Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 189, issued 30 October 2009

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Table of Contents
1. Association news
2. Association events
3. News
4. Calls for Papers/Chapters/Nominations/Participation
5. Other events – some with close deadlines
6. Vacancies/Fellowships
7. Courses/Workshops
8. New issue of the ALT Journal on mobile and contextual learning –
links to individual articles

1. Association news

1.1 We welcome St Helens College as an organisational member of ALT.

1.2 The Minutes of the 16th Annual General Meeting of ALT held in 
Manchester on 9 September 2009 are now available at 
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/agm_2009_minutes.pdf.

1.3 A new issue of the ALT Journal – Volume 17 Issue 3 - is available
online. It is a special issue on mobile and contextual learning edited
by Mike Sharples and Agnes Kukulska-Hulme. There are full details
including direct links to each article under 7 below.

1.4 Video on a Shoestring
James Clay, Gloucestershire College and Rob Hubbard, LearningAge
Solutions ran a joint ALT/ELN webinar on 15 October. The event was very
well received by participants. You can access a recording of the whole
session from http://repository.alt.ac.uk/669/.

1.5 ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2009 – Discount for ALT Members
15th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
2 – 4 December 2009, Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Germany
We are pleased to announce, ALT members will benefit from the reduced 
conference fee of 600 € (instead of the standard 790 €). To obtain this 
discount, please adhere to the following instructions. Online 
registration works as follows:
To register for the conference, visit:
http://www.online-educa.com/fees-and-registration.
Then manually type "600" into the field marked "Special Rate" in the 
"Conference Participation - Payment" section. Please enter the term "AC 
140" in the field "Association Code", which you will find under the 
"Personal Details" section. The term "AC 140" in the field "Association 
Code" will automatically validate the 600 Euro special rate. Visit: 
http://www.online-educa.com

1.6 The ninth ALT-C 2009 invited speaker video "Being mighty: how 
mortals can make learning technology projects that cause real impact" - 
by Jonathan Drori - is now available (along with videos of the three
keynote speeches and the other 8 invited speaker sessions) from the 
ALT-C 2009 web site at http://altc2009.alt.ac.uk/posts/6563972.

1.7 Learning Lab Seminar
ICT For Development Research
4 November 2009, Learning Lab, University of Wolverhampton
The Learning Lab is offering ALT members a discounted rate of £40.00 for
the first 25 members who book to attend - inclusive of lunch and
refreshments). To book your place, email: [log in to unmask] or Tel:
01902 322362 See: http://www.learninglab.org.uk

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2. Association events

2.1 The 2010 ALT Conference: "Into something rich and strange" - making
sense of the sea-change
Nottingham, UK, 7-9 September 2010.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2010/, with links to conference flyer and 
sponsorship and exhibition prospectus.
Key dates are as follows.
1. Proposals for inclusion in the programme will be accepted between 30
November 2009 and 15 February 2010.
2. Bookings will open in early May.
3. Presenters' booking deadline: 28 June 2010.
4. Earlybird booking deadline: 5 July 2010.
5. Bookings close: 13 August 2010.

2.2 Bidding and winning: The secrets of successful learning technology
project bids.
A workshop run in association with the JISC Regional Support Centre for
Northern Ireland.
27 November 2009, Stranmills University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Presenters: Jeff Haywood, Vice Principal Knowledge Management, Chief
Information Officer & Librarian at University of Edinburgh;
Seb Schmoller, Chief Executive of ALT; and Mark Stiles, Professor of
Technology Supported Learning and Head of Learning Development and
Innovation at Staffordshire University.
Visit: http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=329

2.4 Instructional Design for Serious Games. An ALT and E-Learning 
Network Lunchtime Webinar. 8 December 2009, 12 noon. Covering the basics 
of serious game design and how e-learning and games design can overlap.
See: http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=333. Booking deadline: 1 
December, and filling up fast.


2.5 Rewiring Inclusion: Strategies, Tools and Techniques to promote
barrier free learning. A national one day conference organised jointly 
by ALT and JISC TechDis for any staff contributing to the learner 
experience.
9 February 2010, National College for Leadership of Schools and 
Children’s Services, Nottingham. We will begin to take bookings for this 
event during November 2009. Speakers and further details will be 
announced during October 2009. To register your interest please join the 
Jiscmail list we have set up for the event at 
http://www.alt.ac.uk/lists.html.


