Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 81, 3 March 2005
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In this issue:
1. Association news
2. Association events
3. Calls for papers
4. Other events
5. News
6. Invitations to tender
7. Vacancies
1. Association news
1.1 Welcome to new members
A warm welcome to the following organisations which have just joined
ALT:
Hark Solutions Ltd http://www.harksolutions.co.uk/
Social Care Institutes for Excellence (SCIE)
http://www.scie.org.uk/
- and to all the individual members who have joined in the last
fortnight.
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2. Association events
2.1 Reflective learning, future thinking: ALT Spring conference and
research seminar
* Places going fast: book now! *
Conference: 31 March 2005, Dublin Institute of Technology
Research seminar: 1 April 2005, Trinity College Dublin
Speakers include: Lorraine Stefani (Auckland University, New
Zealand), Sarah Porter (JISC), John Cook (LTRI, London Metropolitan
University), Allison Littlejohn and Lou McGill (University of
Strathclyde), Alex Kemps and Marcel Kemper (INHOLLAND University),
Vinnie Wade (Trinity College Dublin).
The conference will cover:
* e-portfolios and lifelong learning records
* personal development planning and diploma supplements
* digital repositories and archives
* ubiquitous computing and informal learning
There will be plenary sessions and discussion workshops to allow
plenty of time for reflection on the key issues.
Places will be limited. Booking deadline: 17 March.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.php
2.2 ALT-C 2005:
Exploring the frontiers of e-learning: borders, outposts and
migration
6-8 September 2005, Manchester, UK
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005
Keynote speakers: Alan Gilbert, Carol Twigg, Etienne Wenger.
Invited theme speakers: Tom Boyle, Sal Cooke, Stephen Downes, Oleg
Liber, Gary Miller.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/keynotes.html
Reserve an exhibition space now at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/exhibitor_information.html
Book now to organise a pre- or post-conference workshop:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/pre_and_post.html
Major anchor sponsors announced:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/sponsors.html
2.3 M-Learning: Taking education into the community?
14 April 2005, 1000-1530, York University, York
Presenters: David Sugden, Dewsbury College, and John Whalley, Bishop
Burton College
Cost: £95 ALT members, £150 non-members
The workshop will take an introductory look at several Mobile
Technologies and explore/demonstrate the use of these technologies.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=176
2.4 The DialogPlus Toolkit for Learning Activity Designers
14 April 2005, 1000-1600, Southampton University
Presenters: Dr Christopher Bailey and Karen Fill, University of
Southampton
Cost: £95 ALT members, £150 non-members
This hands-on workshop will introduce the online toolkit developed,
as part of the JISC/NSF funded DialogPlus project, to guide and
support teachers as they create, modify and share learning activities
and resources.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=177
3. Calls for papers
3.1 Second Call for papers: eLit2005 (4th International Conference on
eLiteracy)
15th - 17th June 2005, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
A second call has been made, deadline 18 March 05.
http://www.elit-conf.org/elit2005/index.html
3.2 ICCE 2005, SINGAPORE, Nov 28 to Dec 2, 2005
http://www.icce2005.servy.net
Paper submissions due: April 29, 2005
3.3 User-Centered Evaluation of Online Communities
A book edited by Niki Lambropoulos, Intelligenesis Consultancy,
London, UK.
CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS. Submission Deadline: April 30, 2005
http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/Announcements/communities-
book.html
3.4 IJEDICT online journal
… calling for research papers, case studies, reports from the field,
project descriptions, book reviews and other submissions you may wish
to offer to the IJEDICT community. There is no set deadline -
articles are published as soon as they have been reviewed and copy-
edited.
http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
4. Other events
4.1 JISC Rights in Digital Environment workshop
Tuesday 22 March 2005, Bristol, Thistle Hotel, Broad Street, Bristol
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/events/jiscipr.htm
4.2 Teaching Information Systems in HE
11th March 2005, University of the West of England
FREE workshop. Bookings close on the 4th March
http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/Events/TeachHE/index.shtml
4.3 The JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service: series of breakfast
seminars
Next date: Friday 18 March, 8.00 a.m.
… for individuals in Senior Management positions in Higher Education
institutions with an opportunity to view the Turnitin®UK plagiarism
detection software supported by Northumbria Learning, and currently
available at no cost to JISC- funded Universities and Colleges in the
UK until August 2005.
http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk
4.4 The eLearning Network presents “What does "Wow" mean in e-
learning?”
March 18th 2005, London
http://www.elearningnetwork.org
4.5 LEARNING ON SCREEN CONFERENCE AND AWARDS 2005
NMPFT, BRADFORD, 20th-22nd March 2005
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/conferences/learningonscreen/programme.html
4.6 'WAKING UP IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY': Early English Books Online
(EEBO) - Text Creation Partnership (TCP)
Tuesday 22 March 2005, John Rylands University Library, The
University of Manchester. To book your FREE place:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/wakingup.html
4.7 Privacy, Technology and the Law – Briefing Day
7 April 2005 Avonmouth House, London SE1 6NX.
Further details and online booking form available on the JISC legal
website at -
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/events/privacyapril05.htm
4.8 'Beyond the Red Tape: Are the needs of governments, institutions,
and learners inherently at odds with e-learning?'
