Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 151, 4 April 2008
For great events, vacancies, invitations to tender and news, please read
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The digest is compiled by Maren Kurz and is edited for the time being by
Seb Schmoller.
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1. Association news
2. Association events
3. News
4. Calls for papers
5. Other events
6. Invitations to tender
7. Vacancies
8. Courses
1. Association news
1.1. We are pleased to welcome BTL Group - http://www.btl.com/ - a
sponsoring member of ALT.
2. Association events
2.1. ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide. 9-11 September 2008,
Leeds, UK. Online booking will open in early May. For more details, see:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/ .
2.2. Bidding and winning: the secrets of successful learning technology
project bids (due to popular demand). Thursday, 29 May 2008. National
College for School Leadership (NCSL), Nottingham. Presenters: Jeff
Haywood, Vice Principal Knowledge Management, Chief Information Officer
& Librarian at University of Edinburgh; Seb Schmoller, Chief Executive
of ALT; and Mark Stiles, Head of Learning Development and Innovation at
Staffordshire University. Project bids are time-consuming and should not
be undertaken lightly; this workshop will give tips on how to avoid
wasted effort and dashed hopes. Three experienced learning technology
project managers, who have run projects with funds from the JISC and
other sources, and who have judged bids written by others, will share
their perspectives on writing convincing bids for funds.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=296
Booking deadline: Thursday, 15 May 2008
Costs: £150 members, £250 for non-members.
2.3. Second Life in real life: education beyond the hype (due to popular
demand). Thursday 23 October 2008, National College for School
Leadership (NCSL), Nottingham, led by Dr Steven Warburton, King's
College, London. The aim of this workshop is to introduce participants
to immersive 3D environments from a practical perspective and to
stimulate critical inquiry into the possibilities that massive
multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) offer learning and teaching
practice.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=297
Costs: £100 members, £155 for non-members.
3. News
3.1. ALT Sponsoring Member BTL converts 13 National Qualification ESOL
units into interactive assessments. BTL has completed an 18 month
project to convert 13 National Qualification English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) units into e-Enabled and interactive formats for
the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The 13 ESOL units will be
created as a SCORM package and also made available as CD ROMs. See
http://www.btl.com/news.asp?newsitem=18 .
3.2. European Commission funded project will use BTL Assessment tools.
BTL will be the technology partner in the Workplace Literacy, Language
and Numeracy Evaluation Toolkit Project (WoLLNET). The project will be
funded by the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci sub-programme, the
London Development Agency, and the Learning and Skills Council. See
http://www.btl.com/pdfs/WoLLNET%20Press%20Release.pdf [250 kB PDF] .
3.3. ALT Sponsoring Member Desire2Learn has launched "Desire2Learn Web
Services", a web service interface to extend the functionality of the
Learning Platform. For more on this go to
http://www.desire2learn.com/webservices/ .
3.4. The Beta version of the Informing Science Institute's open source
Learning Objects Repository (ISI OSLOR) is now available. ISI OSLOR is
the newest Open Source LOR created by a team of 5 individuals. The
source code will be available to download in June 2008 as a model to
use, expand, adapt, modify, and/or enhance the LO repository. To
download the beta version see http://islo.org .
3.5. ALT member the eLearning Network announces the event Building
Learning Communities. The event will focus on the potential for
collaborative learning to provide learners with ongoing support,
inspiration and shared expertise. Find out how organisations are
enriching their learning interventions through the use of collaborative
software, from VLEs and web conferencing through to the latest web 2.0
technologies, including social networks, blogs and wikis. 18 April 2008,
Holborn Bars, London. See
http://www.elearningnetwork.org/content/building-learning-communities .
3.6. Launch of JISC/Times Higher award for outstanding ICT initiative.
The award, for which all higher education institutions, teams or
departments in the UK are eligible, is now open for entries until 12
June 2008. The award will be presented at an event on the 23rd October.
See http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/03/timeshigherjudges.aspx .
3.7. ALT Sponsoring Member JISC announces a new emphasis for key JISC
activities. JISC’s Development Group – the team that directs and manages
programmes across a wide range of key JISC activities, such as
e-learning, the Information Environment, e-Research and others - will
henceforth be known as the Innovation group. See
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/03/jiscinnovation.aspx .