3. News

3.1 The latest HEFCE news headlines are at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/.

3.2 The latest JISC news headlines are at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news.aspx.


4. Calls for Papers/Chapters/Nominations/Participation

4.1 19th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2010)
26-30April, 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Call for Papers: http://www2010.org/www/authors/cfp
Submissions site:https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/WWW2010
Twitter updates: http://twitter.com/WWW2010

4.2  Digital Identity and Social Media: Call for Chapters
A book edited by Dr Steven Warburton and Dr. Stylianos Hatzipanagos, 
King’s College, London.
Further details and timeline available at:
http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=712

4.3 Open Educational Resources 2010 (OER10)
Submissions Deadline Extension
Clare College, Cambridge
22 - 24 March 2010
http://www.ucel.ac.uk/oer10
Submissions deadline: Extended to 6 November 2009

4.4 Calls for expressions of interest
Enhancing Learning Through Technology:
Evidence-based Practice Seminar Series 2010
See: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/learning/ELT
Submissions deadline: 13 November 2009

4.5 Call for proposals
Enhancing Learning and Teaching through the use of Technology:
Evidence-based Practice Syntheses
See: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/learning/ELT
Enquiries should be directed to: [log in to unmask]
Proposal deadline: 12:00 noon, 23 November 2009


5. Other events

5.1 The Guardian's Innovation in Education
9 November 2009, Park Plaza Victoria, London
Places are limited, to book, visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/innovation-education

5.2 Podcasting for Pedagogic Purposes Special Interest Group
11 November 2009, University of Bath,
The programme is on the new wiki:
http://ppp.chester.ac.uk/index.php?title=PPP:Current_events
For enquiries, contact: [log in to unmask]
To book a place, contact: [log in to unmask]

5.3 e-Assessment in Practice
11 – 12 November 2009, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham
Visit: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/cds/symposia/ea09.jsp

5.4 TENCompetence - Open Workshop
Rethinking Learning and Employment at a time of economic uncertainty
19 - 20 November 2009, Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Manchester
Visit: http://www.tencompetence.org/node/205

5.5 Next Generation Blended Learning
20 November 2009, Hoborn Bars, London
See: http://elearningnetwork.org/content/next-generation-blended-learning

5.6 Innovating e-Learning Online Conference 2009:
Thriving, not just surviving!
24 - 27th November 2009
Visit: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elpconference09

5.7 Ubiquitous Learning Conference
5 - 6 December 2009, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
See: http://ubi-learn.com/conference-2009/

5.8 Launch party for 30under30 (Celebrating Europe's 30 top innovators 
under 30 working in education from teachers to researchers to game 
designers and beyond)
13 January 2010, London
See: http://30under30.co.uk/

5.9 Game Based Learning Festival & Conference
29 - 30 March 2010, London
See: http://www.gamebasedlearning2010.com/

5.10  JISC Conference 2010 - Technology: At the heart of education and 
research
12 – 13 April 2010, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
See: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2010/04/jisc10.aspx

5.11 The Fifth International Blended Learning Conference:
Developing Blended Learning Communities
16 - 17 June 2010, The Fielder Centre, University of Hertfordshire
See: http://www.herts.ac.uk/blu
On-line registration will commence January 2010

5.12 Handheld Learning 2010
10 October 2010
See: http://www.handheldlearning2010.com/
(Handeld Learning 2009 - Complete set of free to access, digital 
proceedings including video's, podcasts and interactive discussions are 
now online to review
and share at: http://www.handheldlearning2009.com/proceedings)


6. Vacancies/Fellowships

6.1 Epigeum
Instructional Designer/Editor
New project starting in January 'University and College Teaching'
The project will develop 9 online courses covering different aspects of
teaching within higher education.
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Part-time:  4-8 hours per week     January - December 2010
For more information, email Nimisha Walji: [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 6 November 2009

