Robert O'Dowd introduces the INTENT project which has the aim of raising awareness of the advantages of telecollaboration as a… View Article
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Colin Loughlin, Susan Driver, James Turner, James Little and Rose Heaney review ALT-C 2012: A confrontation with reality. View Article
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Kris Roger reflects on the use of free cloud based learning management systems. View Article
2 CommentsWith Massive Online Open Courses being a popular topic of late, the MSc in E-learning Team from the University of Edinburgh talk about their steps into the world of MOOCs with the launch of their E-learning and Digital Cultures course on Coursera. We have three reviews of events that took place in June: Michelle Hyland […] View Article
Leave a commentAs Chief Executive of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) no one day is the same for Maren. This is an account of a week working with the staff team and members in the run up to ALT’s annual conference in September. Monday It’s a rather wet and windy start to the day, which I am […] View Article
Leave a commentALT, in collaboration with JISC TechDis, established a new Inclusive Learning Special Interest Group (ILSIG) in March 2011. To date the group has 55 members from a range of sectors, including HE, FE, Independent Specialist Colleges, schools and business, together with international representation from Europe and the United States. The remit of the group is […] View Article
Leave a commentThis article provides an introduction to the M25 Learning Technology group which has recently become an ALT Regional Interest Group. It looks at how the group formed and the work of the group and then provides an overview of the July face-to-face meeting. About the group The M25 Learning Technology group is a regional forum […] View Article
Leave a commentThe Scottish Mobile Learning Day took place on the 19th June in Glasgow. It was open to anyone interested in mobile learning from further and higher education in Scotland and provided a vehicle for exploring what is meant by mobile learning as well as associated opportunities and challenges. View Article
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Tim Seal from SCORE, Open University reviews the UNESCO 2012 World Open Education Resources Congress that took place from 20-22… View Article
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In the summer of 2012 the team of teachers and researchers associated with the MSc in E-learning programme at the… View Article
5 CommentsUsing social media to engage learners, discovering new emerging technologies and trying out the latest exhibitor kit were just some of the things enjoyed by attendees of JISC RSC Northwest’s Annual Event on 27th June. An impressive 233 delegates, presenters and exhibitors from a range of North West Learning Providers and suppliers made it to […] View Article
Leave a commentAaron Sloman, Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham, reflects on what is known about learning, and on the difficulties that exist in understanding it. These reflections were prompted by watching remotely part of the panel presentations at the 23 May launch of the Ufi Charitable Trust. Team SCARLET introduce […] View Article
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