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<p>This webinar is organised by ALT as part of our work with the Further Higher Education Digital AccessibilityWorking Group (FHEDAWG).</p>
<p><strong>You can <font><font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Feu.bbcollab.com%2Frecording%2... title="Link to recording">view a recording of the session</a><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"> </font></font></font>also <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/alt.ac.uk/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/f... title="Link to slides">download the slides from this session (.pptx)</a>. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Session Summary</strong></p>
<p>On 23 September 2018, the government brought the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/... href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.3... target="_blank">EU Web Accessibility Directive</a> into law with a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/852... href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/852/made" target="_blank">statutory instrument</a>. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/&sourc... href="https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/" target="_blank">Policy Connect</a> and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology produced to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/appgat/res... href="https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/appgat/research/accessible-vles-making-... target="_blank">report</a> to shape the implementation of the regulations to promote inclusive teaching in FE and HE. Since the report’s publication Robert and his team have continued to engage with the Cabinet Office, the Office for Students and Department for Education, and we are beginning to see some of the recommendations adopted. The FE and HE sectors have also responded to the recommendations in the report, by forming a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jisc.ac.uk/accessibility&so... href="https://www.jisc.ac.uk/accessibility" target="_blank">Digital Accessibility Working Group</a>, of which Robert is a co-chair. This webinar will explore what the new regulations and implementation efforts mean for universities and disabled students.</p>
<p><strong>Biography</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertajmclaren/" target="_blank">Robert McLaren</a> is the Head of Industry, Technology & Innovation at Policy Connect, a cross-party not for profit think tank. His work covers data, design, manufacturing and assistive technology policy. Robert is a co-chair of the FE/HE Digital Accessible Working Group, a member of the DfE Assistive Technology Expert Group, and a member of the Bournemouth University External Advisory Board on Assistive Technologies (Research) and co-founder of the AT Officers’ Network (HE). Robert is dyslexic and was first introduced to assistive technology when he received a Disabled Student's Allowance as an undergraduate.</p>
<p><strong>Technical Support</strong></p>
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<p>The next Teaching and Learning Conversation (TLC) is on <strong>Tuesday 4<sup>th</sup> June at 12:00 – 13:00</strong> (60 minutes) with <strong>Elaine Speight-Burton, Language & Learning Advisor at Deakin University.</strong></p>
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<strong>7 X 13 = 28, really? : rethinking how things become a matter of concern</strong><br />
“In this conversation, I invite you to engage in a dreaming of what might happen, if as Maggie MacLure might say, we knocked ‘language’ off her throne for a moment, and began to consider how we might create learning communities that engage with difference, differently.”</p>
<p><strong>Full details of this TLC & the presenter are available on the TLC website at:</strong> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.com/2018/06/0... href="https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.com/2018/06/05/twitter-in-education-intera... target="_blank">https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.<wbr />com</a><br />
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<strong>Joining the conversation:</strong><br />
Simply follow this link <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://mmu.adobeconnect.com/tlc/&source... href="http://mmu.adobeconnect.com/tlc/" target="_blank">http://mmu.adobeconnect.<wbr /><wbr /><wbr /><wbr /><wbr /><wbr /><wbr />com/tlc/</a> and enter as a guest by typing your name, institution and country into the name field and clicking on the “Join Meeting” button.</p>
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<p>Whether or not you have previously participated in a webinar or online activity using Adobe Connect we advise that you make sure that you do some checking and preparation in advance. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.com/preparing... href="https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.com/preparing-for-a-tlc/adobe-connect-at-m... target="_blank">Check your set-up and connection here</a>.</p>
