Navigate OER26
We are pleased to introduce the conference co‑chairs for OER26, whose leadership and vision are shaping this year’s themes and programme. Their combined expertise reflects the diversity and ambition of the open education community.
Dr Robert Farrow
Dr. Robert Farrow is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (UK) where he leads the open education research programme. His own research focuses on the intersections of openness, learning in sociotechnical systems and the emerging ethical and philosophical dimensions of artificial intelligence. Rob is Co-Director of the Global Open Graduate Network (GO-GN) which supports a worldwide community of doctoral researchers in open education. He also serves as co-editor of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education and co-chair of the ICDE Open Education Network.
Dr Beck Pitt
Dr Beck Pitt is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (UK) and Co-Director of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). Beck's work focuses on open textbooks, open course development and open pedagogies. Beck has extensive experience of successful collaboration with stakeholders in a wide variety of contexts including South Africa, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Kenya, Canada, United States and across Europe. Beck is also a member of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME) editorial team, co-convenor for the Computers and Learning Research Group (CALRG) and a member of The Open University’s Open Research Group.