Members of IET work within a programme structure which is divided into three main portfolios, Research & Innovation, Quality Enhancement and Academic Professional Development. IET’s programme structure is flexible to be responsive to changing priorities. Staff work collaboratively with each other on a variety of projects and activities simultaneously across multiple programmes.
Research & Innovation
IET conducts high quality research into teaching, learning and the use of technology in education. In addition IET aims to enhance scholarship of technology-enabled teaching and learning across the OU. For more details of the extent of this work, please visit the Research & Innovation section.
Quality Enhancement
The Quality Enhancement Portfolio delivers the evidence base, analytics and pedagogic design expertise required for the Open University’s quality enhancement process and strategic oversight of the student learning experience. For more information about this work, visit the Quality Enhancement section.
Academic Professional Development
IET delivers educational and professional development activities to enable staff to support the University's e-learning and e-teaching strategy. For more details about our work in this area, visit the Academic Professional Development section.
Taught modules
Our experience and knowledge of using new technologies to support good learning, teaching and assessment practices are presented and developed in the following taught module programmes:
- the Masters in Online and Distance Education
- the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
- the Open University's Masters in Research Methods programme
For more information about our taught modules, please visit Study with us area.
Academics and Academic-related staff working within IET’s three portfolio strands are involved in cross-institutional strategic programmes of work, such as the Student Services Review, OpenLearn and the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
