In the video you’ll hear Neil and Jennie from the ALT East England organising committee report on ‘Technology Enhanced, Active… View Article
7 CommentsThe Forum met at the University of York recently to consider issues surrounding accessibility and inclusivity. There were three very different sessions, considering legislation and content creation. Of course a pressing issue at the moment is the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Alistair McNaught from JISC kicked off proceedings with […] View Article
Leave a commentWe invite you to join us for an ALT West Midlands regional group meeting focusing on the topic of ‘Critical Digital Literacies’. Date and Time: Monday, March 18, 2019, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM GMT Location: Warwick University, Experimental Teaching Space, The Library, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV47AL. View Map As a convergence of both digital and critical literacies, critical […] View Article
Leave a commentThe session last week went really well, with lots of lively discussion and sharing of ideas around the subject of Learning Analytics. The recordings of the presentations are available through the links although the sound quality is variable. I have also linked to the slides used in the presentations. Learning Analytics and Ethics – Niall […] View Article
Leave a commentThe Late Summer EMLT meeting took place on Wednesday 24 August at the University of Nottingham. We would like to extend our thanks to the Health E-Learning and Media Team (HELM) for hosting the event, and to Kirstie Coolin – E-Learning and Media Manager of HELM who organised the event. And thanks to all of […] View Article
Leave a commentIt’s the annual “EMLT on tour” event, where we have a session organised at the ALT annual conference, otherwise known as ALT C. As this session is part of the wider conference, there is no set agenda, and this is an opportunity for anyone from our region who is attending the conference to come along […] View Article
Leave a commentFollowing a seismically disruptive week in the world, the theme of the second meeting of the ALT West Midlands Group was Disruptive Learning. Had we not had enough? Held in Coventry University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab, the 20+ participants lounged Nero style on bean bags or shuffled uncomfortably on astro turf to the accompaniment of […] View Article
2 CommentsOur Late Summer meeting of the East Midlands Learning Technologists’ group is taking place on Wednesday 24th August at the University of Nottingham (Jubilee Campus). There is no fixed theme for this meeting. During this event we would like to explore whatever themes those attending are interested in exploring – sharing our experiences in the […] View Article
The Spring EMLT meeting took place on Wednesday 18 May at the University of Derby. We would like to extend our thanks to Derby for hosting the event, and to Claire Gardener – Senior Learning Technology Adviser at Derby who organised the event. The day was kicked off by Rob Weale who introduced the theme […] View Article
Leave a commentThe Winter EMLT event took place on the Wednesday the 9th December at De Montfort University Leicester with sponsorship for the event from Wyver Solutions Ltd for catering. At the beginning of the session we also asked participants to contribute to a Padlet wall with a review of EMLT activities in 2015 and suggestions for […] View Article
Leave a commentOur Winter meeting of the East Midlands Learning Technologists’ group is due to take place on Wednesday 9th December 2015, De Montfort University. The art of assessment. Assessment is at the heart of any learning professionals life. Whether formative or summative it plays a significant role in allowing us to judge a learner’s progress, as […] View Article
Leave a commentI hope you have all had a good Easter. Before all the egg eating began over the weekend, we had the Spring EMLT meeting at the University of Derby. We had a good turn out and started the event off with some Easter treats and floppy crisps. We then took part in some speed networking, […] View Article
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