Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 137, 10 September 2007
Apologies for the delay to your digest. ALT-C 2007 kept us busy... but
it all went very well. Great to see so many of you there.
More great vacancies, calls and news follow.
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1. Association news: amendments to constitution approved.
2. Association events: FINAL CALL for 2008 PC, FE conference.
3. News: QIA, JISCinfoNet award, JISC TechWatch, M-learning...
4. Calls for papers: two this week
5. Other events: just one...
6. Invitations to tender: JISC
7. Vacancies: three great vacancies
8. Courses: Virtual Tutor, Henley
1. Association news
1.1 Amendments to constitution approved
At the AGM in Nottingham on Wednesday 5 September the members approved
changes to our constitution to bring it into line with current Charity
Commission guidance, clarify our election rules and correct some
typographic errors. The amended constitution and new committee
membership lists can be found at http://www.alt.ac.uk/organised.html
2. Association events
2.1 ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide
9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK
FINAL CALL for programme committee members
Deadline: Friday 14 September 2007
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/call_for_2008_PC.pdf
2.1 FE Practitioners Conference 2007
"e-learning – making it work; from the preserve of enthusiasts to
organisation-wide implementation"
11 October 2007, The National College for School Leadership, Nottingham.
Keynote speaker: Andrew Thomson, CEO of QIA.
Programme: http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/oct11programme.pdf
Book now at http://tinyurl.com/2947em
Booking deadline: Thursday 27 September 2007
A4 Flyer: http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/oct11flyer.pdf
Join the mailing list: http://www.alt.ac.uk/lists.html
A conference for practitioners and leaders in further, workplace, adult,
and community learning organised by ALT and QIA, with the support of
CEL, LSC, JISC LSN and Becta.
2.3 ALT-C 2007: Keynote sessions online
View the keynote sessions again via Elluminate at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2007
More formats will follow shortly.
3. News
3.1 QIA Excellence Gateway launched – gives further education staff
access to a range of high-quality guidance and information on effective
practice to help them further develop their own skills and professional
knowledge. Features include:
- Access to thousands of case studies, good practice guides and support
documents.
- Ability for further education staff to upload resources and materials
that will benefit others in the sector.
- Discussion forums.
http://excellence.qia.org.uk
3.2 New research report on 1:1 access to mobile learning devices
The University of Bristol is conducting research into the impact of 1:1
access to mobile learning devices at KS2 and KS4. The final reports from
the project will be available in Winter 2008. The Summer 2007 Interim
Report is available at:
http://partners.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=rh&catcode=_re_rp_02&rid=14204
3.3 JISC infoNet Award for Innovation in Records & Information Management
Has your institution recently made significant improvements to the way
in which it manages its records or internal information? Share your
success with others and gain further recognition for your achievements
by entering the inaugural JISC infoNet Award for Innovation in Records &
Information Management, sponsored by Facet Publishing. Applications can
be submitted between 1 October and 31 December 2007. The successful
project will be announced at the JISC Conference on 15 April 2008.
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/records-management/innovation-award
3.4 JISC TechWatch: XML-based Office Documents report is published
- moving to open standards for file formats.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/services/services_techwatch/techwatch/techwatch_ic_reports2005_published.aspx
3.5 JISC report: Great expectations of ICT...
New research suggests that young university hopefuls expect unrestricted
access to the Internet.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/studentexpectations
4. Calls for papers
4.1 2nd International LAMS Conference
Sydney, 26-29 November 2007
http://lams2007sydney.lamsfoundation.org/
Submissions deadline: 17 September (responses by 1 October)
4.2 CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Handbook of Research on Assessment Technologies, Methods, and
Applications in Higher Education
Editor: Dr. Christopher Schreiner, University of Guam, Guam U.S.A.
Submit by November 1, 2007 or earlier, a 2-4 page proposal clearly
explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter.
Your proposal should contain 1) proposed title of your chapter, 2)
abstract of the paper, 3) relevance to the book, and 4) your brief
professional profile and contact details (including mailing and e-mail
addresses). The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global
(formerly Idea Group Inc.), (http://www.igi-global.com/) in early 2009.
Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
document) or by mail to: Dr. Christopher Schreiner, College of Liberal
Arts & Social Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF GUAM, Mangilao, Guam 96923, USA
Tel: 671-735-2738 Fax: 671-734-2731
email: [log in to unmask]
Proposal deadline: 1 November 2007 Chapter deadline: 1 March 2008
5. Other events
5.1 Streaming and handheld technologies to support students with
disabilities
25 September 2007
For more information on these and other one-day courses, visit:
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses
or contact Nancy Prall at [log in to unmask] or tel 0207 393 1512.
6. Invitations to tender
6.1 JISC Circular 03/07
...invites institutions to submit funding proposals for JISC/NEH
Transatlantic Digitisation Collaboration Grants. Funding of £360,000
(approximately $720,000) is available to support digitisation projects
in the humanities in the following areas:
* New digitisation projects and pilot projects;
* Addition of important material to existing digitisation projects;
* Development of infrastructure to support U.S.-English digitisation work.
Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE and by FE
institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/09/circular0307
7. Vacancies
7.1 Queen Margaret University, Craighall Campus
The Centre for Academic Practice
Learning Development Officer (Flexible Learning)
Ref: CRCP004A
Salary: £20,458 - £23,002 (with progression to £25,134)
For a recruitment pack, Tel: 0131 317 3291 (24hrs);
if you are requesting an application pack after 31 August 2007, Tel:
0131 474 0000 and ask for staff vacancies, or e-mail [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 10 September 2007
7.2 Research Associate in E-Learning: Project WoLF
Beyond Distance Research Alliance
Salary: £28,289 - £32,796 Grade 7
Available from November 2007 for 11 months
Informal enquiries to: Professor Gilly Salmon, Professor of E-Learning
and Learning Technologies, email: [log in to unmask]
or tel: 0116 252 2440 or Dr Palitha Edirisingha, Lecturer in e-Learning,
email: [log in to unmask] or tel: 0116 252 2177
http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/a&r.html
Closing date: 19 September 2007
7.3 MyKnowledgeMap
York, North Yorkshire
E-Learning Instructional Designer
Salary: £24,000 - £30,000
Closing date: End September 2007
http://www.myknowledgemap.com
8. Courses
8.1 The Virtual Tutor Course at Henley Management College
24 September 2007, running for 10 weeks
Contact: Matty Smith [log in to unmask] or tel: 01491 418755
http://www.henleymc.ac.uk/vtc
Deadline for applications: 7 September 2007
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