Innovating Pedagogy aims to lead university research and development in Technology Enhanced learning, to enhance our international reputation and inform OU innovations in teaching, learning and assessment. The programme develops and evaluates new educational theories, methods, models, systems and technologies, informed by theories of technology-enhanced learning.
Current research is focussed on the following thematic areas:
- Understanding the changing experience of distance learning
- Research into the design, development and evaluation of future learning systems
- Design and evaluation of mobile technologies for learning
- Methods and technologies for learning design
- Innovative technology-enabled pedagogies
- Technology-enhanced assessment
- Game-based learning in Higher Education
- Citizen Science and open inquiry learning
- Open science laboratories
- Learning analytics
Projects include:
- FutureLearn
- Juxtalearn
- Maseltov
- SAFeSEA
- Wolfson iSpot
- Wolfson nQuire
- Wolfson Situ8
- Wolfson International ISE
- TEACH
- Creating & Using Location based Media
- DISCOVER
- Beyond Prototypes