Sharing the @openuniversity.bsky.social Learning Design team’s approach to designing for student success. Using evidence and #StudentVoice to enhance the learning experience. #HigherEd #LearningDesign #EdTech #DigitalInclusion #EDIA Tag us or use #OU_LD
When it's flaming hot out and you think you might not make it to the weekend... 🔥🥵😵💫
badly drawn bee 🐝perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this)
Whether you're taking your first steps or looking for fresh ideas to advance existing practice, this page offers a useful starting point for conversations and action around embedding sustainability in education. #Sustainability #LearningDesign #OER #HigherEd @ouopenlearn.bsky.social
Learning Design team at The Open UniversityWant to add #sustainability to your course design but unsure how? We've updated our #OpenLearn resource, 'First Steps Towards Embedding Sustainability in Learning Design', full of practical ideas, frameworks & free resources to help educators begin the journey. www.open.edu/openlearn/ed... #OER
Want to add #sustainability to your course design but unsure how? We've updated our #OpenLearn resource, 'First Steps Towards Embedding Sustainability in Learning Design', full of practical ideas, frameworks & free resources to help educators begin the journey. www.open.edu/openlearn/ed... #OER
First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning designCheck out these free resources to help prompt initial thoughts and discussions about embedding sustainability in course design.www.open.eduFreshly hatched blog post! 🐣 Back in April the WELS faculty hosted their #WELSEDIFest2026. A few of us in #OU_LD attended some of the many great webinars and workshops so we've compiled the reflections and impressions of the attendees into a handy article. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
And congrats from all of us on the Learning Design team too! We love seeing all of your success stories. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Open UniversityYou did it! 🎓✨ Congratulations to every OU student getting their results this week. Whatever your journey looked like, you should be incredibly proud of how far you've come 💙 #OUfamily
Today's hot topic in the #OU_LD team is #ProblemBasedLearning. Which has reminded us of our own @mikecollins.bsky.social's fantastic #Pedagodzilla #podcast episode on the subject. www.pedagodzilla.com/schools-out-...
School’s out forever! How does Problem based learning help Buffy the Vampire Slayer? (Ft.Computational thinking)Now here’s a Brucie bonus for you – it’s a pedagogy 2 for the price of 1 special! We’ve got Rebecca Ferguson, innovator of pedagogy and watcher of Buffy joining us to figure…www.pedagodzilla.comSome of these look interesting. Will make some time to watch.
Media & Learning Association🎥 The keynote recordings from Media & Learning Conference 2026 are now live! Missed a session, or want to revisit a talk that sparked new ideas? You can now watch all the keynote speeches on our website and YouTube channel. 🔗https://buff.ly/OZkn9Xn #MandL2026 #EdTech
Don't forget - we've made a a starter pack of #OpenUniversity people and accounts (plus a few other #HigherEd accounts). We're always adding more people and feeds to it as we find them (or they find us 😉). Go on, get connected! [cc: @openuniversity.bsky.social ] go.bsky.app/LYgYXL2
Quick reminder:
Learning Design team at The Open UniversityCurious 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
Details are in the post to get in touch if you'd like a bespoke session or more information on how to incorporate #storytelling into your #StudentExperience creation. Don't be shy! #OU_LD
Learning Design team at The Open UniversityHow can you use #storytelling to help create engaging student learning experiences? Chris has written us an overview for the #OU_LD blog about the work done in the OU Storytelling and Narrative Group to explain. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
How can you use #storytelling to help create engaging student learning experiences? Chris has written us an overview for the #OU_LD blog about the work done in the OU Storytelling and Narrative Group to explain. www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learni...
We've loved hearing about the wonderful discussions coming out of this years #OER26 conference. If you couldn't attend but want to get a flavour of the presentation that Paul and Catriona gave, you're in luck as it's on YouTube! 🎉 youtu.be/BX8486zLTko?... #Sustainability #LearningDesign #OU_LD
Embedding Sustainability: Learning from a compendium of actionable sustainability examplesYouTube video by OU Learning Designyoutu.beHow about a chillaxed dog moment to take our minds off of the relentless heat? bsky.app/profile/wera...
WeRateDogsThis is Holly. Every day for the past 5 years, she picks out a stick and brings it to her favorite spot for “zen time.” While her stick may change, her routine never does. 13/10 (IG: hollythebluestaffy)
This is such a fantastic idea! Would love to see something like this for the @openuniversity.bsky.social campus. It's full of green spaces and wildlife habitat and abuts an open space that runs through a long swathe of #MiltonKeynes.
Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.aiUK University Makes 'Google Maps' For Campus Wildlife Showing Hedgehog Highways And Seagull Lunch Spots ->ZME Science | More on "Campus wildlife mapping multispecies navigation" at BigEarthData.ai | #Technology #Wildlife #Google
We're thrilled to be part of @icde-org.bsky.social's GAC Europe digital toolkit which contains definitions of their core principles ( #inclusivity, #sustainability and #scalability) with case study examples of these principles in practice in member institutions. gaceurope.weebly.com/sustainabili...
SustainabilityExplore our examples of sustainability in practice from ICDE member institutions.gaceurope.weebly.comBig cheer to Paul Astles, Catriona Matthews, & Kathleen Calder, from the #OU_LD team, and Edzia Carvalho for having their evidence accepted to the Education Committee on The use of Artificial Intelligence and EdTech in Education. Their paper can be read here: committees.parliament.uk/work/9642/th...
committees.parliament.ukThe OU Students Association is celebrating #PrideMonth too. They've got special events planned for all students who'd like to join in. How cool does a 'crafternoon' sound? @oustudents.bsky.social www.oustudents.com/news/article...
What Pride Month means to uswww.oustudents.com🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month from the #OU_LD team! 🌈 We've found some sparkling advice from the folks at @wonkhe.bsky.social on considering how to make sure we're creating inclusivity for students in the #LGBTQI+ community. wonkhe.com/blogs/how-to...
How to to improve the LGBTQ+ student experienceAs Pride month continues, Mack Marshall considers how to make universities more inclusive for LGBTQ+ studentswonkhe.com