Dear Members
Please circulate the events below to your colleagues.
Regards
Rhonda
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1. Spring Conference
Living & learning: ePortfolios and digital repositories
ALT-SURF Spring Conference and Research Seminar
Thursday 22 April and Friday 23 April 2004
Moray House, University of Edinburgh
A one-day conference on Thursday 22 April with an associated
collaborative research seminar on Friday 23 April. Delegates can attend
either or both of these events.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.asp
Conference, Thursday 22 April
Chair: Dr Allison Littlejohn, University of Strathclyde
Keynotes
In the opening plenary Lorna M Campbell, Assistant Director of CETIS
(http://www.cetis.ac.uk), will explore the important role that digital
repositories and libraries will play in managing learning resources and
facilitating the development of pedagogically rich learning scenarios. She
will focus on the issue of changing culture and practice within the
institution and how our roles as teachers, educational developers,
information professionals, learning technologists and support staff are
likely to develop as these new technologies become embedded in
teaching practice.
The concluding keynote by Jan van Tartwijk, of the Universities of
Utrecht and Maastricht, will outline pedagogical uses of ePortfolios in
Dutch Higher Education.
Workshops
Interactive workshops will showcase current research in the use of digital
repositories and ePortfolios. These will feature the JISC Exchange for
Learning and Digital Libraries in the Classroom Initiatives, as well as
ePortfolio projects from the UK and the Netherlands.
Collaborative Research Seminar, Friday 23 April
Chair: Bas Cordewener, SURF.
This working seminar aims to allow researchers from the UK and the
Netherlands to further develop current thinking on digital repositories and
ePortfolios. Participants will evaluate progress in the use of technologies
and will share ideas for future developments. The aim of the seminar is
to produce research papers for publication. Participants must be active
in research and development in ePortfolios and digital repositories
(places will be limited, so book early).
Booking and travel information
Further details are available from the conference web site:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.asp
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2. Workshops
2.1 PDAs and SMS in education: an overview of mobile technologies
Thursday 4 March 2004, 1000-1530
Bishop Burton College, Beverley, Yorkshire
Presenters: David Sugden, Dewsbury College; John Whalley,
Bishop Burton College.
The workshop will take a basic look at PDAs (personal digital assistants)
and SMS (text messaging) and explore some educational uses for these
technologies. We will demonstrate the use of PDA in registration and in
class work (e.g. use of images in identification; recording GPS); the use
of presentation software; how other ‘office’ based software can be used
and how some can connect to the Internet. We will discuss how text
messaging is being used within the sector and explore one free, on-line
facility. Hardware (PDAs) will be provided.
To book a place go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshops.asp
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2.2 Click & Go: Video - Access for All
Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
19 March 2004
Presenters: Ross Little, Glasgow Caledonian University; Mireia Asensio,
Lancaster University; David Sloan, University of Dundee
Participants will explore the issues of digital media and accessibility
through a series of informative talks and a hands-on practical afternoon
session. Expert speakers will introduce accessibility in the e-learning
context, present examples of accessible video and audio materials, and
explore the available technical solutions. The afternoon session will be a
hands-on look at the tools and processes through which we can make
our video and audio resources accessible.
The workshop will cover a range of themes including:
* Current practice in accessible video and audio;
* Judging the accessibility of current video and audio materials for
learning;
* MAGpie for audio description and captioning.
Numbers will be strictly limited - early registration is advised.
To book a place go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshops.asp
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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
ALT-C 2004, 14-16 September, Exeter, UK
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004
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