Post on 15-Apr-2017
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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◊ 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
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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!
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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
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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
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Research and practice
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#ALTC Blog
◊ Written by members
◊ 225 posts and counting
◊ Contribute ~500 words
altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/
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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
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Thank you!
@mhawksey+MartinHawksey
martin.hawksey@alt.ac.uk
Association for Learning Technology
Registered charity number: 1160039
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