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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 17h

Really looking forward to chairing next week's panel discussion on Women in Tech Week: Celebrating the Women Shaping Technology Across the University at the University of Oxford.

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OEGlobal @oeglobal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tomorrow. #OEGlobal26 opens in Cambridge and online. 🌍 153 sessions, 4 keynote conversations, 263 presenters from 28 countries. Can't travel? Online registration is open until Friday: twp.ai/E5H82s #OpenEducation #OER

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy World Postcard Day! marendeepwell.com/happy-world-...

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ALTUK.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ALTC26 will feature two keynote sessions exploring this year’s theme 'Learning without Edges', including a multi‑speaker learner panel and keynote speaker, Henrietta Mbeah‑Bankas, Global Health Innovation, Education and Partnerships Executive. Learn more about the programme: buff.ly/uJs6F47 #altc

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Lorna M. Campbell @lornamcampbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a really inspiring conversation. Love the focus on student empowerment, equity and social justice.

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New episode with Dr Glenda Cox about open practice and leadership, drawing on her experiences as UNESCO Chair in Open Education and Social Justice, and along the way we get a glimpse into just what it takes to build collaborative networks across the globe. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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153 - Special Guest Glenda Cox

Podcast Episode · Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell · September 25 · 39m

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join us for this week's #LTHEChat, which will explore how the design of time and space shapes student engagement, participation and belonging with @columfromcork.bsky.social on Wednesday at 8.00pm (GMT/BST). Read the blog post here: lthechat.com/2026/09/27/l...

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LTHEChat 374: Apathy or Architecture? The hidden curriculum of time and space

Join us on Wednesday 30th of September at 8.00pm (GMT/BST) with our guest contributor, Colum Cronin of Marino Institute of Education, Dublin, (@columfromcork.bsky.social). This #LTHEChat on BlueSky…

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tune in as I chat with Helen Tarokh, Executive Coach and Supervisor for Education Leaders, about values-aligned leadership, finding the right work/life harmony and making leadership practice sustainable in an era of AI and automation. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

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152 - Special Guest Helen Tarokh

Podcast Episode · Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell · 11 September · 48min

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"I’m probably just slow, but it wasn’t until I read Cory Doctorow’s insightful and persuasive Reverse Centaur, that I got it (seriously, everyone should read this book)." Amen to that. blog.edtechie.net/ai/hold-me-b...

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Hold me back – The Ed Techie

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Really looking forward to attending the ALT Conference #ALTC26 in Cardiff this year, and leading a workshop on strategic and leadership capabilities. This time of year always brings back many conference memories for me :)

A photo of Cardiff stadium on the River Taff

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This morning's dystopian email award goes to the pitch for the "next-gen AI-native PeopleOS" . Where AI agents do all the work and YOU get to focus on what really matters. Delightful.

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Re-reading this today as I picked up this beautiful little edition recently. I wish I had discovered this essay and Rebecca Solnit’s wonderful work much earlier in my life. Even so, every time I revisit it I find new meaning for me.

A photo of a printed edition of Rebecca Solnit’s essay entitled: Men Explain Things To Me

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Reclaim Hosting @www.reclaimhosting.com · 18/08/2026

That's a wrap for this year's #ds106radioSummerCamp - we had a blast!!! A big thank you to all our special guests, speakers, hosts and DJs for helping us celebrate summer camp on DS106 Radio – #4life.

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Reclaim Hosting @www.reclaimhosting.com · 18/08/2026

Now on #ds106radio Alexis Block hosts Faces of Reclaim with Laura Gibbs and Sam Hooper listen.reclaimed.tech/summer-camp

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Reclaim Hosting @www.reclaimhosting.com · 18/08/2026

Welcome to the #ds106RadioSummerCamp. For the next 12 hours we are live on the airwaves with conversations, great tunes, plenty of Special Guests and even a zombie role playing game. Get ready to run in! listen.reclaimed.tech/summer-camp

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Reclaim Hosting @www.reclaimhosting.com · 13/08/2026

Join us on AUG 18th for DS106 Radio Summer Camp #ds106RadioSummerCamp, the coolest camp on the radio. We'll have good music, special chat sessions, a game session, and a preview of our new podcast, Faces of Reclaim. Click here for more info: events.reclaimhosting.com/event/ds106-....

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Really looking forward to next week's #ds106RadioSummerCamp #ds106radio events.reclaimhosting.com/event/ds106-...

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Open Education Conference @openedconf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📢 Keynote Announcement! We are excited to share that Bryan Alexander will be joining the keynote lineup of #OpenEd26, taking place virtually on October 27–29. Register by August 31 to receive earlybird pricing! openeducationconference.org/news/2026/ke...

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Keynote Announcement: Dr. Bryan Alexander — Open Education Conference

The Open Education Conference is excited to share that Bryan Alexander will be joining the keynote lineup of #OpenEd26, taking place virtually on October 27–29, 2026. Dr. Bryan Alexander is an…

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Lovely to join today's meeting of the #ALTC26 Conference Committee, chaired by @digisim.bsky.social . Excited to see ALT's flagship event come to Cardiff in October! www.alt.ac.uk/alt-annual-c...

