{"id":1123,"date":"2024-07-31T09:15:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2024-09-02T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T13:08:31","slug":"cmalt-update-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123","title":{"rendered":"CMALT Update \u2013 September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a id=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was accepted into membership of the Association for Learning Technology at the grade of Certified Member on 03 September 2021. This is my portfolio update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#summary\"><strong>Summary of recent work\/practice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#example1\"><strong>Example 1 &#8211; Design &amp; Development of EPA Process<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#example2\"><strong>Example 2 &#8211; Development of Interactive Learning Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#example3\"><strong>Example 3 &#8211; Creation of Digital Skills Award System<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#plans\"><strong>Future Plans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#confirmation\"><strong>Confirmation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"summary\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of recent work\/practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am still an Online Learning Technologist with the Institute of Policing at Staffordshire University where I support academic staff in the development and use of technology. I have maintained and developed induction resources for lecturing staff and police trainers  to ensure that these are kept up to date and provide the best possible introduction to the digital options and capabilities which they can use to support their teaching delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Onboarding of new cohorts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last three years, I have also been updating and developing resources on my Digital Skills Induction for student police officers across four police forces, as well as upgrading the Blackboard component to Blackboard Ultra. Getting the students online and into their cohort&#8217;s team before their start date means that they hit the ground running and have the technological knowhow they need to navigate the learning environment from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Digital Skills Induction and Onboarding\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/28b03d06JNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Digital Skills Induction and Onboarding at the Institute of Policing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The onboarding process equips student officers with the digital skills they need to thrive in their academic journey and police careers. It also allows police trainers to communicate important information to students in advance of their start date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design &amp; Development of EPA Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of our End Point Assessments for our Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship began in 2022. I was tasked with improving the process and I looked at a Microsoft Teams\/SharePoint solution. I talk more about that, below, in my &#8216;Overview of CPD activities over the past three years&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Migration to Blackboard Ultra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I led the migration of our Blackboard Learn VLE to Blackboard Ultra in 2023. I initiated communication with our Digital Services team and completed all the technical work required to move us to Blackboard Ultra, solving all technical problems during the process. I created new Blackboard Ultra modules and populated them with Blackboard Ultra content by copying\/converting old Blackboard Learn modules. I completed all Blackboard Ultra work by the end of September 2023, meeting my deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Teams-Channels-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of channels in the Institute of Policing Team\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Teams-Channels-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Teams-Channels.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Channels in the Institute of Policing Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>During this time, I was constantly communicating positively the benefits of the change to the new system. I supported Module Leaders and other lecturers to ensure a smooth transition by creating a Blackboard Ultra channel in our Institute of Policing Staff Room Team. I updated that channel with a \u2018BB Ultra Training\u2019 tab, a \u2018Tests and Assignments\u2019 tab and a \u2018BB Ultra Source Modules\u2019 tab. These were updated with various &#8216;<em>how to&#8217;<\/em> training videos that I created to explain how to complete certain processes in Blackboard Ultra. In addition to the training videos, I trained module leaders in 1-2-1 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development of Interactive Learning Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Future Plans section of my CMALT portfolio, I wrote that one area that I would like to experiment with would be interactive video. I also mentioned software called Thinglink which is used to create interactive images, 360\u00b0 images and 360\u00b0 videos. Since then, I have been investigating the use of 360\u00b0 media as a teaching tool. I talk more about that, below, in my &#8216;Overview of CPD activities over the past three years&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CPD: MIE Expert<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MIE-Expert-2023-24-150x150.png\" alt=\"The Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert badge for 2024\" class=\"wp-image-1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MIE-Expert-2023-24-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MIE-Expert-2023-24-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MIE-Expert-2023-24.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MIE Expert 2023-2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I was selected as a <strong>Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert<\/strong> in 2021 and have successfully renewed my MIE Expert status ever since. I have continued updating my knowledge of Microsoft technologies in education by completing training and professional development in the Microsoft Learn Educator Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Skills Award System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have promoted Digital Training CPD for staff. This began with encouraging staff to achieve their Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) badges. I created a \u2018Microsoft Training for CPD\u2019 channel which included information on how staff could use the Microsoft Educator Program to achieve Microsoft Educator, Microsoft Advanced Educator and <a>MIE Expert<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I presented at the IoP CPD Day in January 2024, where I talked about CPD opportunities for Police trainers and policing lecturers in the Microsoft Learn Educator Center. More recently, I have identified areas for improving digital skills of staff in the IoP by creating a digital skills award system and aligning it with the University\u2019s Values and Behaviours Framework. I have presented my proposal of a Digital Badge Framework involving the JISC Digital Skills Diagnostic tool to our Senior Leadership Team and I talk more