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<p><meta charset="utf-8" />To celebrate <a href="https://www.openeducationweek.org/">Open Education week</a> we are delighted to be joined from Egypt by Maha Bali. Maha is Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. International Director of <a href="http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/">Digital Pedagogy Lab</a>, Editor at the journal <a href="http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/hybridped">Hybrid Pedagogy</a>, editorial board member of Journal of Pedagogic Development and Learning, Media and Technology. She is a <a href="http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/author/mbali">Prof Hacker</a> blogger, <a href="http://dmlcentral.net/person/maha-bali/">DML Central</a> blogger, and co-founder of <a href="http://virtuallyconnecting.org/">virtuallyconnecting.org</a> and <a href="http://edcontexts.org/">edcontexts.org</a>. She considers herself an open and connected educator, learnaholic and writeaholic.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can <a href="https://twitter.com/Bali_Maha">follow Bali_Maha on Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>Maha will be <a href="https://oer17.oerconf.org/news/announcing-our-first-keynote-speaker-for-... a keynote at OER17 in April</a> and her preparation for this has been happening through her blog, <a href="http://blog.mahabali.me/blog/">Reflecting allowed</a>. Her presentation will offer her personal perspectives on the this process giving us the opportunity to consider how open practice supports open education.</p>
<p>The webinar recording is available to view at <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2017-03-29.0331.M.54BA77B03B2AC4A... onclick="this.href='https://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttps%3A%2F%2Fsas.elluminate.com%2Fp.jnlp%3Fpsid%3D2017-03-29.0331.M.54BA77B03B2AC4AB89B04304F4EF3A.vcr%26sid%3D7565\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNGzIPDrpaRK70cTGjFw87plVli0aQ';return true;" onmousedown="this.href='https://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttps%3A%2F%2Fsas.elluminate.com%2Fp.jnlp%3Fpsid%3D2017-03-29.0331.M.54BA77B03B2AC4AB89B04304F4EF3A.vcr%26sid%3D7565\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNGzIPDrpaRK70cTGjFw87plVli0aQ';return true;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sas.elluminate.com/p.<wbr />jnlp?psid=2017-03-29.0331.M.<wbr />54BA77B03B2AC4AB89B04304F4EF3A<wbr />.vcr&sid=7565</a></p>
<p><meta charset="utf-8" /><b id="docs-internal-guid-d4bff4d6-dfec-9b44-8c7e-49f0f832acac"><a href="https://oer17.oerconf.org/#gref">OER17</a> </b>presents an opportunity for open practitioners, activists, educators and policy makers to come together as a community to reflect on The Politics of Open. What are our current key challenges and strengths – locally, nationally, and internationally? What are our priorities – in terms of political governance, organisational and personal politics? What are the changes that we want to effect together? The conference will be chaired by social and educational technologist and Wikimedia UK Trustee Josie Fraser, and Alek Tarkowski, Director of Centrum Cyfrowe, co-founder and coordinator of Creative Commons Poland.</p>
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Conference Co-Chair <a href="https://oer17.oerconf.org/news/meet-the-co-chairs-for-oer17-josie-fraser... Fraser</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>A <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2017-03-09.0502.M.28EF90AE5D61F41... of the webinar is now available to watch.</p>
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<p>This webinar is free to attend and open to all. The session will explore the new ALT Strategy 2017-2020 and set out priorities for the coming year. Led by Trustees and the chief executive, Maren Deepwell, we will share the result of the consultation process with Members and highlight related results of ALT's Annual Survey. </p>
<p>You can explore the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mb9I-9fvaKxEBwEtDxQc3zap8Mno9kR5... title="Link to strategy slide show">strategy slides</a>, download the <a href="http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2370/" title="Link to download the strategy PDF">full text in PDF</a> or <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XMmWF6EANKr24ZDndn2EcBKOkmXa4rxeF4Ck... title="Link to the strategy Google doc">Google docs</a>. Visual content is available on <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/picsfromalt/albums/72157680906562335" title="Link to the strategy images on Flickr">Flickr</a>.</p>
<p>This webinar will be run using Blackboard Collaborate. Please check your connection prior to the event and refer to our <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">webinar FAQs</a> for further questions. </p>
<p>The link to access the webinar is: <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=7565&password=M.FF65DD854F5528...
<p>Webinar <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2017-03-02.0445.M.6A5B27019069F2D... target="_blank">RECORDING</a> is now available. </p>
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<p>The Central Executive Committee consists of the Trustees of the Association and is the overall governing body. This Committee meets three times a year face to face and monthly online. </p>
<p>You can find out more about the Committee and their members on <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to 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... title="Link to committee minutes">minutes page</a>. </p>
<p>The Central Executive Committee consists of the Trustees of the Association and is the overall governing body. This Committee meets three times a year face to face and monthly online. </p>
<p>You can find out more about the Committee and their members on <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to 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... title="Link to committee minutes">minutes page</a>. </p>
<p>The Central Executive Committee consists of the Trustees of the Association and is the overall governing body. This Committee meets three times a year face to face and monthly online. </p>
<p>You can find out more about the Committee and their members on <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to 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... title="Link to committee minutes">minutes page</a>. </p>
<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 Membership Development Committee has oversight of all ALT's member services for individual and organisational members.</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 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.8px;">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 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The Communications and Publications Committee </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">leads the development of ALT's communication strategy and publications.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.8px;">You can find out more about the Committee and their members on <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/who-we-are/publications-committee" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(7, 153, 72) !important; font-weight: 600;" title="Link to CPX 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... style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(7, 153, 72) !important; font-weight: 600;">minutes page</a>. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.8px;">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 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The Further Education and cross-sector engagement Committee works t</span>o 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 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.8px;">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" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(7, 153, 72) !important; font-weight: 600;" 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... style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(7, 153, 72) !important; font-weight: 600;">minutes page</a>. </p>
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<h2>Digital literacies in action</h2>
<h3>The Learning Lab: Making use of emerging technology to support digital literacy-in-action</h3>
<h4>Presenter: Joy Howat, Team Leader, Learning Technologies, Dundee and Angus College</h4>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Learning Lab at Dundee and Angus College is an innovative space enabling staff and learners to explore new ways of learning and teaching with technology. It is a facility which ensures that the college is at the forefront of how we might make use of emerging technology to support student success by engaging staff and students in hands-on learning. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">The webinar will cover how Dundee and Angus College are supporting 21st century learning through the Learning Lab, and give examples of how this prepares students for employment and life-long learning in a world which is becoming increasingly reliant on being digitally literate. Joy will explain the background to how the Learning Lab came about, what has been achieved and the key experiences for users, which include: </span></p>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interacting and experimenting with innovative and emerging technologies</span></li>
<li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exploring and learning how to apply technologies for learning </span></li>
<li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sharing ideas and knowledge that promotes student success </span></li>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">The session will include some examples of the impact the Learning Lab has had on student experiences to date and how it has engaged students. Joy will discuss how the college hopes to build on the success of the Learning Lab, how it will play an important role in the development of a digital strategy for the college, and will share some advice based on experiences at the college.</span></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Webinar <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2017-01-24.0427.M.EB4E5EDF801C5A9... and <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/default/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/fil... are now available</span></font></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/default/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/fil... FELTAG Manifesto</a> (pdf)</span></p>