoded Bias, Exploitation, and the Digital Divide. A practical, values-driven and easy to use framework, it provides reflective prompts and actionable solutions. The aim is to empower educators to make informed choices about how to use Al responsibly. The solutions bank offers a practical starting point for exploring complex ethical issues, and a way to put suitable actions into practice when designing courses. Already influencing learning design within the OU and beyond, the framework demonstrates how values-led innovation can shape responsible Al adoption across the sector. By building on ALT's existing ethical framework, this approach guides what responsible Al in education can look like.”
🌟 🤩 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... ]
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4. Reflections about what we do & don't know about the environmental impacts of AI.
5. SIG Co-chair Paul Astles, from #OU_LD at @openuniversity.bsky.social, UK shares some resources from the Education Training Foundation for listeners working in FE.
👂Listen out for some surprises along the way.
We're excited to share what listeners can expect from the show:
1. SIG Co-chair Kathleen Calder from the #OU_LD team at @openuniversity.bsky.social guiding us through what thinking about #DigitalSustainability might mean.
Graphic illustration representing calmness and balance. A woman is sitting at a desk with a laptop open in front of her. Lines from the laptop lead to three symbols floating above: a music note, a calm smiling face emoji, and a heart with a line representing the heart rhythm going across it. The woman is wearing headphones and has her hands pressed together in front of her, indicating a peaceful state of mind.
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...
The #OU_LD team has a collection of resources on our internal TEL in Practice site, which includes a section on how to increase diverse representation in module materials and better support our Black students. These are a huge help to module teams when considering how to design inclusively.
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📢 ATTN! There's a new article on our blog! Read how members of the #OU_LD team & @ietatou.bsky.social represented the @openuniversity.bsky.social on the Innovating Learning Design in Higher Education (iLED) project, along with a team of international collaborators.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
Fab news to share! The work our #OU_LD AI team has done creating the Responsible by Design framework has been nominated for *two* @altuk.bsky.social Awards! Find the shortlist here: drive.google.com/file/d/1AXG8....
Before she heads off on her new adventures, we wanted to wish Mary, who's been an integral part of the #OU_LD social media gang, all the very best! Thanks for being a brilliant contributor to our small but mighty ex-Twitter, now Bluesky, team. We'll miss you loads!
Great presentation #OU_LD team!!
Sheffield Town Hall buildings at dusk.
Two members of the #OU_LD team presented on their ‘Words of Wisdom’ project at the #EAUC25 conference recently. Read Paul and Cat's thoughts on their experience in our latest blog post: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
Graphic showing four columns: Column one: Ways of being; Ways of practicing; and Ways of thinking. Column two: Three of UNESCO's Key Competencies. Column three: Specific skills that students can gain that link to the competencies. Column four: Examples of how the skills can be linked to educational activities at three levels of study at the Open University to achieve a digital badge.
📣 Project Spotlight 📣
In #OU_LD we’re working to develop a suite of #sustainability focused digital badges. These will help students showcase skills they’ve gained from their learning that align with #UNESCO’s #KeyCompetencies. We’re looking at how badging could work at different levels of study.
Big congrats to Paul & Cat from #OU_LD, now published authors, on the release of their chapter on #sustainability and #LearningDesign which is included in the book Education for Sustainable Development: The Contribution of Universities. 🌟🙌
Read their contribution here: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Anna and Mark from #OU_LD are featured on the Praxis Scholarship Hub podcast, discussing what anti-racist #assessment looks like in a #DistanceEducation context. Listen in! 🎙️
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@welspraxis.bsky.social #HigherEd
Tip sheet for helping students with dyspraxia. Text reads: Tips for helping students who have Dyspraxia / Developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). Visual Processing: Provide information in a variety of formats such as: videos, audio, images, and text backed up with transcripts or summaries. Learning new tools: When adding a new, or sparsely used tool for an activity, consider also adding: - An introduction to the tool. - A chance to practice the tool. - A reminder or recap if it’s been introduced before. Organisation & Prioritisation. Be clear on what you expect a student to get out of any activity, and what they need to do. Wherever possible, break this down into steps. Note Taking: Provide tutorial slides and recordings to reduce the pressure of note taking while listening. Fine Motor Skills: Avoid use of “fiddly” software that requires students to have a good degree of accuracy of mouse clicks.
Another share from the #OU_LD resources archive for #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay. Here's a sheet with guidance for helping students who have #dyspraxia.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
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Today is #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay so we're sharing an #OU_LD blog post from a few months back which has some advice for creating good learning materials for people with #dyslexia. There's a handy tips graphic included in the post too!
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
Plants and moss grow out of the holes in, and around the cables of, an extension lead.
Paul Astles from our #OU_LD team was recently a guest on a recent episode of @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Treasure Island Pedagogies podcast. Listen to him talking about Climate Action Pedagogy here:
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Some #OU_LD team members have participated in The @openuniversity.bsky.social's #Allyship programme. This resource, A Progressive’s Style Guide, used in the unit, was really fantastic. Had to share as it could be useful to lots of folks! interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/u...
An iceberg floating in the ocean. There is a flag planted in the top of it with the Learning Design logo on it.
How can we design courses that better support our students? Our latest #OU_LD blog post shares the newly updated ICEBERG principles for #StudentRetention and some nifty #resources that you can use to apply them.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
#LearningDesign #ICEBERGPrinciples #OER
Sounds like an engaging session. We have a new(ish) #Storytelling group in our #OU_LD team that looks at, among other things, how it can be used when designing modules to help make them easier to move through and more relatable for students.
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Our fellow #OU_LD team member @mikecollins.bsky.social announced today that The Pedagodzilla Book is now up on #OpenLearn as an OER. It's a fun read and gets great reviews! Get stuck in!
www.open.edu/openlearn/ed...
