ALT news digest 65, 17 June 2004
It's all go at ALT, and elsewhere too! Lots of vacancies this time.
Read on...
1. Welcome to new members
2. ALT events
3. Calls for papers
4. Other events
5. News
6. Invitations to tender
7. Vacancies
8. Courses
1. Welcome to new members
A warm welcome to the following college which has just joined ALT:
Sentient Learning http://www.sentientlearning.com
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Deadline for next issue: Tuesday 29 June 2004
2. ALT events
2.1 Creating interactive activities using Hot Potatoes and Quia
13 July 2004
Square Mile Training, Hillsborough, Sheffield
Presenters: Jo Tomalin and Nick Jeans, The Sheffield College.
Cost: £60 for the half day, including lunch. Places will be limited.
Booking deadline: 29 June 2004
The purpose of the workshop is to create interactive activities for
learners using easy to obtain tools for use with distance and face-to-
face learners. 'Hot Potatoes' is a simple program for creating
interactive exercises for learners. Quia is a web-based program to
create web-based interactive exercises (matching, ordering, quizzes,
etc) of a slightly different format.
Participants will
* become familiar with this easy-to-use software for activity
creation.
* consider the underpinning pedagogy for developing interactive
activities.
* develop or convert their own learner activities.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=148
2.2 The Lab Group's First Annual Open Day
6 July 2004, HP Labs in Bristol, UK
The Lab Group is a new ALT Special Interest Group. The event is being
run with funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JSIC)
and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), and support from HP. The
event will feature presentations about current work from the BBC, HP,
The Institute of Educational Technology User Lab ?of the Open
University, Institute for Learning and Research Technology of?
Bristol University, Learning Technology Research Institute (LTRI) of
London Metropolitan University, London Knowledge Lab, NESTA
Futurelab, Oxford University, and Ultralab.
You can access details of the event, and a booking form, from the ALT
home page at http://www.alt.ac.uk/
2.3 ALT workshop for new researchers
14 July 2004
Institute of Education, University of London
Presenters: Martin Oliver, Robin Mason, Sarah de Freitas.
Cost: FREE
This one-day workshop is aimed at those just starting, or interested
in starting, to research learning technology. The workshop will
provide an overview, give opportunities for discussion with peers and
more experienced researchers, and help you to develop plans for
undertaking research.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=153
2.4 MOODLE: a free, open source virtual learning environment
15 July 2004
Goldsmiths, University of London
Presenters: John Phelps and Sonja Gruessendorf.
Cost: £85 members, £140 non-members
The aim of this workshop is to introduce participants to Moodle, an
open source virtual learning environment developed by Martin
Dougiamas in Australia. Moodle is one of the fastest growing learning
environments used today, and is used in over 1,000 sites across the
world, by individual educators, schools, educational communities, and
in the FE and HE sectors.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=150
2.5 An introduction to getting research papers published
22 July 2004
The London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, London
Presenters: Martin Oliver and Jane Seale.
Cost: £85 members, £140 non-members
This workshop will provide an overview of good practice, tips and
hints on getting research and development activities published.
Participants will receive a paper to review prior to attending the
workshop, along with refereeing guidelines. During the workshop this
process will be discussed and critiqued and will conclude by
synthesising the main lessons learnt. Participants will be able to
discuss an area of their work and how to prepare it for publication,
the different types of journals on offer, and how to match their
findings to the appropriate journal.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=152
2.6 ALT-C 2004: Blue skies & pragmatism
ALT's eleventh international conference
Exeter, Devon, UK
Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 September 2004
Register by 30 June and get the earlybird rate! En suite
accommodation is available on campus and at nearby hotels, but you
must book early.
Go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004/registering.html
NB: all presenters should have registered by now.
Join our low volume opt-in email list - from
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004/ - through which ALT will notify you of
major changes to the site.
3. Calls for papers
3.1 ASCILITE 2004: Call for papers
The University of Western Australia, Perth, 5-8 December 2004
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/
The Conference theme is 'Beyond the comfort zone'. The key deadline,
for submission of full papers, concise papers and poster proposals,
is 30 July 2004. The deadline for Workshop proposals is 9 July.