about that, below, in my &#8216;Overview of CPD activities over the past three years&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#top\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of CPD activities over the past three years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"example1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example 1 &#8211; Design &amp; Development of EPA Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our students study for a Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and these culminate in an End Point Assessment (EPA). The first few EPAs were carried out on Microsoft Teams, with student work being downloaded from Blackboard and emailed to Assessors beforehand. This EPA process was clunky and disorganised and I was tasked with creating a more efficient process. Problems were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the EPA meeting recordings were automatically saved in the personal OneDrive of whoever clicked the Record button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>meeting recordings had to be moved and stored elsewhere which was time-consuming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>by default, the EPA student had access to the EPA meeting recording, so settings needed to be changed to remove their access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We use Blackboard and Microsoft Teams and I was asked if Assessors would be able to access work on Blackboard instead of through Teams, so I first looked at a comparison of using Blackboard for the external assessors to access student work versus Teams. Feedback I obtained from Assessors was that it would easier for them to see feedback for graded projects on Microsoft Teams rather receiving them via email, so I looked at a comparison of Blackboard with Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Platforms-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Platforms-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Platforms-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Platforms-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Platforms.jpg 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Comparison of Blackboard vs Microsoft Teams for Assessors accessing graded projects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I decided that giving Assessors access to Blackboard modules would possibly cause issues, as well as creating more work for the Admin team, and so I looked at a Microsoft Teams\/SharePoint solution. I realised that the problem that the EPA team had encountered with EPA meeting recordings was because they had not organised meetings in a channel. If a meeting is not scheduled in a Microsoft Teams channel then the person who clicks on \u2018Record\u2019 is the person who is the Owner of the video. Also, default settings meant that all participants would be able to access the video, including the student. I knew that this problem could be solved by scheduling the EPA meetings in a channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End Point Assessments in Microsoft Teams<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to create an EPA Microsoft team for each police force and, in the Files section, I created a folder for each cohort. I created a folder for each student within each cohort folder and this was where their projects and portfolios were uploaded to.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA-cohorts.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA-cohorts.png 714w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA-cohorts-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lecturers and Police Trainers were added as Owners and Assessors were added as Guests. Students were not added to the teams, so it was impossible for them to see folders and files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scheduled meetings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The solution to the problem of where the EPA meeting recordings were stored was to schedule them in a Channel (the General Channel) in the EPA Team. The Meeting Invite included instructions and other information for the student. The people who would be attending the meeting were also invited: <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scheduled-meetings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scheduled-meetings.jpg 807w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scheduled-meetings-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Scheduled-meetings-768x564.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An example of a scheduled meeting invite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The EPA meeting and meeting recordings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A Recordings folder was automatically created in Files the very first time a scheduled meeting was recorded in the General channel, and subsequent EPA meeting recordings were then automatically saved in that Recordings folders in Files. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of an online End Point Assessment\" class=\"wp-image-1179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EPA-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An End Point Assessment (EPA) on Microsoft Teams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After the End Point Assessment meeting, the EPA meeting recordings were dragged into the student\u2019s folder in seconds. There was no time-consuming downloading and uploading of meeting recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The new EPA meeting process that I created was much more efficient than it had been and the meetings have run smoothly since. It is now a very organised process and the improved file management has made it very easy to locate and access student work and the EPA meeting recording at a later date. This project contributed to my professional development because I learnt a great deal about Microsoft Teams meeting recording storage and permissions, and other Teams meeting settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#top\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"example2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example 2 &#8211; Development of Interactive Learning Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crime Scene House Project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I purchased an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta360.com\/product\/insta360-onex2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Insta360 One X2<\/strong><\/a> 360\u00b0 action camera to experiment with creating 360\u00b0 images and videos which we could use to make interactive learning resources.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Insta360-One-X2-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Insta360-One-X2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Insta360-One-X2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Insta360-One-X2-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Insta360-One-X2-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Insta360 One X2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After researching how people used 360\u00b0 media, I found that most people created their own websites and had dedicated 360\u00b0 viewers. This was not an option for our work and so I looked into how we would be able to view 360\u00b0 media resources on Blackboard and\/or Microsoft Teams instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">360\u00b0 images<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>360\u00b0 images are very different to those that you might take on your phone camera. Firstly, the files must be converted using software into a format that is more easily recognised (jpg). When you open a 360\u00b0 image, all that you will see is a flattened out image of the 360\u00b0 panorama, such as this image I took with the Insta360 One X2 camera in our Crime Scene House:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dining-Room-Markers-Color-Plus-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dining-Room-Markers-Color-Plus-small.