Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 215, issued 10 December 2010
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Table of Contents
1. ALT news
2. ALT events
3. News
4. Funding calls (not)
5. Other events
6. Calls for papers/Editors/Fellowship applications
7. Vacancies, including one PhD studentship
8. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from latest issue
9. Current issue (18.3) of the ALT Journal - Research in Learning
Technology - “The transformational impact of learning technology”
1. ALT news
1.1 The full call for proposals for the 2011 ALT conference is now live
at http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html. The call closes on 21
February 2011.
1.2 ALT Journal Volume 18, Issue 3 has just been published. “The
transformational impact of learning technology” is a Special Issue
jointly edited by Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor of Salford University,
John Bourne, Executive Director of the Sloan Consortium, and Mike
Keppell, Director of the Flexible Learning Institute at Charles Sturt
University. There are links to each article in the special issue in
Section 9 below.
1.3 International prize for NIACE's digital learning work.
The NIACE team that was runner up in the 2010 ALT Learning Technologist
of the Year Team Award has won first prize in the UNESCO-sponsored 2010
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and
Communication Technologies in Education. See http://tinyurl.com/2eetgvy
1.4 ALT/eLN's webinar, “Learning in 2020”, featuring Gilly Salmon and
Clive Shepherd was held on 6 December 2010 with over 70 participants.
The presentations from the webinar are on our Open Access Repository at
http://repository.alt.ac.uk/view/divisions/twenty/2010.html.
2. ALT events
2.1 Don't Lecture Me – a follow-on webinar with Donald Clark. Donald's
ALT-C keynote speech caused controversy at the time, and has been viewed
over 3000 times on ALT's YouTube channel. Donald has kindly agreed to
run a free lunchtime webinar focusing on the evidence that unrecorded
lectures fail learner. The webinar will be at 12 noon on Tuesday 18
January. Book here http://tinyurl.com/288lkvh
2.2 Free and Open Educational Resources – a NIACE workshop organised on
15 February 2011 in partnership with ALT
Summary: A wide range of learning resources are freely available over
the internet. How can we make best use of these for adult learners? Some
of these resources have been explicitly published as “Open Educational
Resources” (OERs), and they include traditional learning materials and
also resources such as video, audio and software. To make best use of
them teachers are adopting new practices to help them locate, adapt and
adopt what they find. A 28% discount is available for ALT individual
member and for the staff of ALT organisational and sponsoring members.
Book here: http://tinyurl.com/2dh8p64
2.3 ALT-C 2011 - "Thriving in colder and more challenging climate" ALT's
18th international annual conference will be held 6-8 September at the
University of Leeds. Keynote speakers will include Miguel Brechner, Head
of Uruguay's Plan Ceibal, under which all children and teachers in
public schools in Uruguay have received their own laptop and
connectivity to the Internet, and John Naughton, Professor of the Public
Understanding of Technology at the Open University, and the Observer's
technology columnist. Conference co-chairs: John Cook, Professor of
Technology Enhanced Learning at the Learning Technology Research
Institute, London Metropolitan University and Sugata Mitra, Professor of
Educational Technology at Newcastle University. Full details at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2011/ including a web-resolution A4 flyer, the
sponsorship prospectus, and links to the call for proposals.
The hashtag for ALT-C 2011 is #altc2011.
2.4 In response to the recent discussion on the ALT-MEMBERS email list
we are working on a one day event about lecture capture, with a possible
follow up event about the use of technology to support effective large
group teaching. The lecture capture event will take place before Easter
2011. We intend to make an announcement in the next 2 to 3 weeks.
2.5 ALT runs a number of one-day conferences, workshops and webinars
throughout the year for its members. If you have an idea for a workshop
or a webinar, please email Hayley Maisey, ALT Head of Operations and
Events: [log in to unmask] We are interested both in proposals to
run a workshop/webinar at which you might be a presenter, and in demands
for a workshop/webinar on a topic or theme that you feel represents a
gap that needs filling.
3. News
3.1 For the latest HEFCE news headlines see http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news
3.2 For the latest JISC news headlines see http://jisc.ac.uk/news.asp
3.3 BBC News School Report the overall winner in the MEDEA Awards 2010
The BBC’s School Report which gives 11-14 year-old students in the UK
the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience was the
overall winner of this year’s MEDEA Awards. To find about the
User-Generated Content Award Winner, the European Collaboration Award
Winner, the MEDEA Special Jury Award Winner and the 2010 finalists, you
can download the press release -
http://www.medea-awards.com/files/publications/MEDEA-Awards_press-release_201011.pdf
- and see the ceremony photographs at http://www.medea-awards.com.
