ALT-C 2000                 
11-13th September 2000, UMIST, Manchester, UK 

Call for proposals (to be submitted by 14th April 2000) 

Conference Web Site   http://www.umist.ac.uk/alt-c2000    
Submissions may be made on line from the site. 

ALT-C 2000, The seventh international conference of the 
Association  for Learning Technology will examine the key roles 
of learning technology practice, policy and partnership as 
colleges and universities respond to the changing and 
challenging educational environment of the 21st century. 

Conference Themes 

The conference will feature the three themes of practice, policy 
and partnership. Within this framework a number of possible 
areas of interest are suggested below: 

*Practice: creative approaches to using learning technology (LT), 
 comparison of media, pedagogical and interface design, 
accessibility, student attitudes and experience of LT, 
assessment, enabling novel pedagogies (eg group work or 
problem-based-learning), supporting flexible and off-campus 
learning, evaluation of LT effectiveness, web- based multi-media, 
online interactivity, experience of using managed learning 
environments and frameworks. 

*Policy: role of technology in institutional teaching and learning  
strategies, management of organisational change, diffusion of  
innovation, ensuring quality, staff training, costing models, 
systems and infrastructure planning, project management and 
maintenance strategies, institutional application of learning 
environments, issues of change from traditional to distance and 
flexible delivery modes. 

*Partnership: the potential (and problems) of LT development via: 
 multi-institutional or local consortia, international partnership,  
cross- sector collaboration (eg HE/FE/Schools) and partnerships 
with commercial associates, professional bodies and others. 

Types of session 

- Paper sessions (15-20 minutes presentation followed by panel  
discussion)  
Paper proposals should report on innovative, evaluated practice,  
policy initiatives which have led to institutional change, or 
examples  of successful co-operative partnerships which have 
demonstrably benefited the participants. 

- Interactive presentations (15 minutes rolling  
demonstration/presentation) 
Popular poster or ' Mall' format with parallel presentations 
repeated  twice over an hour. Suitable for interactive 
demonstrations or small- group presentations of work in 
progress. 

- Discussions (30-60 minutes) 
Informal debate of conference-related topics. Suggestions for  
innovative sessions and/or longer panel sessions are welcome.  
Please indicate proposed timing and format clearly in 
submission. 

All accepted abstracts will be published on the web site before 
the conference and included in the handbook, on the condition 
that delegates register for the conference. Authors will also be 
encouraged to submit their PowerPoint presentations and/or 
links to their own web sites. These will be published as web 
pages and made available to registered delegates at the time of 
the conference.  Selected papers resulting from the paper 
sessions and interactive presentations will be published in ALT's 
peer-reviewed journal ALT-J. 

Pre and Post Conference Workshops 

There are a number of slots available for pre- and post- 
conference workshops on Sunday 10th September and the 
afternoon of Wednesday 13th September.  Further details are 
available on the web site. 

Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibition Space 

See the web site for contact information.  
Dr Andrea Haworth
Project Officer
Learning and Web Technology Group
Information Systems Department
Renold Building
UMIST
Sackville Street
Manchester
M60 1QD

Tel:  0161 200 3544
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