Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 139, 12 October 2007

More great vacancies, invitations to tender and news follow.

This digest was compiled by Melanie Fox and edited by Rhonda Riachi.

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1. Association news: ALT-J banding; Awards shortlists
2. Association events: ALT-C 2008 key dates for your diary
3. News: new publications, open access, HEFCE, Learning Lab...
4. Other events: five plus events/workshops
5. Invitations to tender: four from the JISC
6. Vacancies: eight great vacancies this week
7. Courses: LeTTOL, Sheffield College

1. Association news

1.1 Members short-listed for awards
Congratulations to the following member organisations which have been 
short-listed for awards as follows:

a) JISC Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year Award
http://www.thes.co.uk/Awards/2007/
- Community@Brighton at the University of Brighton
- The Media Zoo at Leicester University
- OpenLearn from the Open University
- The e-course team at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham
- The Technocafe at Durham University

b) E-learning Awards 2007
http://www.elearningage.co.uk/goawards.htm
- Epic Performance Improvement Ltd
- MyKnowledgeMap
- The Sheffield College

1.2 ALT-J and AJET do well in Australian Journal banding results
Congratulations to the ASCILITE journal, AJET, which came second in the 
journal banding study to rank education journals in Australia, and to 
the editors of our own ALT-J, which also did very well and came fourth 
in the Education Journal Quality Score Ranking by area. To review the 
findings, go to:
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/sorti/Banding/mehtod.html

2. Association events

2.1 ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide
9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK.
Key dates
Submissions open: 14 December 2007
Submissions close: 28 February 2008
Presenters’ registration deadline: 6 June 2008
Early bird registration deadline: 30 June 2008
Registrations close: 15 August 2008

To sponsor ALT-C 2008 contact Seb Schmoller, Chief Executive of ALT, 
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To exhibit at ALT-C 2008 contact Hayley Willis, Events Administrator, 
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http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/

3. News

3.1 E-learning Papers: Communities of practice issue
http://www.elearningpapers.eu/
- edited by Michelle Selinger & Roberto Carneiro
Read complete editorial: 
http://www.elearningpapers.eu/index.php?page=volume&vol=5&lng=en

3.2 Free mobile learning publication
Pachler, N. (ed) (2007) Mobile learning: towards a research agenda. 
London: WLE Centre - to which, among others, John Cook, Gunther Kress 
and Diana Laurillard contributed.
http://www.wlecentre.ac.uk/cms/files/occasionalpapers/mobilelearning_pachler2007.pdf 


3.3 HEFCE news: Sainsbury Review Report welcomed
Lord Sainsbury’s review of science and innovation pays tribute to the 
contribution of higher education in UK. Read the press statement at:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/HEFCE/2007/sainsbury.htm_
Read the Sainsbury Review at: 
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/sainsbury_review/sainsbury_index.cfm_

3.4 Open Access Conference: Padova Berlin 5
Abstracts and papers from this conference, which included a session 
specifically on OA in humanities and social sciences, are available at
http://www.aepic.it/conf/index.php?cf=10

3.5 Goettingen University and Springer sign open access pilot agreement
Articles from Göttingen University authors to be published in open 
access format using Springer Open Choice.
University of Göttingen: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/
Springer Open Choice: http://www.springer.com/openchoice

3.6 Steve Molyneux resigns - learning lab appoints John Traxler as new 
director.
http://www.learninglab.org.uk or contact: Liz Fleetham, Lab Manager, 
tel: (01902) 323932 or email: [log in to unmask]
John Traxler, tel: 07939 112868 (Blackberry) or email: 
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3.7 Nisai students beat UK national average for the third year running 
with their GCSE and A Level Results.
68% of NVA students taking GCSEs achieved A*-C grades while the national 
average was 63.3%. 100% of NVA students taking A-levels achieved A-C. 
The national average was 96.9%.
http://www.nisai.com/

3.8 From elearningeuropa.info September 2007 newsletter:
E-QUALITY DVD-ROM. The Minerva project entitled “e-Quality: Quality 
Implementation in Open and Distance Learning in a Multicultural European 
Environment” has published a project DVD-ROM, which is available free of 
charge.
http://www.e-quality-eu.org/about_3.html

3.9 Innovate October/November Issue online
With a survey of technology-enhanced initiatives in a range of contexts, 
including Stephen Downes' review of Facebook.
http://innovateonline.info

4. Other events

4.1 Be Very Afraid 4 - part of the London Games Festival
22 October 10am - 3pm, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1
Creativity, futures, technology and ingenuity are constant references in 
any debate about learning. Chat to the students about their exceptional 
work. Email: [log in to unmask]