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I've been blogging about blogging (again). This post is called "My Home on the Open Web" and I loved writing about what having a blog, and more specifically, the practice of blogging, mean to me. Off the top of my head I listed 20 reasons why I continue to blog... marendeepwell.com/myhome/

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My home on the open web.

Blogging about blogging. Again. Hello again. As you might have noticed, the blog has had a revamp. It’s a new theme (Wordpress 2025) and a streamlined presence. It’s part of my summer p…

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who shared comments, ideas and questions in response to my post on digital sustainability. I've added a second post that covers more tips that I have tried out myself to reduce digital waster and make more energy efficient use of technology marendeepwell.com/digital-sust...

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Digital Sustainability Part 2

In my last post I described how I have started to think about how to make my work more environmentally sustainable, and described the practical steps I am taking to achieve this, starting with decr…

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Started the week with a tidy, and now we're ready for Monday.

A photo of my home office with a dog sleeping in the basket nearby.

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Reflecting on my week… how was your week?

A collage of a photo of a handheld fan with words drawn on top, reading: my week. Taxes, admin, running, dog walks, blogging, research, cinema trip, website admin, coaching supervision, new project, wildfires.

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New blog post: my focus on sustainability and the environment has deepened, and extended from what we can do at home and locally, to how I work online. In this post I share a few of the things I tried to apply to my practice and how I got on. marendeepwell.com/from-wildfir...

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From wildfires to websites

Yesterday evening after work we drove to the coast, where I took the photo that features on this post. It’s a view of Southerndown Beach, on the south western coast near Cardiff. One of my fa…

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It’s not yet been so hot this week so here’s Posey enjoying a cool explore along our local canal

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

From seeing The Cure at Blackweir Live to conference travel to the OE-star studded OER26 and EdTech26 Conferences, this month's newsletter is packed with plenty of highlights... AND my 150th podcast episode released just this week. Enjoy! marendeepwell.com/newsletter-j...

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Newsletter, July 2026

Hello! It’s been a busy and highly enjoyable month of travel and conferences for me, and this week I am wrapping up my teaching at Oxford for this academic year and also recording new intervi…

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Edinburgh Futures Institute @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

📣 Open for applications: Alt-w Fund 📣 EFI is working with Mark Daniels of New Media Scotland to offer this extraordinary commission opportunity for groundbreaking screen-based artwork to be shown at the Music Hall Aberdeen and EFI. Apply by 17 July 2026 👉 www.mediascot.org/alt-w

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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Newsletter, July 2026

Hello! It’s been a busy and highly enjoyable month of travel and conferences for me, and this week I am wrapping up my teaching at Oxford for this academic year and also recording new intervi…

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

New podcast out today... and it's episode 150! 🥳 marendeepwell.com/podcast/

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Reclaim Hosting @www.reclaimhosting.com · 22/06/2026

We're taking part in #OER26 this week, happening at the Open University, UK in Milton Keynes. We are long-time fans of this fab event, and this year we're sharing new open edtech practice and research from our case studies blog.reclaimhosting.com/reclaim-oer26/

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Reclaim @ OER26

This year we are excited to take part in the OER26 Conference, Openness Reimagined: Continuity, Change and Shared Vision – happening on 22-23 June 2026, in Milton Keynes, UK. Learn more about OER26…

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Open Education Network @openednetwork.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Today OEN's Barb Thees, Robin DeRosa, Tanya Grosz, and Karen Lauritsen presented "Community-Driven Systemic Change" at #OER26 in Milton Keynes, UK! Thanks and kudos to all the amazing presenters at The Open University. Looking forward to great sessions still to come! 🥳 www.alt.ac.uk/oer26Programme

Open Education Network's Barb Thees, Robin DeRosa, Tanya Grosz, and Karen Lauritsen pause for a moment in London before OER26 at The Open University in Milton Keynes, UK.

OEN's Barb Thees and Tanya Grosz at #OER26.

Open Education Network Executive Director Robin DeRosa at OER26 in Milton Keynes, UK.

Karen Lauritsen, OEN Senior Director, Publishing, presents our community's publishing vision as an institutional and collective responsibility to provide educational resources to students.

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It’s welcome back for Martin and a treat for me. OER is always fun!

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Sending hugs Lorna! We’re just speaking of you xx

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Great to see such interest in the open EdTech case studies from @www.reclaimhosting.com here at #OER26 - if you didn’t get a sticker, I have a few left so find me during lunch blog.reclaimhosting.com/tag/case-stu...

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case-study - Reclaim the Blog

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Dr Maren Deepwell @marendeepwell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The sun shines on open education #OER26. Beautiful day for a conference 🙌 as the OER Conference returns to the Open University

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ALTUK.bsky.social @altuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Welcome to Day 1 of OER26! We’re so excited to open the doors and start the day with you. Whether you’ve already arrived or you’re on your way, we hope you’re ready for a full programme of ideas, conversations, and inspiration. #OER26 #altc buff.ly/TBG8zr2

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