You can find out more about the conference on the CROPSNet website (www.cropsnet.org/cropsnet-con...).

If you're interested in joining the network, you can do so here:

www.cropsnet.org/sign-up-form

#EduSky

#OnlineEducation

#UKHigherEd

#PGT

Abstract submissions for the inaugural CROPSNet conference are now open! If you're involved or interested in online PGT teaching & delivery and you have anything to share with the online PGT community, submit your abstract via the link below:

imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Join us for a vibrant, student-led conference showcasing critical, creative, &scholarly work in #digitaleducation by students & alumni of the MSc Digital Education Programme @morayhouse.bsky.social University of Edinburgh. Free and online. Tickets at
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-ed... #ukhe

New publication: Is education better because of us? How ed tech can answer the call to produce research that matters.

rdcu.be/ekuFN

#EdTech
#AcademicSky
#eLearningDesign

One of my papers on #Games4Research is all about gamification of research skills training. Did it work? Find out here!
radar.gsa.ac.uk/9317/

#GBL #GameStudies #AcademicSky #research #EduSky #EdTech #LoveLD

A cartoon featuring penguins participating in an online video conference with their webcams in a 2x2 grid, but they are 'breaking the fourth wall' by handing a cake to one another despite being supposedly in different locations.

Reminder to register for our FREE "Research & Scholarship in Digital Education Online Student Conference" to hear from our Masters in Online Teaching students and keynotes from Prof Neil Selwyn and Prof Shailey Minocha. Details and registration link here: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...

Looks like the Psychosis Research Group (PRG) have joined BlueSky - give us a follow! @psychosisresearch.bsky.social 🦋

Registration is open for our FREE 2025 H890 Research & Scholarship in Digital Education Online Student Conference! Join to hear our Masters students present their work alongside keynotes from Prof Neil Selwyn (Monash Univ,Aus) and Prof Shailey Minocha (Open Univ,UK).
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Co...

CROPSNet - Newsletters Newsletters

The 2nd CROPSNet Newsletter is out! You can read up on the network's upcoming projects and events here:

www.cropsnet.org/resource-lib...

Cochrane review: 47% of all clinical trial results are not made public Nearly half of clinical trial results are not made public, an exhaustive review published by the medical evidence group Cochrane has found. The new Cochrane review draws together data from 204 existin...

Interesting 🧐 reading

"learners want their learning experience within a microcredential to facilitate career progression and help them apply their new skills in different contexts"

The Collaborative Research for Online Postgraduate Studies Network is looking for speakers to present at our seminars! 💻

If you would like to present a 20-minute talk on a topic relevant to online PGT teaching & delivery, please let me know ☎️

#EduSky

#OnlineEducation

#UKHigherEd

#PGT

Online Learning Rankings 2024: results announced Eleven universities across four continents are awarded gold in first attempt to measure online learning on a global basis

THE have published their 1st Online Learning Rankings for Higher Education Institutions:

tinyurl.com/mr325e8v

It seems like a very positive step in recognising online higher education as a domain which requires its own approaches, awards, and scholarship. #onlinelearning #UKHE #onlinePGT

Wellbeing Walk for IGHI Postgraduate Students - Institute of Global Health Innovation On Saturday the 19 October IGHI Health Policy and Digital Health Leadership students and staff enjoyed a day out in Hyde Park and South Kensington, for the IGHI Education Wellbeing Walk. A group of 18...

While maybe not the best social idea for online programmes, we made the most of our colleague's Joe Kerr's expertise in architectural history to offer a tour of Albertopolis!

Extra-curricular learning is a great community building tool! Read more about the event below:

tinyurl.com/bde3yxz8

The Right-Wingification of UT Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

It was a hostile takeover and it was easy

www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-11...

How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

My colleague @anniewaldman.bsky.social has a bombshell expose on UnitedHealth, how it uses an algorithm originally intended to help flag patients at risk of suicide or substance use to instead flag "overuse" of mental health services. She's got internal documents: www.propublica.org/article/unit...

Sign-up link for CROPSNet:

imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Are you interested in improving and innovating practice in online PGT programmes? Along with colleagues from the IGHI, we launched the Collaborative Research for Online Postgraduate Studies Network (CROPSNet) - we're always looking for colleagues (from all job families) to join!

Sign-up below!

Interesting paper! Makes me wonder if introducing a 1-2-1 portion where students take turns explaining a key learning point to each other would be a useful addition to online live sessions #onlinePGT #HigherEd

Thank you!

<em>British Journal of Educational Technology</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library Abstract The use of SMS messaging for education has grown in recent years, with particular attention recently during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mobile phones often have high levels of ownership in low-i...

Out now in BJET - Supporting equitable access to learning via SMS in Kenya: Impact on engagement and learning outcomes - it was brilliant working in collaboration with colleagues at M-Shule on this paper doi.org/10.1111/bjet...

🙋‍♂️ yes please! Thanks for putting this together Brandon :)

Probably one of many to have switched over from the other website today! If you're interested in:

🎓 Online Postgraduate Teaching & Delivery
💻 Online Education
🧠 Student Mental Health & Wellbeing

Please connect with me! Feel free to repost this and suggest people for me to add to my network 😊

Educator friends, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.

1) how to best support the MH&W of ODL PGT students?
2) are ODL PGT prgms limited by their mirroring of on-campus approaches?

Collaboration for a sustainable future 🌱

Unlocking the value and potential of #HigherEducation through new shared approaches to #digital, #data and #technology

Download and read the new report from @jisc.bsky.social ↩️

www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/coll...

Hello! 👋🏼 I’m found here most often posting about #Learning in #HigherEd, and #StudentCentred #Teaching practices, from the perspective of a Canadian academic administrator.

Also featured: life as dad of a teen and tween, and fulfilling my obligation to pay the #DogTax for our two #BorderTerriers.

Probably one of many to have switched over from the other website today! If you're interested in:

🎓 Online Postgraduate Teaching & Delivery
💻 Online Education
🧠 Student Mental Health & Wellbeing

Please connect with me! Feel free to repost this and suggest people for me to add to my network 😊