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dining-Room-Markers-Color-Plus-small-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dining-Room-Markers-Color-Plus-small-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>To allow people to view 360\u00b0 images, you need a dedicated platform which includes a 360\u00b0 viewer. Facebook and Instagram upgraded their platforms to allow uploading and viewing of 360\u00b0 images, but we weren&#8217;t allowed to use social media platforms for our modules. The problem I had to solve was to find a platform to be able to view 360\u00b0 images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">360\u00b0 videos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>360\u00b0 videos are also very different to anything that you might take on your phone camera. Again, the 360\u00b0 files must be converted to a file format that is more easily recognised (mp4). To allow people to view 360\u00b0 videos, you need a dedicated platform which includes a 360\u00b0 viewer. One such platform is YouTube which allows uploading and viewing of 360\u00b0 videos, such as this 360\u00b0 video I recorded with the Insta360 One X2 camera in our Crime Scene House:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crime Scene House Stairs Landing\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6cKY3cPbKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">360\u00b0 video inside the Crime Scene House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experimenting with Microsoft SharePoint Spaces<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From my research, I discovered that SharePoint includes a feature called <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/office\/sharepoint-spaces-7b65edfb-7cc9-42e3-af37-178d79364a5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SharePoint Spaces<\/a><\/strong>. SharePoint Spaces become available in around 2021, just over 18 months before I started this project and so was a relatively new technology, described by Microsoft as &#8220;a web-based, immersive platform, which lets you create and share, secure mixed reality experiences&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SharePoint Spaces is available in any SharePoint that you create, but it needs to be activated. Once activated, you can build your 360\u00b0 environment. I created the following video to show some of the features of SharePoint Spaces, including how to open\/close 360\u00b0 images, 2D images and 3D objects, labels, 360\u00b0 tours and 360\u00b0 videos from YouTube:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crime Scene House Space edit\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BkWNUWJ0BN4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I created a Crime Scene House SharePoint Space, as can be seen in this screenshot:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crime-Scene-House-SharePoint-Space-1024x484.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crime-Scene-House-SharePoint-Space-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crime-Scene-House-SharePoint-Space-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crime-Scene-House-SharePoint-Space-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crime-Scene-House-SharePoint-Space.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I used a 360\u00b0 photo of Staffordshire University&#8217;s Crime Scene House for the background and placed each 360\u00b0 media item as a globe on top of its own podium. I was able to alter the height of the podium, the distance between the image and the podium, and move the podiums around the stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video, below, shows how the Crime Scene House SharePoint Space was used to show a 360\u00b0 image of inside the Crime Scene House:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crime Scene House Space\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIyKx384NXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 360\u00b0 photo was taken in the dining room simulation and crime scene markers had been placed next to evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experimenting with ThingLink<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I experimented with ThingLink which is an award-winning education technology platform that makes it easy to augment images, videos, and virtual tours with additional information and links.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink.png 725w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I first experimented with a 360\u00b0 photo that I took of the inside of a Police car. I uploaded it to ThingLink and added hotspots on different pieces of equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink_PoliceCar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink_PoliceCar.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink_PoliceCar-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ThingLink_PoliceCar-768x348.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The hotspots linked to a larger image of the piece of equipment with some accompanying text explaining its use. This is the link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/scene\/1629788722381717505\">360\u00b0 Inside a Police Car on ThingLink<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found that ThingLink was very easy to use with 360\u00b0 images and some lecturers used my 360\u00b0 photos (below) to create a learning resource which involved a 360\u00b0 tour of inside the Crime Scene House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hall-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hall-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg 800w, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bathroom-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bathroom-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bathroom-Markers-Color-Plus-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bathroom-Markers-Color-Plus-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Landing2-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Landing2-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Landing2-Markers-Color-Plus-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Landing2-Markers-Color-Plus-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bedroom-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bedroom-Markers-Color-Plus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bedroom-Markers-Color-Plus-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bedroom-Markers-Color-Plus-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback from students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not allowed to show the resources created, but we did obtain detailed feedback from student police officers. When asked, &#8220;Would you like to see the 360 camera interactive technology used in your lecturers in the future?