Mar
22
2019
Launching a new generation of Wikipedia editors
Origins: Students as Wikipedia Editors It all started in 2016. As part of a course assignment, Master’s-level students at the… View Article
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Feb
20
2019
Learning about Hospital Ward Rounds with 360-Degree Video
Interest sparked in 360-degree video for learning Since 2017, Leicester Medical School has been experimenting with 360-degree video for learning. Following the first live-streamed medical surgical operation done by Dr Shafi Ahmed (McGoogan and Murgia, 2016), medical students’ interest was ignited. Leicester Medical School’s student society MedRIFT (Medical Research into Future Technology), which I founded […] View Article
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Feb
01
2019
What we have been up to… a strategic update from the Chair and Chief Executive of ALT
Since September, much has happened and so we are are now sharing more of what we have been up to… View Article
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Jan
29
2019
The PressED conference
Imagine you had to make the most accessible conference ever. What would you need to consider? Venue, Price, Location, Cost,… View Article
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Jan
14
2019
DigiReady: Equipping our students for the modern workplace
It has never been more important to prepare our students for the modern workplace by equipping them with future facing,… View Article
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17
2018
M25-LTG November 2018 Learning Design Workshop
I had the privilege to deliver a workshop on Learning Design to 20 members of the M25 Learning Technology Group (LTG) on Friday 16 November 2018 at City, University of London. The workshop was sponsored by the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), City, University of London: @julievoce, University of East of London: @santanuvasant and Cambridge […] View Article
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09
2018
What Learning Technologists said the key challenges would be for 2019: ALTC Word Cloud
The ALT Conference back in September celebrated its 25th birthday and offered an abundance of content for Universities wanting to learn from other educational institutions and speakers. One topic area that was covered highlighted the challenges that Higher Education establishments face with digital learning tools and general challenges that Learning Technologists are likely to come […] View Article
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Nov
05
2018
Chief Executive Officer’s Report, November 2018
Dear Members With so much going on across the ALT community this autumn, there is much to update you on.… View Article
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01
2018
e-portfolios for assessment: Podcast
What could be better that a coffee and a chat? Lisa Donaldson harnessed the power of the coffee break to curate a useful selection of examples of practice across disciplines of the use of e-portfolios in assessment. We met up for a coffee and a chat to capture her experiences arising from an unconference in […] View Article
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Oct
22
2018
Book review: Learning Technology – A Handbook for FE Teachers and Assessors
This new Learning Technology Handbook by Daniel Scott is a clear, practical and honest guide for teachers, trainers and assessors… View Article
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Oct
19
2018
DigiLearn: Building community, sharing practice and recognising achievement
How do we recognise and share the digital achievements of our academic colleagues? At the University of Central Lancashire,… View Article
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12
2018
Reflections on ALT-C 2018: Learning Technology through the lens of Critical Pedagogy
The ALT-C 2018 conference took place in September this year in Manchester, celebrating its 25th year anniversary. The fact that ALT-C was 25 years old this year and it was hosted in Manchester, made me reflect on my own personal history. I left my home country of Venezuela 24 years ago after completing my Bachelor […] View Article
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