ALT news digest 68, 30 July 2004
August is a quiet month for some - but not for ALT! Read on to find
out more...
1. Welcome to new members
2. ALT-C 2004 update
3. ALT news
4. Calls for papers
5. Other events
6. News
7. Invitations to tender
8. Vacancies
9. Courses
1. Welcome to new members
A warm welcome to the following colleges which have just joined ALT:
Leeds College of Technology http://www.lct.ac.uk/
Newcastle College http://www.ncl-coll.ac.uk/
New College Nottingham http://www.ncn.ac.uk/
Southport College http://www.southport-college.ac.uk/
Tameside College http://www.tameside.ac.uk/
- and to all the individuals who have joined in the last fortnight.
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Deadline for next issue: Tuesday 10 August 2004
2. ALT-C 2004 update
ALT-C 2004: Blue skies & pragmatism
ALT's eleventh international conference
Exeter, Devon, UK
Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 September 2004
Only six weeks to go till ALT-C 2004! The web site has been updated,
including the:
* outline programme
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004/altc2004_documents/Daily_Programmes_ALT-
C2004_RR_v12.pdf
* pre- and post-conference workshops
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004/pre_and_post.html
* keynote and themed speakers
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004/keynotes.html
The conference programme will be online in the second week of August.
Registration deadline is 21 AUGUST.
Ensuite accommodation is booking fast; please tell your colleagues.
Go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004/registering.html
For all booking enquiries email: [log in to unmask]
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. ALT news
3.1 EASA 2004 finalists announced
158 submissions were received from 19 European countries for the
European Academic Software Awards 2004. 30 projects have now been
chosen to attend the finals in Switzerland in September. Ten of these
are UK projects, putting the UK in the lead again. All of the UK
finalists are from ALT member institutes; well done to all!
For more details on the finals go to http://www.easa-award.net/
The EASA 2004 Award Ceremony will be held in Neuchatel on 27
September, followed by the 6th ICNEE conference (see 5.5 below for
details).
3.2 AGM nominations
The call for nominations to the vacancies for Vice-Chair of ALT and
another Trustee (both to serve three years) is available on the web
site at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/AGM_Notice_2004.pdf
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday 25 August. Individual
members of at least 12 months' standing are eligible for nomination.
Contact Rhonda for more information about these vacancies:
[log in to unmask]
The new trustees will join the Central Executive Committee, which
will meet after the AGM on Wednesday 15 September to appoint the
chairs of other executives and other posts as necessary.
4. Calls for papers
4.1 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
January 4-7, 2005, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Submission Deadline: August 17, 2004
http://www.hiceducation.org
5. Other events
5.1 SALT Early Registration Deadline Extended
August 18-20, 2004, Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, USA
The original deadline for early registration of July 23rd has been
extended to August 6th.
To register online go to
http://www.salt.org/index.htm?salt.asp?pn=wregister
To print out a registration form, go to
http://www.salt.org/docs/regform.pdf
Complete information for the Interactive Technologies 2004 conference
is available on the web at:
http://www.salt.org/index.htm?salt.asp?pn=washington
5.2 European studies: UACES 34th annual conference
The European union: new neighbours, new challenges
6-8 September 2004, University of Birmingham, UK
http://www.uaces.org/D410401.htm
5.3 UKLight Town Meeting
9 September 2004, the National e- Science Centre, Edinburgh, UK
UKLight is an advanced global network facility which provides the
ability to interconnect collaborating sites around the world, and
within the UK, with high capacity switched network circuits. A Town
Meeting has been organised to provide further information about
UKLight and to promote its use to as broad a range of application
areas as possible. http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/457/
5.4 PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING - A 3-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
15, 16 and 17 September 2004
University of Salford
http://www.fhsc.salford.ac.uk/pbl.php
5.5 International Conference on New Educational Environments (6th
ICNEE)
The know-how hub for blended learning and media didactics
27-30 September 2004, Neuchatel, Switzerland
(following the EASA 2004 finals)
Register now at http://www.icnee.ch/html/registration.html
Programme available at http://www.icnee.ch/html/programme.html
5.6 CREATIVITY IN HE - CALL FOR BIDS
"CREATIVITY - TAUGHT AND CAUGHT"
13 October 2004, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
This second of the two Higher Education Academy/NESTA-sponsored
conferences, based on a theme of creativity in higher education, will
provide an opportunity for finding out about and exchanging ideas
with colleagues about fostering and developing students' creativity.
Registration and Programme details can be found on the Higher
Education Academy (Generic Centre) website:
http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre
5.7 WORKSHOP: MAKING SENSE OF COPYRIGHT
24 November 2004, CILT, London
Addressing a key issues in using third-party copyright materials in
developing teaching and learning resources for Languages, Linguistics
and Area Studies.
