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Start Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:30:00 +0000

Description:

This session is part of the Learn Live: FE and Skills programme at the Bett Show 2016 and will be led by Maren Deepwell, chief executive of ALT.

With over 15,000 participants since November 2015, this free course for the Vocational Education and Training sector, commissioned by the Ufi Charitable Trust, is running throughout this year on Futurelearn. The aim is to promote effective practice and pedagogy in blended learning.  
Come along to meet our dedicated Digital Champions and to find out how you can address some of the key challenges facing the sector including how to scale up provision, maximise learner success and support staff in using technology for teaching, training and assessment. The course is free to attend and open to all with accreditation pathways for further professional development. More information here. 
 
Read more: <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/seminar/Explore-The-Blended-Learning-essentials-..." title="Link to Bett programme page">http://www.bettshow.com/seminar/Explore-The-Blended-Learning-essentials-...

Title: Bett Show 2016: Explore the Blended Learning Essentials Course

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_201_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 201

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=201

Start Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:30:00 +0000

Description:

This session will showcase three portfolios from recently accredited Certified Members, Elizabeth Charles (Birkbeck), David Watson (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Daniel Villalba Algas (Sheffield University). Facilitated by Maren Deepwell we will focus on exploring different approaches to building CMALT portfolios and discuss how different job roles can be reflected.

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Title: Showcasing different approaches to building a CMALT portfolio

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_200_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 200

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=200

Start Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:30:00 +0000

Description:

This pre-conference webinar taking place in the week of the Online Winter Conference is run by the ALT Open Education Special Interest Group (OESIG).

For more information on the OESIG and other ALT Member Groups please visit our <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups">get involved page</a>.

This free webinar will give a highlight of exciting open education news and practices from the annual 'OpenEd' Conference to be held this year in Vancouver, 18-20 November (#opened15). The webinar will focus on teaching practices, research and policy from the perspective of US, Canadian and international communities.

The webinar will be presented by:

Dr Viv Rolfe from the University of the West of England, who is presenting at the Vancoujver conference on innovation in open educational practice.

David Kernohan from Followersoftheapocalyp.se, who is presenting on trends and patterns in open education research over the past decade.

Both presenters will share highlights from their talks and the best from the conference.

A recording of this webinar is available at the following link:

<a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2015-12-07.0420.M.F0F15E52C6B8E80... rel="noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2015-12-07.0420.M.F0F15E52C6B8E80F47100FE9888B62.vcr&sid=7565</a>

Title: [Online Winter Conference pre-conference webinar] Open education over the pond? Updates from the OpenEd Conference, Vancouver 2015

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_199_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 199

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=199

Start Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:30:00 +0000

Description:

This is a meet up for the Digital Champions for the Blended Learning Essentials course. The session will be run by Richard Nelson and will provide an opportunity for Champions to discuss their role and how best they can support the course. 
 
The webinar will be run using Blackboard Collaborate 11. We will notify you of arrangements approximately three days prior to the webinar, giving you time to get your PC or Mac set up and tested, taking account of the guidance on the ALT web site at <a href="http://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">http://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs</a>.

Title: Meet up for Digital Champions

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_198_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 198

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=198

Start Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:30:00 +0000

Description:

Title: Meet up for Digital Champions

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_197_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 197

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=197

Start Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:30:00 +0000

Description:

This webinar is about the second part of the <a href="https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/blended-learning-embedding-practice/" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal;" target="_blank" title="Link to course page">Futurelearn course Blended Learning Essentials: Embedding Practice</a> - A free course for the Vocational Education and Training sector to promote effective practice and pedagogy in blended learning.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

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integrate new technologies into courses, and learning and training opportunities;
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propose ways in which new technology can help to address key challenges in the VET sector;
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develop your own skills further and contribute to the sector’s community knowledge of the optimal uses of blended learning.
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The webinar was run using Blackboard Collaborate 11. A recording is now <a href="https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2016-01-13.0431.M.A1530158C7905D4... to view</a>.

Title: Blended Learning Essentials: Embedding Practice

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_196_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 196

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=196

Start Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Description:

The next GLSIG live meeting will be held in Manchester from midday on Wednesday 11th, to midday on Thursday 12th November 2015. It will be hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University, and is timed to link in with Prof. Nicola Whitton's inaugural lecture on the afternoon of 12th November (to which GLSIG members are invited). The event is free, but members are asked to arrange their own transport and accommodation.

For further information and to sign up see <a href="http://go.alt.ac.uk/1S0HW2A">http://go.alt.ac.uk/1S0HW2A</a>.