April 8th 2005, Said Business School, University of Oxford
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/beyond2005/
4.9 JISC Conference 2005
International Convention Centre, Birmingham, 12 April 2005
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/conf2005
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4.10 14 – 19: Transitions, Technology and Learning
20 & 21 April 2005, The Showroom and Workstation, Sheffield
http://www.nestafuturelab.org/events
4.11 Joining the Electronic Dots - Supporting the lifelong learner
through and across stages of learning.
Monday 16th May 2005 at Sheffield Hallam University
http://www.recordingachievement.org/news_and_events/events.asp?sid=74
4.12 LIFELONG E-LEARNING: EDEN Conference
20-23 June, Helsinki University of Technology
http://www.eden-online.org
4.13 Third International Conference on the Book
11-13 September 2005, Oxford Brookes University
http://book-conference.com
4.14 1st International Digital Curation Conference
29-30 September 2005, Hilton Bath City, Bath, UK
…for all engaged in the creation, use and management of digital data
from researchers and curators through to policy makers and funders.
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5. News
5.1 New English-language newsletter from SURF E-learning Themesite
http://e-learning.surf.nl/e-learning/artikelen/2769
Lower on that page, under Archive, is the March newsletter:
http://e-learning.surf.nl/docs/e-
learning/international_newsletter_mar_2005.pdf
5.2 Oxford Brookes e-journal of learning & teaching, vol 1 issue 2
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/publications/bejlt/!
5.3 THES Awards: call for entries (includes Distance Learning
category)
http://www.timeshigherawards.co.uk
6. Invitations to tender
6.1 Implications of Project, Service and Institutional Deployment of
Creative Commons Licences in the United Kingdom
…a study into the applicability of Creative Commons licences to
public sector organisations in the United Kingdom. The deadline for
proposals is 1300 GMT on Friday 18 March 2005. Activities should
begin by Thursday 31 March 2005 and be completed no later than
Wednesday 31 August 2005 following a timetable to be agreed. Total
funding of not more than £40,000 is available for this work,
inclusive of all expenses and any applicable VAT. Funded by Becta,
the British Library, DfES, JISC and MLA on behalf of the CIE.
http://www.common-info.org.uk/creativecommons-itt.shtml
6.2 JISC Call for Projects in Digital Repositories
…invites HE institutions funded via the UK funding bodies, FE
institutions funded directly by HEFCE, and FE institutions in Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland, and their consortia, to submit funding
proposals for projects in the area of digital repositories. Due to
the funding streams available for this Programme, English FE
institutions not directly funded by HEFCE are not eligible to bid for
projects. English FE colleges funded directly by the Learning and
Skills Council may only be involved as partners to other projects.
Funding is available for projects of up to two years duration. A
total of £3,500,000 - £4,000,000 is available over two years to
support this programme; it is anticipated that most projects will be
awarded funding of between £25,000 and £200,000. The deadline for
receipt of proposals is 13:00 hours on Thursday 7th April 2005.
Projects should commence in June 2005.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_circular3_05.html
6.3 Formative Evaluation of the JISC Virtual Research Environments
Programme
Funding of up to £200,000 is available for this evaluation study,
including all travel and other expenses and inclusive of VAT, if
applicable. The successful bidder will be expected to commence work
no later than 9 May 2005, and end no later than 31 October 2007. The
deadline for receipt of bids is 13.00 hours on Friday 8th April 2005.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_evaluation_vre_programme
7. Vacancies
7.1 Learning Technologies Group, University of Oxford
ACDT Project Officer
Salary: £19,460 - £29,128
1 year contract in the first instance. Deadline: 12 noon on 11th
March 2005
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/jobs/acdt.xml?style=text
7.2 Harper Adams University College, Centre for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL).
e-Learning Trainer & Developer (Part-time);
Salary: £20,226 - £22,507 pro rata per annum (actual £10,933 -
£12,166)
e-Learning Developer; Salary: £17,970 - £19,614 per annum
e-Learning Technologist; Salary: £20,226 - £22,507 per annum
Deadline: 18 March
To obtain a prospectus contact: Mrs T. Woolley - Personnel
Administrator
Tel: 01952 815456 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
7.3 Hartpury College, Gloucestershire
Director of ICT
Salary: £52,000. Deadline: 18 March.
http://www.hartpury.ac.uk/about
7.4 The Biomedical Multimedia Unit (BMU) at The University of
Melbourne:
Lecturer in Educational Technology
Ref number: B0014524
Deadline: 24 March 2005.
Full description can be found via the "Academic Staff Vacancies" link
at
http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/jobs/
7.5 JISC Services, London
Operations Director
Salary: up to £52,000 plus London Allowance
Ref: E6/QJ/32/05
http://www.kcl.ac.uk
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Regards
Rhonda
Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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