{"id":6896,"date":"2018-02-01T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=6896"},"modified":"2018-01-31T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T12:09:08","slug":"what-we-have-been-up-to-an-update-from-the-chair-and-chief-executive-of-alt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/what-we-have-been-up-to-an-update-from-the-chair-and-chief-executive-of-alt\/","title":{"rendered":"What we have been up to\u2026 an update from the Chair and Chief Executive of ALT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dear Members<\/h1>\n<p>A year ago we launched ALT\u2019s Strategy 2017-2020 and since then we have made great progress putting our shared values into practice and working together to meet our aims.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vR8y5km5b9YhBa9Tfe9ZNUKGE1_D2RxOwMd45FQoh9VVcq4-7WtCSpUr1x-rghAh_BTRfgPpgDV-nSt\/embed?start=false&#038;loop=false&#038;delayms=3000\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"299\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<p>We reported to Members and stakeholders from across sectors in ALT\u2019s Annual Report [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alt.ac.uk\/sites\/alt.ac.uk\/files\/public\/2017AnnualReportand%20Accounts_published.pdf\">PDF<\/a>] and at the AGM in September. Since then much has happened and so we are are now sharing more of what we have been up to:<\/p>\n<h2>Sharing research &amp; practice<\/h2>\n<p>2017 had a strong programme of events sharing research &amp; practice in Learning Technology and making our independent voice heard in the UK and internationally. The OER17 Conference in London in April, our first Annual Conference to be held in Liverpool in September, the 4th Online Winter Conference in December; and throughout the year local Members Groups meetings brought professionals together to critically discuss topics such as next generation learning environments, micro accreditation and learning analytics.<\/p>\n<h2>Reaching new Member milestones<\/h2>\n<p>As our new strategy clearly states, we are greater than the sum of our parts. In 2017 we celebrated two membership milestones; the 400th CMALT Award and the growth of overall Membership to over 3000. This increase in numbers is making our voice in policy development stronger than ever before. The decision to keep our membership fees frozen for a third year has also paid off as increasing membership allows us to maintain and expand all of our activities. The more members we have, the more we can do for and with our community<\/p>\n<h2>Increasing impact<\/h2>\n<p>We continued to worked hard to increase the impact of Learning Technology for public benefit, establishing a new publishing partnership between ALT and Open Academia for our journal, Research in Learning Technology. Alongside the journal, the #altc blog flourishes and ALT\u2019s Open Access Repository has had a mini renaissance, enabling Members to publish and deposit research and reports, such as the guide to working with startups in Learning Technology. All ALT\u2019s publications continue to be edited by Members and reviewed by Members just like our peer-review for events and awards.<\/p>\n<h2>New pathways to accreditation<\/h2>\n<p>Over the past five months we have led a major consultation, Pathways to CMALT, with Members and the wider community. We want to expand the CMALT accreditation framework to provide new pathways to professional recognition for: Learning Technology professionals in the early stages of their career, for those for whom Learning Technology is only part of their role and also for senior professionals in management, leadership or research positions. Pathways to CMALT is the largest innovation project ALT has undertaken independently since the ground breaking ocTEL online programme. This year will see this exciting new project scaling up to include further mappings beyond the Jisc Digital Capabilities framework, the UKPSF and the Blended Learning curriculum.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking ahead to 2018<\/h2>\n<p>That brings us to what\u2019s coming up in 2018, when we celebrate ALT\u2019s 25th birthday! This is a special year for us as an Association and as well as new accreditation pathways and the first ALT Research Awards we\u2019ll be working together across sectors and countries to achieve greater recognition for and representation of our Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us in making this year even more impactful for our community, help spread the word to more Learning Technology professionals and share what we have achieved as a community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"info\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2018\/01\/SMcN.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6902 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2018\/01\/SMcN.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sheila MacNeill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2018\/01\/SMcN.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2018\/01\/SMcN.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2018\/01\/SMcN.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSheila MacNeill (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheilmcn\">@sheilmcn<\/a>), Chair of ALT<\/p>\n<p class=\"info\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6640 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2017\/09\/MDeepwell_2017.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Maren Deepwell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2017\/09\/MDeepwell_2017.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2017\/09\/MDeepwell_2017.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1112\/2017\/09\/MDeepwell_2017.jpg?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\nMaren Deepwell (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marendeepwell\">@marendeepwell<\/a>), chief executive of ALT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A year ago we launched ALT\u2019s Strategy 2017-2020 and since then we have made great progress putting our shared values into practice and working together to meet our aims. 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