Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 115, 22 September 2006
The digest is back with a bounce after a successful ALT-C!
More great vacancies, events and invitations to tender this week.
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1. Association news: ALT-C 2006 presentation files online
2. Association events: Steve Ehrmann event 30 Oct!
3. News: Educause, TechWatch and more
4. Other events and courses: twelve events/courses
5. Invitations to tender: Becta, JISC, AHRC-EPSRC
6. Vacancies: seven international vacancies
1. Association news
1.1 Presentations online from ALT-C 2006
Go to our home page to find links to the keynote and theme presentations
at ALT-C 2006. More files will be added shortly.
http://www.alt.ac.uk
1.2 A warm welcome to the following organisations which have recently
joined A.L.T.:
Brunel University http://www.brunel.ac.uk/
Langside College http://195.194.200.17/Web/Site/home/home.asp
Stafford College http://www.staffordcoll.ac.uk/
- and to all the individual members who have joined in the last
fortnight.
2. Association events
2.1 STOP PRESS!
TLT Roundtable with Steve Ehrmann:
designing educational technology initiatives; new strategies for
assessment and benchmarking
Monday 30 October 2006, HEFCE offices, Centre Point, London
Presenter: Dr Stephen C Ehrmann,
Director of the Flashlight Program for the Study and Improvement of
Educational Uses of Technology;
Vice President, The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group.
A welcome return to the UK by this popular and inspiring presenter.
Topics to be covered:
* factors affecting the wide adoption of faculty-developed open source
software;
* new approaches to surveying, benchmarking and action research made
possible by the new Flashlight Online 2.0 system;
* strategies for involving large numbers of instructors in using
computers and the Web in improving their courses.
Bookings open: 27 September. Bookings close: 20 October.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/events.php
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
2.3 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
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007
ALT-C 2006 bookings closed ten days early and many were disappointed, 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
3. News
3.1 Students given free MP3 players at South Kent College
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5319258.stm
3.2 Web 2.0: open call for input to forthcoming JISC TechWatch report
As became apparent at ALT-C 2006, Web 2.0 is a hot topic… If you're
working on a project that utilises Web 2.0 technologies and have a story
to tell or even if you just have a question, comment, idea or suggestion,
JISC TechWatch would be glad to hear from you (but please don't expect an
individual reply). The information received will be used to commission a
report on Web 2.0. Please send your material to:
[log in to unmask] by 29 September 2006.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/techwatch
3.3 AoC-NILTA has published a short piece on e-portfolio principles at:
http://aocnilta.co.uk/2006/09/13/eport-2/
- and is running an event in London on 20 October 2006 on e-portfolios
and Personal Learning Environments.
Contact AoC-NILTA: [log in to unmask]
3.4 Technical Advisory Service for Images user survey
Help TASI establish which areas of the service need improving and
identify potential future developments.
The survey shouldn't take more than ten minutes to complete.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=123892500212
3.5 Educause eBook on Learning Spaces by Diana Oblinger (via Seb
Schmoller)
http://fm.schmoller.net/2006/09/learning_spaces.html
3.6 UCU - The Life Changers campaign
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1788
4. Other events and courses
4.1 Netskills workshops
- 26 September 2006, Newcastle University:
1. Interactive Whiteboards and Audience Response Systems
2. Accessibility, Usability and Your Web Site
- October 2006, Oxford University, Computing Service:
1. Web Pages from Scratch, 10 October
2. CSS: A Complete Web Style Toolkit, 11 October
3. Accessibility, Usability & Your Web Site, 12 October
4. Database Design and SQL, 17 October
5. Databases on the Web, 18 October
6. Programming for Web Developers
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops
4.2 The Learning Lab seminars
11 October 2006, Exploiting new technologies to create future education
and training environments.
8 November 2006, Revolutionising the curriculum: ICT as an agent of
change.
29 November 2006, e-Learning and its impact on organisational and social
change.
6 December 2006, Futurelab: Social software incorporating networking
technologies and open source mentality.
http://www.learninglab.org.uk
4.3 The 4th Annual Defence Academy/Cranfield University Symposium on
“Scaling up e-Learning”
11-12 October 2006, Defence Academy, Shrivenham, Wilts
http://www.dcmt.cranfield.ac.uk/symposia/elearning06
4.4 UCU - Funding and assessing research after 2008
12 October 2006, London
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1747
4.5 VLEs: pedagogy and implementation - the theory and practice of
learning platforms and virtual learning environments
16-19 October 2006 - Online conference
http://www.online-conference.net/vle2006/introduction.htm
4.6 Supporting Sustainable eLearning Forum
Organisational change, culture and learning.
