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Editing and co-authoring for online publication
This is the story of the creation and publication of the #EdTechRations book as told by its creator, David Hopkins. His reflective account shows how important connected, open practice is to the...
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Geographical Information Systems in the classroom – Digimap for Schools
The Geography National Curriculum for England states that students should be taught to “use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data,” (DfE, 2013). While it...
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Marvellous Mapping: Visitors & Residents Workshop
As part of Open Education Week 2015, Dave White and Donna Lanclos facilitated a Visitors & Residents workshop “Marvellous Mapping” for educators and researchers at the National University of...
View ArticleAbout Me – Claire Donlan, ALT Trustee
I have been an ALT Trustee for nearly four years now including serving as Vice-Chair, Chair and President of ALT. Before that I was a member of the FE Operational Committee for three years. I wrote...
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Imagine a Nation of Inspired Digital Makers
For the past few years Nesta have been trying to get young people digital making. Technology shapes so much of the world. We think it’s important that young people understand they can influence this...
View ArticleBook Review: Educational Innovations and Contemporary Technologies
This book is arranged as a set of case studies focusing on ‘specialised educational technologies; particular groups of learners; and teacher education.’ The case studies presented in the book may not...
View ArticleUnderstanding How People Learn
The ALT-Members email list is a fascinating place where members of the ALT community discuss a variety of issues related to everyday practice. Recently, Daniel Scott asked what he thought was an...
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The Social Ontology of Digital Data & Digital Technology #CSO15
The Social Ontology of Digital Data & Digital Technology Conference took place on 8 July 2015 at The Shard in London. This conference set out to explore the meaning of technology and data and its...
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A Week in the Life of Matt Lingard (ALT Trustee)
Matt Lingard I’ve been working as the Head of TEL at the University of West London since March 2014. While late-August might not be a typical week of the year, the activities I was involved in are not...
View ArticleExpanding and Extending Conversations at #altc via @vconnecting
We co-founded Virtually Connecting as a way to enrich the virtual conference experience for those unable to physically attend conferences. We appreciate conferences like #altc and #hastac that...
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“With power comes great responsibility” How librarians can harness the power...
Library flipchart I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the annual conference of the CILIP Multimedia, Information and Technology Group’s (MmIT) held at the University of Sheffield in...
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The age of CV 2.0?
Today everyone is using social media to socialise and connect. Students can link and share their work on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. In order to determine a fuller picture of potential employees,...
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BYOD Digital Exams at Brunel University
Since 2015 Brunel University London has been running a pilot programme testing the feasibility of digital written exams. The approach we have taken is a “Bring your own device” (BYOD) model where...
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How and why should Learning Technologists engage with start-ups?
A conversation between Anders Krohn, CEO at Aula Education, and Dr Maren Deepwell, CEO at ALT. At the recent ALT Annual Conference in Liverpool we started a conversation about how Learning...
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The development of an accessible Library Management System (LMS)
In order to support and develop the skills of Independent Living Skills (ILS) students, Gower College Swansea Information Learning Technology team has joined forces with the ILS and Library departments...
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What we have been up to… an update from the Chair and Chief Executive of ALT
Dear Members A year ago we launched ALT’s Strategy 2017-2020 and since then we have made great progress putting our shared values into practice and working together to meet our aims. We reported to...
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Quality Assurance of MOOC-based curricula: a project report from Kiron
Summary Kiron Open Higher Education (gGmbH) is a non-profit edtech organization that provides access to higher education (HE) for refugees through strategic partnerships with higher education...
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A collaborative editing workshop with virtual and face-to-face rooms Madness...
If you are asking me the question: Can I run a collaborative editing session with 2 face-to-face rooms and 6 online rooms? The answer is yes. You can. I did. If you are asking me the question: Should...
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Chief Executive Officer s Report August 2018
Dear Members As I write this we have just one month to go before the largest event we organise each year, our Annual Conference. This year, as we celebrate 25 year of ALT, there is much to look forward...
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Political and Critical an invitation to share experience
A post by Sue Watling, Teaching Enhancement Advisor, University of Hull. The 25th ALT conference took place in Manchester, 11-13 September. There was much looking back as well as ahead. Delegates...
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