Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 128, 5 April 2007
Lots of excellent workshops, calls and invitations to tender this week.
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1. Association news: Call for ALT-C 2008; ALT-J Editors
2. Association events: six excellent workshops
3. ALT-C news: three pre-conference workshops
4. News: Becta, HEFCE, JISC and JISCinfoNet...
5. Calls for papers: three calls this week.
6. Other events: five great events
7. Invitations to tender: JISC and University of the Arts
8. Vacancies: three vacancies
9. Courses: Virtual Tutor
1. Association news
1.1 Call for ALT-C 2008 Chair/Co-chairs
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 ALT-J Editors to retire
All three Editors of ALT-J - Jane Seale, Martin Oliver and Grainne Conole
- have signalled their desire to stand down over the coming year. We are
grateful to the Editors for their hard work over the past eight years in
raising the quality and profile of ALT-J and of learning technology as a
discipline.
Later in April we will advertise for a new Editor and Deputy Editor for
ALT-J, so watch out for that advert and please spread the word.
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
Explore how PDAs and mobile phones are being used in both further and
higher education to improve student attainment and retention. 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 three 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 Becta Publication: Emerging technologies for learning:
http://www.becta.org.uk/research/reports/emergingtechnologies
Discussion forum:
http://communities.becta.org.uk/technology/emergingtechnologies
4.2 HEFCE news
TRAC EC-FP7 guidance: draft Report by JM Consulting
This draft report considers the adaptation of TRAC (the Transparent
Approach to Costing) for use with the EU Framework Programme. It provides
guidance on adjustments to be made in order to have a basis for
calculating eligible costs under FP7 (the TRAC EC-FP7 system). The report
is available on the Universities UK web-site.
4.3 Latest Intrallect Newsletter
http://www.intrallect.com/news/newsletter/intrallectnewsletter5.pdf
4.4 JISC News
Over 80 projects, totalling more than £15m of funding, have been
successful in the latest round of JISC's capital programme. This round
also sees the launch of the Users and Innovation programme. Central to
the new programme is a Community of Practice, involving more than 50
institutions and ALT,
A third call for proposals, to be issued in April, will focus on e-
learning, repositories and preservation and semantic services for e-
infrastructure alongside a cross-programme call.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/capital
For details of the newly-funded digitisation projects, please go to:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/digitisation_home.html
4.5 JISC infoNet: 'Planning and Designing Technology-Rich Learning
Spaces'.
This heralds a new style of infoKit, richly illustrated with case
studies,images of buildings across the sector and a 'virtual tour' around
an imaginary campus composed of spaces we find inspiring from a range of
different institutions.
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/learning-space-design
4.6 HELIOS survey
- a European Commission-supported research project aiming to establish a
sustainable observation platform to monitor the progress of eLearning in
Europe and to forecast future scenarios of e-learning evolution. EDEN
invites you to take part in the latest HELIOS survey that has, as
specific subject, the relationship between e-learning and innovation of
learning systems. Read results of other surveys on the site.
http://www.education-observatories.net/helios/reports/
5. Calls for papers
5.1 MLibraries Conference 2007: Information access anywhere, anytime
13-14 November 2007, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Deadline for submissions extended to 16 April.
http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/index.cfm?wpid=7151
Submit your abstracts (up to 300 words) to: M-Libraries
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5.2 First European LAMS conference
5 July 2007, University of Greenwich Maritime Campus
http://www.lamsfoundation.org/lams2007/
Deadline for presentation/paper submissions: 7 May 2007
5.3 ascilite Singapore 2007
"ICT: Providing Choices for Learners and Learning"
ascilite's 24th annual conference and the Society's first in Southeast
Asia.