20 October 2006, University of Leicester
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/SSeLF.htm
4.7 eLearning 2006: 21st century organisations need 21st century learning
31 October 2006, Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
http://www.learnforever.co.uk/booking.htm
4.8 "Exploiting The Potential Of Wikis" workshop
3 November 2006, Austin Court, Birmingham
Further details, including online bookings, are available at:
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/wiki-workshop-2006/
4.9 E-learning Awards 2006
9 November 2006, Royal Garden Hotel, London
The South Yorkshire E-learning Programme (an ALT member) has been
shortlisted.
http://www.elearningage.co.uk/goawards.htm
4.10 2nd International Digital Curation Conference
21-22 November 2006, Hilton Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/dcc-2006/
4.11 Supporting Sustainable eLearning Forum
Personalisation of learning
8 December 2006, Manchester Conference Centre
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/SSeLF.htm
4.12 TU120 Beyond Google course, Open University
The course is delivered online and is predominantly activity-based.
http://www.openuniversity.co.uk/tu120
5. Invitations to tender
5.1 Becta
… invitation to tender for a 6-month piece of work evaluating up to 8
(identified) e-portfolio projects across a range of sectors and audiences
and demonstrating very different approaches to supporting learning. For
the full invitation to tender, with details about the size and scope of
the chosen projects, email [log in to unmask]
- with the subject heading: E-portfolio tender request.
Completed tenders to arrive by midday on 29 September 2006.
5.2 JISC e-Learning Programme: Framework and Tools Strand
… invites proposals to develop software toolkits and demonstrators that
align with the strategic aims of the JISC/DEST e-Framework for Education
and Research.
a) DEVELOP A TOOLKIT - to develop web services APIs for existing
applications along with software development kits (SDKs) that enable
developers to use the web services APIs in one or more popular
programming languages.
- OR -
b) DEVELOP A DEMONSTRATOR - to develop applications or services that
consume documents from web services APIs and/or submit documents to web
service APIs.
As a general guideline it is anticipated that most projects will be
awarded funding of between £30,000 and £40,000 depending on the extent
and complexity of the work involved. The deadline for proposals is 1300
on Monday 16 October 2006.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/funding_toolkits_demos.html
5.3 AHRC, JISC and EPSRC e-Science Research Grants (reminder)
… inviting applications for research project grants under the e-Science
Research Grants scheme. The call will support a portfolio of research
projects up to a maximum of 48 months in duration, and for between
£20,000 and £400,000 (fEC). Closing date for the receipt of applications:
4pm on 2 November 2006 .
Applications must be submitted to the AHRC through the Joint Electronic
Submission (Je-S) System: http://je-s.rcuk.ac.uk
For further information visit the AHRC website (long URL):
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/apply/research/sfi/ahrcsi/ahrc-epsrc-
jisc_arts_humanities_e-science_initiative.asp
5.4 JISC's second Capital Programme Circular
… will be issued on 29 September, with calls in the areas of e-Learning,
e-Infrastructure, Virtual Research Environments, Repositories and
Preservation, and Users and Innovation. This £15m of project funding for
ICT research and development across higher and further education in
England and Wales includes a significant amount available for “repository
start-up and enhancement” - up to £2.5m. Further information about the
development areas can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/capital.html
Interested bidders are invited to attend a Town Meeting specifically
about the calls, at Jury's Inn, Birmingham on 11th October. Further
information at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=event_capital_1006
Deadline for proposals: 23 November.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/capital_roadmap.html
6. Vacancies
6.1 The Learning Technology Research Institute (LTRI)
Research Fellow in Interactive Learning Technology
Ref: A0415FXC
Salary: £22,827- £34,182 per annum inclusive
Fixed-term: 2 Years. Closing date: 26 September 2006
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/ltri/research/interaction.htm
6.2 University of Oxford - Medical Sciences Division
Educational Technologist
Salary: £24,886 - £37,643 (University grade: 7 - 8)
Three year appointment. Closing date: 28 September 2006
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk
6.3 Learning Information Service - Learning Support
Learning Technologist (3 Posts)
Ref: BBAD/11/12/13
Salary: £26,662 - £30,087 per annum
Closing date: 29 September 2006
http://www.solent.ac.uk/vacancies/BBAD11.aspx
6.4 University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Research Chair in Transformative Pedagogies
Ref No: 006238
Closing date: 29 September 2006
http://www.usq.edu.au/hr/jobs/vacant/006238.htm
6.5 UHI Millennium Institute (UHI)
Software Development Manager - £30,307 - £35,135 per annum
Software Engineer - £25,382 - £29,425 per annum
Instructional Designer - £25,382 - £29,425 per annum
Closing date: 29 September 2006
http://www.uhi.ac.uk/vacancies
6.6 Institute of Education, University of London
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer
Ref: L/MST/11
Salary: £29,964 - £38,068 (lecturer); £39,846 - £45,166 (senior lecturer)
plus £2,323 London allowance
Job share considered. Closing date: 2 October 2006
For an application form call 020 7612 6159 (24 hour answerphone) quoting
reference L/MST/11 or e-mail [log in to unmask]
6.7 London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London
Salary: around 45,000 Euros, plus 6,000 to 10,000 Euros per year mobility
allowance.
Looking to appoint someone with both multi-media production skills and
social science research skills to a Marie-Curie project developing
theoretical models of using e-learning and m-learning in adult Skills for
Life learning. The post would initially be held at the University of
Lille for two years.
Enquiries in the first instance to Harvey Mellar - [log in to unmask]
London Knowledge Lab http://www.lonklab.ac.uk/
Institute of Education http://www.ioe.ac.uk/
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Rhonda
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Rhonda Riachi, Director
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