Sign up to the Games and Learning SIG at <a href="http://gamesandlearningsig.ning.com/">http://gamesandlearningsig.ning.co...

Title: Games and Learning SIG Live Meeting November 2015

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_193_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 193

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=193

Start Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:00:00 +0000

Description:

This event sets out to explore how technology can be used to support assessment in all its forms. It will look at the impact of some of the newer approaches to assessment such as the use of Open Badges, as well as more familiar approaches like online quizzes and electronic submission. In addition it will explore assessment approaches which consider inclusive practices, and assessments designed to look at developing learners’ digital skills and practices. The organisers are still soliciting Pecha Kucha sessions – 6 min presentations with images – from members of the community to talk about their approaches to the using technology in assessment. Closing date 5 PM 27 November 2015.

For further information, to register and to submit a presentation visit: <a href="http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MUK5Ne">http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MUK5Ne</a>

Title: East Midlands Learning Technologists' Group Winter Meeting 2015

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_192_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 192

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=192

Start Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:30:00 +0000

Description:

ALT is piloting a monthly 'Community Call' where we speak to ALT Members about their work. For our second call we speak with Tracey Duffy who is a Digital Media Advisor for Jisc. Tracey has experience supporting and implementing digital solutions across the sectors from secondary schools to further and higher education. Tracey is very active on the ALT-MEMBERS mailing list and in the call we explore her interests digital media, current projects and involvement in the ALT Community.

The recording of this session can be viewed from the <a href="https://plus.google.com/events/c0r42ds84i3s3u9ekbbstfr593k">Google+ page</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpP6E172_pA">YouTube Channel</a> or embedded in this page below. We've included tweets with resources mentioned during the call after the video below:

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You can follow our ALT Community Call guest Tracey Duffy (<a href="https://twitter.com/LearningTecGirl">@LearningTecGirl</a>) on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662246030726033408">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

<blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" lang="en-gb">More information about <a href="https://twitter.com/jiscdigital">@jiscdigital</a> is available from their site <a href="https://t.co/aMVhE8kUA9">https://t.co/aMVhE8kUA9</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662246700262780928">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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The Mobile Learning Guide mentioned by Tracey Duffy (<a href="https://twitter.com/LearningTecGirl">@LearningTecGirl</a>) can be found here <a href="https://t.co/YwQZctOtxz">https://t.co/YwQZctOtxz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662248284082315264">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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The <a href="https://twitter.com/Jisc">@Jisc</a> page on 'Engage students with mobile learning' has lots of other useful guides and resources <a href="https://t.co/7mWdwj0Edv">https://t.co/7mWdwj0Edv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662248916654669824">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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List of free <a href="https://twitter.com/Jisc">@Jisc</a> events on 'Making your digital collections easier to discover' <a href="https://t.co/IqB60Zss38">https://t.co/IqB60Zss38</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662249482650836992">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALTC?src=hash">#ALTC</a> Blog post on 'How librarians can harness the power of social media'<a href="https://t.co/OIMV9Xmgus">https://t.co/OIMV9Xmgus</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662249651920347136">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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If you enjoyed the ALT Community Call but are not an ALT Member find out about joining ALT <a href="https://t.co/SEDWf5lNT5">https://t.co/SEDWf5lNT5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662251831746252800">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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The call for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OER16?src=hash">#OER16</a>: Open Culture is still open and you can find out more at <a href="https://t.co/vOT8Yg1dk5">https://t.co/vOT8Yg1dk5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662252323767480321">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Submissions for ALT Online Winter Conference 2015 w/c 7th Dec. are closed but you can still participate <a href="https://t.co/3GGKDGlxHB">https://t.co/3GGKDGlxHB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662252488909832192">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>

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For more upcoming <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T">@A_L_T</a> events visit our website <a href="https://t.co/2aWWM5pZWD">https://t.co/2aWWM5pZWD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/altc?src=hash">#altc</a>
— ALT - alt.ac.uk (@A_L_T) <a href="https://twitter.com/A_L_T/status/662252606526459904">November 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Title: ALT Community Call: Tracey Duffy on bridging the digital divide

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_191_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 191

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=191

Start Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 09:00:00 +0000

Description:

ALT's main publication, <a href="http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/index" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Research in Learning Technology</a> is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted to research and good practice in the use of learning technologies. The journal is jointly published with Co-Action Publishing.

See the full <a href="http://researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/about/editorialTeam" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;" title="Link to the Editorial Board">Editorial Board</a>.

Title: Meeting of the RLT Editorial Board

Event ID: CiviCRM_EventID_190_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk

ID: 190

Text Link: https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=190

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