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<p>The next Teaching and Learning Conversation (TLC) is on Tuesday 22 January at 12:00 – 13:00 (60 minutes) with <strong>J</strong><strong>ohn Hilsdon,</strong> independent counsellor and academic, formerly Associate Professor and Head of Learning Support and Wellbeing at the University of Plymouth.</p>
<p>This month’s TLC is titled ‘Learning Development Unboxed?’. “In this conversation I hope to elicit a view of Learning Development based on the notion that our mongrel-like profession, emerging in the UK since the 1990s, can help individuals resist being put into the institutional ‘boxes’ created for them by collectively devising creative learning practices for the benefit of students, staff and, by extension, society beyond the university. In this, I am inspired by Hannah Arendt’s notion of “a world in common” (1958), to see universities as places where we develop learning communities, and thinking outside of rigid boxes with narrow labels like ‘graduate skills’ and ‘employability’; to shape, instead, what Ron Barnett terms “feasible utopias,” albeit starting in small ways or in fleeting moments, to support learning for a sustainable world in common.”</p>
<p>Full details of this TLC and the presenter, and joining instructions, are available on the TLC website at: <a href="https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.com">https://tlcwebinars.wordpress.com</a>...
<p>This is the first online meeting of the ALT Assembly, following it's first face to face meeting on 20 February 2019. </p>
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<li><a href="/sites/alt.ac.uk/files/public/ALT%20Assembly%20Terms%20of%20Reference%202019.pdf" title="Link to ALT Assembly Terms of Reference 2019">ALT Assembly Terms of Reference 2019</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/148xcKsHXDjAQsL7m-toQD6fmVRuzMwJTOEEK... and notes for the meeting</a> (shared open doc)</li>
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<p>The webinar will run in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. If you have not used Collaborate Ultra before, it may be helpful to consult our webinar FAQs at <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/...
<p>The Assembly is the new overarching committee advising the Board of Trustees. The Assembly is chaired by the President of ALT, Martin Weller, and provides greater representation for Members and in particular Member Groups in the governance of the Association. </p>
<p>This meeting is open to all Members of ALT who are Members of the ALT Assembly, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Editors of the blog and journal</li>
<li>Members of the Editorial Board</li>
<li>Members representing Conference Committees</li>
<li>Members representing Member Groups</li>
<li>Members representing Special Interest Groups</li>
<li>Honorary Life Members</li>
<li>CMALT Lead Assessors</li>
<li>Members involved in CMALT development</li>
<li>Trustees</li>
</ul>
<h2>10th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy</h2>
<div style="background:#eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc;padding:5px 10px;"><strong>Registration for OER19 is now closed</strong> as event is sold out. Please be aware that registration is <strong>not</strong> possible upon arrival on conference days. We do operate a waiting list so please contact <a href="mailto:enquiries@alt.ac.uk">enquiries@alt.ac.uk</a> or call +44 (0)1865 819 009.</div>
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The conference will be co-chaired by Laura Czerniewicz and Catherine Cronin. Read <a href="https://oer19.oerconf.org/about/meet-the-oer19-co-chairs/">more about the conference co-chairs</a>.</p>
<p>We are looking forward to welcome you in Galway, when the OER Conference will focus on the following themes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Back to basics – asking difficult questions about open education:
<ul>
<li>Why open?</li>
<li>Open for whom?</li>
<li>Whose interests are served?</li>
<li>In what ways has the open agenda been appropriated, and what are the implications of this?</li>
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<li>The geopolitics of open education, bringing open in from the periphery</li>
<li>The open ecosystem: How is open education part of the broader ecosystem of “opens”?</li>
<li>What does it mean to illuminate open by considering context?</li>
<li>How can historical perspectives contribute to understanding the issues faced in the open education movement today?</li>
<li>Links between critical digital literacies, critical data literacies, and openness</li>
<li>What open business models are emerging? What are the paths to sustainability?</li>
<li>What are the risks and challenges to the open education agenda?</li>
</ul>
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To find out more about this event, <a href="https://oer19.oerconf.org/" title="Link to OEr19 site">https://oer19.oerconf.org/</a>, where you find out more about sessions that will be live streamed, or follow <a href="https://twitter.com/OERConf?lang=en-gb" target="_blank" title="Link to OER Twitter account">@OERConf</a> and look for #oer19.</p>