4.2 PebblePad: Free Product Demonstrations
All events begin at 10.00am and will last approximately 2 hours.
Refreshments will be provided and all delegates will receive a free 
PebblePad account to further explore the system.
- Birmingham - Aston University, 19 November
- Bristol - University of Bristol, 9 November
- Glasgow - University of Strathclyde, 5 November
- London - City University, 8 November
- York - York St Johns University, 6 November
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/events

4.3 Adobe Road Show
1 November 2007, Lecture Theatre, MoDA, Middlesex University
Presentations by Adobe, suppliers of Flash, InDesign, Photoshop, 
Illustrator, Dreamweaver, etc.
Email Skip Basiel [log in to unmask] to attend this free event. Event 
details:
http://adobe.ma001.com/anony/newsletters/A7/A7_0006.asp?str=*3234363832343730322C30 

Map: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/campus/campuses/ch/travel.asp

4.4 TASI image workshops
There are places available on the following November workshops:
1st November 2007: Image Capture - Level 1, Bristol.
2nd November 2007: Image Capture - Level 2, Bristol.
8th November 2007: Scanning from Print, Bristol.
14th November 2007: Image Capture - Level 3, Bristol.
15th November 2007: Introduction to Image Metadata, Bristol.
23rd November 2007: Image Optimisation - Correcting and Preparing 
Images, Bristol.
30th November 2007: Building a Departmental Image Collection, Bristol.
Go to http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ or subscribe to the Forthcoming
Workshops RSS feed at http://www.tasi.ac.uk/rss.html

4.5 Higher Education Academy (Information and Computer Sciences Subject 
Centre)
Second workshop on Constructive Alignment
16 January 2008, Nottingham Trent University
http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/displayevent.php?id=158

5. Invitations to tender

5.1 JISC ITT: Review of identity metasystems
A study into the potential of Identity Metasystems. Up to £50,000 is 
available for this project, inclusive of VAT and all expenses. Proposal 
deadline: noon 2 November 2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/10/identitymetasystemitt

5.2 JISC ITT: Review of OpenID use in Higher and Further Education
The study should examine the potential of OpenID within the academic 
community in a number of different areas in education and research. A 
total of up to £50,000 is available for this project, inclusive of VAT 
and all expenses. Proposal deadline: noon 2 November2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/10/openiditt

5.3 JISC ITT: Research data preservation costs study
... a study into the long-term costs to institutions of storing research 
data.  Funding of up to £80,000 (inclusive of VAT and related travel and 
subsistence) is available for the study.
Proposal deadline: noon 29 October 2007.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/10/datacostsitt 


5.4 JISC ITT: Managing environmentally sustainable ICT in Further and 
Higher Education
Funding of up to £100,000 (inclusive of VAT and related travel and 
subsistence) is available for the study.
Proposal deadline: 1300, 25 October 2007.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/09/environmentallysustainableICT.aspx 


6. Vacancies

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they advertise any LT vacancies...

6.1 Edge Hill University
Learning Technology Development Manager
Salary: £28,289 - £31,840 per annum
Ref: EH1939
Closing date: 15 October 2007.
http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/jobs

6.2 Nottingham Trent University
Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer: 2 x 0.5 posts
Post 1: Information Communication Technology, Post No. E0399
Post 2: Lifelong Learning, Post No. E0379
Salary: £26,093 - £40,204 per annum pro rata; 18.5 hours per week
Fixed term to 31 August 2008
Closing date: Wednesday 17 October 2007
Interview date: Wednesday 24 October 2007
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/vacancies

6.3 YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY	
SENIOR LECTURER IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 	
Salary: £32,796 - £41,545 p.a.
Ref: LE/327/ALTDigest
Closing date: 19 October 2007.
http://www.yorksj.ac.uk

6.4 University of Strathclyde
Learning Technology Adviser
Fixed Term for 1 Year
Salary: £26,666 - £32,796 pro rata, 4 days per week (initially)
Ref: JA/125/2007
Closing date: 19 October 2007
http://www.strath.ac.uk

6.5 University of Teesside
E-Learning Technologist
School of Health & Social Care
Salary: £25,889 - £30,913
Ref: 5012
Closing date: 23 October 2007, 12.00 noon
Interview date: 6 November 2007
http://www.tees.ac.uk
	
6.6 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
WUN Development Manager
Salary: £35,837
Ref: 13457.
closing date: 9.00am, 26 October 2007.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/vacancies

6.7 JISC Regional Support Centre (RSC) of the Northwest
Lancaster University
eLearning Adviser (Higher Education)
Salary: £28,289 - £32,796
Ref: A935.
Closing date: 26th October 2007.
Interview date: 21st November 2007.
http://www.personnel.lancs.ac.uk/vacancydets.aspx?jobid=A935

7. Courses

7.1 The Sheffield College
November 2007 LeTTOL course - starts 29 November
23 week course at Level 3 (18 new OCN credits)
http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/onlinecollege

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