This year we have invited the 2018 winners to present at a series of webinars - to share details of the excellent work, practice or research that led to their award.  https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2018/awardsvoting/ 
Please book to join us for some lunchtime inspiration with two of the 2018 winners Dr Matthew Barr and Paul Driver:

Dr Matthew Barr “Gaming for Graduates” - Winner of the Research project of the year Award 2018 
Dr Matthew Barr at the University of Glasgow, is winner of the inaugural Research Project of the Year Award with the research project he led  ‘Gaming for Graduates’ which investigated the use of video games to develop sought-after ‘graduate attributes’.

Barr, M. (2017). Video games can develop graduate skills in higher education students: A randomised trial. Computers & Education, 113, 86–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.05.016

Barr, M. (2018). Student attitudes to games-based skills development: Learning from video games in higher education. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 283–294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.030

Paul Driver - Winner of the Individual Learning technologist of the year Award 2018 
Paul Driver a Learning Technologist from Anglia Ruskin University, is committed to exploring how technology creates new opportunities for learning. He has pioneered the creation of immersive 360-degree learning scenarios developing authentic, real-world environments that students would otherwise not have access to. 

Established in 2007, the ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the Learning Technology field, and aim to promote intelligent use of Learning Technology on a national scale. The Awards are open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the world.

The webinar will run in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and we will issue joining instructions approximately three days prior to the event. Even if you are familiar with Blackboard, it is important that you check in advance that your system and connection are capable of handling a session. More support on using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is available from https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant, and refer to the guidance at https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs.