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Fortnightly news digest 103, 10 March 2006
More great events and invitations to tender this week.
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1. Association news: new complaints policy published
2. Association events: book now for Spring Conference!
3. Invitations to tender: three from the JISC
4. Calls for papers: three calls (inc reviewers)
5. Other events: over ten staff development opportunities
6. News: teaching, training, EU costs, SURF and Sloan-C news
7. Vacancies: three vacancies
1. Association news
1.1 New complaints policy published
We hope you are satisfied with the service we provide, but if an issue
arises, go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/complaints_policy.html
1.2 Meet us at the JISC conference in Birmingham
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=event_jiscconf_0306
2. Association events
2.1 Spring Conference & Research Seminar 2006
New connections, new challenges
6-7 April 2006, Leiden University, The Netherlands
In association with SURF and ILTA.
Themes:
* Emerging technologies and the 'Net generation'
* Digital games: play and simulation
* Tools for lifelong learning: identity, movement and standards
A timetable for Thursday's conference can be found on the website and
further details are available on the wiki:
http://altspring.jot.com/WikiHome
* Speakers include: Prof Angela McFarlane, Prof Robert Jan Simons, Scott
Wilson, Leo Waaijers, Igor Mayer
* Booking deadline: 23 March 2006 (hotel booking deadline: 5 March)
http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.php
2.2 Bidding for learning technology funds: a one-day workshop
26 April 2006, Novotel Manchester West, Manchester
Presenters: Mark Stiles, Staffordshire University; Jeff Haywood,
University of Edinburgh; and Seb Schmoller, ALT.
Project bids are time-consuming and should not be undertaken lightly;
this workshop will give tips on how to avoid wasted effort and dashed
hopes. Three experienced learning technology project managers, who have
run projects with funds from the JISC and other sources, and have judged
bids written by others, will share their perspectives on writing
convincing bids for funds.
Booking deadline: Wednesday 12 April 2006
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=217
2.3 Edublogs: the educational use of weblogs, weblogging tools and really
simple syndication (RSS)
4 May 2006, King’s College, London
Presenters: Josie Fraser, Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College, and
Steven Warburton, King’s College London.
Addressing current theory and practice surrounding the use of blogs and
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) within a variety of educational settings.
Blogs and RSS will be considered within the wider changes that are
occurring on the Internet, which are now being grouped under the banner
of Web 2.0. There will be a discussion of the issues raised by Web 2.0
technologies and why educational establishments need to engage with
emerging technologies such as blogs and wikis.
Booking deadline: Friday 12 April 2006
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=216
2.4 ALT-C 2006: the next generation
5-7 September 2006, Edinburgh, UK
Conference co-chairs: Prof Terry Mayes and Prof Ron Oliver
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2006/
Registrations will open in April.
Key deadlines:
Presenters to register by 9 June 2006
Earlybird rate closes 30 June 2006
Registrations close 11 August 2006
Keynote speakers: Stephen Heppell, Diana Oblinger, Tim O'Shea
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2006/keynotes.html
3. Invitations to tender
3.1 JISC ITT: A Project to Investigate the Procurement of Electronic
Content Across the UK NHS and HE Sectors
… to undertake a study to explore the nature and extent of procurement
and licensing of health and health related electronic content across the
NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the UK HE and
FE sectors in order to identify possible areas of future procurement by
the NHS and HE/FE. Deadline for proposals: 1300 hours on Wednesday 5
April 2006.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=nhs_he_mapping
3.2 JISC Circular 02/06 Grid & OGC Collision
This circular invites proposals from HE institutions funded via the UK
funding bodies, FE institutions funded directly by HEFCE and by FE
institutions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Total funding of up
to £210,000 is available over two years. Deadline for proposals: 1.00 pm
on Monday 24 April 2006.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=ogccollision
3.3 JISC ITT: Evaluation of options for a UK electronic thesis service
… to consult with stakeholders within Higher Education on the
acceptability of the EThOS model for a sustainable, national service to
ensure long term open access to electronic PhD theses. Funding of up to
£20,000 including VAT is available for this study. Deadline for
proposals: 18th April 2006.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_ethesisoptions
4. Calls for papers
4.1 eLit2006: Digital literacies and learning in the information society
28th - 30th June 2005 at Loughborough University, East Midlands, UK.
