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<p>If you are unable to get to Liverpool from Ireland, <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/alt-... title="Link to ALT Northern Ireland Members Group">ALT Northern Ireland Members Group</a> have organised a <strong>free virtual get together</strong> for the 5 and the 6 September. We will be meeting at 9.00am each day to register, make introductions and get some ideas of what people would like to gain from the day. Then we will link in with the conference live stream from Mountford Hall.</p>
<p>The venue will be Queen's University, Belfast on Tuesday, 5 Septermber, and University of Ulster (City Centre Campus) on Wednesday, 6 September.</p>
<p>For more information and to book: <a href="http://www.altni.com/join-us-to-virtually-attend-alt-c-2017/" target="_blank" title="Link to Northern Ireland group events page">http://www.altni.com/join-us-to-virtually-attend-alt-c-2017/</a>.</p>
<p>The summer meeting of the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/east... title="Link to EMLT group page">East Midlands Learning Technologists group</a> has the theme 'Learning Analytics: Using data to improve the learner experience'. </p>
<p>The data we collect from learners can be really powerful in helping us to shape and improve learning and educational institutions and organisations are pushing to use learner data more effectively. But, how can we use this data most effectively? How much can this really tell us about the learner experience? What are its limitations? What are the ethical implications of collecting and using this data? How should the introduction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation" target="_blank" title="Link to GDPR on Wikimedia">GDPR</a> on 25 May 2018 influence how we store and manage this data?</p>
<p>During the event we hope to explore these questions and more, discussing how learner data, big and small, can be used to help us improve learning and teaching. Whether it is data from a single activity which helps us to focus teaching resources and respond to the student voice or on a larger scale, where data across platforms comes together to aid retention and achievement, data becomes a valuable asset for both the tutor and learner.</p>
<p>More information and a booking form: <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/emlt/2017/07/17/emlt-meeting-summer-2017/" title="Link to EMLT summer meeting blog post">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/emlt/2017/07/17/emlt-meeting-summer-2017/</a></p>
<p><strong>POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED</strong></p>
<h3><strong>9th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy</strong></h3>
<p>OER18 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>
<p>To find out more about this event, <a href="https://oer18.oerconf.org/" target="_blank" title="Link to OER18 website">visit https://oer18.oerconf.org/</a>, where you can subscribe to updates, or follow <a href="https://twitter.com/OERConf?lang=en-gb" target="_blank" title="Link to OER Twitter account">@OERConf</a> and look for #oer18.</p>
<p>This webinar, run by the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/open... target="_blank" title="Link to Open Education SIG page">Open Education Special Interest Group</a>, will take the form of a set of activities with the aim of surfacing shared values across the 'open' communities.</p>
<p>You can find more information here: <a href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oesig/2017/07/10/open-what-do-we-value/" target="_blank" title="Link to blog post">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oesig/2017/07/10/open-what-do-we-value/</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-61256962-182f-7fac-07c7-4ddc79e4f42f">The webinar is free to attend and open to all. It will run in Blackboard Collaborate. 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, and that you have the (small) Blackboard Collaborate client successfully installed. Do this from the support page at </span><a href="http://www.elluminate.com/support/">http://www.elluminate.com/support/</a>, and refer to the guidance at <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/...
<p dir="ltr">View a <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=20... target="_blank" title="Link to webinar recording">RECORDING</a> of this webinar.</p>
<p>The next <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/m25-... target="_blank" title="Link to ALT M25 Learning Technology group page">ALT M25 LT</a> meeting focuses on the topic ‘Designing better learning environments’. The programme is currently being put together.</p>
<p>Follow this link to book: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alt-m25-learning-technology-group-meeting... target="_blank" title="Link to ALT M25 meeting booking form">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alt-m25-learning-technology-group-meeting...
<p>This first <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/lear... title="Link to ALT Learning Spaces SIG">ALT Learning Spaces SIG</a> Summer meeting will be hosted at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam.</p>
<p>Please come along to meet colleagues with a keen interest in Learning Spaces, both theory and practice. We'll be having discussions, chats, a presentation or two, and tours of both universities' most interesting and new learning spaces.</p>
<p>To register for the event, please follow this link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alt-learning-spaces-sig-summer-meeting-tick... target="_blank" title="Link to ALT Learning Spaces SIG meeting booking form">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alt-learning-spaces-sig-summer-meeting-tick...
