Some exciting news from Manchester this morning. I'm thrilled to announce that at last night's Association for Learning Technology (ALT) Awards Ceremony, @MTU_TEL_Team was announced as the recipient of the ALT Team of the Year Award. 🏆
ALT is the leading professional body for Learning Technology in the UK and its Team of the Year award “recognises outstanding strategic enhancement of the design, development and delivery of online and blended education”.
Many thanks to ALT and the judging panel for recognising our work. Many thanks also to all of our hard-working and dedicated colleagues in the department and to all to our other colleagues and friends in MTU who collaborate with and inspire us to do what we do!
Great to catch up today at the Association for Learning Tech conference in Manchester with Donna Lanclos and @TomFarrelly co-editors of our recent multi-author book, "How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity".
Pleased also with refs to some of our book chapters throughout the day, inc chapters by @suebecks and @solasnua along with @PeterBryantHE 's excellent presentation on designing for future HE which expanded on ideas shared in his book chapter on teaching at scale.
My @MTU_TEL_Team colleague @solasnua tells delegates at this year's Association of Learning Technology conference in Manchester about our recent @ForumTL#OER resource development project @MTU_ie
⚖️ As the death toll in #Gaza surpasses 40,000, UN rights High Commissioner @volker_turk urges an immediate end to the violence. On average, 130 lives are lost daily - most of them are women and children. @UNHumanRightsis.gd/SsyfFA
❗Deadline for Applications 10th August 2024 ❗
MTU is accepting applications for our MA in E-Learning Design & Development commencing in September.
Further queries please to: edtech@mtu.ie
Testimonial: Niamh Guckian graduated from the MA in 2022.
ALT Image of a recent graduate from the MTU MA in E Learning Design and Development with a testimonial of the course
We invite all Members of #altc to vote for their winning entry between now and the closing date on 22 August. The winner of the Community Choice Award will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 4 September 2024 at #ALTC24. Learn more - buff.ly/468v5rU#altc
ALT Your Vote Matters, ALT Community Choice Awards, voting closing Thursday 22 August 2024
NEWS: A software update from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike appears to have inadvertently disrupted Microsoft IT systems globally. wired.trib.al/cvUpRaS
❗Deadline for Applications 10th August 2024 ❗
MTU is accepting applications for our full online MA in E-Learning Design & Development commencing in September
For more info and some recent testimonials here go.mtu.ie/3EbHUVa
Further queries please to: edtech@mtu.ie
A letter signed by more than 60 broadcasters and news organisations from around the world calling for access to Gaza to report on the war has been published in full.
Read more 🔗 trib.al/mI7QncX
Imran Ahmed, founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is unsentimental about what’s at stake if we don’t curb the spread of disinformation: the death of democracy, yes, but also the complete ruin of reality. wired.trib.al/tyxDyOI