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Sep
16
2020

i-improve e-learning with i-pencil

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Apple’s iPad and iPencil(1) is a powerful tool as we increasingly move to online learning.   This article shares the… View Article

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May
18
2018

Could this be you?

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The Association for Learning Technology has just launched the call for entries for the Learning Technologist of the Year Awards… View Article

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Mar
01
2018

Edtech Start Up Guide

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  Over the past six months we have been working on a guide about how Learning Technology professionals can work… View Article

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Aug
31
2016

Open Badges for #altc blog contributors

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Members of the #altc community are encouraged to get involved by writing for this community blog. The short, topical entries… View Article

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Jan
30
2015

Learning Analytics: Threats and opportunities

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Update: There is now a report by Graham McElearney from this White Rose Learning Technologists’ event (this report includes a recording of the presentation… View Article

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Nov
13
2014

ALT Innovates: Views on institutional deployment of digital and Open badges

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There was a recent question on the ALT-MEMBERS mailing list about the institutional deployment of digital and Open Badges. Issues… View Article

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Jul
23
2014

#altc the ALT Conference hashtag for the community

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Like many other educational conferences, there is a very active backchannel. Twitter has had a useful role in enabling people to connect and share thoughts, observations and reflections. This is achieved with the help of hashtags, a mechanism for self-organisation and categorisation of content. a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#), used […] View Article

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Jun
30
2014

GEUG14: Google Apps for Education European User Group

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Last week I was presenting at the Google Apps for Education European User Group (GEUG) at the University of York. It was the third time this event has been run and as in previous years was an excellent opportunity for Google Apps for Education users to come together and share some of their experiences. The […] View Article

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Jun
16
2014

ALT issues first Open Badges as part of ocTEL and releases plugin to the community

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ALT’s Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning (ocTEL) is entering its final week. ocTEL has been and continues to be an excellent opportunity to explore ways in which we support ALT’s community of members. Last year the work we did in setting up a blog and community aggregations site directly feeding into the development of […] View Article

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Mar
10
2014

ALT’s new Chief Innovation, Community and Technology Officer – Martin Hawksey

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I’ve been an ALT Individual Member since 2010 but having started my career in learning technology at Glasgow Caledonian University… View Article

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