Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 113, 25 August 2006
Last digest before ALT-C 2006! More great vacancies and events this week.
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1. Association news: new member organisation
2. Association events: ALT-C 2007 advance news!
3. Calls for papers: one call this week
4. News: HEFCE, UKERNA and JISC
5. Other events: ten events and courses
6. Invitations to tender: two from the JISC
7. Vacancies: seven international vacancies
1. Association news
1.1 A warm welcome to the following organisation which has recently
joined A.L.T.:
Loughborough University http://www.loughborough.ac.uk/
- and to all the individual members who have joined in the last
fortnight.
2. Association events
2.1 ALT-C 2007: Beyond control
Learning technology for the social network generation
4-6 September 2007, Nottingham, UK
Conference co-chairs: Prof Mike Sharples and Sharon Waller
ALT-C 2006 bookings closed ten days early, so don't miss out next year
- note these key dates now:
Research papers close: 14 February 2007
Other streams close: 28 February 2007
Presenters’ registration deadline: 8 June 2007
Earlybird registration deadline: 29 June 2007
Registrations close: 10 August 2007
2.2 Delivering the future for learners: harnessing technology
A one-day conference for leaders in education
7 November, ICC, Birmingham
Organised by Becta with support from ALT and many other partners
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/e-strategy_event_update_June_23_06.pdf
3. Calls for Papers
3.1 Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects:
Issues, Applications and Technologies
A book edited by: Lori Lockyer, PhD; Sue Bennett, PhD; Shirley Agostinho,
PhD; Barry Harper, PhD; all at University of Wollongong, Australia.
The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Inc in early 2008.
For more details contact Mrs Jenni Broadhead: [log in to unmask]
Proposals submission deadline: 30 September 2006
4. News
4.1 Alternative to the standard VLE: Croquet (now in beta version)
http://www.croquetproject.org/
4.2 UKERNA news: Voice over JANET information
http://www.ja.net/development/voip/vag/
(and watch out for a Voice Briefing Event on 23 November in London)
4.3 HEFCE news: Employer engagement
HEFCE is considering how to support a wider approach to engaging
employers in learning and is preparing a strategy for publication in
autumn 2006.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/employer/
4.4 JISC Digitisation consultation: 6 more days to comment on shortlisted
projects
To view the shortlisted projects, please go to:
http://jiscdigitisation.typepad.com/
To make your views known, please go to:
http://survey.bris.ac.uk/jisc/digiconsultphase2
For further information, please contact: [log in to unmask]
5. Other events
5.1 Workshops with Dr Curt Bonk (Indiana University)
4 September 2006, Napier University Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh
Register for either a morning or afternoon session at
http://www.napier.ac.uk/ed/profdev/exbook02.asp
or contact Christina Mainka at [log in to unmask]
5.2 Netskills will be running the following workshops at Nottingham
University:
Web Pages from Scratch, 12th September
CSS: A Complete Web Style Toolkit, 13 September
Accessibility, Usability and Your Web Site, 14 September
Database Design and SQL, 19 September
Databases on the Web, 20 September
Programming for Web Developers, 21 September
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops
5.3 Introduction to PebblePad workshop
14 September, Telford.
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/workshop.asp
5.4 TASI, Technical Advisory Service for Images, workshops
12th September 2006 - Image Capture Level 1
13th September 2006 - Image Capture Level 2
28th September 2006 - Image Capture Level 3
29th September 2006 - Introduction to Image Metadata
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/training.html
5.5 12th Sloan-C Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks
8-10 November 2006, Florida, USA
Registration now open at http://www.ce.ucf.edu/asp/aln/default.asp
6. Invitations to tender
6.1 JISC ITT: JISC Collections: Market Analysis & Marketing Strategy
Invites bidders to submit proposals to analyse the potential market
opportunities (including market segments) open to the JISC Content
Procurement Company Limited, trading as JISC Collections, for its
services and to aid the Chief Executive in preparing a marketing strategy
for the Company.
Funding of up to £30,000 (inclusive of VAT and expenses) is available for
this activity. Deadline for proposals:11 September 2006
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_marketingstrategy
6.2 JISC ITT: Information Environment Test Bed Project
...to undertake the scoping and development of a JISC Information
Environment Test Bed that can demonstrate the vision of the Information
Environment (IE), and that will enable JISC projects and other interested
stakeholders to test and demonstrate interoperability with the JISC
Information Environment. Funding of up to £150,000 (inclusive of VAT and
related travel and subsistence) is available for this project. The
funding figure referred to excludes any potential JISC contribution to
the full economic costs of this project. Deadline for proposals: 22nd
September 2006
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_ietestbed
7. Vacancies
7.1 Anglia Ruskin University
Institute of Health & Social Care, Chelmsford
Learning Technologist
Full-time, fixed-term contract for one year
Salary: £17219 - £22182. Subject to a review of salary and grading with
effect from 1 August 2006.
Ref: 5400. Interviews are expected to be held 20 September 2006
Closing date: 25 August 2006 (12 noon)
http://web.apu.ac.uk/hr/jobs/index.php?id=1790
7.2 JISC infoNet
Researcher/Analyst
Salary: Grade 6 £27,194 - £30,607 [2 posts]
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/news/job-vacancies-researcher
Closing date: 1 September 2006
7.3 University of Edinburgh, Information Services & College of Science
and
Engineering
E-Learning Advisor
Salary: £20,645 - £22,958 or £23,877 - £30,902
Ref: 3006258. Fixed term for two years
Closing Date: 1 September 2006
http:// www.jobs.ed.ac.uk
7.4 The University of Nottingham, Learning Sciences Research Institute
Research Fellow
Salary: £24,161 - £30,606 (salary can progress to £34,448, subject to
performance)
Ref: SCI50. Fixed term for two years
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor M Sharples:
[log in to unmask] .
Further details and application forms are available from:
[log in to unmask]
Closing Date: 8 September 2006
7.5 University of Southern Queensland
Learning and Teaching Support Unit (Toowoomba)
Learning and Teaching Design positions (2)
Salary: Academic Level B AU$60,482 to AU$71,487
Further details can be found at:
http://www.usq.edu.au/hr/jobs/vacant/006228.htm
http://www.usq.edu.au/hr/jobs/vacant/006227.htm
Application details from: http://www.usq.edu.au/jobs
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Rhonda
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