<p><strong>Please note:</strong> The launch webinars for Associate and Senior CMALT are being re-scheduled with a new date yet to be confirmed.</p>
<p>This webinar celebrates the launch of Senior CMALT, a new accreditation pathway for Learning Technology professionals.</p>
<p>Come along to the webinar and find out more about Senior CMALT, which is specifically for advanced professionals whose role includes management/leadership or research focus. </p>
<p><strong>Please note:</strong> The launch webinars for Associate and Senior CMALT are being re-scheduled with a new date yet to be confirmed.</p>
<p>This webinar celebrates the launch of Associate CMALT, a new accreditation pathway for Learning Technology professionals.</p>
<p>Come along to the webinar and find out more about Associate CMALT, which is specifically for early career professionals and those for whom Learning Technology is a smaller part of their role. </p>
<p>In 2018, an open pilot of the Jisc ‘Student digital experience’ survey (now the Jisc ‘Insights’ service) collected data from more than 30,000 UK students at college and university. More than 20,000 students took part from universities in Australia and New Zealand, which provided an alternative context for studying the findings. A parallel pilot study collected data from almost 2000 UK teaching staff. Organisational leads at each of the participating institutions provided insights into aspects of their digital learning strategy and infrastructure, while external metrics were used, where available, to enrich our understanding of the organisational contexts. </p>
<p>The primary purpose of these surveys was to engage local stakeholders and create actionable findings for local development initiatives. However, the availability of such a large and rich international dataset has led to a number of synthesis projects and reports, summarising the findings. A total of 93 organisations provided valid data to support these analyses. The final report on UK students was launched at ALT-C in September and is available from the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jisc.ac.uk/digital-experience-i... href="https://www.jisc.ac.uk/digital-experience-insights" target="_blank">Insights web portal</a>, along with briefings and other resources.</p>
<p>At this joint Alt-Jisc webinar, Helen Beetham, one of the developers and analysts of the survey (with Tabetha Newman) will:</p>
<ul>
<li>report on the findings of the UK staff survey</li>
<li>compare staff and student findings</li>
<li>explain how factor analysis has validated the concept of the ’student digital experience’ and the survey instrument itself</li>
<li>touch on the findings from Australia/NZ and significant differences from the UK</li>
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<p>There will be a chance to ask questions, share local findings and experiences of using the surveys, and explore future opportunities.</p>
<p>This year we have invited the 2018 winners to present at a series of webinars - to share details of the excellent work, practice or research that led to their award: <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/awardsvoting/">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/a...
<p>Please book to join us for some lunchtime inspiration with two of the 2018 winning entries from Alice Gallagher & Elizabeth Ellis - A Survey of the Learning Behaviour of Open University Students and Chris Bell - University of Derby - Technology-Enhanced Learning team:</p>
<p>Alice Gallagher and Elizabeth Ellis - A Survey of the Learning Behaviour of Open University Students - Highly commended in the Research project of the year Award 2018 <br />
This project is the culmination of 18 months’ work seeking to understand how best to utilise new technologies for the benefit of distance learning students at The Open University.<br />
Ellis, E.; Gallagher, A. and Peasgood, A. (2018). A Survey of the Learning Behaviour of Open University students. The Open University. <a href="http://oro.open.ac.uk/55590/">http://oro.open.ac.uk/55590/</a></p>
<p>Chris Bell - University of Derby - Technology-Enhanced Learning team, Highly Commended for the Team Award 2018. <br />
The Technology-Enhanced Learning Team at the University of Derby bring passion and creativity to their work. In the last year they have developed and are leading on the implementation of a new institutional <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aCKoSnBHMY&feature=youtu.be">TEL Strategy 2017-2021</a> delivering excellence across four key areas: Digital Practice, Digital Capability, Digital Infrastructure and a Data & Research informed approach.</p>
<p>Established in 2007, the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/awards">ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards </a>celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the world.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-21cfa8d4-7fff-4f3c-aae9-5162ba8e1b5e">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/...