For other deadlines and full details on publication, presentation and
Workshop formats, please see the Conference website.
3.2 Innovate
If you would like to submit a manuscript for publication
consideration, please review the submission guidelines at
http://horizon.unc.edu/innovate/guidelines/ The initial issue of
Innovate will be published in July 2004. Sign up for the mailing list
at http://horizon.unc.edu/innovate/
Innovate Special Issue on eEducation
... on the future of electronic education (eEducation) in K-12,
higher education (both undergraduate and graduate), and extended
learning. We seek manuscripts on leading edge practices ("what is")
and articles that are future focused on "what should be" or "what
will be." The latter manuscripts should start with the assumption
that the current state of eEducation is an early evolutionary stage
of a much more complex and advanced form whose emergence we are
witnessing. Given a careful understanding of what is, what will
eEducation look like circa 2010 - 2020.
If you would like to submit a manuscript on this topic, please
contact the guest editor for this issue, Joel Foreman, Associate
Professor of English, George Mason University, at [log in to unmask]
3.3 CAL'05 - Virtual Learning?
University of Bristol, UK, 4-6 April 2005
Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2004
http://www.cal-conference.elsevier.com
4. Other events
4.1 eLearning Network Members' Showcase:
a conference of 12 presentations of best practice and professional
expertise in e-learning.
Friday 2nd July
Venue: Novotel West, Hammersmith, London
http://www.elearningnetwork.org
4.2 European eLearning Quality Conference
Budapest, 21st and 22nd of June 2004
Registration and further details:
http://www.education-observatories.net/seequel
4.3 Creating an MLE – a JISC InfoNet event
23rd June 2004
Further details and a booking form are on the RSC website:
http://www.rsc-east-midlands.ac.uk
4.4 Building Community and Connections Online and On Campus -
Internationally, Globally, and Locally (Online synchronous + face-to-
face)
Friday, June 25, 2004 3:15-4:30pm PACIFIC TIME [6:15-7:30pm Eastern]
http://www.tltgroup.org/bccooc/BuildingCommunityPeace/FAHE2004.htm
4.5 Plagiarism, Prevention, Practice and Policy conference
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, 28th - 30th June, 2004.
For further details of the programme and booking form go to
http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/site/eve_conferences.asp
4.6 8th International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference
6th and 7th July 2004 - Loughborough University, UK
A two day Conference Organised by Professional Development
Programme (PDF download) and on-line registration system:
http://www.caaconference.com
4.7 TELCERT Workshop: Testing Conformance to e-Learning Technology
Specifications
Sheffield, UK, 7 July 2004
There is no charge for the workshop.
go to http://www.opengroup.org/telcinfo/event.tpl?geid=10106
4.8 21st Annual British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD21).
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 7-9 July 2004.
Register at: http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/BNCOD21/
4.9 NESTA Cnference: Beyond the Blackboard
3 & 4 November 2004, Robinson College, Cambridge, UK.
focusing on future directions for teaching,
Further details (from beginning of July):
http://www.nestafuturelab.org/events/index.htm
4.10 NESTA Design Challenge 2005
NESTA are looking for sponsors, partners and teams for Design
Challenge 2005. This exciting event fuses the multimedia and
education worlds to create radical new ideas for learning resources.
Further details: http://www.nestafuturelab.org/events/index.htm
5. News
5.1 NESTA Futurelab handbooks
Available online from 18 June, the first two reports are 'Designing
Educational Technologies with Users' and 'Designing Technologies to
support Creativity and Collaboration'. Further details (from 18
June): http://www.nestafuturelab.org/research/index.htm
5.2 Dyslexia questionnaire
The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Information and
Computer Sciences (formerly LTSN-ICS) in collaboration with
colleagues at Leeds Metropolitan University have devised an on-line
questionnaire designed to investigate issues surrounding dyslexia and
learning computer programming. The questionnaire is aimed at students
on computing programmes who have dyslexia and will take between 30 to
40 minutes to complete.