<p>You may also find our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tlcwebinars.files.wordpress.com/201... href="https://tlcwebinars.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/adobe-connect-webinar-pa... target="_blank">Adobe Connect Webinar Participant Guide</a> useful to print out in advance of the session. We really hope that you will be able to join for what should be a lively and thought provoking TLC.</p>
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<p>Best wishes, The TLC Team</p>
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<p>Are you interested in a joint reflective practice presentation regarding graduate students’ learning about OER and openness? What this learning process is like from the point of view of an instructor – the observations, concerns, and celebrations that unfolds individually and collectively each time a student or class, synchronically or idiosyncratically learns about openness – whether face to face, blended or completely online environments?</p>
<p>In this webinar Connie Blomgren (Athabasca University), Elizabeth Childs (Royal Roads University) and Clint Lalonde (BCcampus) provide the point of view of such perspectives and their experience of teaching graduate students ranging from instructional designers to K-12 teachers. Because of who these graduate students are, the presentation is also about how Elizabeth, Connie and Clint, personally and professionally, currently experience openness and participatory technologies, their perceptions of the barriers, and their hope in meeting the challenges of open education.</p>
<p>Our presenters will consider how making explicit open educational practices (OEP) enable graduate students to name what they do and how it fits within their developing digital literacies and pedagogy. The presentation offers an informal pulse-taking of what graduate students currently experience through their study of OEP (Cronin, 2017) and related research. These students will be able to share out their knowledge with colleagues and their own students, and thus support the growth of OEP with a sense of criticality and tempered optimism (Weller, 2010).</p>
<p>Despite the numerous benefits of OER (McGreal, 2017) and the inroads of BC Campus, ABOER and eCampus Ontario, there remains significant work to be done. Pockets of educators, at all levels, have yet to make a substantial difference affecting the awareness, use, and advocacy for OER. Vague understandings of OER textbooks is not enough.</p>
<p>The webinar will run in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and we will issue joining instructions approximately three days prior to the event. Even if you are familiar with Blackboard, it is important that you check in advance that your system and connection are capable of handling a session. More support on using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is available from <a href="https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant">https://help...., and refer to the guidance at <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/... />
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<p>This ALT Scotland event will bring practitioners together from across sectors to share their experiences of strategy, practice and policy in learning technology. The day will be hosted by City of Glasgow College (City Campus).</p>
<p>This is a free event which anyone can attend. If you'd like more infomaiton or would like to get involved find out about <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/alt-... style="line-height: 1.6em;" title="Link to ALT Scotland Group page">ALT Scotland Members Group</a>. </p>
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<p data-ccp-props="{"335559683":0}" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{4a4cceba-82f6-49bd-a041-ac5762aa2fbf}{64}" paraid="0" xml:lang="EN-US">ALT & annual conference update</p>
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Who is using what for graduate apprenticeships?</p>
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<p>How would it help for you and your MIS people to take a fresh look at how data supports college business and the curriculum ?</p>
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Friday 15 May, at Croydon College, a pop-up Pro Monitor themed rOundtable. eTrackr colleges welcome too.<br />
Expect all the usual deep digging, hard questioning and open sharing, bringing MIS people into the conversation.</p>
<p>To find out more and to confirm a place email <a href="mailto:julian.bream@gmail.com?subject=Digital%20Innovation%20Roundtable"...@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>The Digital Innovation Roundtable is a critical, reflective space for FE practitioners in the Greater London area to come together to discuss digital technology and education. </p>
<p>The Digital Innovation rOundtable:</p>
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<li>A confessional place to share what works and what doesn't.</li>
<li>Where questions are often more important than answers.</li>
<li>Where you can test and explore how technology can work for your specific context. </li>
<li>You judge the right answer when you see it.</li>
<li>No pitches or vendors. No bragging, BS or complacency.</li>
<li>Everyone's point of view is sought and valued.</li>