3.4 A new online resource about collaborative online
JISC infoNet is pleased to announce a new infoKit (online resource) that
examines the use of collaborative online tools to support the
interactions between further and higher education and its business and
community partners. The infoKit is the result of a JISC funded project –
The Trialling of Collaborative Online Tools for Business and Community
Engagement – in which 8 trials, situated in different contexts, used a
variety of tools. The contexts include lifelong learning, collaboration
within and across regions, international businesses involved in
curriculum delivery, a community of practice, and Knowledge Transfer
Networks. The infoKit can be found at:
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/collaborative-tools
4. Funding calls
None. A sign of the times .............
5. Other events
5.1 Online identity
14 Jan 2011
One day webinar with OCSLD experts
See http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/webinars/online_identity
5.2 Teaching online courses
19 Jan - 18 Feb 2011
Online course led by Greg Benfield of Oxford Centre for Staff and
Learning Development (OCSLD)
See http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/online/online_tutoring
5.3 Government ICT 2011
25 January 2010, QEII Conference Centre, London.
Full details of the conference including all the speakers and the
programme for the day can be found at http://www.government-ict.co.uk/
5.4 Widening Participation: Unleashing Aspiration and Fulfilling
Potential in Higher Education Forum
15 February 2010, Central
Londonhttp://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/economic_dev/widening-participation/
5.5 The Future of Higher Education: Securing A Sustainable Future
31 March 2011, Central London
http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/marketing/reg_direct.php
5.6 Public Policy Exchange - Further Education, Training and
Apprenticeships: What Can the New Skills Strategy Deliver?
8 February 2011, Central London
http://publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/events/BB08-PPE.php
5.7 SGI Second Wednesday - Identity, avatars and agents In health and
education, 12th January 2011, 12.00 - 18.00
An event to bring together theorists and industrialists to explore
leading edge practice in agent technologies for health and education.
Confirmed speakers: Mitja Kostomaj, a full body interaction games
designer, user's physical experience specialist and educator from
London, and Nigel Wynne, Senior Academic in Learning and Teaching in the
Faculty of Health at Birmingham City University. Book at
http://tinyurl.com/3xdz3fn
6. Calls for papers/Editors/Fellowship applications
6.1 Call for articles: AJET Special issue 2011: Assessing students' Web
2.0 activities in higher education.
Articles are invited for a forthcoming special issue of Australasian
Journal of Educational Technology to be published in 2011, entitled
'Assessing students' Web 2.0 activities in higher education', edited by
Dr Judithe Sheard (Monash University) and Dr Jenny Waycott (The
University of Melbourne). See
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/about/special-issues/assess-students-web2-2011.html
6.2 Call for Papers, Colleagues (Editors, Associate EiC and Eic of
topics) IJNCM: International Journal of Networked Computing and Advanced
Information Management
http://www.aicit.org/ijncm
6.3 Call for Papers & Exhibits
2011 2nd World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering
(CSIE 2011)
17-19 June 2011， Changchun, China
http://world-research-institute.org/conferences/CSIE/2011
7. Vacancies
7.1 Bridgwater College, Somerset
Learning Resources & E-Learning Manager
Salary: £28,260 - £30,474 pa
Full Time
http://www.fejobs.com/Hosted/IFrame/Job.aspx?VacNo=370218&EmpNo=27611&Page=1
Closing date: 15 December 2010, 12.00pm
7.2 University of York
Hull York Medical School
Educational Applications Officer (eLearning)
Ref no: UoY01065
Salary: £28,839 - £35,469
Full Time
Informal enquiries to: Paul Scott, Learning Resources Manager, Hull York
Medical School, Tel: 01904 321752 or e-mail [log in to unmask]
See http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/
Closing date: 14 January 2011
7.3 Aston University
Business School
E-learning Director
Ref: R100297
Salary: £36,715 - £43,840 (exceptionally to £47,905) per annum
Full Time
Closing date: 7 January 2011
Informal enquiries to Dr Gary Simpson: 0121 204 3241 email:
[log in to unmask]
http://www1.aston.ac.uk/staff/hr/job-vacancies/current-vacancies/adminclerical/r100297-advert/
7.4 Public Contracts Scotland
Clackmannanshire Council
Teacher Learning Communities
Ref: DEC084958
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/Search_View.aspx?id=DEC084958
7.5 Abingdon and Witney College, Oxford
Web developer
Salary: £24,608-£26,841
For details and application form, email: [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 16 December 2010
7.6 Serious Games Institute, Coventry
Research Assistant
Salary: £23,571-£31,674
24 month fixed term contract
Closing date: 3 January 2011
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ABZ819/research-assistant
7.7 Serious Games Institute, Coventry
PhD studentship in User Computer Interaction and Interface Design now
available at the SGI.
