Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 89, 8 July 2005
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In this issue:
1. Association news
2. Association events
3. Invitations to tender
4. Calls for papers
5. Other events
6. News
7. Courses
1. Association news
1.1 A warm welcome to the following University which has recently
joined ALT:
University of Surrey http://www.surrey.ac.uk/
- and to all the individual members who have joined in the last
fortnight.
1.2 AGM 2005: FINAL CALL for nominations
Deadline for nominations is 13 JULY. The call for nominations for the
position of Vice-Chair and two Trustee vacancies can be found at:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/agm_notice_2005.pdf
2. Association events
2.1 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
Register now at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/registering.html
* Deadline for registrations: 12 AUGUST 2005
* Hotel accommodation can be booked via First Option - go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/accommodation.html
Booking details for pre-conference workshops are at:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/pre_and_post.html
The draft programme is available at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/timetable.html
* Online programme available from 18 July.
LAST CHANCE to reserve an exhibition space:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/exhibitor_information.html
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2.2 E-learning - making it work; from the preserve of enthusiasts to
organisation-wide implementation
13 October 2005, London, UK
http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.php
ALT and the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) will be
holding a conference in London for FE and Adult and Community
Learning practitioners and leaders. The conference will showcase
successful e-learning implementations, in a way which will help
participants:
* learn from organisations which are presenting at the event;
* apply the lessons in their own organisation.
The event programme, including online booking details, will be issued
on or around 1 September 2005.
2.3 ALT workshop
Edublogs: the educational use of weblogs, weblogging tools and really
simple syndication (RSS)
17 November 2005, King's College, London
Presenters: Josie Fraser, Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College;
Steven Warburton, King's College London.
This timely workshop addresses the current theory and practice
surrounding the use of weblogs and RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
within a variety of educational settings. Weblogs, which most
popularly appear in the form of online journals, have heralded a new
era in personal publishing but what do these new tools offer in terms
of enhancing the learning and teaching process? What are the
advantages to combining them with technologies such as RSS news
feeds?
Booking deadline: 3 November 2005
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=191
3. Invitations to tender
3.1 JISC ITT: Editor for the e-Framework for Research and Education
- a two-year, fixed-term consultancy to support the e-Framework
collaboration programme in the post of e-Framework Editor.
Deadline: 1300 hrs GMT on Monday 15th August 2005.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_eframeworkeditor
3.2 JISC ITT: Open Access Publishing Initiative - Round 3
JISC will award short-term funding to a small number of publishers or
learned societies who agree to waive open access submission and
publication fees for UK Higher Education (HE) staff for a one-year
period. There is funding of £150,000 available to support 4 - 6
publishers through this Initiative in the 2005-06 Academic Year (1
August 2005 - 31 July 2006). Deadline: 1 pm on Thursday 4 August
2005.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_openaccess3
4. Calls for papers
4.1 ASCILITE 2005 Conference
4-7 December 2005, Brisbane, Australia
Deadline for Papers, Posters and Workshop Submissions: 22 July 2005
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/brisbane05/
4.2 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKED LEARNING
(a research-based conference on e-learning in Higher Education and
Lifelong Learning)
Monday 10th April - Wednesday 12th April 2006 at Lancaster
University, UK
http://www.networkedlearningconference.org
4.3 EDEN FIFTH OPEN CLASSROOM CONFERENCE
POITIERS, 5-7 OCTOBER 2005
Teachers' Professional Development, addressing eLearning, Innovation
& Quality in Schooling
http://www.eden-online.org/eden.php
5. Other events
5.1 Workshops run by the WILeN team at Sheffield
Free workshops for health care and support staff who promote
interprofessional learning, or e-learning.
* 6th July 2005 - Crush Hall, University Teaching Building,
Manchester Hope Hospital
* 13th July 2005 - Halifax Hall of Residence, University of Sheffield
* 21st September 2005 (by invitation Dental/PCD) - Mile End Campus,
Queen Mary, University of London
http://www.medev.ac.uk/resources/meetings/workshops
5.2 The 6th Annual Higher Education Academy Subject Network for
Information Computer Science conference
University of York, 30th August to 1st September 2005
http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/Events/HEAYork2005/index.shtml
5.3 UCISA CISG Freedom of Information Seminar
Friday 9 September, University of St Andrews
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/cisg/misgevents/FOISeminar
5.4 People Inspired Innovation (PII) Conference 2005
21st - 23rd September 2005, Adastral Park, Suffolk
http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/PII/Summary.htm
5.5 UCISA-SDG IT Support Staff Symposium 2005: Challenges in
collaborative working
22-23 September 2005, St Anne's College, Oxford
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/sdg/courses/symposium-2005/index_html
5.6 ROUTES INTO READING
20 October 2005, Institute of Romance Studies, Senate House, London
http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2358
5.7 UCISA Managers' Forum: Making sure the job's worth it
Wednesday 5 October 2005, Hilton Birmingham Metropole
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/events/2005/forum/jobevaluation/index_html
5.8 UCISA-CISG 2005: Backing the winners
Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 November 2005, Newcastle Marriott, Gosforth
Park
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/cisg/misgevents/Conference2005/index_htm
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6. News
6.1 European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) launched on
30 June
The Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of eLearning in
Europe by providing a new services framework for members and support
for all stakeholders.
http://www.qualityfoundation.org
6.2 2005 National Teaching Fellows announced
- and many have ALT connections, such as Philip Barker, Richard
Francis, Ranald Macdonald, Barbara Newland...
http://www.ntfs.ac.uk/2005_NTFlist.html
6.3 SLOAN-C view for July published
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/view/index.asp
7. Courses
7.1 E-learning Staff Development Opportunities at the University of
Greenwich
A range of accredited workshops and courses on many important aspects
of eLearning including: assessment, design, models and approaches,
tutoring, mentoring, and collaboration. The workshops are offered in
blended mode and provide a useful experiential introduction to e-
learning for staff from Further, Adult, Continuing and Higher
Education as well as the training sector. They may be taken
separately or combined together towards a series of awards, including
Foundation Degree, BSc in Education & Training and Masters in
Education.
http://www.gre.ac.uk/celtt
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Regards
Rhonda
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Rhonda Riachi, Director
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