Apr
16
2021
I don’t want to go back to normal!
These pandemic reflections are shared with us by Ian Wilson who invites us to consider what our “new normal” may… View Article
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Apr
12
2021
The Anti-Racism & Learning Technology Community of Practice: Guidance for Content Developers -Part 2 of 4
It’s time to start thinking about anti-racist content for technology-enhanced learning Introduction We are writing from one of three subgroups… View Article
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Mar
23
2021
The Anti-Racism & Learning Technology Community of Practice: An Introduction-Part 1 of 4
What would a truly diverse educational technology community look like? How can we attract and retain colleagues of diverse ethnicities… View Article
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Mar
10
2021
A Learning Technologist sits a Proctored Exam
On one hand, I’d been genuinely excited at the prospect of experiencing real life proctored assessment from the student perspective. … View Article
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Sep
08
2020
What is the future in FE for TEL and Digital Pedagogy? Thoughts from the bike by an FE Teacher Educator
What will Covid-19 mean for TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) and Digital Pedagogy in our beloved FE sector? Well, the truth… View Article
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Sep
02
2020
“What makes a Learning Technologist?” – Part 4 of 4: Best-part challenges
Background to the series Inspired by topical discussions on the diversity, complexity and uniqueness of Learning Technologist roles, myself (Daniel… View Article
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Jul
14
2020
6 papers on education to read this summer to prepare for blended teaching and learning: Ideas for a journal club
Introduction As the post-isolation summer heaves into view and worries about teaching in uncertain autumn come front of mind, it… View Article
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12
2020
ePortfolios for educators
Background: Earlier in the year I shared a resource I had been working on that I started to develop as part of our annual worldwide company initiative: the ‘Catathon’. Catathon is where we at Catalyst IT would down tools for the day and create something that could be classed as ‘Open’, so for technical colleagues […] View Article
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May
27
2020
Audio-visual event report – Technology-enhanced, active collaborative learning
In the video you’ll hear Neil and Jennie from the ALT East England organising committee report on ‘Technology Enhanced, Active… View Article
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Apr
14
2020
Leading teams in learning and teaching: how to manage conflict
In this blogpost, Mari Cruz García explores how to transform conflict, when it arises in learning and teaching teams, into… View Article
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25
2020
A brief history of ALT East England (1 year in).
Being new to the profession at the end of 2018, I reached out to other Learning Technologists in the region which eventually evolved into ALT East England. We aim to organise three events per year, covering Bedford, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Norwich and everywhere in between. So far we’ve held two events and now have over fifty […] View Article
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Oct
10
2019
The importance of induction courses in online international programmes.
A common assumption when launching online programmes aimed at global audiences is that, provided the potential applicants fulfil the entry… View Article
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