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ALT-C 2000 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

ALT-C 2000: Integrating Learning Technology
Practice, Policy and Partnership

7th annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology

11-13 September 2000
UMIST, Manchester, UK

Call for proposals deadline: 14 April 2000

Online submission form now on the conference web site: 
http://www.umist.ac.uk/alt-c2000   

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DEADLINES
  Proposals due:             14 April 2000
  Refereeing process:        April-May 2000
  Acceptance notification:   30 May 2000
  Presenters to register by: 15 July 2000

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Contact Janet Adnams for a printed copy of the call for proposals:
<[log in to unmask]>

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 multimedia, 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)
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 10 September and the afternoon of 
Wednesday 13 September.  Further details are available on the 
web site.

Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibition Space

Contact Janet Adams <[log in to unmask]> for information. 

ALT-2000: http://www.umist.ac.uk/alt-c2000   
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