The value of the ALT Jiscmail list has reminded us once again, how fortunate we have been to have links… View Article
The University of Warwick Language Centre and the Centre for Applied Linguistics are partners in an EU project called Video for All. The project’s mission is to support language teachers in all sectors in the exploitation of video for teaching. The Language Centre has been innovating in the use of digital media for some time […] View Article
A self-help anxiety app developed by UWE (The University of the West of England) is helping students to better manage… View Article
In my experience as a learning technologist in HE there can sometimes be a misconception (and at times assumption) on the part of the teacher that the use of eLearning should inevitably, or to a significant extent at least lead to a more efficient, less labour-intensive work flow. At times, having demonstrated a particular eLearning […] View Article
There was a recent question on the ALT-MEMBERS mailing list about the institutional deployment of digital and Open Badges. Issues… View Article
The challenges of proprietary EVS Since 2006, academics at the University of Surrey have been using a ‘clicker’ based Electronic Voting System (EVS) to engage students and promote interaction in their classrooms. Although the system has served the University well its reliance on proprietary hardware has limited wider adoption. An issue for students was the […] View Article
Editor’s note: this article is one of a series of personal reviews of the 2014 ALT Annual Conference which provide different perspectives on the conference. I wasn’t able to attend the ALT Conference this year, but what with the faultless online coverage and following the back channel on twitter, I think I caught more of the […] View Article
Editor’s note: this article is one of a series of personal reviews of the 2014 ALT Annual Conference which provide different perspectives on the conference. This is the rule: ALT conferences must be themed, and the theme must be allusive, ideally a literary reference; and when it is set it is important to stick to it […] View Article
Editor’s note: this article is one of a series of personal reviews of the 2014 ALT Annual Conference which provide different perspectives on the conference. Early last month I attended the 2014 ALT Annual Conference. Last year’s conference was a bit of a personal highlight for me, but this year the team at ALT and all the […] View Article
I am a Senior Lecturer in Blending Learning at Glasgow Caledonian University, and a very new ALT Trustee, having just… View Article
A case study on Evernote as a Portfolio View Article
On the ALT Members JiscMail list Tim Smale (Keele University) recently asked: “I’m looking at providing some guidance to staff and students on the use of Google Drive (and other solutions). In particular I’m interested if anyone has guidance on what they consider safe and unsafe to store there. For example, do you allow the […] View Article
