Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 129, 20 April 2007
Lots of news, calls, events and invitations to tender this week.
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1. Association news: AGM 2007, Call for ALT-C 2008, ALT-N
2. Association events: lots of great workshops!
3. ALT-C news
4. News: JISCC, HEFCE, TeLearn, Second Life
5. Calls for papers: four this week
6. Other events: three events
7. Invitations to tender: three calls
8. Vacancies: two vacancies
9. Courses: MSc in E-learning
1. Association news
1.1 Call for ALT-C 2008 Chair/Co-chairs
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/2008_conference_calling_notice_20070405.doc
The ALT Central Executive Committee is seeking an experienced Chair (or
two Co-Chairs) for the ALT-C 2008 Programme Committee. The Conference
Chair/Co-Chairs will receive extensive support from ALT's permanent
staff. To express your interest, please send a brief CV (as a plain text
email) to Rhonda Riachi ([log in to unmask]), and include your ideas
for the conference theme, by 4 May 2007.
A call for Programme Committee members for 2008 will go out in June. We
also welcome expressions of interest to chair ALT-C in future years.
1.2 AGM 2007: Call for Trustee nominations
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/agm_notice_2007.doc
Nomination forms for the Vice-Chair and the two Trustee vacancies are
attached to the calling notice above. Please return your forms by 31 May.
1.3 April Newsletter published
ALT-N no 8 is now online at http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk
A summary printed version will be mailed to all members next week.
2. Association events
2.1 Two free workshops on CMALT
Wednesday 9 May 2007, Higher Education Academy, York
Morning workshop: 10:00 to 12:00 (followed by lunch)
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=250
Afternoon workshop: 13:00 to 15:00 (preceded by lunch)
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=251
Booking deadline: 19 April.
For more information about the ALT Certified Membership Scheme go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt
2.2 Edublogs: the educational use of blogs and RSS (Really Simple
Syndication)
Thursday 17 May 2007, The Learning Lab, Telford
Presenters: Josie Fraser, Steven Warburton
Booking deadline: 3 May 2007
Another run for this popular workshop - book early!
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=252
2.3 Can mobile devices be used in pedagogically effective ways?
13 June 2007, The Graduate Centre, London Metropolitan University
Presenters: Claire Bradley, John Cook, Richard Haynes and Carl Smith -
London Metropolitan University; Lilian Soon - Freelance Consultant.
Booking deadline: 30 May 2007
Hands-on opportunities and discussion with specialists in
the field.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=248
2.4 Evaluating learning technology in context
25 June 2007, Institute of Education, London
Presenters: Jen Harvey, Dublin Institute of Technology; Martin Oliver,
Institute of Education.
Booking deadline: 11 June 2007
This workshop will address issues of concern to e-learning practitioners
involved in evaluating quality in the e-learning experience.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=255
2.5 Views from the other side: listening to learner voices
26 June 2007, Glasgow Caledonian University
Presenters: Linda Creanor and Kathy Trinder, Glasgow Caledonian
University; Doug Gowan and Carol Howells, Open Learning Partnership.
Booking deadline: 12 June 2007
A fascinating exploration of what learners really think of learning
technology.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=249
2.6 FE Practitioners Conference 2007: advance notice
Date: 11 October 2007
Venue: The National College for School Leadership, Nottingham.
Keynote speaker: Andrew Thomson, CEO of QIA.
Organised by ALT and QIA, with the support of Becta, LSN and LSC.
More details will follow shortly...
3. ALT-C news
3.1 ALT-C 2007: Beyond control
Learning technology for the social network generation
4-6 September 2007, Nottingham, UK
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007
All submitters will receive news of their proposals by 18 May.
Register to attend at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/registering.html
Fees for attendance are at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/delegate_information.html
Presenters’ registration deadline: 8 June 2007
Earlybird registration deadline: 29 June 2007
Pre- and post-conference workshops: information for organisers
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/pre_and_post.html
3.2 Book now for pre-conference workshops at ALT-C 2007
- Introduction to ePortfolio with PebblePad
- Generative Learning Objects in the making
- Designing learning spaces: visions, issues and practices
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007/pre_and_post.html
4. News
4.1 Management of Open Plan Learning Spaces: JISC Survey
...collecting information about open plan technology-rich learning and
teaching spaces in FE Colleges and Universities using a web based
questionnaire. If you have open plan technology-rich spaces in your
institution please support the review by visiting:
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/learning-space-design/open-
plan/questionnaire.html
and completing the survey for each of the spaces that you have.