Closing Date: 14 Dec 2010
http://tinyurl.com/3ykcv8x
Informal enquiries Dr Panagiotis Petridis, tel: 024 7615 8251 or email
[log in to unmask]
8. Latest issue of ALT News Online - links to individual articles:
Article - ‘ALT-C 2010’ by Sarah Cornelius, Anna Campbell, Shirley Evans,
Devampika Getkahn, Mary Jacob, Suki Kaur, Matt Lingard, Colin Loughlin
and Mat Tinker http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/10ltall5ycoz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘Identifying learning technologists – The key roles,
activities and values of an emerging group’ by Sirin Soyoz
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/8svibisbdy6z5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘Technology revolution is the way for education to deliver
through the cuts’ by John Stone
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/1ctu9e6t4blz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘Deep thoughts or deep prejudices?’ by Marion Walton
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/2rcnoz8cqzgz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘When using technology makes a difference’ by Kevin McLaughlin
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/1vk4dz2si0mz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘GPS – What is the learning value of knowing where you are?’
by Adam Blackwood http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/grgstlbpp2zz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘CancerNursing.org – A case study in international open
educational resources’ by Ray Irving and Stuart Sutherland
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/e4ahckdz6lpz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘Make them struggle but keep them smiling – A set of design
principles for interactive learning tools’ by Sean Duffy
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/10o1egwi28oz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘iStanford’ by Bob Harrison
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/bdz9lgz4b25z5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘A Twitter experiment’ by Bryony Taylor
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/3jrr9g375ztz5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘I don’t want any help!! - A survey of attitudes to help
packages’ by Meic Watkins and Liz Bennett
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/1gzhoa09ustz5e6g3n66lmArticle
Article - ‘Top three announced in the Jorum learning and teaching
competition’ by Louise Egan
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/1aosmx0vh3ez5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘A week in the life of Claire Donlan’ by Claire Donlan
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/1mlsxtotu24z5e6g3n66lm
Article - ‘A week in the life of Shirley Evans’ by Shirley Evans:
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/pzfccby8bduz5e6g3n66lm
Report - ‘Key Findings from 2010 technology enhanced learning survey’ by
Tom Browne, Roger Hewitt, Martin Jenkins, Julie Voce, Richard Walker and
Hennie Yip http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/1vi2edysk66z5e6g3n66lm
Report - ‘Instinct or reason – How education policy is made and how we
might make it better' by Adrian Perry
8. Latest issue of ALT-J (to be ‘Research in Learning Technology’ from
January 2011) - The transformational impact of learning technology -
article links
Volume 18 Issue 3 is a Special Issue, co-edited by John Bourne, Martin
Hall, and Mike Keppell 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. *NB* If you cannot access the Journal
online, this is something we may be able to help you fix.
Table of contents http://tinyurl.com/3aylcgc
Editorial – “Learning technology and organisations: transformational
impact?” by Martin Hall, Mike Keppell, and John Bourne
http://tinyurl.com/2d2buf2
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529314
Article – “Transforming distance education curricula through
distributive leadership” by Mike Keppell; Carolyn O’Dwyer; Betsy Lyon;
Merilyn Childs
http://tinyurl.com/27bnxww
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529112
Article – “Change, technology and higher education: are universities
capable of organisational change?” by Stephen Marshall
http://tinyurl.com/2cpdmyw
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529107
Article – “Enhancing online distance education in small rural US
schools: a hybrid, learner-centred model” by Claire de la Varre; Julie
Keane; Matthew J. Irvin
http://tinyurl.com/24z82tc
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529109
Article – “The role of information and communication technologies in
improving teaching and learning processes in primary and secondary
schools” by Albert Sangrà; Mercedes González-Sanmamed
http://tinyurl.com/22tgpkd
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529108
Article – “Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: mobile Web 2.0 informing a new
institutional e-learning strategy” by Thomas D. Cochrane
http://tinyurl.com/2645cwe
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529110
Article – “Using Voice Boards: pedagogical design, technological
implementation, evaluation and reflections” by Elisabeth Yaneske; Briony
Oates
http://tinyurl.com/22mchd7
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529106
Article – “Web-based lecture technologies and learning and teaching: a
study of change in four Australian universities” by M. Gosper; M.
McNeill; R. Phillips; G. Preston; K. Woo; D. Green
http://tinyurl.com/26xyayn
DOI: 10.1080/09687769.2010.529111
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