Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 140, 26 October 2007
For lots of great events, vacancies, invitations to tender and news,
please read on...
This digest was compiled by Melanie Fox and edited by Rhonda Riachi.
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1. Association news: submit articles now for ALT-N and ALT-J
2. Association events: Online Educa discount
3. News: Sloan-C, HEFCW, EDUCAUSE, Women in IT survey...
4. Calls for papers: two calls this week
5. Other events: eight plus events
6. Invitations to tender: JISC, AHRC
7. Vacancies: five excellent jobs this week
8. Courses: SEDA
1. Association news
1.1 Submitting articles to ALT-N and ALT-J
The deadline for the next issue of ALT-N is 14 December:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/alt_n.html
Submit research articles now for publication in ALT-J in 2008 (Volume 16):
http://www.alt.ac.uk/alt_j.html
Information on all our publications can be found on
http://www.alt.ac.uk/publications.html
2. Association events
2.1 Online Educa Berlin 2007: Special association offer for ALT members
13th Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
28-30 November 2007, Hotel InterContinental, Berlin
Members can register at a reduced rate again this year - 600 Euro. Go to
https://www.online-educa.com/?a=1&b=6&c=0
Enter the term AC 143 in the field Association Code, which you will find
under the "Personal Details" section. Type in "600" in the field
Conference Participation Fee in the "Payment" section. The term AC 143
in the field Association Code will then validate the 600 Euro special rate.
2.2 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 Sloan-C survey of online learning in U.S. higher education published
Based on responses from more than 2,500 colleges and universities.
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/survey07.asp
3.2 HEFCW's newly published draft
- Enhancing Learning and Teaching through Technology: a Strategy for
Higher Education in Wales
http://preview.tinyurl.com/23zlqb
3.2 Top 100 Tools for Learning 2007
Jane Hart, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, compiled this
list based on submissions from a range of users (also as a free pdf).
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html
3.3 Learning on Screen Awards 2008 in association with BUFVC/SSBL
Enter now for the 2008 Learning on Screen Awards, rewarding excellence
in the use of moving image and related media in learning, teaching and
research. Deadline: 5 November 2007
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen/awards.htm
3.4 Finance game reassures university students and wins National
Training Award
Student Survivor, an online game that provides key information about
student finances, has been accessed by more than two million people
since its launch in April 2005 has earned the companies behind it a
National Training Award.
http://www.epic.co.uk
3.5 Educational Pathways - articles on online learning in USA
More than 250 articles now freely available from monthly issues
published between January 2002 and September 2006.
http://www.edpath.com/stories.htm
3.6 Know and Network: Women in IT online survey
12-month project, Know and Network (KAN), funded by the European Social
Fund (ESF) and based at Salford Business School, is conducting research
into women's business opportunities and advancement. The team would like
to hear what women in IT in England think about social networking
(blogs, wikis, etc). The survey is at
http://www.winit-salford.com/WinitSurvey//TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=92M3p3L0mm36I
http://www.knowandnetwork.org
3.7 EDUCAUSE Board Appoints Diana Oblinger President and CEO
Members will recall Diana's keynotes at ALT-C 2002 and ALT-C 2006.
http://www.educause.edu/PressReleases/1175&ID=1496
4. Calls for papers
4.1 Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications
for Online Learning
7-9 May 2008, Arizona, USA
http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/?gad=CMOg-KYDEgjeCWSs_zs81RidoK77AyDftcop
Deadline extended to 3 December 2007
4.2 ICT and Learning for Youth Conference
7-10 July, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conference announcement and first call for papers
http://cidt.oum.edu.my/lyict/
5. Other events
5.1 PebblePad Product Demonstrations
Various dates and venues in November.
Attendance at the events is free; refreshments will be provided
and all delegates will receive a free PebblePad account to further
explore the system.
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/roadshow.asp
5.2 Connecting with e-Learning Series Caledonian Launch
14 November 2007, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
The first titles in a new e-learning book series, Connecting with
eLearning, were published by Routledge in April 2007; to mark the
occasion two authors from the series will be speaking on e-learning themes.
