Dear Members
In this issue:
1. ALT-C 2002 meetings
2. AGM nominations
3. ALT events
4. Other events
5. Vacancies
6. Funding opportunities
7. Useful web sites
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1. ALT-C 2002 meetings
Meetings at ALT-C 2002 are listed on the ALT meetings page (via the
Events menu) at www.alt.ac.uk
Latest info:
1.1 eUniversities Workshop
Monday 9 September, 9:00-10:30
Room 312, David Goldman Informatics Centre
Speakers: Jonathan Darby, eUniversities Chief Architect
John Slater, eUniversities Learning Programmes Director
Marion Manton, Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning, Oxford
University
Programme:
9:00 Introduction to eUniversities - Jonathan Darby
9:10 Learning Programmes (the market, what courses have
been selected and why, the long-term goal) - John Slater
9:30 The platform (and the eUniversities approach to course
production) - Jonathan Darby
9:50 The practice of developing an eUniversities course - Marion
Manton
10:05 Questions and discussion
All welcome.
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1.2 Accreditation issues for learning technologists
Tuesday 10 September, 17:30-18:30
Room 214, David Goldman Informatics Centre
Caroline Bucklow, Director of Accreditation at the ILT,
will be on hand to hear your views about accreditation for learning
technologists and the role of the ILT. All welcome.
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1.3 For more information on ALT-C 2002, contact:
Helyn Snaith
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.alt-c2002.org.uk
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2. AGM nominations
George Roberts (Oxford Brookes) and Paul Bacsich (Sheffield Hallam)
have been nominated to the two vacancies on the ALT Central Executive
(trustees). There were no other nominations, so they are elected
unopposed.
Please come to the AGM at 13:00 Monday 9 September at ALT-C and meet
the new committee.
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3. ALT events
Reusable learning objects in health professional education:
from theory into practice
A series of ALT workshops organised jointly with UCEL
Presenters: Dawn Leeder, Paul Garrud, Heather Wharrad
5 dates to choose from:
University of Cambridge, 21 November 2002
University of Nottingham, 26 November 2002
University of Manchester, 15 January 2003
LTSN Health Sciences & Practice, King's College, London, 23
January 2003
LTSN-01, University of Newcastle, 6 March 2003
Full details and provisional programme at
http://www.medgraphics.cam.ac.uk/ucel/workshops/Default.html
Cost: £30 (£20 for members of UCEL collaborating institutions).
For more ALT events see www.alt.ac.uk
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4. Other events
4.1 CAA conference proceedings
The online proceedings are now available from the CAA conference web
site: http://www.caaconference.com
-or buy the hard copy. Contact: Myles Danson <[log in to unmask]>
4.2 Using VLEs in ILS Education
Manchester Metropolitan University
11th September 2002
http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/events/ILSVLE/
4.3 Computing Project Management Workshop
University of Luton
13th September 2002
http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/events/projman2/
4.4 PROMETEUS Conference 2002
29th - 30th September 2002
The PROMETEUS Conference
CNIT- Paris La Défense- France
http://www.prometeus.org
For the last decade, Europe has been at the forefront of developments
in advanced technologies to support learning. With over 450
organisations-members in 31 countries PROMETEUS is dedicated to
identifying, sharing and disseminating European knowledge and best
practices relating to all significant activities in the field of
technology enabled learning.
PROMETEUS is organising the largest forum of discussion in Europe to
discuss and debate such issues highlighting the opportunities that
technology can offer all citizens.
The full Conference programme, including the agenda of the
conference, information on the key note speakers, information on the
pre-conference survey, a description of the parallel sessions and an
access map to the venue is available here
http://www.prometeus.org/PromDocs/hb_arttic_be_05-08-02_13-15-03.pdf
The agenda only can be downloaded here
http://www.prometeus.org/E_gatekeeper.cfm?FileID=692
Registration
On-line registration form:
http://www.prometeus.org/index.cfm?PID=310
Registration will close on 12th September. Please note that the
registration is free of charge.
4.5 Java & the Internet in the Computing Curriculum (JICC 7)
University of North London
Monday 27 January 2003
http://homepages.unl.ac.uk/%7Echalkp/jicc/
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5. Vacancies
5.1 JISC Communications and Marketing Manager (ref: 8736)
Grade 5 (£34,158 - £38,603).
Fixed term contract for 3 years. Anticipated start date 1
December 2002 until 1 December 2005.
