Prof. Christothea Herodotou

Selective sharing influences #publicopinion towards accepting results that are less significant than other studies #decisionmaking #policy #news linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

We invited Claude users to share how they use AI, what they dream it could make possible, and what they fear it might do. Nearly 81,000 people responded in one week—the largest qualitative study of its kind. Read more: anthropic.com/features/81k-i…

60 years ago today, Jennie Lee set out a bold vision in her University of the Air White Paper that would become The Open University 🎓 From that moment, the idea of a University that welcomes everyone, whatever their background, began to take shape. Since then, millions of life changing journeys have started with the OU and we are just getting started. As we celebrate 60 years of open learning, we remain committed to making education accessible to every community and every stage of life. #OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity #OU60 💙

An opportunity for all teachers to explore/learn design thinking pedagogy supported by free digital tools! Go for a free online course developed by the Exten(DT)2 project team. Enrol on the course by visiting this link: extendt2.eu/open-learn-cou… @herodotouc @educationgovuk

Have you read our latest newsletter? extendt2.eu/wp-content/upl… It includes includes reporting on the latest project meeting in Athens, the launch of an OpenLearn Create online course for teachers on "Teaching design thinking with digital technologies, and many more exciting news.

A wonderful opportunity for teachers at all levels to explore/learn design thinking pedagogy supported by free digital tools. It's a free online course developed by the Exten(DT)2 project team. Enrol on the course by visiting this link: extendt2.eu/open-learn-cou…

‘Explain your #research as if you were speaking to a smart #teenager’ #policy #impact #simplicity #whydoesitmatter search.app/EjkQJ

Onwards with our work introducing #GenAI into @openuniversity teaching. New paper outlining why students prefer an Institutional AI Digital Assistant (i-AIDA) to a public version (p-AIDA) @iocoding oro.open.ac.uk/104011/

It's our birthday today! Here's #JennieLee, Scottish founder of @OpenUniversity, who "Out-snobbed the snobs" by getting a Royal Charter for a uni that's open to everyone, whatever their educational background. More info at ow.ly/qVcR50VFhWq #OnThisDay #OUDigitalArchives

🚨 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🚨 Passionate about community, creativity & compassion?💛 We have exciting roles open now at Verbal! Join a team where your work truly matters 👉 theverbal.co/Pages/Category… #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #CommunityImpact #VerbalCareers #MakeADifference

As children's digital experiences increasingly shape their lives, how can we help them stay safe and healthy online? Join the OECD SG @MathiasCormann for the launch of our new report on digital opportunities, risks & strategies for child wellbeing ➡️ bit.ly/41CN8F3

Anyone can set up a study using nQuire, according to @herodotouc at Open Research Week @OpenUniversity . People have done studies on medicine, technology, literature, environment, mental health, wellbeing and more. research.open.ac.uk/events/ispot-c…

Exten.(DT).2 project meeting taking place in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece! We are discussing the current progress and future plans relating to how design thinking with emerging technologies can be brought into Educational practices.

🚨 LibPMC 2025 Keynotes Revealed! 🚨 We're thrilled to welcome: 🗞️ @LiamThorpECHO – Award-winning political editor at the Liverpool ECHO 🎓 @herodotouc – Professor at Open University, leading the way in learning tech & social justice Don’t miss their insights at #LibPMC2025!

The Peace of Mind project officially launched this week! Funded by PeacePlus, this cross-community & cross-border initiative tackles #youth #mentalhealth challenges in NI & border counties. Delivered by Verbal, Cedar Foundation, Inspire Wellbeing & The Open University (IET)

💡What shall we expect for #Children #OnlineSafety in 2025? ℹ️I review next steps for the #OSA including criticism of @Ofcom + pushback from #BigTech against #ChildRights @LSEnews @MediaLSE @5RightsFound @NSPCC @EUKIDSONLINE #DigitalFutures4Children 📖blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

This is our final year. Still a few opportunities for upper primary and secondary level teachers to participate in professional development activities Exten.(D.T.)2 Team has developed. Write to us- extendt2@gmail.com youtube.com/watch?v=3EYvvR… @herodotouc @SagunShresN

"the bottleneck in scientific progress may no longer be our ability to process existing knowledge, but rather our capacity to ask the right questions." #AI #GenAI #research #Literature venturebeat.com/ai/openscholar…

Exten.(D.T.)2 Newsletter (October issue) is out! Find how we are getting engaged in recent months here: extendt2.eu/wp-content/upl… @herodotouc @SagunShresN #desginthinkinginpedagogy #emergingtechnologies

Any upper primary or secondary teachers based in Greece, Sweden, UK, Belgium, Ireland and Norway interested in enrolling the free teacher development course 'Teaching with Design Thinking and emerging Technologies'. If you are, drop a line @ extendt2@gmail.com. Limited seats...

It's our final year. Still a few opportunities for upper primary and secondary level teachers to participate in professional development activities that the Exten.(D.T.)2 Team has developed. Write to us- extendt2@gmail.com youtube.com/watch?v=3EYvvR… @herodotouc @SagunShresN