Dear members
Welcome to the new ALT list, alt-announce, where ALT digests will
be sent from now on.
In this issue:
1. ALT-C 2002 early-bird deadline approaches
2. ALT RESULTS workshop: free
3. Running a course in LT?
4. Ray McAleese to retire from ALT
5. Other events
6. LT Courses
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1. ALT-C 2002 early-bird deadline approaches
Book now to get the earlybird rate for ALT-C (expires 30 June):
www.alt-c2002.org.uk
Accommodation is disappearing fast - don't miss out!
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2. ALT RESULTS workshop: free
There are still some places for the second, free RESULTS
workshop on 2 July at UMIST. The RESULTS network is for all
working in learning technology - come and find out how it could
help you.
Contact Helen to book your place: hharwood @brookes.ac.uk
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3. Running a course in LT?
If your college or university runs a course in learning technology for
your staff or for the public, we would like to hear from you for a
database of LT courses we are compiling. Please send details of
the course to Gayle Calverley, ALT Occasional Publications Editor:
[log in to unmask]
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4. Ray McAleese to retire from ALT
Prof Ray McAleese, Honorary Treasurer, will retire from the ALT
trustees in September this year. Ray will also move this summer
from Heriot-Watt University to Aberdeen, where he will be Visiting
Professor in the Department for Lifelong Learning. We send him our
best wishes for his new post and many thanks for his work for ALT
over the past nine years.
A new Treasurer is now sought for ALT - contact me for information.
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5. Other events
5.1
ECDL in Academia Conference and Exhibition
10-11 July 2002, University of Sheffield
Universities and Colleges Information Systems
Association (UCISA)
Staff Development Group / ECDL (European Computer Driving
Licence)
Booking deadlines - Delegates 21 June, Exhibitors 14 June.
The conference is intended for those providing courses and
assessments of ICT skills and in particular the ECDL as well as
senior managers working at a strategic level for ICT decision-
making.
The results of an ICT and ECDL survey carried out in HE
institutions in March this year have proved to be an invaluable
foundation upon which to build a varied and relevant conference
programme ranging from resounding success stories and
strategies for success to funding solutions. There will also be an
extensive exhibition of courseware and automated testing
suppliers.
Please visit the Web site
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/SDG/events/ecdlconf.html
- for online booking and Conference Programme.
Maureen Saunderson
Chair, UCISA-SDG ECDL Sub-group
University of Wales Swansea
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5.2
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS
(ICITA 2002)
BATHURST (& Sydney), AUSTRALIA
25-29 November 2002
Track 7: IT in Education, Open Learning and
IT Management
Organized by
School of Information Technology
Charles Sturt University
Supported by
IEEE NSW Section, Australia
More information about the conference and the track can be found
at:
http://goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au/~george/icita/track7.html
A. Prof. George Fernandez
Chair, Track 7
ICITA'2002
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6. LT courses
6.1 CeLLT at Greenwich
A new programme of study leading to the Certificate in eLearning,
Teaching and Training (CeLTT) is now available at the University of
Greenwich. The four courses that make up the Certificate are
resource-based and represent a range of approaches to eLearning
that model current best practice. The programme is delivered on-
line using a range of tools, learning, teaching and assessment
methods. Participants work as individuals, in small and larger
groups undertaking research, portfolio production, reflective and
analytical writing, and evaluative and collaborative tasks.
The programme will be relevant to any teacher or trainer,
irrespective of geographical location, who has an interest in or
requires an understanding of the theory and practice involved in the
design and delivery of eLearning, Teaching and Training and wishes
to gain personal experience of working within a virtual learning
environment. This would include; teachers, lecturers, trainers,
ILT/ICT Champions, administrators, managers, educational and
learning technologists, consultants and learning facilitators and
assistants.
For an information pack on the Certificate in eLearning, Teaching
and Training contact Recruitment and Marketing at the University of
Greenwich on 0800 005 006. Calls within the UK are free.
Or why not visit the CeLTT Resource Centre at:
http://gre-guns2.gre.ac.uk/pcet/programmes/celtt/celtres.nsf
Or send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask]
Simon Walker and Malcolm Ryan
CeLTT Programme Leaders
Department of Education, Leadership and Management
School of Education and Training
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Best wishes
Rhonda
Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Oxford Brookes University
Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484126 Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.alt.ac.uk/
Registered Charity number 1063519
ALT-C 2002, 9-11 September 2002: www.alt-c2002.org.uk
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