All contributors will be entered into a prize draw to win an Apple iPod.
4.2 HEFCE revised strategy published
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2007/07_09/
4.3 TeLearn Open Archive
The Kaleidoscope European research network has launched the TeLearn open
archive of learning technology publications and videos. TeLearn is fully
international and welcomes contributions in any language and from any
part of the world. The archive is being developed to provide tools to
search the content of the database, and to build communities of
researchers sharing common interests.
Submit, browse, search and download from TeLearn: http://www.telearn.eu/
4.4 Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN)
Volume 11, Issue 1 now published
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp
4.5 Second Life - a virtual world for education?
Seb Schmoller's view:
http://fm.schmoller.net/2006/10/economist_featu.html
A preview of a new island:
http://campustechnology.com/articles/46809_1/
5. Calls for papers
5.1 SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
(TOJDE)
(ISSN: 1302–6488; Vol. 8, No. 3)
Topic: Web 2.0 and Social Software in Distance Education
Consult the TOJDE guidelines: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/callfp.html
Submission deadline now 1 May 2007.
Notification of acceptance no later than one month after submission.
5.2 UiTM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING 2007
December 2007, Shah Alam, Malaysia
http://i-learn.uitm.edu.my/uicel2007 Contact:
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5.3 International Conference: Education in a Changing Environment:
Meeting the challenges
12-14 September 2007, University of Salford, UK
Final call for papers. Delegate Registration has opened.
http://www.ece.salford.ac.uk
5.4 ODLAA 2007 Open and Distance Learning in the South Pacific
11 - 14 November 2007, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Visit: http://www.odlaa2007.info
The deadline for papers and workshops is 15 June.
6. Other events
6.1 Routledge Connecting with e-Learning Book Series Launch
30 April 2007, Open University, Milton Keynes,
http://www.connecting-with-elearning.com
To attend RSVP: Chris Pegler ([log in to unmask]) by 23 April 2007
6.2 JISC online conference: Innovating e-Learning 2007
Institutional Transformation and Supporting Lifelong Learning
11 - 14 June 2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elp_conference07
6.3 Fifth e-Learning@greenwich conference: Designing for Learning
4 July 2007
and first European LAMS Conference
5 July 2007, Greenwich Maritime Campus
http://www.lamsfoundation.org/lams2007/.
Call for Presentations/Papers:
http://www.lamsfoundation.org/lams2007/papers.htm
7. Invitations to tender
7.1 JISC ITT: Resource Discovery Infokit... the creation of a resource
discovery information kit (infokit) on an area of the JISC website.
The aim of the Infokit is to make it easier for institutions and resource
discovery service providers to find information on resource discovery
solutions, in particular those that support the JISC Information
Environment and that have been developed via JISC Development Programmes.
Deadline: 13.00 17 May 2007. Funding of up to £30,000 (Inclusive of VAT
and related travel and subsistence) is available for this project.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/04/infokit.a
spx
7.2 Data publication project: expressions of interest
The RIN, JISC and NERC are jointly looking to commission a new research
project to be undertaken between May and December 2007. The project is an
investigation, with reference to carefully selected areas of the
scholarly spectrum, of (i) the nature and range of arrangements for
making research data as widely available as possible (including data
publishing), and (ii) the role that data outputs play alongside or as an
alternative to conventional publications in the research communication
process.
Should you be interested, please Email: [log in to unmask]
or Tel: 020 7412 7303
7.3 JISC ITT: Towards Optimal Retrieval: cross searching evaluation
...a project to explore and evaluate the value of cross search based on
metadata and the combination of metadata and full text. Deadline for
receipt of tenders is 13.00 21 May 2007. Funding of up to £50,000
(Inclusive of VAT and related travel and subsistence) is available for
the study.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/04/info_retr
ieval.aspx
8. Vacancies
8.1 University of Bath
Software and Systems Developer: Online Learning
Ref: 07/135
Salary: £26,666 - £31,840
Closing date: 26 April 2007
http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/job_desc.cgi?07/135/JR
8.2 The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE)
Director
Salary: £55,000
Closing date: 27 April (interviews 8 May, 2007)
http://www.obhe.ac.uk/aboutus/staff.html
9. Courses
9.1 University of Edinburgh
MSc in E-learning
This is a fully online programme using a range of digital environments as
appropriate (WebCT, Second Life, weblogs, chat and wikis for example)
which can be studied either full-time or part-time from
http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/e-learning
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