Category: Conferences

  • From email alert to delivering a talk: Unexpected scholarship

    From email alert to delivering a talk: Unexpected scholarship

    Paul Astles and Catriona Matthews ~ Learning Designers   Scholarship can happen in unexpected ways and an opportunity can present itself when you least expect it. In this instance, a colleague from the Open University Library shared a call for content at a webinar series curated by the University of Kent. The theme of the […]

  • Reflections on the ALT Conference 2022

    Reflections on the ALT Conference 2022

    The in-person ALT Conference experience By Paul Astles How did it feel to be at a conference “in person” again? With the uplifting melodies and syncopated rhythms of some of my favourite bands soundtracking my journey to Manchester, not even the (at times) slow moving motorway traffic could take the shine off what I anticipated to […]

  • Playful Learning 2022: Reflections and conference-in-a-pod

    Playful Learning 2022: Reflections and conference-in-a-pod

    It’s a few weeks after the Playful Learning conference, and even after a bit of time to decompress I’m still a buzzing, overstimulated mess. And you know what? I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. In this article and accompanying podcast, I’d like to share my take on the conference: my impressions, my takeaways, […]

  • Conference to practice: more takeaways from ALT-C

    Conference to practice: more takeaways from  ALT-C

    ALT-C was intense. It featured more than 100 sessions, many of which called for some deep thinking and reflection. Some time has now passed since the ALT-C conference, so we thought it would be good to reflect on what stood out for us. Here, Mark, Olivia and Shawndra share their highlights.