&#8221; 92.6% of students replied &#8220;Yes&#8221; and the remainder replied &#8220;Maybe&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some summary comments from the students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enjoyable activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made it easier to visualise the scenario<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made me feel more aware of the situation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helped to actually visualise the crime scene and made the task easier to complete. it was something different.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It allowed us to see a crime scene without physically going there and we could use our findings to develop investigation ideas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it was more interactive and also helped to have a visual representation of the crime scene<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I think this is a brilliant thing to use as a technological standpoint. I would try and add a zoom function myself and so if in the future you made it harder (identify the blood stains yourself, Find the gun), It would make the process much easier and more enjoyable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The crime scene activity brought it to life more, rather than just reading a task sheet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the more interactive something is the more likely you are to engage in with the activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Very good tool! Never done anything like that before &#8211; Just had a poor internet connection throughout so couldn&#8217;t interact as much as I would like too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was useful to see what a scene could actually look like and to identify the kind of evidence that might be available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Found it was different to what i have used before and found this a nice activity to do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was good to physically view the crime scene and interact rather than just a video walkthrough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>there&#8217;s nothing that has got me to engage more in a lesson ever, its a perfect way to teach officers, as it gets us an insight and we are able to assess things in detail as if we actually attended, it was very educational and interesting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is an engaging way of teaching\/learning from distance, it gives the student the opportunity to consider more options as opposed to generic media which can be more prescribed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was a relatively useful tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allowed you look around the room but there were areas pointed out to you which provided evidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was interactive and helped us identify key pieces of evidence for example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>made no real difference to having photos to look at<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>makes learning more engaging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am a visual learner so by using the 360 camera it helped me visualise the scene itself and how I would actually apply the scenarios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was interactive and more similar to real life rather than a power point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was much better using this to explore the &#8216;crime scene&#8217; rather than just trying to visualise something through description and just work through an image in your head.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was good to be able to have the ability to interact from home. Interactive, for me, helps me to understand easier and quicker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for an online learning lecture, it is easy and readily available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoyable and unique experience that allows you to virtually tour the scene and view all the information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it adds a new dimension to learning and helps keep me engaged with the learning though interaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>good to have visuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I found it a very good way to consolidate learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>interactive and allowed me to visually learn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>can see how we would logically work around a crime scene<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was enjoyable and when it&#8217;s enjoyable it makes it more interesting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was more engaging than just listening to power points and made sure that I was focused and concentrating. Sometimes it is easy to lose concentration and not focus when someone is just talking through a powerpoint, so this was a good way to stay engaged and actually think about the task at hand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>real time place yourself there as if you\u2019re in a real world crime scene<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was useful when used properly<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, there was a lot of positive feedback from students and so we are looking for opportunities to use this technology in other areas. On reflection, using the 360\u00b0 camera was very straightforward and the use of 360\u00b0 images with ThingLink was very easy to do. However, learning how to convert and edit 360\u00b0 images (for example, when blurring out car number plates in Adobe Photoshop) was quite challenging to begin with. There was also a very steep learning curve when I attempted to edit 360\u00b0 videos in Adobe Premiere Pro. That is something I would like to do more of if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#top\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"example3\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example 3 &#8211; Creation of Digital Skills Award System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I was an online attendee at JISC\u2019s DigiFest, which was held in Birmingham on 12-13th March 2024. This year&#8217;s DigiFest celebrated the power of digital, its potential to transform and its capacity to revolutionise learning and teaching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the areas DigiFest looked at was &#8216;Future Educators, Students and Researchers&#8217; and the question asked was, \u201cHow we can prepare ourselves now for these roles in the future?