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Community and agency in CPD: Opportunities in the Association for Learning Technology Slides available from http://go.alt.ac.uk/ALTed Martin Hawksey @mhawksey Chief Innovation, Community and Technology Officer
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Community and agency in CPD: Opportunities in the Association for Learning
Technology
Slides available from http://go.alt.ac.uk/ALTed
Martin Hawksey@mhawksey
Chief Innovation, Community and Technology Officer
alt.ac.uk
◊ Independent, self-funded charity
◊ UK's leading membership organisation in the learning technology field
◊ Improve practice, promote research, and influence policy
About ALT, the Association for Learning Technology
https://youtu.be/kpeuLtsRQOY
alt.ac.uk
Key facts◊ ALT was established in 1993;◊ ALT has 1700+ individual and 180+
organisational members;◊ ALT works across sectors including
Further Education, Higher Education and research;
◊ ALT has an international community.
◊ … as an employee/student of the University of Edinburgh you can join ALT for FREE as an Associate Member!
alt.ac.uk
Strategic Aims (2014-2017)
1. Intelligent use of learning technology
2. Research and practice 3. Strategy and policy4. Representing members 5. Leadership and
professional development6. Communication
alt.ac.uk
ALT benefits
Technologykeeping pace
with innovation and using it effectively
Skillsproviding relevant
accreditation as skills change
Recognitionenhancing
professional development
and leadership
Threat: VisualizationsEngaging with the ALT community
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ALT-MEMBERS list24 replies
14 replies
15 replies + blog post
23 replies
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ALT-MEMBERS list – tips reading◊ Using folders/rules to manage
your inbox◊ Switch to Digest
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ALT-MEMBERS list – tips posting◊ Try and find an answer first◊ Include what you already know in
your question◊ Use meaningful subject lines
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Members Group/SIGS
◊ Member Groups (regional)
◊ Special Interests– Games and Learning
(GLSIG)– Open Education (OE
SIG)– MOOC SIG– FELTAG SIGgo.alt.ac.uk/ALT-Scotla
nd
#altc
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Your organisation…
◊ Trustees
◊ Operational Committees
◊ Editors
Professional recognition
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CMALT – Certified Membership◊ portfolio-based
accreditation ◊ certified by
peers;◊ demonstrates
commitment to CPD
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CMALT
Leadership
Academic
Technical
Professional roles in CMALT
Specialist areas provide flexibility
Core areas:1. Operational
issues2. Teaching,
learning and assessment
3. Wider context4. Communicatio
n
Specialist areas:• Leadership• Tech
development• Administration• Research• Policy
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Peer-based CMALT model• Documentation/guidelines• Example portfolios/webinarsSupport
• Two independent reviews• Joint decisionAssessment
• Joint feedback • Re-assessment as neededFeedback
• Undertaking assessments• Contributing to development
Assessor community
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CMALT mapping to UKPSF and HEA Fellowship
go.alt.ac.uk/ALT-CMALT
Research and practice
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#ALTC Blog
◊ Written by members
◊ 225 posts and counting
◊ Contribute ~500 words
altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/
alt.ac.uk
Research in Learning Technology
go.alt.ac.uk/RLT_Journal
!!! Call for Editors !!!
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ALT Annual Conference
go.alt.ac.uk/ALTC-2016
ALT Online Winter Conference 2015
w/c 7th Dec online sessions scheduled for the 9th/10th Dec
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/online2015/
Strategy and policy
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Annual Survey 2015
◊ Understand current and future practice;
◊ represent our members’ needs
go.alt.ac.uk/ALT-Survey-2015
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Policy responses
Member Benefits
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Not what but who
WHOConnecting with
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Emerging areas… my advice
©Michael Daleshttps://flic.kr/p/b4qFiP
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go.alt.ac.uk/join-ALT
Association for Learning Technology
Registered charity number: 1160039
www.alt.ac.uk @A_L_T