4. Calls for papers
4.1. 4th International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'08) & 5th
International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD'08)
25-27 August 2008, Jinan, China
Extended Submission Deadline: 10 April 2008
http://www.icnc-fskd2008.sdu.edu.cn .
4.2. 9th Annual Higher Education Academy - ICS Conference
Deadline for Submission: 11th April 2008
Deadline for Applications to become a Referee: 16th April 2008
http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/9th-annual-conf/ .
5. Other events
5.1. UCL's Teaching & Learning Conference and Exhibition (TILT) 2008
15 - 16 April 2008, London
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/eisd/tilt2008/index.php .
5.2. University of Chester & University of Hertfordshire Podcasting for
Pedagogic Purposes SIG group: 2nd meeting
17 April 2008, University of Hertfordshire
For more information, use invite key: podcast08 and go to
http://podcastingforpp.pbwiki.com/April%20event .
5.3. HEFCE Islamic Studies Conference
17 April 2008, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/aboutus/sis/islamic/conf/ .
5.4. eLearning event: The Trials and Tribulations of an eLearning Spinout
22 April 2008, Management School, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
www.elearningalliance.org .
5.5. ePortfolio & Digital Identity Conference
5-7 May 2008, Montréal, Canada
http://events.eife-l.org/eportfolio_montreal .
5.6. eLearning Alliance HE/FE: Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting
14 May 2008, Glasgow College of Nautical Studies, Scotland
http://www.elearningalliance.org .
5.7. Emerging technologies: Supporting a learning community
18-20th June 2008, University of Wollongong, Australia
http://cedir.uow.edu.au/CEDIR/programs/asd.html .
5.8. UCISA TLIG-SDG2008 User Support Conference
1 - 3 July 2008, University of Reading
Booking deadline: Friday 6 June 2008
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/tlig/Events/2008/usersupport.aspx .
5.9. 6th annual e-learning@greenwich conference: Learning from the
Learners' Experience
8 July 2008, Royal Naval College Campus, Greenwich, London
http://www.gre.ac.uk/e-conference .
6. Invitations to tender and funding calls
6.1. JISC
JISC invites tenders from a consultant/s to plan, deliver and host an
online conference as part of the JISC e-Learning Programme funded by the
JISC Learning and Teaching Committee.
Conference date: October 2008
Available funds: £20,000
Duration: May - December 2008
Submission Deadline: 11 April 2008
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/themes/elearning/programme_elearning.aspx .
5.10. Collaborative Research and Development Investment in Creative
Industries :the Technology Strategy Board's Competition for
Collaborative Research and Development Investment in Creative
Industries. A total of £10m has been allocated against three different
initiatives to support and promote technology inspired innovation in
Creative Industry companies. The call covers: Collaborative R&D in the
pplication of Digital Technologies; Feasibility Studies - offering small
awards to SMEs; Fast Track Projects – funding for smaller shorter
collaborative projects targeted at SMEs. Free optional briefing session
on 23 April in London. To book go to
http://www.technologyprogramme.org.uk/site/events/default.cfm .
7. Vacancies
7.1. University of Nottingham
Learning Sciences Research Institute School of Education
Research Associate
Salary: £22,332 - £24,403 Ref no.:ED/13
Part-time
Closing date: 7 April 2008
Informal enquiries to: Dr C Windrum, [log in to unmask]
http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/ .
7.2. University of Nottingham
Learning Sciences Research Institute School of Education
Research Associate/Fellow
Salary: £22,332 - £32,796 Ref no.:ED/12
Fixed term contract
Closing date: 7 April 2008
Informal enquiries to: Dr C Windrum, [log in to unmask]
http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/ .
7.3. University Of Leicester
Senior Learning Technologist
Salary: Grade 8 £35,837 - £ 40,335 Ref: D3682/THES
Closing Date: 10 April 2008
http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/ .
7.4. University of Leicester
Senior Learning Designer
Salary: £35,837 - £40,335 Ref: D3681/THES
Closing Date: 16 April 08
http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/ .
7.5. Oxford University Computing Services (OUCS)
Head of the Learning Technologies Group
Salary: £45,397 - £52,628
Closing date: 18 April 2008
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/jobs/ .
8. Courses
8.1. Henley Management College
The Virtual Tutor Course
14th April 2008, 12 weeks
www.henleymc.ac.uk/vtc .
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