Swansea Learning Lab Blog: ALT-C 2009 "In dreams begins responsibility"

Learning technologies and learning technologists are now at the heart of modern learning, and yet our community still faces many challenges, for example:

learning from history to build on past gains and avoid previous mistakes;
spreading innovations that are of true value, rather than mere fads;
redesigning pedagogy, the curriculum, and assessment methods to secure a substantial positive impact on learning;
ensuring cost effectiveness by various means, from working effectively at a large scale, to supporting peer-assisted learning cultures;
developing a research culture that informs practice, and a culture of practice that uses research evidence.

To rise to these challenges, we must dream and act on our dreams, but evidence must justify the choices we make. ALT-C 2009 will provide a broad forum for practitioners, researchers and policy-makers from all sectors to explore, reflect, and learn.

Keynote speakers will be:

Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor Designate at the Open University, UK;

Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, USA;

Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada.