{"id":8827,"date":"2020-06-01T09:34:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T08:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=8827"},"modified":"2020-06-01T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T08:34:20","slug":"chief-executive-officers-report-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/chief-executive-officers-report-june-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Executive Officer\u2019s Report, June 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I want to start this report by recognising the extraordinary contribution Learning Technology professionals have made to the current crisis. Across every sector and in all parts of the UK and beyond, our Members have played a key role in supporting learners, colleagues and their institutions in unprecedented circumstances. From finding solutions to the challenges of the crisis to devising effective strategies for the next term, the work of Learning Technologists at all levels has never been needed more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To each and ever one of you – congratulations and thank you. You have worked miracles<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I look at this community portrait from last year’s Annual Conference I am reminded forcefully that this crisis affects all of us and that no one has any certainty about what’s ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the leading professional body for Learning Technology in the UK, ALT has long advocated for effective collaboration as a key strategy in successfully using technology for learning, teaching and assessment, and I am heartened to see how actively our Members have worked together, sharing expertise and supporting each other by sharing resources<\/a>, running expert webinars<\/a>, coming to weekly drop-ins<\/a> and providing professional services<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also wish to acknowledge sector bodies and fellow professional societies who have reached out to work in partnership with ALT, share best practice around conferences and governance as well as leadership and strategy. I am proud that our Association can share its know-how<\/a> of online conferences<\/a>, governance and events with our Members and policy makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a virtually distributed staff team, we have been able to keep all core services for Members running without interruption, but that isn’t to say that we haven’t had to have a complete re-think about the year ahead, with the Board of Trustees leading reviewing our new strategic plan and setting out a revised vision for what we will do this year, to serve our Members and secure ALT’s continued success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s ahead at a glance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Here is a summary of the key developments to be aware of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n