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2060
5.8 DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR THE HUMANITIES CONFERENCE 2004 (DRH 2004)
5-8 November 2004, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
http://www.drh2004.ncl.ac.uk/
6. News
6.1 NATFHE (the University & College Lecturers’ Union) has recently
published elearning guidance:
http://www.natfhe.org.uk/down/elearn1.doc [450kB]
6.2 New round of NLN Materials development gets underway
Contracts to develop a fourth round of high quality e-learning
materials have now been awarded. This time the free interactive
materials are specifically tailored to the Adult and Community
Learning sector, although they will also be made available to the FE
sector. Go to http://www.nln.ac.uk/materials
6.3 New £12m Programme to Support Regional e-Learning Networks
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) announced that a new
programme which will bring the benefits of e-learning to learners and
teachers across England will begin in September. The Distributed
eLearning programme will establish links between schools, colleges
and universities to encourage progression into higher education,
supporting Government targets for widening participation. For further
information, please contact: Paul Bailey, Programme Director, on 0117
954 5074, or [log in to unmask]
6.4 House of Commons Select Committee Report
A report of the Science and Technology Select Committee features
recommendations that will enable research funded by the UK taxpayer
to be made available to a wider readership than the present scholarly
publication system allows.
"Scientific publications: free for all? Tenth Report of Session 2003-
04." HC 399-1, Stationery Office, 2004, is available at:
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/s&thome.htm
6.5 UK Colleges to receive free e-Reference books
An agreement signed between JISC and the publisher Thomson Gale will
mean that every college in the UK will be able to gain access to the
free content of twenty-one top electronic reference titles in
perpetuity. The titles included in the Gale Virtual Reference Library
- including the Gale Encyclopaedia of Psychology, the Worldmark
Encyclopaedia of the Nations, the six-volume Gale Encyclopedia of
Science, and many others - have been specially chosen by
representatives of the FE community for their quality and their
relevance to the curriculum. For further information contact Clare
Holmes, Thomson Gale, at [log in to unmask]
6.6 ‘USING ICT TO DEVELOP THE 14 to 19 CURRICULUM’
- is the latest occasional paper from 3T Productions Ltd, discusses
the 14 -19 reforms being suggested by Mike Tomlinson and highlights
the potential of ICT. Previous papers include:
Occasional Paper one - ‘Unlocking the Potential of Information
Learning Technology (ILT)’ - discusses learning styles and how
ICT/ILT can be used to enhance the learning experience.
Occasional Paper two - ‘Adult, Community and Work-Based Learning: e-
learning’ - looks at the issues affecting adult learners and
highlights how the effective integration of e-learning can enhance
the learning experience. If you would like copies of the above please
e-mail Bill Lockitt [log in to unmask] Please feel free to copy the
paper to colleagues you feel would be interested and ask them to e-
mail Bill if they would like to be added to the mailing list.
7. Invitations to tender
Information about recent JISC Invitations to tender can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding
7.1 Formative Evaluation of the e-Learning Programme
Deadline for proposals: 13 August 2004
The JISC wishes to appoint an evaluator(s) to manage and co-ordinate
the formative evaluation of the eLearning Programme. The overall aim
of the evaluation is to ensure that the e-Learning Programme and its
strands result in outcomes with clear benefits for the FE/HE
communities and is value for money. The successful bidder will be
expected to commence work no later than 20 September 2004. The full
ITT can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_elearning_formative_evalu
ation
7.2 Town Meetings for Regional eLearning Pilot Projects around
Distributed eLearning.
Higher Education Institutions funded by the HEFCE are invited to
attend Town Meetings in September/October 2004 to discuss regional
collaborations of institutions to set up projects to pilot
distributed eLearning tools and services.
7.3 These projects should build on the outputs of previous JISC
programmes and underpin strategic regional development programmes
such as the Lifelong Learning Networks outlined in the joint letter
from HEFCE and the Learning and Skills Council, HEFCE Circular
number 12/2004, published on 3 June 2004.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=event_regional_pilot_projects
8. Vacancies
8.1 ELearning Network Member, Pat Straughan, is seeking permanent
Consultants, based in London, to work with external clients on HR-
related projects. Please see http://www.elearningresourcing.co.uk
for more information.
9. Courses
9.1 International MSc in e-Learning Multimedia and Consultancy
Sheffield Hallam University
The International MSc in e-Learning Multimedia and Consultancy is a
quite distinctive opportunity to address your continuing professional
development needs: http://www.shu.ac.uk/msce-learning
We are currently receiving applications for the next year of the
programme, which begins on 30 September 2004. The closing date for
receipt of applications is 15 September 2004 . If you would like
further information about the programme and anapplication form please
contact Paul Hart: [log in to unmask]
There is an open evening on Tuesday 07 September, 1700–2000, with a
live video link to their partners in Nijmegen:
http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/marketing/visit/collplan.html
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Rhonda
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