<p>More info about the venue: <a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/diamond" target="_blank" title="Link to The Diamond, Sheffield">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/diamond</a>. </p>
<p>‘Using digital tools and technologies for assessment’ is the topic for the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/alt-... title="Link to West Midlands Members Group page">ALT West Midlands Members Group</a>’s third meeting on <strong>21 June at 10.00 at University of Worcester</strong> in the award winning <strong>Hive</strong> building (directions here <a href="http://www.worcester.ac.uk/your-home/hive-getting-to-the-hive.html" target="_blank" title="Link to University of Worcester directions">http://www.worcester.ac.uk/your-home/hive-getting-to-the-hive.html</a>).</p>
<p>Using TEL in the assessment process can give us an enhanced ability to provide differentiated tasks, grade them and provide personalised feedback in a timely way. E-assessment can also allow us to explore collaborative group and peer assessment possibilities in creative ways. During and after the assessment itself, technology can help us to analyse results and get a clear understanding of learner progress and where support and challenge is needed.</p>
<p>The Summer meeting will explore some of the wide array of technological and pedagogical options open to teachers as they perform and evaluate assessment of and for learning.</p>
<p>To register for the event, please follow this link: <a href="https://altwm.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank" title="Link to Eventbrite booking form">https://altwm.eventbrite.com</a>.</p>
<p>We are encouraging members to offer presentations (10 mins), lead discussions or contribute to a Pecha Kucha at the meeting – to express your interest in presenting a segment, please follow this link: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/M40k64GkhEEsVG9v2" target="_blank" title="Link to submissions form">https://goo.gl/forms/M40k64GkhEEsVG9v2</a>. Closing date for proposals is 5.00 pm on Friday 9 June 2017.</p>
<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 and will the opportunity to visit see their new campus which incorporates technologically advanced open and inspiring learning and teaching environments.</p>
<p>For more information or to get involved join the <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 dir="ltr"><strong>Registration and Coffee</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>10:30 - 10:45</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Welcome from ALT Scotland SIG Co-Chairs<br />
ALT Strategy Update from Maren Deepwell CEO, ALT</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>10:45 - 11:15</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Institutional strategic developments on digital learning - Linda Creanor Glasgow Caledonian University</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Procurement and APUC</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Lightning Strike - Short presentations from the sector</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Correy Murphy, GSA - transition to Canvas</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Marion Kelt, GCU - Online copyright advisor</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Lesley Diack, RGU - development of mobile app to educate carers on medication adherence</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Martin Hawksey, ALT - Celtic Connections - ILTA EdTech2017, Sligo, Ireland - event highlights</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Lecture recording policy at University of Edinburgh</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Lecture recording practice at University of Glasgow</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Open Education Policy and Practice - Joe Wilson</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>Break - College Tour (TBC)</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Jisc Scotland in 2017 and beyond – an update, Jason Miles-Campbell</p>
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<p>This webinar is an opportunity to discover some of the work the Mozilla Foundation are doing developing curriculum for web literacy as well as privacy and security on the internet. This work is being conducted as part of Mozilla Learning, which rallies and connects leaders who want to advance the promise of the internet for learning in a networked world. </p>
<div style="text-align:center"><a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2017-05-23.0601.M.B7730A5EE1BF7CB... style="background-color: #079948; color: #ffffff !important; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;" target="_blank" title="Join webinar">Watch Recording</a></div>
<h2>Presenter - Chad Sansing</h2>
<p>This session will be led by Chad Sansing, who works as a curriculum developer for the Mozilla Foundation and contributes to teaching and learning projects across the organisation. Prior to working at Mozilla, Chad taught English, social studies, and technology for 14 years in middle school classrooms serving 11- to 13-year-olds. He is especially interested in using offline play and other forms of performance as ways to build meaning and relevancy in learning about the web.</p>
<p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="500" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iQKX-FZPRxo2_tBR7ACVa72hDGE__saV... webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><a href="http://bit.ly/2rtfv9H">View on Google Slides</a></p>
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<p>This is a joint event between the FELTAG SIG and the Open Education SIG as part of the <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/alt.ac.uk/files/FELTAGSIGautumnandwinterwebi... SIG webinar series 2017</a>,</p>
<p><strong>Presenters</strong></p>
<p>Peter Kilcoyne (Heart of Worcestershire College)</p>
<p>Alistair McNaught (Jisc)</p>
<p>Promises and lies - The role of open educational resources in inclusive practice.<br />
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The promise of open educational resources is attractive - a cornucopia of free resources, alternative explanations, different media, different levels; a true digital diversity in which the varying needs of different learners can be addressed.<br />
But how trustworthy are the promises? Alistair McNaught, explores five common 'digital deceptions' that undermine digital diversity, deceptions that are easy to spot and easy to rectify if digital capability included more focus on basic good practices.<br />
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Such practices, sometimes referred to as Open Educational Practices need to be more clearly identified and signposted. For students, the need to turn their 'tech savvy' knowledge into sound digital literacy is accepted as a discrete ability and as a part of the 'employability' mind-set that is now fully explored and understood. For teachers, being able to use technology for purposeful pedagogy, articulating great teaching through technology, rather than simply using technology for its own sake requires a confidence and depth of understanding of both the affordances of the technology and the experiences it supports.</p>
<p>View a <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2017-06-15.0531.M.39572659483D2F3... of the webinar</p>
<p><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oesig/2... href="https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oesig/2017/06/05/promises-and-lies-the-role-of-op... rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://altc.alt.ac.uk/oesig/<wbr />2017/06/05/promises-and-lies-<wbr />the-role-of-open-educational-<wbr />resources-in-inclusive-<wbr />practice/</a></p>
<p>For more information on the FELTAG SIG see <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/felt...
<p>For more information on the Open Education SIG see <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/special-interest-and-members-groups/open...