Would 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
Leave a commentKia ora and hello from Aotearoa/New Zealand. I am an academic specialising in educational/curriculum development at the University of Auckland. My work and doctoral research focus on building capacity for teaching with technologies, drawing on my own experiences as a student and creator/facilitator of postgraduate courses. I first got acquainted with the ELESIG community when […] View Article
Leave a commentWho are you? Hi, I am Jess (@jess_humphreys) and I work at the University of Warwick as a Senior Academic Developer. I am course lead for the Postgraduate Award in Technology Enhanced Learning leading to AFHEA or FHEA. More recently I have taken on the lead of our Learning Design Consultancy Unit – working with […] View Article
Leave a commentWho are we? The Scottish regional group has members from all over Scotland including Higher Education and Further Education as well as those working independently. Some members have a very specific interest in online teaching and learning as learning technologists, others are academics who have a more general interest in how we use technologies to […] View Article
Leave a commentWho are you? Hi, my name is Denise. I work at the University of Nottingham in the School of Education on our postgraduate certificate in higher education (PGCHE). I have a background in teaching to speakers of other languages and educational design using a range of media. I support university teachers new to teaching with […] View Article
Leave a commentWho are you? Hi, I’m Rob Howe. Based at the University of Northampton I’m Head of Learning Technology. You can Tweet me at @rjhowe or also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-howe-b26a145/ Your ELESIG journey I was a founder member of ELESIG and have been the coordinator for the Midlands Group as well as being on the organising […] View Article
Leave a commentWho are we? We are a friendly group based in the Midlands. Our Highlights / Activities We like to focus on physical and virtual meetups to share practice around evaluation of the Learner Experience. Many of the members are actively involved in Learner Experience research and happy to share experiences (good and bad :-)) How […] View Article
Leave a commentCarrying out an inter-institutional collaboration on a particular research project of common interest was one of the suggested activities for our Special Interest Group by our members during our consultation exercise. Many a times we undertake small-scale research projects related to using technologies individually. But what if we all joined forces to design and carry […] View Article
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