ALT news digest #55, 18 December 2003
Last issue before the Christmas break, and lots of news to tell.
Please note that the ALT office will be closed from noon on Tuesday 23
December and will reopen on Monday 6 January.
1. Welcome to new members
2. ALT events
3. ALT news
4. EASA 2004
5. Other events
6. Other news
7. Vacancies
1. Welcome to new members
A warm welcome to the following organisation which has joined ALT:
The eLearning Alliance http://www.elearningalliance.org
- and to the individual members who have joined in the last fortnight as
well.
I hope you find this digest useful. To send items for the fortnightly digest,
email
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- with your text in the body of the message (NO attachments, please!).
Deadline for next issue: Tuesday 6 January 2004.
2. ALT events
2.1 ePortfolios and digital libraries
A one-day conference organised by ALT and SURF
Thursday 22 April 2004
Moray House, Edinburgh, UK
Put this date in your diary now!
Numbers will be limited. More details to follow in January.
2.2 ALT-C 2004: Blue skies & pragmatism
Exeter, Devon, UK
Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 September 2004
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004
Over the Christmas holiday why not write your first draft of your
abstract/research paper for ALT-C 2004?
Submission deadlines:
Research papers: Friday 5 March 2004
Other streams: Friday 26 March 2004
Running an event at your institution on learning technology?
Email [log in to unmask] and we will send flyers on ALT-C 2004 and
other useful information.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004
2.3 Workshop news
Mobile Learning (m-learning) and use of SMS text
4 March 2004
Bishop Burton College, Beverley, Yorkshire (to be confirmed)
To reserve a place email [log in to unmask]
3. ALT news
3.1 ALT-N: last chance to book adverts for January!
If you wish to advertise in the next newsletter, please email us by 19
December to book your space. Quarter-page adverts in ALT-N cost just
£300 (no VAT). Circulation: 4,500.
Contact: [log in to unmask]
3.2 Development of an ALT accreditation scheme: invitation to
participate
A project is currently in progress on behalf of ALT, funded by JISC, to
create and pilot an accreditation scheme for learning technologists.
(For more information, see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epd/alt-accreditation/; to
receive updates about this work, please go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/,
search for the list called ALT-ACCREDITATION-ANNOUNCE and enter
your email address in the dialogue box provided).
We are currently looking for people to take part in focus groups, which
will be used to explore opinions about the scheme, its scope and format.
We may also be undertaking a small number of site visits to describe
and illustrate practice. If you would be interested in taking part in this,
please contact:
* Martin Oliver if you are based in Higher Education
([log in to unmask]).
*Julia Duggleby if you are based in Further Education
([log in to unmask]).
* David Jennings if you are based within industry
(http://alchemi.co.uk/about/contact.html).
Later in the project we will be consulting on a draft accreditation
proposal; if you wish to be emailed about this please join the JISCmail
list (above).
Note that we will try to involve as many people as possible in this
process but cannot promise to include or reply to everyone who contacts
us.
3.3 Members' news
Congratulations to our members at TechDis, who won the 'Best
Information/Knowledge Team in an Academic Environment' award!
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=techdis_news_081203
4. EASA 2004
The deadline for the European Academic Software Awards is imminent.
Go to: http://www.easa-award.net
Deadline for first round: 23 December 2003
The first round requires a general description of the entry (no software is
submitted until the second round).
Entries are welcomed from further and higher education, and from
commercial organisations (if the product has been developed in an
educational institution). EASA welcomes entries from students,
graduates, teachers and researchers, who can register either individually
or in teams. Software is defined broadly as applications used for
teaching and research, covering tutorials, simulations or tools (including
VLEs).
The finals will be held in Le Locle, Switzerland, 25-27 September 2004.
