About

Hello, I’m Debbie Baff, welcome to my CMALT Portfolio.

This site is a reflective portfolio outlining my professional practice for submission under the CMALT Accreditation Framework demonstrating my knowledge and experience in the four core areas and subsections of the CMALT Framework.

Core Area 1	Operational Issues a) An understanding of the constraints and benefits of different technologies b) Technical knowledge and ability in the use of Learning Technology c) Supporting the deployment of learning technologies
Core Area 2	Teaching, learning and assessment processes a) An understanding of teaching, learning and/or assessment processes b) An understanding of your target learners
Core Area 3	The Wider Context a) Understanding and engaging with legislation b) Second legislative area, or understanding and engaging with policies and standards
Core Area 4	Communication and Working with Others Communication
Specialist Area	Social Support in Social Network Sites

Core Areas

CMALT Principles and Values

It also demonstrates a commitment to the core principles and values that underlie CMALT. The CMALT framework is underpinned by four main principles and values as shown in the lovely graphic below by Bryan M Mathers .

An illustration by Bryan M Mathers showing the four core principles of the CMALT 1) Explore the interplay between learning and technology 2) Keeping up to date with new technologies 3) learning from Colleagues 4)Communicating and Dissemination — Image by Bryan M Mathers

In order to demonstrate my commitment these core principles and values I have adopted an approach that I have seen in other CMALT portfolios that are available on the ALT open register. You will see therefore that I have specifically referenced the core principles and values within the text as follows :

Core Principles & Ethics	Key
A commitment to exploring and understanding the interplay between technology and learning	CP1
A commitment to keep up to date with new technologies	CP2
An empathy with and willingness to learn from colleagues from different backgrounds and specialisms	CP3
A commitment to communicate and disseminate effective practice	CP4
Ethical Considerations

Key Representing Core Principles and Values

Reflection

I have reflected and analysed the work that I have described within each of the sections. I have found the skills guides from Hull university I hope therefore that this will highlight what I thought went well, what I could learn from and how I would approach things in the future