<p>This year we have invited the 2018 winners to present at a series of webinars - to share details of the excellent work, practice or research that led to their award: <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/awardsvoting/">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/a...
<p>Please book to join us for some lunchtime inspiration with two of the 2018 winners Andy Beggan and Student Video Support Assistants, University of Lincoln and Peter Shukie:</p>
<p>Andy Beggan, Student Video Support Assistants, University of Lincoln, Second place in the Team Award 2018. <br />
Lincoln’s Student Video Support Assistant (VSA) team emphasizes the role of the student as academic collaborators in the production of new knowledge for staff and students alike. The VSAs work alongside staff to create relevant, appropriate and student-focussed resources whilst simultaneously developing professional skills and practical experience.<br />
This successful collaboration has resulted in nearly 300 video projects to date. </p>
<p>Peter Shukie - Joint second place for the Individual Learning technologist of the year Award 2018</p>
<p>Peter Shuckie from Blackburn College uses technology to bridge the gaps between institutions and communities - bringing people together through the development of the project networks, the scope of the technology modules and the integration of technology support, community groups and a Community Open Online Courses (COOCs) platform. He believes that technology allows us to reimagine who creates learning and knowledge and rethink what teaching might be. </p>
<p>Established in 2007, the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/awards">ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards </a>celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the world.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-21cfa8d4-7fff-4f3c-aae9-5162ba8e1b5e">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/...
<p>This year we have invited the 2018 winners to present at a series of webinars - to share details of the excellent work, practice or research that led to their award. <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/awardsvoting/%C2%A0">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/... />
Please book to join us for some lunchtime inspiration with two of the 2018 winners Dr Matthew Barr and Paul Driver:</p>
<p>Dr Matthew Barr “Gaming for Graduates” - Winner of the Research project of the year Award 2018 <br />
Dr Matthew Barr at the University of Glasgow, is winner of the inaugural Research Project of the Year Award with the research project he led ‘Gaming for Graduates’ which investigated the use of video games to develop sought-after ‘graduate attributes’.</p>
<p>Barr, M. (2017). Video games can develop graduate skills in higher education students: A randomised trial. Computers & Education, 113, 86–97. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.05.016">https://doi.org/10.1016/j...
<p>Barr, M. (2018). Student attitudes to games-based skills development: Learning from video games in higher education. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 283–294. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.030">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb...
<p>Paul Driver - Winner of the Individual Learning technologist of the year Award 2018 <br />
Paul Driver a Learning Technologist from Anglia Ruskin University, is committed to exploring how technology creates new opportunities for learning. He has pioneered the creation of immersive 360-degree learning scenarios developing authentic, real-world environments that students would otherwise not have access to. </p>
<p>Established in 2007, the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/awards">ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards</a> celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the world.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-2b6e0ef8-7fff-bc94-d519-ec077410ccd1">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/...
<p>This year we have invited the 2018 winners to present at a series of webinars - to share details of the excellent work, practice or research that led to their award. <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/awardsvoting/ ">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/awardsvoting/ </a><br />
Please book to join us for some lunchtime inspiration with two of the 2018 winners Dr Mark Glynn & Ros Walker. </p>
<p>Dr Mark Glynn - Dublin City University (DCU) Learning Portfolio team - Winner of the Team Award 2018. <br />
The student voice was key to championing the rollout and adoption of the Reflect Learning Portfolio platform to all students and faculty in DCU in 2017/2018, with student ambassadors a critical part of the team from the outset.</p>
<p>Ros Walker - Joint second place for the Individual Learning technologist of the year Award 2018<br />
Ros Walker is passionate about supporting all staff and students to access digital technologies. Whilst working at the University Of Huddersfield she was based in Computing and library services but also sat in Disability and wellbeing services. This allowed her to see the bigger picture and find opportunities to respond to needs in different ways. She successfully set up a new service called HudStudy, offering personalised support with technology for learning for staff and students. </p>
<p>Established in 2007, the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/awards">ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards</a> celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the world.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>The webinar took place in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and you can watch the recording here: <a href="https://go.alt.ac.uk/2RZeAXZ">https://go.alt.ac.uk/2RZeAXZ</a></b></p>