\u201d It was explained that digital skills are important because they empower employees to adapt to shifting roles, embrace emerging technologies, and drive innovation. They facilitate the adoption of new strategies, tools, and processes that are vital for an organization&#8217;s digital growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the videos I watched was a very interesting presentation by Phil Whitehead who described their Digital Badge Framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phil Whitehead DigiFest\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shdHB91Rdd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phil Whitehead at DigiFest 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since DigiFest 2024, I have identified areas for improving digital skills of staff in the Institute of Policing by creating a similar digital skills award system and aligning it with the University\u2019s Values and Behaviours Framework. I believe a digital skills rewards system within the Institute of Policing would help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build digital skills and confidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boost personal digital development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the Digital section of PDR more relevant by aligning the digital reward system with the University of Staffordshire\u2019s Values and Behaviours Framework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe that it is important that our staff know exactly what they need to do for the digital part of their CPD. This can be done with clear goals, using a system where we direct staff towards the skills and platforms they need to improve their performance. The platforms are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The JISC Discovery Tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Microsoft Learn Educator Center<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to encourage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>interaction with posts in our &#8216;Institute of Policing Staff Room&#8217; Microsoft Team, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>staff to attend, contribute to, and deliver training within their area and the wider Institute of Policing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The digital award system that I have developed aligns with the University of Staffordshire\u2019s Values and Behaviours Framework, where staff improve their performance in a variety of areas from Citizen to Performer, then Expert and finally to Adventurer:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Digital-Badge-Framework-IoP-1-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Digital-Badge-Framework-IoP-1-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Digital-Badge-Framework-IoP-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Digital-Badge-Framework-IoP-1-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Digital-Badge-Framework-IoP-1.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Proposed Digital Skills Award System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently presented my proposal of a Digital Skills Award System involving the JISC Digital Skills Diagnostic tool and Microsoft Learn Educator Center to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Between two and three years ago, I encouraged staff to complete the necessary training to be awarded the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) badge and I received MIE lanyard badges from Microsoft that I was able to hand out to those who had completed the necessary training. I discovered that staff love collecting badges! I suggested to SLT that it would be an added incentive to have a tangible reward \u2013 a lapel badge for their lanyard. SLT liked my proposal as it is a very useful for CPD and said that there was a budget available for the purchase of lanyard badges and so this Digital Badge Framework will be going ahead in the coming academic year. As an MIE Expert already, I am already in the &#8216;Adventurer&#8217; column but I will still be able to learn more from the JISC Digital Skills Diagnostic Tool and from the Microsoft Learn Educator Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#top\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"plans\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In my previous Future Plans, I mentioned that I was looking to purchase a 360\u00b0 camera to create 360\u00b0 images and video and that I was planning to use those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Thinglink<\/strong><\/a>. I didn&#8217;t experiment much with video in ThingLink, although I did have a go at editing 360\u00b0 video in Adobe Premiere Pro and adding content to the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I visited the Custody Suite at West Mercia Police HQ and captured some 360\u00b0 video of a simulation of what happens after someone has been arrested. I found YouTube videos explaining how to add text to the 360\u00b0 videos because what I wanted to experiment with was adding text so that it would appear at a certain point in the video as a prompt. I was successful in doing this, until I realised that if I happened to be looking around at a different part of the scene when the text appeared then I wouldn&#8217;t see the text.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody01-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody01-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody01-1-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Custody Suite at West Mercia Police HQ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I solved that problem by adding duplicate text at 90\u00b0, 180\u00b0 and 270\u00b0. This meant that I could see the text prompt regardless of where I happened to be looking at the time, as can be seen in this screenshot of the YouTube video.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody02-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody02-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/360Custody02-1-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Custody Suite at West Mercia Police HQ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although this kind of video isn&#8217;t as interactive as using ThingLink with 360\u00b0 images with hotspot links, it was an immersive video and I found it more engaging than watching a flat video. I like the idea of having prompts at certain points during the video. As this uses YouTube and I wouldn&#8217;t have to purchase any other software, I would like to experiment with creating 360\u00b0 video resources like this in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoy creating learning resources and, as I use Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro, I would like to look at some official training courses to improve my skills and maybe gain some accreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mentioned in my last Contextual Statement that, in the near future, I would like promotion to a role such as Senior Learning Technologist, Digital Learning Manager or TEL Learning Manager. However, I enjoy all aspects of being a Learning Technologist and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m as interested as I was in becoming a manager of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#top\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"confirmation\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirmation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the statements and evidence included in this submission accurately describe my practice and are drawn from my own work, with the input and support of others duly and clearly recognised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Craig-Smith2.jpg\" alt=\"Craig Smith\" class=\"wp-image-86\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Craig Smith, 02\/09\/2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Craig Smith BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCE<\/strong>,<strong> CMALT<\/strong><br>Online Learning Technologist<br><strong>The Institute of Policing<\/strong><br>School of Health, Education, Policing and Sciences<br>Staffordshire University, Ashley 2, Leek Road, Stoke On Trent, ST4 2DF<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staffs.ac.uk\/people\/craig-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Craig Smith, Staff Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/craigrsmith.co.uk\/?p=1123\/#top\">BACK TO TOP<\/a><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was accepted into membership of the Association for Learning Technology at the grade of Certified Member on 03 September 2021. This is my portfolio update. 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