The document outlines the activities and initiatives of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), focusing on openness and innovation in education technology. It highlights various events, accomplishments, and collaborations aimed at enhancing professional development and community engagement, including the OER18 conference. Key topics include open educational resources, mentorship, industry engagement, and strategies for improving learner outcomes and inclusivity.

1. Working towards openness
Reporting from OER18 and ALT
Joe Wilson
The Association for Learning Technology (ALT), ALT is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Registered Charity (UK): 1160039.

3. EdTech start up
guide & open
education paper
published
Playful Learning
collection & 20
Open Access
research articles
published
Special Interest
Groups activities
and blog posts on
the #altc blog
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvillar/27728358288/in/album-72157695246189364/

4. Making impact
for the wider
community
Open Practitioner Chrissi
Nerantzi wins the Learning
Technologist of the Year 2017 Josie Fraser becomes Honorary
LIfe Member of ALT
Contributing to MozFest 2017 with a session on
openness and professional development
Open Governance in practice at ALT’s Annual
General Meeting
Open Education and OER: A guide and call
to action for policy makers
Make copyright right

5. ...and we put our values into practice.
Openness helps us influence policy makers, increase the impact
of research for public benefit, build a shared vision for the
future of professionalisation in Learning Technology and grow
our community of Members.

8. Factors Enablers
Industry Mentorship, Progression Pathways , External Stakeholders , Worldskills , Guidance ,
Erasmus+, Continuing Professional Development , Alumni, Work Experience , Project Based
Learning , Industry Engagement , Experiential Learning , Skills for Learning Life and Work
Learning and teaching Excellence and Innovation, Mentorship, Progression Pathways , External Stakeholders,
Guidance , Personalised Learning , Student Voice, Well Being , Erasmus+, Community,
MyCity, Blended Learning, Alumni, Sustainability, Project Based Learning, Flipped
Classrooms, Skills for Learning Life and Work , Protected Characteristics, Industry
Engagement , Experiential Learning , Active Learning, Summative Assessment
Access, Equalities and Inclusion Excellence and Innovation , Mentorship , External Stakeholders, Guidance , Personalised
learning, Student Voice , Formative Assessment, Well Being, Erasmus+, Community, MyCity,
Blended Learning, Sustainability, Skills for Learning Life and Work , Protected Characteristics,
Experiential Learning.

9. Industry 100% Graduates guaranteed employment
75% Student Placement/Work Experience
100% Stakeholder Forum for Industry Academies
25% Student Sponsorship
Learning and teaching 90% Student Satisfaction
80% Student attainment
25% Online Curriculum - some aiming for 100%
40% Project Based Learning
40% Work Based Learning
Access, Equalities and
Inclusion
100% Guaranteed Articulation with Advanced Standing
100% Integration between SCQF levels

10. Strategy / Context / Local and International / Learner centred..
http://bit.ly/Citylearning
Learner demand … staff and learner dialogue
National units and awards …
Solar from SQA and ….
Internal and External Verification
MyCity ...
Moodle
Mahara
Turnitin
OneFile
Digital library and associated resources ..
Strategy / Context / Local and International / Learner centred..
http://bit.ly/Citylearning
Learner demand … staff and learner dialogue
National units and awards …
Solar from SQA and ….
Internal and External Verification
MyCity ...
Moodle
Mahara
Turnitin
OneFile
Digital library and associated resources BLC , Box of Broadcasts , .open
educational resources , open practices..not yet
Digital literacy for all learners , teaching and support staff

13. https://twitter.com/scotlandlouise/st
atus/979437762595221504
https://sway.com/I7NaAB6ugvaqDvog

15. Sponsored by
#OER18
OER18: Open to All
18 - 19 April 2018, Watershed, Bristol, UK
OER18: Open to All
9th Annual OER Conference

16. Playlist of recordings from #OER18 on the ALT YouTube channel
OER18 Keynote Speakers

17. ● Towards openness – provocations at #OER18
● Virtually Connecting @ #OER18 by Helen DeWaard
● Creative space, reflective place: #OER18 by Sarah Crowson
● #OER18 – Open for All – Quotes from speakers and my
thoughts from the conference by Matt Cornock
● OER18 Reflections by Laura Ritchie
● Reflections from the OER18 Conference by Blueprint Teacher
● Open Chasms – definitions dividing or uniting the open
community? Some thoughts from #oer18 by Sheila MacNeill
● #OER18 Open to all, but beware of the wingnuts by Phil
Barker
● The moment I realised I was an Open Education pragmatist by
Michael Shaw
● What does it mean to be ‘open’? Reflections on #OER18 by
Matt Cornock
● The Long View: Changing Perspectives on OER by Lorna
Campbell
● #ResNetSem at #OER18 by Alan Levine
● Catching up with #OER18 by GCU Digital Learning Innovation
Blog
● OER18: Listening to the voices by Lorna Campbell
● #OER18: Open to All – some quick reflections by Joe Wilson
● DIGITAL LITERACY: RECLAIMING YOUR SPACE by Lauren
Brumfield
● Perspektive auf OER – zwei Konferenzen im April by Sonja
Borski

21. Some useful references
www.open.ed.ac.uk
https://www.alt.ac.uk/certified-
membership/
https://oer19.oerconf.org/
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/
http://www.joewilsons.net/2018/05/digita
l-literacy-heading-to-become-new.html

22. Some useful references contd
https://h5p.org/
https://lumen5.com/
https://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/tel/resource
s
https://store.jisc.ac.uk/home

23. Joe.Wilson@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
JoeWilson@joewilsons.net
Follow @joecar on Twitter
www.joewilsons.net
Skype: joecar80@hotmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerwilson/
Thank you
About me ..