The UCISA DCG Spotlight on digital capabilities conference on ‘Student futures – equipping students to thrive in the… View Article
Ibrar Bhatt’s book ‘Assignments as Controversies: Digital Literacy and Writing in Classroom Practice’ explores the practices of learners in college classrooms. This monograph is a development of Ibrar Bhatt’s PhD research, published in the Routledge Research in Literacy Series. Prior to reading the book, I wondered about its audience and potential usefulness for classroom […] View Article
This is the story of the creation and publication of the #EdTechRations book as told by its creator, David… View Article
‘We are here to make the most of social media in teaching, learning and assessment. We recognise social media is… View Article
One of the joys and sometimes the challenges of being part of a global open education community… View Article
For those looking at CMALT I would be happy to run a webinar to assist anyone who needs help. Also I here are my top 5 tips as someone who has been assessing CMALT portfolios for the past 5 years. Reflection, reflection reflection. One of the common reason for a portfolio to go back to […] View Article
“Humanification is more than just an idea; it’s a new wave of understanding that helps to make sense of what’s… View Article
On Wednesday 1st February 2017, Dearne Valley College joined forces with the recently established RNN Group of Colleges, which itself was formed through the merger of Rotherham College and North Nottinghamshire College 12 months prior. The near £50m triumvirate aims to service the locality with the best possible academic offer and gives the opportunity to […] View Article
OER17 presented an opportunity for open practitioners, activists, educators and policy makers to come together as a community to reflect on The Politics of Open. What are our current key challenges and strengths – locally, nationally, and internationally? What are our priorities – in terms of political governance, organisational and personal politics? What are the changes that […] View Article
Dear Members of ALT My report would usually have reached you in February, but to celebrate the launch of… View Article
The Spring 2017 EMLT event took place on April 5th at University of Derby around the theme of Universal Design: How learning technology can support inclusive learning and teaching. We had great attendance at the event and a jam packed agenda. We started with an introduction to the day, helping to set the scene of the […] View Article
Why should we look for opportunities to play and why would we encourage others, to do the same? These are questions that I have been considering over the last couple of weeks, following the excellent conference: ‘Remix Play Summit’, held at Coventry University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab. However, I don’t want this post to […] View Article
