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<p>ALT's activities are led by three main operational committees, each of which is chaired by an ALT Trustee, and supported by a member of the ALT staff team. </p>
<p>The Further Education and Cross-Sector Engagement Committee works to help ALT strengthen and extend its services across the different learning and training contexts, including FE colleges, adult and community learning providers, specialist colleges, LEAs, voluntary sector providers, schools and work-based training providers, within a framework provided by: the ALT Constitution and Strategy; policies decided from time to time by the Central Executive Committee; and the ALT budget. </p>
<p>You can find out more about the Committee and their members on <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/who-we-are/operational-committees" title="Link to FE committee page">our committee pages</a>. You can read the minutes from previous meetings on the committee <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... page</a>.</p>
<p>Blackboard took the European Union General Data Protection (GDPR) as an opportunity to strengthen our global data privacy practices in the EU and worldwide. A key aspect of the program was enhancing our documentation and processes that support our clients with their compliance with GDPR. This includes robust data processing agreements, embedding a privacy by design approach and strengthening our vendor controls.</p>
<p>Many GDPR requirements leave room for interpretation and have not been clarified by the data protection authorities yet. Many organisations are therefore still struggling with turning the GDPR requirements into practical implementation steps. Blackboard's GDPR implementation program has translated the GDPR requirements into specific and actionable steps for all functional areas from product teams over Marketing to HR. Product requirements have been developed to guide the product teams.</p>
<p>During this session we will explain how Blackboard is implementing the GDPR, how our efforts support our clients and how we have translated the GDPR requirements into practical actionable steps.</p>
<p><strong>Presenter</strong></p>
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<li>Stephan Geering - Blackboard Global Privacy Officer, Associate General Counsel</li>
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<p>This event was delivered via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and the session recording can be accessed via <a href="https://go.alt.ac.uk/GDPRBlackboardRec">https://go.alt.ac.uk/GDPRBlackbo... you can <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/alt.ac.uk/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/f... slides</a>.</p>
<p>For more guidance on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra see our <a href="http://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">Webinar FAQs</a>. </p>
<p>The need to comply with GDPR is only just around the corner. Moodle has engaged with the extended community and with specialist legal counsel to find the best way to help enable institutions meet their obligations under the legislation. This webinar will show how Moodle using organisations can implement plugins and configurations to help them respond to the requirements. </p>
<p><strong>Presenters</strong></p>
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<li>Martin Dougiamas - Moodle Founder & CEO</li>
<li>Gavin Henrick - Moodle Business Development Manager</li>
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<p>This event will be delivered via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and the session recording can be accessed via <a href="https://go.alt.ac.uk/MoodleGDPRWebinarRecording">https://go.alt.ac.uk/Mo... Google Slides are available from <a href="https://goo.gl/5nvhuC">https://goo.gl/5nvhuC</a></p>
<p>For more guidance on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra see our <a href="http://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">Webinar FAQs</a>. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=347&reset=1">Register to receive an email reminder</a> 1 hour before the session starts.</p>
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<p>The session slides <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ByzcNrvAMWaCALTaNVhPgYEwdegCoSHPgtTGMA... be accessed here</a>.</p>
<p>This session provides a preview of Blended Learning Essentials: Developing Digital Skills, a two-week course starting on FutureLearn on 16 April 2018. </p>
<p>The course, commissioned and funded by the <a href="http://www.ufi.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="Link to Ufi Trust website">Ufi Charitable Trust</a>, is designed specifically for the Vocational Education and Training sector seeks to address the digital skills shortage reported by employers by giving teachers and trainers the knowledge and the confidence to teach the necessary skills, enabling students to bring much-needed digital skills to the workplace. It also enables teachers to train their learners to manage their digital footprint.</p>
<p>The course includes examples of tools and apps that can help teachers to develop digital creation skills in their learners. It covers a wide range of vocational education settings, and all kinds of learners, with a variety of expectations and needs. It is based on the needs of employers and on the real experience of how digital skills are being used at work.</p>
<p>As the course takes places entirely online, it is flexible and can be completed at the participant’s own pace. It will be delivered on Futurelearn, the UK’s leading platform for delivering open courses. The course starts on 16 April and is free of charge.</p>
<p>This webinar gives a preview of the course content and how to take part. It will run in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and can be accessed from the following link on the day:</p>
<p><a href="https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/9d1baea372084546a0cd9db70b01386e">https://...
<p>Find out more and join the course: <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/blended-learning-digital-skills" target="_blank" title="Link to BLE3 website">https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/blended-learning-digital-skills</a>....
<p>Blended Learning Essentials is a free online course developed by the University of Leeds and UCL Institute of Education, supported by the Association for Learning Technology and funded by the Ufi Trust.</p>
<p>You can contact Blended Learning Essentials by emailing <a href="mailto:ble@alt.ac.uk" title="Link to ble@alt.ac.uk email">ble@alt.ac.uk</a>, follow it on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BLECourse" target="_blank" title="Link to BLECourse on Twitter">@BLECourse</a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FLble3" target="_blank" title="Link to #FLble3 on Twitter">#FLble3</a>. </p>
<p>The Research in Learning Technology Editorial Board meets several times a year and is chaired by Prof Neil Morris. </p>
<p><em>Research in Learning Technology (RLT)</em> is a peer reviewed, Open Access journal published by the Association for Learning Technology.</p>
<p><em>RLT</em> aims to raise the profile of research in learning technology, encouraging research that informs good practice and contributes to the development of policy.</p>
<p>You can find out more about the Board and its members on the <a href="https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/about/editorialTeam" title="Link to Editorial Board">journal website</a>. </p>
<p>The Board of Trustees of ALT is the Association's overall governing body and meets three times a year face to face and monthly online. </p>
<p>You can find out more about the Trustees on <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to committee page">our governance pages</a>. You can read the minutes from previous meetings on the committee <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to committee minutes">minutes page</a>. </p>
<p>This is the first meeting of the newly-constituted ALT North East Members Group. </p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/alt-... find out more and to join the group.</p>
<p><a href="https://oer18.oerconf.org/">OER18</a> turns the focus on one of the often-cited benefits of 'open' – the promise of inclusivity. How do the resources, methods and projects that make up open education support making education available to all? As a movement over 15 years old, has open education made an impact – on learners, on society and on education? What can we do to to support learning in the open – and how can we use open to support learning? The conference will be chaired by academic and open education researcher Vivien Rolfe, alongside policy wonk and project manager David Kernohan.</p>
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Conference Keynote <a href="https://oer18.oerconf.org/keynote-speakers/">Lorna Campbell</a> joins us today to provide a preview of the conference and share the ways in which all can participate and engage with the future of education.</p>
<p>You can access the webinar recording at <a href="http://go.alt.ac.uk/2FnHK18">http://go.alt.ac.uk/2FnHK18</a></p>
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<p>This session provides an overview of the Blended Learning Essentials courses and of accreditation pathways available to participants.</p>
<p>Blended Learning Essentials: Embedding Practice is running now. Sign up at <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/blended-learning-embedding-practice"...
<p>Blended Learning Essentials is a free CPD course running on the FuturLearn platform. Embedding Practice shows how to embed blended learning practices in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. Participants explore how new technology can assist learning from experience, how it helps overcome challenges in the sector, and will develop your own skills and discover the optimal uses of blended learning. </p>