Deadline for submission of papers: Friday 31 March 2006.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/library/eLit2006/index.html
4.2 Society for Applied Learning Technology
Conference on Interactive Technologies for Training and Education
August 23-25, 2006 - Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington VA, USA
http://www.salt.org/index.htm?salt.asp?pn=wcall&mtid=28
Pdf version of the Call for Papers:
http://www.salt.org/docs/call.pdf?mtid=28
4.3 The British Journal of Educational Technology
Opportunities to join the review panel; please send a short resume to:
Nick Rushby, Editor, British Journal of Educational Technology at
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http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/bjet
5. Other events
5.1 CeLTT Programme, Greenwich University, UK
Getting to Grips with eLearning
http://www.gre.ac.uk/celtt/workshops
5.2 BROADCASTING & VIDEOCONFERENCING
Milano, Italy, 21-22 March 2006
http://www.jekpot.com/pagine/bev1.htm
5.3 Netskills workshops, UK:
A) Newcastle University, England
1. Design Solutions for e-Learning (22nd March)
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/event/ncl-mar06-elearn1-r1/
2. Writing for the Web (23rd March)
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/event/ncl-mar06-writing-r1/
B) Lisburn Institute of Further & Higher Education, Northern Ireland:
1. Web Pages From Scratch (29th March)
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/event/lisbur-mar06-auth-r1/
2. Mobile Learning: Education on Demand (30th March)
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/event/lisbur-mar06-mlearn1-r1/
5.4 JISC/UUK/SCOP One-day Conference on Compliance Issues in Higher
Education
Friday 31 March at Woburn House Conference Centre, London WC1.
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/events
5.5 The eLearning Network: New Technologies in Learning, 31 March 2006
Members of the Association of Learning Technology pay only £85 plus VAT.
http://www.elearningnetwork.org
5.6 Diverse practices; common futures
June 21st 2006, Greenwich, UK
http://www.gre.ac.uk/e-conference
5.7 ED-MEDIA 2006--Plan to Attend in Orlando, FL, USA!
http://www.aace.org/conf/EDMEDIA/
5.8 ePortfolio Quebec 2006, Canada
http://www.eportfolioquebec2006.org
5.9 Workshop: Developing a Framework for e-Learning 2006
29th August 2006, Dublin, Ireland
Conference website http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/Events/HEADublin2006
Workshop website http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/Events/HEADublin2006
Delegates may attend the workshop (cost £75) without registering for the
conference.
6. News
6.1 Study to identify the costs of EU framework programme projects to UK
HEIs
A report by JM Consulting to Universities UK and HEFCE.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/Pubs/rdreports/2006/rd06_06/
6.2 News from Learning Light (corporate member) about training:
http://www.trainingpressreleases.com/newsstory.asp?NewsID=1803
6.3 Oxford Brookes Teaching News
- includes articles from the Media Workshop on the theme of support for e-
learning.
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd/teachingnews/fawei_geng.html
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd/teachingnews/richard_francis.html
6.4 Skip Basiel’s draft of an eLearning Pedagogy Literature Review:
http://www.elearning.mdx.ac.uk/research/#Optional_Downloads
6.5 Sloan-C View for March now published
http://www.sloan-c.org
6.6 SURF news: Software services? impacts on university education
http://www.edusite.nl/edusite/columns/15776
7. Vacancies
7.1 Royal Veterinary College, Electronic Media Unit
Multimedia Developer
Salary: £25,316 - £32,136 p.a. per annum
Learning Resources Developer (Maternity Cover – 1 year)
Salary: £25,316 - £32,136 p.a per annum
Closing date for both posts: 20 March 2006.
http://www.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancies/
7.2 NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Learning Technologist
£23,184 - £24,822 pa. Ref: A6131.
Closing date: 22 March 2006.
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/careers
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