http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/questionnaire/dyslexia.htm
5.3 JISC Headlines eBulletin
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) supports further and
higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and
opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
to support teaching, learning, research and administration. We can
now email you our monthly eBulletin, JISC Headlines, which can keep
you up-to-date with our extensive activities in the UK. If you are
interested in receiving the next edition of JISC Headlines, please
contact [log in to unmask]
5.4 Call for Reviewers for JISC Funding Proposals
JISC issues a number of calls for proposals to the FE and HE
community and tender documents more broadly. The reviewing process
ensures that the most appropriate proposals or studies are funded and
has an important role in ensuring quality standards. If you work in
an FE or HE institution and are interested in contributing to the
JISC selection process by becoming a reviewer for JISC bids received
in response to tenders, please complete the form at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=call_for_reviewers and email it
to Avalon McAllister ([log in to unmask]) by Friday 25th June
2004 at the latest. JISC is not able to pay for the time of volunteer
referees but will pay any travel and subsistence costs associated
with any review panel meeting required.
5.5 Old News is Good News...
A new project, which will digitise in excess of one million pages of
fully searchable texts and associated images from out-of-copyright
19th century newspapers from the British Library, has been announced
by JISC. The vast majority of newspapers in the British Library
collections remain in print form, and are only accessible to
researchers who can visit the Newspaper Library in Colindale, North
London. The website resource will provide an unparalleled and freely
available resource for further and higher education, in the first
instance.
http://www.bl.uk/cgi-bin/press.cgi?story=1431
5.6 JISC funds free access to Early English Books Online
... the content contained in Early English Books Online (EEBO) is
available free of charge to all UK higher and further education
institutions. All they need to do is pay the annual hosting charge,
which varies according to their JISC Band. If you haven't had an
opportunity to see this resource, you can register for a no
obligation 30-day free trial by using the online form at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=form&formid=4165867031.
Please visit http://www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_eebo.html for subscription
details or for further information.
JISC are keen to understand how it is received by the education
community and would therefore be grateful if you could answer a few
questions on this online resource, using the online form at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=form&formid=4167539000. Respond
by 23rd July.
5.7 JISC survey on the British Library Sound Archive
Please respond by the 30th June
JISC has funded the digitisation of 12,000 items, totalling 3,900
hours of audio recordings from the British Library Sound Archive.
These will be delivered in 2006. Whilst significant, this represents
a relatively small percentage of the total available and your input
is invaluable in assisting any future digitisation projects
undertaken by JISC and the British Library. To this end we would be
very grateful for your help with the following survey:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=form&formid=3366105531
6. Invitations to tender
Information about recent JISC Invitations to tender can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding
6.1 JISC Circular 4/04: Call for Projects in Supporting Institutional
Digital Preservation and Asset Management
...invites further and higher education institutions to submit
funding proposals for projects in institutional digital preservation
and asset management, with a specific focus on strategies and
procedures for long-term digital preservation and asset management.
Funding is available on a scale of £700,000 over two years (up to
£350,000 p.a.) from the date of award. As a general guideline it is
anticipated that most projects will be awarded funding of between
£50,000 and £150,000 depending on the extent and complexity of the
work involved. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 12 noon on
Wednesday 21st July 2004. Projects should commence not later than 4th
October 2004. A town meeting will be held in London from 11am - 1pm
on Tuesday 29th June 2004 to provide a forum for discussion of the
call and its subject matter. Institutions need to register for this
free event. Go to:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_circular4_04
7. Vacancies
7.1 University of East London
Learning Development Services
Learning Technology Advisers
Salary in the range of £28,523 to £31,699 p.a. inclusive
Ref no 54S2004G
Apply on-line at http://www.uel.ac.uk/vacancies
or contact Personnel Services, telephone 020 8223 4321 (answerphone),
or email [log in to unmask], quoting the appropriate reference
number. The closing date for applications is 22nd June 2004, and we
expect to hold interviews on 21st July 2004.
7.2 University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Educational Technologist
Salary £26,327 - £34,838 p.a.