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<p>The Digital Innovation Roundtable is a critical, reflective space for FE practitioners in the Greater London area to come together to discuss digital technology and education. </p>
<p>The Digital Innovation rOundtable:</p>
<ul>
<li>A confessional place to share what works and what doesn't.</li>
<li>Where questions are often more important than answers.</li>
<li>Where you can test and explore how technology can work for your specific context. </li>
<li>You judge the right answer when you see it.</li>
<li>No pitches or vendors. No bragging, BS or complacency.</li>
<li>Everyone's point of view is sought and valued.</li>
</ul>
<p>The next meeting is on Wednesday 26 June 2019 at Westminster Kingsway College, on the theme E<strong>mpowering Advance Practitioners and Change Agents with Digital Confidence.</strong></p>
<p>To find out more and to confirm a place email <a href="mailto:julian.bream@gmail.com?subject=Digital%20Innovation%20Roundtable"...@gmail.com</a></p>
<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-331df80b-7fff-eb4b-0ab8-3c478c77c089">The next ALTNWESIG meeting will take place at the University of Lancaster. Big thanks to Steve Powell and his team for agreeing to feed, water and accommodate us once again. This is a community-led event, created by you and for you. So, if you'd like to suggest a topic, present a case study, lead a discussion, or ask the group to help solve your problem, please contact Alex Spiers (<a href="mailto:a.spiers@lipa.ac.uk">a.spiers@lipa.ac.uk</a>). Places are limited, so please book early via Eventbrite: <a href="https://go.alt.ac.uk/2Uw3LBv">https://go.alt.ac.uk/2Uw3LBv</a> If you have any dietary requirements please contact <a href="mailto:s.powell@lancaster.ac.uk">s.powell@lancaster.ac.uk</a> </b></p>
<p>Come and learn about UEA and their work on gamification, and we’ll be discussing best practice in the area. We’re inviting the community to share ideas, debates or what you’ve been doing along related themes (whether issues in gamification or game-based learning such as simulations, virtual and augmented reality, role play, scenarios etc.).</p>
<p>Submit a proposal - [<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.... href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly... target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2THxByD</a>].</p>
<p>To register for the free event - [<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.... href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly... target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2U2AOOo</a>].</p>
<p>Hosted by the University of East Anglia and organised by ALT East England</p>
<p>The Digital Innovation Roundtable is a critical, reflective space for FE practitioners in the Greater London area to come together to discuss digital technology and education. </p>
<p>The Digital Innovation rOundtable:</p>
<ul>
<li>A confessional place to share what works and what doesn't.</li>
<li>Where questions are often more important than answers.</li>
<li>Where you can test and explore how technology can work for your specific context. </li>
<li>You judge the right answer when you see it.</li>
<li>No pitches or vendors. No bragging, BS or complacency.</li>
<li>Everyone's point of view is sought and valued.</li>
</ul>
<p>The next meeting is on Wednesday 1 May 2019 at City and Islington College, on the theme <strong>Students taking responsibility for innovation</strong>. </p>
<p>To find out more and to confirm a place email <a href="mailto:julian.bream@gmail.com?subject=Digital%20Innovation%20Roundtable"...@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>This webinar is organised by ALT as part of our work with the Further Higher Education Digital AccessibilityWorking Group (FHEDAWG). Elizabeth Charles, Trustee of ALT, and Maren Deepwell, chief executive, will facilitate the session. </p>
<p>You can <a href="http://eu.bbcollab.com/recording/a720b0da51f04d1aac8ddb516092018d">view a recording of the session</a> and also <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/alt.ac.uk/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/f... the slides from this session (.pptx)</a>. </p>
<p>In this webinar Ben Watson and Daniel Clark of the University of Kent present a discussion accessibility and inclusivity in relation to the <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines</a> (WCAG) and Virtual Learning Environments. The session will give a brief overview of the regulations and the opportunities they present to embed inclusivity by design in virtual learning environments, and discuss some of the initiatives being explored at Kent (for instance setting up a specific working group, Blackboard Ally, web auditing, collaborating with GDS to create accessibility statements and partnerships with local authorities). The presenters would also like to seek feedback from participants about good practice in their own institutions, and hope this will present a good opportunity for colleagues to discuss the collective challenges we face as a sector and identify opportunities to share good practice and collaborate beyond institutional barriers to help all of our students.</p>