What does it mean to be a Certified Member of the Association of Learning Technology?

Department for Policing lecturer, Simon Hull, has recently been accepted as a Certified Member of the Association of Learning Technology (CMALT). The Association of Learning Technology are the UK's leading learning technology professional body, and their objective is to benefit the general public through exploring, disseminating and increasing knowledge of digital technologies in learning, teaching and assessment. CMALT accreditation is for education professionals who are actively involved in understanding and enabling technology enhanced learning.

Simon has worked on the policing programme at the OU since 2018, and has been involved in devising, designing and authoring much of the innovative policing online teaching material at the university. His portfolio submission to gain CMALT accreditation focussed on his work on the policing programme at the OU, as well as previous experience with OpenLearn, the university's free learning resource, and also his work on microcredentials with The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology (IET). His accredited specialism is virtual reality and the wider metaverse, and their potential and actual impact upon police education. This is largely based upon his current research interest that looks at the efficacy of a virtual reality courtroom to support police learning.