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<p>Are you struggling to get your organisational colleagues to engage in a new initiative, technology or process? Want to get suggestions or feedback from a wide network of learning technology professionals? Come along to The Coffee Break to talk through your innovation challenges or simply to network. After all, a problem shared is a problem halved (or maybe solved.)</p>

<p>We noticed that many ALT members engaging in its JiscMail groups were hitting blockers when trying to introduce new ways of working or different technologies. &nbsp;Members reported challenges around engagement of colleagues, making the case for change and securing senior level buy-in. And so the idea for the Coffee Break was born.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Ever considered submitting a blog to #ALTC?&nbsp; Not sure what to write about or how to get started? Join members of the <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/about/altc-blog-editors/">#altc blog team</a> for this webinar who will give some practical guidance on getting started with blogging. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p>We are delighted to announce the 75th Copyright and Online Learning webinar will be taking place on Friday 14th February at 11am.</p>

<p>Ami Pendergrass of the University of Plymouth will be joining us to speak about findings from her masters&rsquo; thesis on open access and rights retention policies. Drawing on her findings and 20 years of experience in policy development and change management, she will provide tips and strategies to support library professionals in improving both current and future policy development and implementation.</p>

<p>Ami is a recent graduate of the Master&rsquo;s in Library and Information Science programme at City, University of London, She previously worked for two years with Northamptonshire public libraries and the Delapr&eacute; Abbey Heritage site on special collections management and strategy projects. Prior to transitioning into the field of information science, Ami built a distinguished career as a lawyer and HR/operational lead.<br />
How to join: The webinar will start at 11.00am and you can access it via the usual Blackboard Collaborate link. A recording will be available afterwards on the ALT YouTube channel along with recordings of all our other webinars. <a href="https://copyrightliteracy.org/2025/02/06/webinar-75-open-access-and-righ... details are available here</a>.</p>

<p>The approval of institutional policies on how to use generative AI (GenAI) tools ethically to support learning, along with the publication of reference frameworks for developing the AI competencies and literacy of staff and students, is pushing the HE sector to rethink assessment strategies. These strategies aim to support the introduction of GenAI while fostering the development of new AI competencies and rethinking pivotal assessment concepts such as academic integrity, intellectual authorship, and the very purpose of assessment.<br />
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In this webinar, Mari Cruz Garc&iacute;a Vallejo explores various approaches to integrating GenAI into assessment. She also proposes a step-by-step design guide to effectively integrate GenAI into authentic assessment. This webinar primarily focuses on curriculum development and is aimed at teaching staff in the HE and FE sectors, as well as professional staff who support assessment and teaching.<br />
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During the webinar, participants will be introduced to key concepts such as:<br />
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What is AI literacy, and what are AI competencies?<br />
The role of learners in assessment.<br />
What is authentic assessment exactly?<br />
A step-by-step method to design authentic assessment that integrates GenAI.<br />
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<p><b>About the facilitator:</b><br />
Mari Cruz Garc&iacute;a Vallejo (SFHEA, SCMALT, MSc, MEng, ITIL, Cllr) is a digital education consultant and a senior fellow at Advance HE. She researches and teaches on generative AI to support learning and teaching in higher education. As a digital education consultant, Mari Cruz has collaborated with several universities in Europe and the UK, including Heriot-Watt University, the University of Edinburgh, Dundee Medical School, and Nicosia Medical School. She currently teaches Generative AI at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) and is a contributor to the AI Pedagogy Project at metaLAB(at)Harvard. She blogs on Substack @maricruzgarciavallejo.</p>