Open AccessCMALT 2011 and 2021: Personal narratives for professional recognition
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Beckmann,
Lynn C. Gribble
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.14742/ascilite2021.0150
Subject(s) - coaching , experiential learning , narrative , certification , reflection (computer programming) , portfolio , reflective practice , professional development , personal narrative , psychology , pedagogy , engineering ethics , knowledge management , computer science , medical education , engineering , political science , medicine , business , linguistics , philosophy , finance , law , psychotherapist , programming language
Professional recognition through Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT) provides a significant opportunity for all those who use learning technologies to be acknowledged for their experience, capabilities, and practice. The CMALT portfolio requires a personal narrative that presents description, critical reflection, and evidence of professional practice. Through an experiential lens, this paper considers three facets of the authors’ CMALT experiences a decade apart—how the portfolios as personal narratives encouraged reflection on practice; the commonalities in the technology themes presented in those portfolios; and how reflective coaching contributed to the benefits of applying for CMALT.