Closing date: 09:00, 23 September 2002.
For further details please see the University of Bristol web page:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/ads?ID=4921
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6. JISC news
6.1 Web Accessibility Tool Discount and Free Training
Following talks with UsableNet about the use of their LIFT product in
the UK, TechDis has brokered a discount for staff in UK Education who
wish to purchase LIFT for use alongside either Macromedia Dreamweaver
or Microsoft Frontpage. The price will be reduced from £240 to £149
for 5 weeks, between 9th September 2002 and 14th October 2002.
UsableNet is also offering free 30-minute, online accessibility
training sessions for you and your team. Learn what Glasgow,
Manchester and Stirling Universities and Aberdeen, Edge Hill, and
Newcastle colleges already know. To qualify for the discount you must
be from an 'ac.uk' domain.
Email [log in to unmask] or call +1 212 965 5388 and quote
"TechDis 9to14" offer. For more information go to
http://www.usablenet.com
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6.2 FILTER proposals sought
Full text of this message can be viewed at
http://www.filter.ac.uk/secondphase/
Would you be interested in funding to develop image-based learning
resources for use in Further or Higher Education? Are you currently
using or looking for ways to use digital images in your academic
work? The JISC-funded FILTER project is offering an opportunity for
you to develop your ideas and provide useful resources for the FE
and HE communities. You don't need to be an IT expert; it is your
subject knowledge and awareness of the use of ICT in learning and
teaching that we seek.
The FILTER project aims to enable the effective use of digital
images within and across a range of subject areas in FE and HE.
These will be delivered via a Web-based database
(http://www.filter.ac.uk/) containing a variety of image-based
resources exemplifying effective use of images in learning and
teaching. We are seeking proposals from FE or HE practitioners for
the creation of image 'datasets' that will meet learning and
teaching needs in relevant subject areas.
Proposals should be for the development of resources exemplifying
both effective use of images and sound pedagogical practice. They
should meet a real or anticipated need and aim to engage students.
The resources should be in electronic format but are not limited to
being Web-based.
Image datasets are currently under production in a number of
subject areas:
Archaeology
Civil Engineering
Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Information and Computer Sciences
Physical Sciences
Sociology, Anthropology and Politics
An example of a FILTER resource under development can be viewed at
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/FILTER/intro.html
Additionally, similar resources can be viewed on the Bristol BioMed
Learning and Teaching Web site at http://www.brisbio.ac.uk/bblt/
Proposals covering the following subject areas or others where
there may be crossover between FE and HE are currently being
sought:
Agriculture, Food & Forestry
Business Studies/Accountancy
Construction
Economics
Education
Hairdressing & Beauty
History
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Librarianship
Mathematics
Music
Nursing/Midwifery
Performing Arts
Pharmacy
Politics
Sociology/Social Work
Sport & Leisure
Project funding is available for the development of 10 additional
datasets. Each author will receive £3,500 GBR for complete and
on-time delivery of an image dataset as set out in the project
Brief (http://www.filter.ac.uk/secondphase/brief.doc) and
Guidelines (http://www.filter.ac.uk/secondphase/guidelines.doc).
The deadline for proposals will be 20 September 2002. A project
proposal pro forma is available to download at
http://www.filter.ac.uk/secondphase/proposal.doc
If you would like further information and/or to express an interest
in submitting a proposal, please contact Ellen Sims as below or
email [log in to unmask]
Ellen A. R. Sims
Project Manager, FILTER
Learning Technology Adviser, LTSS
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
University of Bristol
8 - 10 Berkeley Square
Bristol BS8 1HH
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: LTSS - 0117 928 7151, FILTER - 0117 928 7148
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7. Useful web sites
7.1 The 'Web Tools Newsletter' is a useful source of information on
many aspects of online learning and related issues. The latest issue
is titled 'Specifications and Standards for Administrative Software'
and looks at the continuing development of software specifications
and standards in response to portability and interoperability
requirements. It provides many useful links.
See:
http://webtools.cityu.edu.hk/news/newslett/Administrativesoftware.htm
This Web Tools site is maintained by the Centre for the Enhancement
of Learning and Teaching at the City University of Hong Kong.
7.2 Real-World IMPACT of E-learning:
Highlights from the 2002 WebCT User Conference
http://www.webct.com/transform/viewpage?name=transform_aug_news_jump1
(thanks to Peter Murray for these)
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I hope to see many of you at ALT-C!
regards
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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