Peer-led professionalisation in Learning Technology #altc

ILTA Annual ConferenceMay 2016

Maren Deepwell @marendeepwellMartin Hawksey @mhawksey

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About ALTthe Association for Learning Technology – alt.ac.uk

• ALT was established in 1993;

• ALT has 1700+ individual and 150+ organisational members;

• ALT works across sectors including Further Education, Higher Education and research;

• ALT has an international community.

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Peer-based accreditationshaping Learning Technology professional practice

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Can the power of peers help us create

empowered professionalism in Learning Technology?

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Meet CMALT – ALT’s peer-based accreditation scheme

CMALT is a portfolio-based accreditation scheme developed by ALT to enable people whose work involves learning technology to:-have their experience and capabilities certified by peers;-demonstrate that they are taking a committed and serious approach to their professional development.

Established nearly 10 years ago the CMALT framework is used across education sectors in the UK and internationally to provide recognition for skills, experience and professional development in Learning Technology.

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Professional roles in CMALTSpecialist areas provide flexibility

Core areas remain constant:1.Operational issues2.Teaching, learning and assessment3.Wider context4.Communication

Specialist areas reflect diverse roles:•Leadership•Tech development•Administration•Research•Policy

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Peer-based CMALT model

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Peer progression in a 3 year cycle

CMALT

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Reaching beyond the CMALT framework

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CMALT in Australasiaworking in partnership with ascilite

• Relevance in different contexts

• Added value to broader frameworks

• International reach• Application in internal

provision• Accreditation for open

courses• Growing the peer

community

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CMALT, ocTEL, Open Badgesthe open course in technology enhanced learning

Mapping of the framework to the Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning, ocTEL - an open course run in 2013 and 2014 with 2000+ registrations in total:-Weekly posts-Community group-Encourage participation through badges-Provide examples

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#ocTEL – open course in Technology Enhanced Learning

◊ Hundreds of open badges earned;

◊ Designed and run by ALT Members

◊ 25%+ of participants from outside of HE

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CC-BY-ND Bryan Mathers/Visual Thinkery, http://bryanmmathers.com/hashtag/openbadges/

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Badge Pattern

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Badge Pattern

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Badge Pattern

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Badges for community engagement #altc

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Member Groups in the UK

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Future plans: member badges

◊Badges for individual members◊Badges for member-led activities such as Special Interest Groups and publications◊CMALT badges for completion & assessment

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TAGS #altc“One tag to rule them all … #altc”

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Annual Conference & Members

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Association for Learning Technology

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Maren Deepwell @marendeepwellMartin Hawksey @mhawksey