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Dear Members With the deadline for this year's entries coming up, here is a reminder of how to enter the ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards. The Awards celebrate and reward excellent research and practice and outstanding achievement in Learning Technology. Established in 2007, the Awards have established a benchmark for outstanding achievement in Learning Technology on a national scale and attract competitive entries from the UK and internationally. All entries are reviewed by an independent judging panel chaired by the President of ALT. The closing date for entries for the 2019 Awards is *25 March 2019.* Full details at *https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/awards <https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/awards> * About the AwardsAward categories You can enter for the following award categories: 1. Learning Technologist of the Year (individual) 2. Learning Technologist of the Year (team) 3. Learning Technology Research Project of the Year How to enter The awards are free to enter and are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the world. Entry form You need to complete all sections of the appropriate online entry form. Entries will be judged on the basis of the information you provide and the evidence you refer to. We acknowledge all entries via email. The closing date for entries is Monday, 25 March 2019 for all categories. - Entry Form A <https://goo.gl/forms/aNyDrfDDn9No4sDA3>: Learning Technologist of the Year (individual or teams) - Entry Form B <https://goo.gl/forms/2l0KYLQ6e39AlDVH2>: Learning Technology Research Project of the Year Short-list The judging panel reviews all entries and the highest scoring entries in each category are short-listed. All entries will be notified whether they have been short-listed or not by Thursday 18 April 19. Interviews for short-listed entries All short-listed entries will be invited for an interview, either in person or online. Interview dates are provisionally 1/2 May 2019 in Milton Keynes. Interviews will be 25 min long, and you will be asked to give a 10 min presentation followed by questions from the judging panel. Judging panel The expert panel of judges is chaired by Martin Weller, President of ALT. The panel represents expertise from different sectors and countries, bringing together a wealth of experience in Learning Technology. The 2019 judging panel includes: Learning Technologist of the Year (Team & individual) - Dr Peter Bryant - Associate Dean (Education) and Associate Professor of Business at the University of Sydney Business School (Australia) - Elizabeth Charles - Assistant Director of Library Services at Birkbeck, University of London - Paul Driver - Senior Learning Technologist - Anglia Ruskin University - Dr Mark Glynn - Head of the Teaching Enhancement Unit - Dublin City University - Dr Peter Schukie, Academic Lead in Digital Innovation in Teaching and Learning, University Centre Blackburn College - Ros Walker, Learning Technologist, University of Stirling Learning Technology Research Project of the Year - Dr Matthew Barr - Lecturer (Computer Science), University of Glasgow - Dr Liz Bennett - University Teach Fellow, University of Huddersfield - Dr Jill Buban - Chief Academic Officer at Unizin - Dr Michael Flavin - Head of Curriculum Innovation at King's College London -- Dr Maren Deepwell, *SCMALT* Chief Executive tel: +44 (0)1865 819124 twitter: @marendeepwell <http://twitter.com/marendeepwell> skype: maren.deepwell Association for Learning Technology (ALT) Registered Charity Number 1160039 www.alt.ac.uk ######################################################################## -- An announcements list for members of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT). To switch ALT-ANNOUNCE to receive output from the list in digest form, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message set ALT-ANNOUNCE digest in the body of the email. To unsubscribe to ALT-ANNOUNCE, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message leave ALT-ANNOUNCE, in the body of the email. --