ALT

October 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Workshop

Professional Development at The Open University

Today was the first metagenomics lab session. It was a lot of fun… though also a long session. Tonight we watched an ALT 2021 session entitled “The show must go on: reflecting on transitioning a programme of face-to-face staff development events online.” The presenters, Charlotte Stevens and Karen Hamilton, are part of the instructor development […]

October 11, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Why

The Scholarship of Learning Technology

Sometimes I read a title for a presentation and think it doesn’t apply to what I do and try to learn about. I am usually surprised by how it does. The ALT 2021 session we watched tonight was entitled “Are we there yet? Becoming a TEL scholar: code switching and building identity through the ALT […]

October 10, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares

Maths, Software, and Badges

After a busy and fun weekend, we settled down and watched a couple of sessions from ALT 2021. The first one Amada and I watched was on math! Entitled “Numeracy skills training for all with Elevate My Maths. Preparing students for Success in Higher Education and Beyond” and presented by James Howell and Ovidiu Bagdasar, […]

October 9, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Why

The HyFlex Experience at King’s College

I have watched a couple of sessions by different speakers on what their institutions did during the transition to remote online teaching. I find the variety of approaches and “lessons learned” fascinating. Tonight, I watched an ALT 2021 session entitled “Reflections on hybrid flexible learning” by Michael Detyna from King’s College London. Detyna talked about […]

October 9, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Community of Practice, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Learning Communities, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why, Workshop

Facilitating Professionalism in Teaching and Learning

It was a rainy day, and we mostly stayed at home. As we wind down, I found an ALT 2021 talk with a title that caught my attention: “Sharing experiences of an online HEA Fellowship scheme and its impact on learning and teaching” presented by Carina Bossu, Nashwa Ismail, Julia Sargent, and Jane Wilson. Bossu […]

October 8, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Identifying and Addressing Inequities in the Digital World

Tonight we watched an ALT 2021 conference session entitled “Addressing structural inequities in an expanding digital world” by Femi Nzegwu, Joanna Wild, and Fiona Khandoker. Wild talked about the Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA) program. Technology was used to enhance the workshops and provide virtual mentoring. Wild mentioned that since the […]

October 7, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Wellbeing, Why

Boats and Surveys of Student Online Learning Experiences

What a day! Great meetings and lots of running around! Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was presented by a team and entitled “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm”: An exploration of the student experience of the shift to fully online teaching in response to the Covid19 Pandemic” […]

October 6, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Discussions, Diversity, Learning Communities, Mentoring, Online Learning, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Action Learning Sessions to Tackle Racism

ALT 2021 had so many interesting sessions! Today we watched the session entitled “When learning technologists tackle sectorial racism via recruitment and staff development” by Teeroumanee Nadan, Monica Chavez and Tracey Madden. Nadan explained how the team came together and how different groups had charges including reading and summarizing information. Nadan talked about hiring practices […]

October 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, ALT, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Considering the Student Experience and Ethics of Digital Literacies

I am enjoying the ALT 2021 conference recordings! Tonight, we watched the session entitled “The road to DELLHE – developing Leadership Literacies for pedagogically and ethically sound Digital Education” by Deborah Arnold, Albert Sangrà, and Sharon Flynn. Arnold shared their recent doctoral research. Sangrà is Arnold’s Ph.D. advisor. The DELLHE Framework is the Digital Education […]

October 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
ALT, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Emergent Learning and Remixes

I am moving on to day 2 of the ALT 2021 annual conference! Tonight we watched a session with a title that caught my attention: “Lines of thought: the serendipitous emergence of collaborative learning” by Sarah Honeychurch and Wendy Taleo. This session was sponsored by Talis, and now I am curious what they do. Honeychurch […]

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