6.2 University of Otago, New Zealand
Higher Education Development Centre
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Educational Media
Ref: A09/126
Salary: NZ $67,768 - NZ $81,737 per annum (Lecturer)
NZ $86,153 - NZ $99,632 per annum (Senior Lecturer)
For specific enquiries, email: [log in to unmask] (Director
and Head of Department, Higher Education Development Centre)
or Tel: 64 3 479 8929
See: http://www.otago.ac.nz/vacancies/vacancy.php?vacancy=1107
(Further details about the Centre, its staff, programmes and research
interests can be obtained from http://www.hedc.otago.ac.nz )
Closing date: 9 November 2009

6.3 Nottingham Trent University
Libraries and Knowledge Resources
eLearning Developer
Ref: A0933
Salary: £29,704 - £33,432 p.a (Grade H)
Full Time - Fixed term until March 2011
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/human_resources/job_vacancies/professional_support/90919.html
For an informal discussion, contact Sarah Horrigan, Senior eLearning 
Developer: [log in to unmask] or tel: +44 (0)115 848 2945
Closing date: 9 November 2009

6.4 Coventry University
Serious Games Institute (SGI)
Research Assistant
Ref: REQ000149
Salary: £23,451 - £31,515 per annum
Full Time 24 month FTC
See: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AAF301/research-assistant/
Closing date: 16 November 2009


7. Courses/Workshops

7.1 5-day Documentary Film Workshops
30 November - 4 December 2009
Oxford University Computing Services, in collaboration with the Oxford 
Academy of Documentary Film is running five-day workshops that will 
teach the basic skills in creating a short documentary.
Visit: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/aatc/courses/filmdoc.xml or contact: 
[log in to unmask]

8. The current issue of the ALT Journal (Volume 17 Issue 3) on Mobile 
and Contextual Learning, and edited by Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and Mike 
Sharples can be accessed online from the links below. (If your 
organisation is a member of ALT, or if it has an online subscription to 
the Journal, *and* if its network is appropriately configured, then you 
should be able to click straight through to the individual articles. 
Note that all organisational and sponsoring members of ALT are entitled 
to online access to ALT-J for all their employees when logged into the 
network. If you cannot access the Journal online, this is something we 
may be able to help you fix).

Table of contents http://tinyurl.com/yfpzpqq

Editorial

Mobile and contextual learning, Pages 159 – 160; Authors: Agnes
Kukulska-Hulme; Mike Sharples; DOI: 10.1080/09687760903257608;
http://tinyurl.com/yf3eze7

Articles

Towards an understanding of the virtual context in mobile learning,
Pages 161 – 172; Authors: Sarah Cornelius; Phil Marston; DOI:
10.1080/09687760903247617; http://tinyurl.com/yljs8p2

A case of a laptop learning campus: how do technology choices affect
perceptions? Pages 173 – 186; Authors: Jennifer Percival; Nathan
Percival; DOI: 10.1080/09687760903247633; http://tinyurl.com/yjq23xl

Situated learning in the mobile age: mobile devices on a field trip to
the sea, Pages 187 – 199; Authors: Vanessa D. I. Pfeiffer; Sven
Gemballa; Halszka Jarodzka; Katharina Scheiter; Peter Gerjets; DOI:
10.1080/09687760903247666; http://tinyurl.com/ylok37s

How can mobile SMS communication support and enhance a first year
undergraduate learning environment?, Pages 201 – 218; Authors: Geraldine
Jones; Gabriele Edwards; Alan Reid; DOI: 10.1080/09687760903247625;
http://tinyurl.com/ylg6tt2

The value of using short-format podcasts to enhance learning and
teaching, Pages 219 – 232; Authors: Catherine Sutton-Brady; Karen M.
Scott; Lucy Taylor; Giuseppe Carabetta; Steve Clark; DOI:
10.1080/09687760903247609; http://tinyurl.com/yffun3h

Mobile learning for teacher professional learning: benefits, obstacles
and issues, Pages 233 – 247; Authors: Peter Aubusson; Sandy Schuck;
Kevin Burden; DOI: 10.1080/09687760903247641; http://tinyurl.com/ylcxa6m

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submission formatting details. This issue was compiled by Melanie Fox
and very lightly edited by Seb Schmoller.

Regards

Seb Schmoller
Chief Executive
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