5. Other events
5.1 A Future for UK Theses
22nd January 2004
10am-6pm (including reception)
University of London Library, Senate House, Malet Street, LONDON
http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/library/uk-theses.htm
The JISC and The British Library are pleased to invite you to a major
national seminar on the future of academic theses in the United
Kingdom. Building on the work of the JISC FAIR programme, this
seminar will provide an opportunity for the community to contribute to
developments in both electronic and print theses submission, delivery
and storage in the UK.
The seminar will be followed by a wine reception and attendance is free
of charge.
5.2 ePrints UK workshop
University of Bath, Friday 6 February 2004
In 2004 the ePrints UK Project (http://www.rdn.ac.uk/projects/eprints-uk/)
will be running a series of 5 workshops around the UK that will provide
an introduction to eprints and institutional repositories and the issues
surrounding them. These workshops will be aimed at HE/FE librarians,
information systems staff and academics, and will be free to attend.
Further details of the programme for the first workshop are available at:
http://www.rdn.ac.uk/projects/eprints-uk/workshops/bath/
5.3 When Worlds Collide Conference
Wednesday 18 / Thursday 19 February 2004
Le Meridien Royal York Hotel, York
A JISC infoNet conference to explore cultural differences between
academic and systems practitioners and the management implications
for institutions developing Managed Learning Environments. The event
is supported by HEFCE, UCISA and ALT.
Day One will consist of presentations, an exhibition of institutional
projects addressing these issues and an Open Forum with a panel of
experts. Day Two will consist of a half-day 'Think Tank' where a range
of issues based on the themes covered in the conference sessions will
be discussed and the output used as the basis for a HEFCE-sponsored
publication. Numbers for the 'Think Tank' are limited and will be
allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Bookings need to be made by the 7th January to guarantee the
overnight stay in the conference hotel.
Further details and booking form are available at
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/Events/wwc_conference
5.4 Netskills will be running the following workshops in Scotland during
Jan/Feb 2004:
--Edinburgh's Telford College--
29th Jan - Web Accessibility: Design-for-all
30th Jan - Exploring XML
--Strathclyde University--
17th Feb - e-Learning: Assessment and Communications with VLEs
18th Feb - Dreamweaver MX: Creating and Managing Accessible Web
Sites
A full description of each workshop including a booking form can be
found at
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/forthcoming.html
Don't forget that these workshops can also count towards the
Netskills/BTEC Professional Development Certificates in e-Learning and
Web Development. For more information on these accreditation
schemes, see http://www.netskills.ac.uk/accreditation/
5.5 UCISA2004 Annual Management Conference: Customer first!
Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 March 2004
G-Mex/Manchester International Convention Centre
The Annual Management Conference is aimed at senior staff within
computing centres in HE and FE institutions and is one of the best ways
in which to find out what is happening across the sectors. This is both
from the formal programme sessions and informal networking
opportunities that the event provides.
For further information and bookings details please go to
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/events/2004/conference
5.6 Grand Challenges in Computing (GCC '04)
Tyneside, UK
March 29 - 31, 2004
The Council of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC) and the
British Computer Society (BCS) in association with the UK Computing
Research Committee (UKCRC) are pleased to announce a major
conference on Grand Challenges in Computing (GCC '04).
One of the strands, Grand Challenges for Computing Education,
involves identifying major goals whose attainment will lead to significant
improvements in the educational processes associated with Computing.
This is to be interpreted in a broad sense.
