ALT news digest 71, 10 September 2004
Lots of projects to bid for this week.
1. Welcome to new members
2. ALT-C update
3. ALT events
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 all the individual members who have joined in the
last fortnight.
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Deadline for next issue: Tuesday 28 September 2004
2. ALT-C update
We look forward to seeing lots of you at ALT-C 2004 in Exeter.
Here is the holding page for ALT-C 2005 with key dates for
submission:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/future_alt-c.html
3. ALT events
3.1 An Introduction to Electronic Group Response Systems (EGRS) and
PRS
21 October 2004, 10:00 – 16:00
Goldsmiths College, London
Members - £85; non-members - £150
Presenters: Michael McCabe, University of Portsmouth
Steve Draper, University of Glasgow
The attention span of students during lectures is often quoted as 15
minutes and during many lectures is probably even less! Interactive
questioning is one way of enlivening lectures by actively engaging
students and breaking up traditional content delivery. Technology can
support this pedagogical approach, but it must be used appropriately.
Electronic group response systems enable students to communicate
their answers to the lecturer via one-way handsets and the lecturer
to display a frequency distribution of responses. The PRS Personal
Response System is a common example. Workshop participants will gain
practical, hands-on experience in the use of PRS and an awareness of
other systems, including those allowing free text responses.
Booking deadline Thursday 7 October 2004
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=165
3.2 Introduction to Learning Theory and Course Design
11 November 2004, 09:30 – 16:15
Cranfield University
Members - £85; non-members - £150
Presenters: Dr Bernard Scott, Cranfield University
George Roberts, Oxford Brookes University
The aim of the workshop is to introduce learning technology
practitioners to theories of learning and teaching and principles and
processes of course design relevant for the production and delivery
of quality learning experiences in e-learning (distance and blended)
courses.
Topics to be covered include:
* theories and models of learning and teaching.
* individual differences.
* principles of course design.
* tutorial strategies and learning design.
* including using activities and formative assessment and choice of
media.
Booking deadline Friday 29 October 2004
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=164
4. Calls for papers
4.1 New Learning Technologies Conference 2005
Orlando, Florida, USA, February 16-18, 2005
Call for Papers
Submit on-line at http://salt.org/index.htm?salt.asp?pn=call
5. Other events
5.1 K2 event
Amsterdam, 20-21 September 2004
Secured keynote speakers: the first keynote speaker is Graham
Attwell.
Download the registration form from http://www.know-2.org
5.2 LTSN Engineering Teaching Awards Showcase:
Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Engineering Education
Wednesday 13th October 2004, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
This free workshop is aimed at disseminating good practice in
engineering education.
http://www.ltsneng.ac.uk/nef/events/showcase.asp
6. News
6.1 HP Labs: Pervasive mobile media project on "short list" for
magazine's innovation prize
http://www.hpl.hp.com/news/2004/july_sept/mobile_bristol.html
6.2 JORUM news
The JORUM procurement process for the purchase, installation,
development and support of an online repository system for learning
and teaching materials has now been completed. The contract has been
awarded to Intrallect (http://www.intrallect.com/) for their
'intraLibrary Learning-Object Management System'. The contract was
awarded on 24th August 2004 following a European Union procurement
process that began in February 2004. Eight vendors were short listed
to tender from seventeen that submitted pre-qualification
questionnaires. JISC and the two national data centres were delighted
to offer the contract to Intrallect who tendered a very strong bid
and were able to demonstrate a robust and flexible standards-based
repository system.
Further information regarding JORUM can be located at
http://www.jorum.ac.uk
6.3 September release of NLN Materials now available
The interactive materials made available include:
the first batches of:
* Physics (Level 3)
* English (Level 3)
further resources in:
* Construction (Level 3)
* Psychology (Level 3)
Revised materials
* four revised General Art and Design learning objects
* one revised Biology and Sports Science learning object
These have been amended as a result of feedback received. Functional
issues with these objects have now been resolved and we advise
colleges to download these materials again.
The materials can be accessed through the NLN Materials website at
http://www.nln.ac.uk/materials Tutor documentation and a list of the
learning objects now available can also be found in the Tutors area
of the NLN Materials website.
Further learning objects will be released over the coming months. If
you have any queries about downloading or using the materials then
please contact your local JISC Regional Support Centre (RSC):
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc
6.4 Online tools testing
EDEN, the European Distance and E-Learning Network invites you to
take part in testing the valuable online tools developed in frames of
a major European eLearning programme. The Consortium of the eTTnet
project (Training of Trainers Network for eLearning, supported by the
European Commission within the framework of the eLearning initiative)
has developed a set of tools especially designed to contribute to the
professional development of teachers, trainers and training managers
in the shift from traditional learning to e-Learning. EDEN has co-
ordinated the Transnational Working Group for indicators.
The eTTnet tools (http://www.ettnet.net/sections/8/1.doc) are now
almost ready to be distributed, but being the core of our project the
final users (i.e.: teachers and trainers, e-learning project
managers, policy makers) we would like to invite you to test
whichever tool (possibly at least 4 of them) you are interested in
and provide us with your valuable feedback by completing and
submitting the short online questionnaires related to each product of
eTTnet by September 20th at the latest.
