David Lammy, the Minister of State for Higher Education and Innovation, visited the Open University on Thursday 26th of February. His visit was hosted in KMi, and he was shown work from a range of innovations and elearning projects including our iTunes U. work and the STELLAR Network of Excellence. Mr Lammy, the Member of…
Nick Pearce, Special Adviser on Education to the Prime Minister, spent this morning in KMi, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Brenda Gourley. He came to learn about how the OU is supporting learners online, and how it envisages the future of the OU and the Higher Education sector in the era of free Open Educational…
The Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Dr Giancarlo Aragona, KCVD today visited KMi. Dr. Aragona, who has been the Italian Ambassador to the UK since 2004 and is a former ambassador to Russia, received a brief demonstration of KMi’s research from unit director Dr. Peter Scott. Photo shows the Ambassador together with Consulate General,…
David Willetts MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and his Chief of Staff, Nicholas Hillman, today visited the Open University. Accompanied by the Vice Chancellor Brenda Gourley they came to KMi to get a clear picture of the future of learning in the internet age, and to meet up with a…
MMIS group visited Bletchley Park on Wednesday December 5, as a social event. Bletchley Park used to be the home of top British Code breakers during World War II, and was a top secret until 1967. Its codebreaking successes are believed to save countless lives by shortening the War by at least two years. It…
Managing Director of Microsoft Research, UK, Dr Andrew Herbert visited KMi today to view the lab and learn about KMi’s main areas of research: Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Semantic Technologies, and Multimedia. Andrew joined Microsoft Research in 2001 as an Assistant Director and in March 2003 he succeeded the founding director, Roger…
As part of a European university tour, Mme Liu Ying, Director of Distance Education and Continuing Education at the Chinese Ministry of Education once again requested to spend some time in KMi. After her last visit here in 2006 she was keen to see what project developments had taken place and to introduce a number…
KMi today hosted a visit from the Open University’s new Pro Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, Denise Kirkpatrick. Taking up the role in August 2007, Professor Kirkpatrick’s role involves the development and implementation of policy with respect to the use of new media in teaching support. Related Links: KMi Projects Simon (right) explains NASAs…
The OU delivery of training and learning to Reuters via the Moodle platform was given a boost in April by KMi. Incorporating FlashVlogs into web pages is something KMi has been doing for ages and it was the obvious solution for the Corous team who manage the Reuters Account. Sarah Walshe of Corous had asked…
Peter Scott demonstrated a number of KMi’s technologies and innovations to Christopher Beazley, Member of the European Parliament for the Eastern region. Christopher was elected MEP for the Eastern region in 1999. He was MEP for Cornwall and Plymouth from 1984-94. He was Conservative spokesman on Culture and Education. He was Conservative spokesman on Constitutional…