The call for submissions, together with appropriate illustrations are
available on the conference website at
http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/external/educ_grand_challenges/
Key Dates:
Submission Deadline: Feb 1, 2004
Results communicated to authors: Feb 15, 2004
5.7 The Learning Technologies Group, Oxford University
e-learning events at Oxford during the first few months of 2004:
1) "Implementing LAMS to Improve Teaching and Learning",
13th January 2004, Oxford University Computing Services
2) "Shock of the Old 4: e-Learning, The Student Experience",
15th April 2004, Said Business School, University of Oxford
3) "Beyond the Learner: Student and Government Perceptions of the E-
Learning Experience",
16th April 2004, Said Business School, University of Oxford
For more details on these events go to:
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/
5.8 EDEN 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
16-19 June, 2004
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Budapest, Hungary
NEW CHALLENGES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN AN ENLARGED
EUROPEAN UNION
Open, Distance and e-Learning in Support of Modernisation, Capacity
Building and Regional Development
CALL FOR PAPERS
You are invited to submit proposals for paper presentations in the
parallel sessions that relate to one or more of the conference themes,
the detailed list of which can be found on the Conference webpage at
http://www.eden-online.org
5.9 HCI2004: Design for Life
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
6-10 September 2004.
http://www.hci2004.org
January 23rd 2004 is the deadline for longer papers detailing original
research and for proposals for tutorials and workshops that will explore
topical themes in depth before the main conference.
6. Other news
6.1 JISC Invitations to Tender
6.1.1 Frameworks Scoping Study
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is seeking to
commission a study to inform the new Frameworks Programme. The
aim of the programme is to 'Develop and evaluate a framework to
facilitate interoperability across learning, teaching, research and their
supporting systems.'
Up to £75, 000 (including VAT and expenses) is available for this study
over a 5 month period (March - July 2004). Tenders should be submitted
no later than noon on Friday 30 January 2004.
The full invitation to tender can be found on the JISC website at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_framework
6.1.2 Data Centres Option Study
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has issued an
Invitation to Tender to undertake an investigation of possible data
management, hosting and delivery solutions for content created through
the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) Digitisation Programme.
Further information on the CSR Digitisation Programme can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=programme_digitisation
The deadline for submission of proposals is 12 noon on Monday 12
January 2004.
The full Invitation to Tender can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_csr_hosting.html
6.1.3 Mirroring Service
The JISC is seeking to procure a high quality Mirroring Service on behalf
of UK FE and HE. The Service will run for a three-year period from 1
August 2004 to 31 July 2007, with an option to extend until 31 July 2009,
subject to performance and ongoing demand for such a service.
The service will include:
a) the mirroring of freely available technical software resources
(mandatory);
b) the mirroring of freely available academic and scholarly resources
(optional).
The closing date for Requests to Participate is 12 noon GMT on 12
January 2004.
The Summary Description for the service and the official OJEC notice
can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_mirror_service.html
6.1.4 JISC Consultation Workshop series
The JISC invites tenders to provide written reports on the JISC
Consultation Workshop series, covering the following three topics:
Building Collaborative eResearch Environments
Information as a Strategic Resource
Bridging the Divide: Transition between Schools, FE, HE and Research
Bidders may submit tenders for one or more workshop topics. However,
these should be submitted as separate tenders. The tenders should
demonstrate the knowledge and expertise of the bidder in the relevant
topics.
The deadline for proposals is: 12 noon on Monday 19 January 2004.
The full Invitation to Tender is available on the JISC website at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_workshoprep.html
6.1.5 JISC Pedagogies for e-learning Programme
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=elearning_pedagogy
Proposals are invited for the following studies:
1) E-learning Models Desk Study
Further details can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_elearning_models
2) Research Study into the Effectiveness of Resources, Tools and
Support Services used by Practitioners in Designing and Delivering
E-learning Activities
Further details can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_elearning_tools.html
Tenders for both studies should be submitted no later than noon on
Friday 30 January 2004.
6.1.6 Open Access Publishing
The JISC has issued an invitation to tender inviting proposals from
academic publishers or learned societies looking to move to an open
access model for their journal(s). JISC will award short term funding to a
small number of publishers or learned societies who agree to waive
open access submission and publication fees for UK HE staff for a one-
year period and who best meet the evaluation criteria as set out in the
ITT.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 12 noon on Monday 2
February 2004.