Email: [log in to unmask] Senior Administrator, Caledonian Academy
before 5 November 2007.
5.3 Campaign for Learning 10th Anniversary Conference and Gala Dinner -
The Learning Age
20-21 November 2007, QEII Conference Centre, London & Anniversary Gala
Dinner at The Savoy, London.
http://www.campaignforlearning.org.uk/events/eventsindex.asp
5.4 eLearning Alliance event: You've been Moodled!
Migrating to a large-scale Moodle-based Virtual Learning Environment
29 November 2007, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
http://www.elearningalliance.org/content.asp?ArticleCode=1501
5.5 Do you know your “blog” from your “skype”?
20 December 2007, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/landt
or contact the conference administrator on: 0161 247 3854.
5.6 2008 Learning Futures conference: The Campus and Beyond
8-9 January 2008, Gilbert Murray Conference Centre, Leicester University
http://www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance/events/conference2008.html
5.7 Staff Development Unit at the University of Ulster:
eLearning: Enhancement & Impact Conference
17 January 2008, Jordanstown Campus
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/staffdev/e-conference.phtml
5.8 eLearning Africa 2008
28–30 May, 2008, Accra, Ghana
http://www.elearning-africa.com
6. Invitations to tender
6.1 JISC ITT: Institutional Access Management Support Project
For the design, development and delivery of a programme of support and
associated technical solutions aimed at smaller UK FE/HE institutions
seeking to join the UK Access Management Federation by becoming an
Identity Provider (IdP). Deadline: 12 noon 22 November 2007
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/10/amsupport.aspx_
6.2 AHRC Beyond Text research programme
This programme recognises that today’s digital culture means that
communication is more rapid and often more transitory than ever before;
performances, sounds, images and objects circulate swiftly on a global
scale only to be replaced by even newer versions.
Various deadlines for research programme funds available at:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/apply/research/sfi/ahrcsi/beyond_text_sounds_voices_images_objects.asp
6.3 JISC Capital Circular 4/07: Reuse of Learning Content
...invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to
re-use learning content; that is projects to develop, run and quality
assure technology enhanced courses using reused and repurposed learning
materials sourced externally to their institution. Between 30-40
projects will be funded with up to £25,000 available per project.
Deadline for proposals: 12 noon 30 November 2007.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2007/10/reuseofcontent.aspx
7. Vacancies
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NB 2: Tell your Human Resources Dept to email [log in to unmask] when
they advertise any LT vacancies...
7.1 Leeds University Library Skills Centre
Learning Technology Officer
Salary:£22,332 - £26,666 p.a. pro rata (University Grade 6)
Ref: 033011. Part time - 17.5 hours per week
Closing date: 2 November 2007
http://www.leeds.ac.uk
Application pack: +44 (0)113 343 7644 (24 hours)
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7.2 Caledonian Academy, Glasgow Caledonian University - 2 vacancies
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, Research & Scholarship
Salary: £41,545 - £48,161. Ref: P.4040
Closing date: 2 November 2007
RESEARCH FELLOW/EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
Salary: £33,779 - £40,335. Ref: P.1010
Closing date 2 November 2007
http://www.caledonian.ac.uk/jobs
or contact Professor Allison Littlejohn, Director, Caledonian Academy on
0141 331 8409.
7.3 University of Kent - 2 vacancies
Faculty Learning Technologist
Salary: £28,289 - £32,796 pa
Ref number: OTR0015. Full-time, open-ended contract
Learning Technologist
Salary: £28,289 - £32,796 pa
Ref number: OTR0017. Full-time, fixed-term for 8 month's maternity
leave cover (starting December/January)
Closing date for both posts: 14 November 2007
http://www.kent.ac.uk/jobs/
8. Courses
8.1 SEDA (with assistance from the Higher Education Academy and Oxford
Brookes University)
Supporting and Leading Educational Change
Courses and Professional Qualifications
http://www.seda.ac.uk/fellowship/supportingandleading.htm
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