To view and test the tools you can access the eTTnet web portal at:
http://www.ettnet.net/
7. Invitations to tender
7.1 Tablet PC Evaluation – call for Expressions of Interest
Becta is looking to commission a research group to conduct a
substantial piece of research on the use of Tablet PCs in Schools. If
you are interested in tendering please complete the Expression of
Interest questionnaire on the Becta website at
http://www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section=1&id=3357
and submit it by 16th September 2004.
7.2 JISC INVITATIONS TO TENDER
7.2.1 Design of physical learning spaces
Deadline for Proposals: 27 Sep 2004, 12:00 PM
Study on how innovative technologies are influencing the design of
physical learning spaces in the post-16 sector, and the production of
guidelines for senior management teams on best practice in designing
learning spaces to support eLearning, as part of the Innovation
Strand of the JISC eLearning Programme
This study forms part of the Innovation strand of the JISC eLearning
Programme funded by the JISC Learning and Teaching committee.
Further details of the programme can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=elearning_innovation
Up to £30,000 (including VAT and expenses) is available for this
project over a six month period (November 2004 - April 2005). Tenders
should be submitted no later than noon on Monday 27 September 2004.
The full invitation to tender document can be found on the JISC
website at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_innov_space
7.2.2 Landscape study on the use of mobile and wireless technologies
for learning and teaching
Deadline for Proposals: 27 Sep 2004, 12:00 PM
Landscape study on the use of mobile and wireless technologies for
learning and teaching in the post-16 sector as part of the Innovation
Strand of the JISC eLearning Programme. Up to £30,000 (including VAT
and expenses) is available for this project over a six month period
(November 2004 - April 2005). Tenders should be submitted no later
than noon on Monday 27 September 2004.
The full invitation to tender document can be found on the JISC
website at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_mob
7.2.3 e-Books Metadata and Interoperability Test Bed
Deadline for proposals: 12 noon on Wednesday 6th October 2004.
The JISC is seeking proposals to undertake a one year e-book metadata
and interoperability test bed to help progress the issue of
standardising access to e-book catalogue information across the
product lifecycle. The test bed will need to be developed in
partnership with the publishing community.
Funding of up to £80,000 including VAT and expenses is available for
this study. The work should commence on 1st November 2004.
Further details and a full copy of the Invitation To Tender:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_ebooktestbed
7.2.4 Supporting Further Education (FE): Development of FE
Collections Exemplars
Deadline for Proposals: 15 October 2004, 12:00 PM
This Invitation to Tender invites proposals to develop Web /CD-ROM
delivered FE specific support materials highlighting the JISC
Collections to specific FE subject areas. The aim of the Exemplars is
to demonstrate and inspire use of JISC collections, but not to create
materials outside the scope of resources available to most
practitioners. More information on JISC Collections can be found at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/collections
Funding of up to £100,000 (plus VAT) is available for this work. The
deadline for proposals is 12 noon on Friday 15 October 2004.
The full Invitation to Tender can be found on the JISC website at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_collections_exemplars
7.2.5 JISC Circular 7/04: Regional e-Learning Pilot Projects around
Distributed e-Learning
Deadline for Proposals: 15 Nov 2004, 12:00 PM
This circular invites funding proposals to pilot eLearning tools and
systems to support lifelong learners and facilitate widening
participation. Proposals will come from partnerships of learning
organisations led by a higher education (HE) institution in England.
Projects will start between January and April 2005 and run until 31
March 2006.
Total funding of £3.6 million is available for this work, with up to
£350,000 available for a pilot(s) in each English region. More
funding may be available where proposals can demonstrate that the
region faces particular challenges.
The full text of the circular, a briefing document, and a booking
form for the town meetings, are available from:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_circular7_04
8. Vacancies
8.1 UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY UNIT
Learning Technology Support Officer
£22,507 - £29,128 per annum
A learning technologist is required to join the Learning Technology
Unit at the University of Aberdeen. Applicants should have
experience in providing support to academic staff in the use of
learning technologies, particularly Virtual Learning Environments
(preferably WebCT). This post is a permanent position and is
available from October 2004.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Patricia Spence (email:
[log in to unmask] Tel: 01224 273924)
Further details at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/ - where it is post
reference no. UCC028AY
Closing date: Monday 27 September 2004
8.2 Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Vacancy for Financial Assistant (see
http://www.alpsp.org/news/accountjob.htm); as a part-time, home-based
job this might particularly appeal to someone who has just retired
(or even been made redundant).
9. Courses
9.1 Professional development in eLearning
With so many opportunities for professional development in eLearning
how does one choose between them? The programme team of the
Certificate of Professional Development in eLearning, Teaching and
Training (CeLTT) believe its strengths include the level of support
provided by tutors, its experiential nature and focus on professional
practice.
Information about the programme, examples of the resources used and
an application pack may be found at the CeLTT web site:
http://www.gre.ac.uk/celtt
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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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