The full Invitation to Tender can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_open_access.html
6.2 Other JISC news
HEFCE have appointed Professor Sir Ron Cooke to be the new Chair of
its Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
Succeeding Professor Maxwell Irvine, Sir Ron's prominence and
experience within the education community will ensure that as the
importance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
becomes increasingly recognised within the post-16 and higher
education and research communities, JISC's work will continue to
develop to meet the needs of these communities.
Sir Ron Cooke will take up his post in January 2004.
6.3 LTSN -ICS news
The December edition of the Newsletter is now available online
containing information on items such as software designed to deter and
prevent Internet plagiarism, e-learning aimed at specific audiences within
UK higher education, The Education Image Gallery and a preliminary
survey of attrition and retention in CS departments in the UK. The
Newsletter can be viewed at http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/news/news.html
7. Vacancies
7.1 UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
An outstanding person is sought as Director of the Centre for Teaching,
Learning and Assessment, and Professor in the Moray House School of
Education. Grounded in research and scholarship, the Centre assists
Schools and Colleges of the University to sustain and enhance the
quality of teaching and learning. You should demonstrate substantial
expertise in teaching, learning and educational development, an
international profile in relevant research areas, an aptitude for strategic
management and leadership, and excellent interpersonal and
communication skills.
The post is available from July 1st 2004.
Salary Scale: UK pounds 42,177 - 70,852 [under review]
Closing date: 9 January 2004
Further information is available from: http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk
7.2 Master of Business Administration [MBA]
Master of Information Systems Management [MISM]
Full-Time Faculty
http://www.u21global.com/
Universitas 21 Global invites applications for 4 full-time faculty positions
on its MBA programme, and 2 full-time faculty positions on its
MISM programme. Essential duties and responsibilities include:
* Manage the creation and development of subjects for online
instruction and delivery.
* Contribute to pedagogy development and the application of
instructional and learning technologies.
* Teach one or more online subjects on an ongoing basis.
* Provide leadership to and supervise adjunct faculty.
* Contribute to the overall development of the school, its academic
programmes, and educational planning and policy formulation.
* Maintain currency in relevant disciplines and online learning.
For the MBA programme, candidates with teaching and research
expertise in all areas are sought. For the MISM programme, candidates
should have interests or expertise in two or more of the following areas:
* IT project management.
* IT outsourcing and partnerships.
* Business process outsourcing and re-engineering.
* Software engineering process
* CRM and business intelligence.
* ERP and supply chain management.
All candidates must have a PhD degree, teaching experience and a
track-record of research. An interest in online instruction is also
required. Candidates are expected to be able to work flexibly in an
entrepreneurial environment.
Adjunct Faculty
Universitas 21 Global Adjunct Faculty are appointed on a part-time basis
to teach online subjects on either the MBA or MISM programme.
Contracted to teach subjects over a 12-week period, Adjunct Faculty will
lead and facilitate all aspects of instruction, including mentoring and
monitoring student progress, fostering communication and collaboration,
guiding and evaluating student project work and other assignments,
responding to individual student requests/ queries, and similar functions.
Candidates should have a PhD degree or equivalent professional
standing and a track-record of teaching and research in a discipline
relevant to the MBA or MISM programme. Candidates for Adjunct
Faculty appointment will be required to complete an online training
programme covering online teaching in general and the Universitas 21
Global methodology in particular.
To apply for these positions, please submit a personal letter of interest
and complete Curriculum Vitae (stating education history, teaching,
research and other relevant work experience, list of publications and
presentations, and the names and full contact details of three
references) to: [log in to unmask] Applications will be
considered until the positions are filled.
Universitas 21 Global Pte Ltd, 5 Shenton Way, #01-01 UIC Building,
Singapore 068808
Tel: (65) 6410 1300, Fax: (65) 6410 1358, Web: www.u21global.com
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With best wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year from
all of us at ALT!
Rhonda
Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484125 Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.alt.ac.uk/
Registered Charity Number: 1063519
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