I think more folks who are interested in Educational Technology in Scotland should become members of the Association for Learning Technology - with thanks to Linda Creanor who composed recent newsletter below
Here is what we are up to at the moment ...
The ALT-Scotland SIG was officially
launched at ALT-C in September 2012 where there was a good attendance and much
enthusiasm at the inaugural meeting. ALT-Scotland
is a national SIG for practitioners and researchers in learning technology who
are based in Scotland and it provides a forum to –
·
further the aims of ALT in
Scotland
·
promote the technology agenda
in all sectors of Scottish education
·
encourage sharing of expertise,
resources and best practice in learning technology within the context of
Scottish education
·
influence relevant policy and
strategy
·
develop constructive
relationships with related organisations and committees
The
original ALT-Scotland group had been established in
2009 to support ALT institutional representatives and Scotland-based committee
members, however at a meeting on the 14th June 2012, it was agreed
that we should seek to formalise the group by proposing it as a national SIG. This
would allow the group to expand its membership to ALT members throughout
Scotland and become a more inclusive and influential forum with greater
potential to influence the strategic direction of learning technology in
Scottish education. The SIG application
was approved by the Membership Services Committee in early September 2012.
The first meeting of the ALT-Scotland steering committee took place
at GCU on the 11th October and we agreed a series of actions to move things
forward. As well as a JISC mail list for
members, we will host a face-to- face meeting in June each year to which we
will invite representatives of the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish
Qualifications Authority and key Scottish Government contacts to discuss
priority issues for learning technology. In addition, we intend to present occasional
webinars for members over the year and are already contacting potential
speakers.
We will also gather information on OER use and strategy across the Scottish
education sectors and submit a short report to the Scottish Government to
inform policy and practice. Through this, we hope to encourage a Scottish response
to the UNESCO OER declaration published earlier this year.
If you are a
Scottish-based ALT Individual, Associate
or Organisational member and would like to get involved, you can join the
ALT-Scotland JISC mail list by following the link on the ALT-Scotland SIG web
page at http://www.alt.ac.uk/node/625. To find out more or to make suggestions on
areas of interest we might address, please contact any of the SIG officers
listed below.
Prof Linda
Creanor, GCU, l.creanor@gcu.ac.uk
(Co-Chair)
Joe Wilson,
SQA, Joe.Wilson@sqa.org.uk (Co-Chair)
Celeste
McLaughlin, JISC RSC Scotland, celeste.mclaughlin@rsc-scotland.ac.uk
Lorna Campbell,
JISC CETIS, Strathclyde University, lorna.m.campbell@icloud.com
Dr Lesley Diack,
Robert Gordon University, h.l.diack@rgu.ac.uk
Martin Hawksey,
JISC CETIS, Strathclyde University, m.hawksey@gmail.com
