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Association for Learning Technology and Certified membership Tom Franklin Improving practice – Promoting research – Influencing policy. 1200+. Members. from. 27. countries across 5 continents representing. 300+. Organisations from across sectors. including.
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Association for Learning Technology and Certified membershipTom FranklinImproving practice – Promoting research – Influencing policy
1200+ Members from 27 countries across 5 continents representing 300+ Organisations from across sectors including schools, colleges, universities, lifelong learning, skills, research, industry and government
What is ALT (and why should care) • Professional body for learning technologists • So what is a learning technologist? • Representation to policy makers • Link between research and practice • Network of people • Conference and publications • We work for our members, with our members
Our mission We work for our members, with our members • We work to improve practice in learning technology across sectors • We promote research and knowledge exchange • We represent the voice of our members to policy makers and government • We provide an inclusive network and open access resources
Certified membership • What is it? • Professional recognition • Opportunity to reflect on your practice • Portfolio based • Who is it for • Learning technologists • Researchers • Practitioners who make significant use of learning technology
E-assessment • What is it? • Where might you use it • Examples and tools
What is e-assessment • Any for of assessment supported by technology • Assessment purpose • Diagnostic, Formative, Summative, Ipsative • How used • In class, e-submission, e-marking, online tests • Why? • Improve assessment • Improve feedback (feedforward) • Reduce effort
On screen marking • You must be joking! • Quicker? • Easier? • Better feedback? • Fairer marking? • Better records?
Audio feedback • http://screencast-o-matic.com http://www.pointblankonline.net/
E-portfolio http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/eMagArchive/RSCeMag2008/ePDPPortfolioConference08/