Are you looking for a way to support your emerging research practice in the area of digital education, or perhaps you might be interested in sharing your experience to support someone else who is just beginning on that journey. The Scholar Scheme is an innovation mentoring scheme to bring those with experiences and skills to […] View Article
Leave a commentBackground ALT ELESIG advocates for the theory and practice of researching learners’ experience in the context of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), formerly referred to as e-learning. Established in 2008, ELESIG (Evaluating Learners’ Experiences of e-learning Special Interest Group), has raised the importance and profile of learner experience research nationally and internationally with the help of its […] View Article
Leave a commentThis blog post reviews the recent “ALT ELESIG Editor and Author Meet Up” webinar which invited editors from four academic journals to talk about their journal’s policies, procedures, feedback processes and their own experiences of submitting. The aim of the session was to help demystify and help humanise the process of submitting articles to journal. Editors know from their own experiences some of the […] View Article
Leave a commentLast month we were joined by Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation, and Dr Heidi Singleton Department of Nursing Sciences, from Bournemouth University. The challenges of embedding digital technologies in learning, teaching and assessment are complex, and rethinking the roles of educators has been at the foreground of recent Educause New Horizon expert panel reports. […] View Article
Leave a commentOur next webinar is on Wednesday 14th April 2021 1.00pm – 2.00pm. Use this link to book your place. Title: The use of learning design within the virtual learning environment to promote students’ metacognitive skills Speakers: Drs James Matthews, Crystal Fulton and Emma O’Neill, are UCD Fellows in Teaching and Academic Design and came together to […] View Article
Leave a commentNotes from ELESIG 2021 Webinar Series: second webinar on Wednesday March 24th 2021, 1pm – 2pm with presenters: Sarah Knight, Head of data and digital capability, Jisc Ruth Drysdale, Senior consultant, data and digital capability, Jisc Highlights With the continued pandemic, and the requirement of students in further and higher education to continue to learn […] View Article
Leave a commentThe ELESIG Webinar Series are back! We have had our first webinar on Thursday March 11th 2021, 1pm – 2pm with presenters: Professor Alejandro (Ale) Armellini – Dean of Digital and Distributed Learning (University of Portsmouth) Virginia Teixeira Antunes – Independent consultant working in the education sector Rob Howe – Head of Learning Technology (University […] View Article
Leave a commentWould you like to join the ALT ELESIG Scholar Scheme (pilot)? The Scholar Scheme (pilot) will be 6 months in duration. It will commence in February 2021 and complete in July 2021. The scheme is seeking both scholar applicants and scholar advisors. Scholar applicants are those seeking a professional learning opportunity Scholar advisors are experienced […] View Article
Leave a commentEach of the incoming officers was asked to write about why they were interested in applying for the role. This is what they have written. Chair: Denise Sweeney In my current role in the School of Education, University of Nottingham I support university teachers to reflect on their teaching practice with the aim of enhancing […] View Article
Leave a commentBackground ALT ELESIG advocates for the theory and practice of researching learners’ experience in the context of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), formerly referred to as e-learning. Established in 2008, ELESIG (Evaluating Learners’ Experiences of e-learning Special Interest Group), has raised the importance and profile of learner experience research nationally and internationally with the help of its […] View Article
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