Submission deadline for all proposals: 23 July 2007
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/
5.4 openlearn 2007 conference: Researching open content in education
30-31 October 2007, Milton Keynes, UK
Selected papers will be developed for publication in a special issue of
the Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/openlearn2007
5.5 International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Special Issue: New Technologies and New Approaches in Higher Education
Pedagogy
Guest Editor: Krista P. Terry, Radford University, USA
For further information contact Krista at: [log in to unmask]
Finished manuscripts must be submitted by: 1 November 2007
http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/
6. Other events
6.1 CEL and JISC infoNet: Leading a College New Build
24 April 2007, New College Durham, Durham
http://www.centreforexcellence.org.uk/ecapital2
Closing date: 17 April 2007
6.2 Learning in a connected society - Joint Microsoft/RM Technology
seminar
26 April 2007, Microsoft Campus, Reading
http://www.rm.com/connectedsociety
6.3 JISC Next Generation Environments Conference
27 April 2007, Aston Business School, Birmingham
http://survey.jisc.ac.uk/nextgeneration/
6.4 JISC Online Conference – Innovating e-Learning 2007
Institutional Transformation and Supporting Lifelong Learning
11 - 14 June 2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elp_conference07
6.5 'Designing for Learning'
Fifth practitioners e-Learning@Greenwich conference
4 July 2007, University of Greenwich Martime Campus
http://www.gre.ac.uk/e-conference
7. Invitations to tender
7.1 University of the Arts London
...seeks a consultant with expertise in designing e-learning packages to
support Squeezing the Orange: citizenship through the films of Stanley
Kubrick, funded by the MLA E-Learning Grant Programme 2007-2008. The
consultant will be required to develop e-learning activities which meet
defined learning outcomes of post-16 citizenship education (within the
context of this project) and use identified, digitised, relevant and
appropriate material including photographs,
film clips, research notes, newspaper clippings and correspondence from
the Stanley Kubrick Archive (subject to copyright.)
For further information and a full copy of the tender, please contact
Ruth Sexstone: [log in to unmask]
Deadline: 5.00pm, 13 April 2007
7.2 JISC ITT: Retention of learning materials
...proposals for a study to investigate the retention of learning
materials in the UK, documenting current policies, practice and immediate
plans relating to universities' and colleges' retention of learning
materials. The report will also advise universities and colleges on good
practice, and advise
JISC on future priorities in this area. Funding of up to £15,000
(including VAT and expenses) is available for this study. Deadline:
13.00, 24 April 2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/03/retention
_learning_materials_itt.aspx
7.3 JISC ITT: Study of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) issues in
UK Higher Education Institutions
...proposals to undertake a study of Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) system usage and related issues across the UK Higher Education (HE)
sector, with reference to examples from the FE sector, and present these
findings to the JISC in order to inform decisions on future areas of
work. The outputs of
this work will inform JISC's programme in support of Business and
Community Engagement (BCE). Deadline: 13.00, 30 April 2007.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/04/crm_study
.aspx
7.4 JISC ITT: High Level Domain Map of Higher Education - Synthesis of
Sources
Proposals to undertake a synthesis study of education institutions' high-
level functions, taking account of more detailed and process mapping
activities which have been carried out to date, and present these
findings to the JISC in order to inform the planning of future work in
the area. Deadline: 13.00, 30 April 2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/04/highlevel
domainmap.aspx
8. Vacancies
8.1 Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development,
Oxford Brookes University, UK
Educational Development Consultant
Salary: Grade 10 (Senior Lecturer), from £33,779; 12 month contract
Informal enquires to Valerie Clifford, Deputy Head of OCSLD,
Email: [log in to unmask] or Tel: 01865 485922
Closing date: 20 April 2007
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/vacancy
8.2 Loughborough University
Director of IT
Ref: CC/2062
For informal discussion contact Mary Morley, email:
[log in to unmask] or Tel: 01509 222340
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/jobdetails/CC2062.doc
Application form: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/appform.html
Closing date: 27 April 2007
8.3 Hull York Medical School
Learning Resources Manager for Undergraduate Medical Education
Salary: £27,465 - £31,840. Ref: PG146
For an informal discussion, contact Professor John Cookson, Director of
Medical Education:
[log in to unmask] or Tel: 01904 321724
For further information and details of how to apply, please contact
recruitment: [log in to unmask] or
Tel: 01482 463888
Closing date: 23 April 2007
9. Courses
9.1 Virtual Tutor Course
14 May 2007, Henley Management College
Running for 10 weeks with a two week mid-course gap, fully accredited.
http://www.henleymc.ac.uk/vtc
For further details contact Matty Smith: [log in to unmask] or
Tel: 01491 418755
Deadline for applications (available online): 27 April 2007
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