...to work with our Teaching and Learning Officer to promote the use
of technology in the teaching and learning of the division. Expertise
in the creation of rich interactive web-based multimedia materials is
essential whilst experience of using a Virtual Learning Environment
and on-line assessment would be an advantage. The post is for two
years in the first instance. Consideration would be given to an
appointment at a lower grade (RS1A: Salary £25,451 - £33,679 p.a.)
with an appropriate readjustment of duties if there was a candidate
without the necessary skills and experience for the higher grade
post.
Further particulars are available from Miss Carol Green, Medical
Sciences Office, Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU to
whom applications (including a curriculum vitae which addresses the
selection criteria and the names, addresses and telephone numbers (e-
mail as well if possible) of two referees. The closing date for
applications should be sent by 22 June 2004. There is no formal
application form.
7.3 University of Edinburgh
School of Biological Sciences
Project Officer: e-Learning System for Biological Sciences
You will work with the academic team in the Biology Teaching
Organisation to develop the Biology curriculum in years 1-3 into an e-
learning system. Your main areas of work will be to use the WebCT
package to help academics deliver courses; to develop methods to
integrate WebCT with databases in the University’s teaching
administrative systems; and to develop new tools to enhance the
learning experience of students. You will have experience in
supporting e-Learning in higher education, of Unix and Windows
systems, and with linking databases. A science degree and experience
of WebCT are essential.
Fixed term: 36 months. Hours: Full-time. Salary scale: £18,893 -
£21,010 / £21,852 - £28,279 pa
Please quote Ref: 3002079 Closing date: 6th July 2004
To apply online or view more job opportunities, visit our website at
http://www.ed.ac.uk or telephone the recruitment line on 0131 650
2511.
7.4 Pathway IT Resourcing Ltd
Project Manager
- for 3 months to work in Coventry with e-learning/web skills to
start ASAP in the public sector.
Please contact James Liley, Senior Appointments Consultant, Pathway
IT Resourcing Ltd
Tel: 0113 243 9888 Fax: 0113 243 9993
Email: [log in to unmask]
Visit our website at http://www.pathway-it.co.uk to use our Client
and Candidate facilities
7.5 University of Canberra
Director of the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and
Scholarship (CELTS)
Applications close on 9th July.
The successful applicant will be offered a position at either
Associate Professor (Academic Level D) or Professor (Academic Level
E) based upon a judgement made against the selection criteria.
http://www.canberra.edu.au/recruitment/jobs/job-04-2060.html
7.6 University of Sydney
Centre to Advance Learning in Economics and Business
Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics & Business
...with a particular focus on e-learning. The position involves
strategic projects, face-to-face assistance and research to support
the academic teaching and student learning experience in the
Faculty’s context (ref B22/004933).
For a full advertisement please visit:
http://bull.ucc.usyd.edu.au/personnel
8. Courses
8.1 LeTTOL
The next run of the award winning LeTTOL course will be in June 2004,
with a start date of 24 June. The entire LeTTOL course takes place on-
line so you learn at times and in places that suit you. You study for
around 6-7 hours each week, and the course duration is 23 weeks
including 'breather' weeks. The course leads to a qualification from
the Open College Network (6 credits at Level 3).
For more information go to: http://www.lettol.ac.uk
8.2 E-moderating and E-Tivities
Designing Online Activities (E-Tivities) for Effective E-Moderation
is a short, 3-week course, that provides ideas and practice in
building active online courses. The course is built around Gilly
Salmon's proven 5 step model of e-moderating, provides feedback to
participants on their own e-tivities, helps build skills in
participants so that student groups can collaborate effectively. The
start date for this course is 21 June 2004. The cost of the course is
$275 US and requires about 5 hours per week of time.
E-moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online, a five week
course taught and facilitated by Dr. Gilly Salmon and her colleagues.
The course is based on Dr. Salmons' best selling book: E-moderating:
The Key to Teaching and Learning Online. The start date for E-
moderating is 28 June 2004. The cost of the 5-week course is $435 US
and requires about 5 hours per week of time.
For a course outline and online registration go to:
http://www.learningnetworks.com/Pages/LN_Training/index
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Regards
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
ALT-C 2004, 14-16 September, Exeter, UK
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004
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