Report from a Centre for Distance Education seminar, University of London, 13 Jan 2014 The University of London’s (UoL) Centre for Distance Education (CDE) provides thought-provoking lunchtime seminars on topics of interest to learning technology practitioners and staff who teach or administer online courses. A recent well-attended seminar on the practicalities of Massive Open Online […] View Article
I’ve been an ALT Individual Member since 2010 but having started my career in learning technology at Glasgow Caledonian University… View Article
How can mobile learning enhance the student learning experience? What are the pedagogic benefits related to the use of mobile technologies in learning, teaching and assessment activities. What are the most effective strategies for engaging learners as mobile learners? These are just some of the questions addressed in a new collection of case studies on […] View Article
Open Education Week takes place from 10 to 15 March 2014 “to raise awareness about free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now” (http://www.openeducationweek.org/). The Association has an active Special Interest Group which focuses on Open Education where ALT members and others share experiences and develop thinking about using Open Education […] View Article
The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) on 5th March 2014. ALT and ILTA are both membership charities working to enhance learning technology knowledge and practise in education. ILTA supports a community, interested in enhancing learning with technology, across corporate, formal and informal […] View Article
“We broadly support open licences and OER and need a serious public debate on this issue.” ~Michael Russell, MSP This… View Article
The Further Education Learning Technology Action Group (FELTAG) report was published today; the report looks at paths forward to a digital future… View Article
Not long to go now until our Spring 2014 EMLT meeting! It’s going to be held on the 2nd of April at the University of Derby from 13:00 to 16:00 with a buffet lunch available from 12:00. Our theme this time is… ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ … we’ll be thinking about all things digital […] View Article
The University and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) recently organised a showcase of case studies on use of mobile technologies… View Article
I spent last week at ELI 2014 in New Orleans, the US eLearning Conference run by Educause. My main purpose for… View Article
The BETT Show is one of the largest educational technology events in the UK and for me it is fast… View Article
Michael Thomas, Hayo Reinders and Mark Warschauer offer a collection of essays from a range of authors including Graham Davies,… View Article