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Table of Contents
1. ALT news
2. ALT events
3. News
4. Other events
5. Calls for proposals
6. Funding calls
7. Job vacancies
8. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from the most recent issue
9. Current issue (20.1) of the ALT Journal - Research in Learning
Technology
1. ALT News
1.1 Submissions now open for ALT-C 2012 - a confrontation with reality
* The 19th international conference of the Association for Learning
Technology will be held at the University of Manchester, UK, 11-13
September 2012.
* The conference themes are Problem solving, Mainstreaming, Openness and
sharing, sustainability, and Entrepreneurialism.
* To submit a proposal go to http://goo.gl/RuUEu
* Submissions will close at Midnight GMT on Monday 27 February 2012.
To access the detailed call for Abstracts go to http://goo.gl/lYgY5.
To access the detailed call for Proceedings Papers go to
http://goo.gl/btuIr.
1.2 New Organisational Members of ALT
We warmly welcome JISC Collections (http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/)
and Llandrillo College (http://www.llandrillo.ac.uk/) as Organisational
Members of ALT.
1.3 JISC Developing digital literacies programme
You can now access ALT’s professional association page under the
programme including ALT’s report on baselining digital literacy
provision via the JISC Design Studio http://goo.gl/9Vm0V .
1.4 How Learning Technology is used in schools - your views are needed
With the schools-based NIACE, ALT is working with the Department for
Education to encourage public discussion about what technology can do
for learning, through the website http://schoolstech.org.uk, whose
establishment the Education Secretary welcomed in his speech at BETT -
http://goo.gl/RAfmO - calling for "a serious, intelligent conversation
about how technology will transform education". Readers - be they
parents, teachers, researchers or from industry - can make their views
known at http://schoolstech.org.uk.
1.5 Digital Inclusion and Learning - Call for Papers for a Special Issue
of Research in Learning Technology
* Guest Editors: Jane Seale, Professor of Education, Plymouth
University, UK; William Dutton, Professor of Internet Studies, Oxford
Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK.
* Deadlines: Abstracts can be submitted to Jane Seale for informal
feedback until 1 March 2012.; Papers should be submitted via the online
submission system by 1 May 2012.
For the full call go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/publications/rlt/callforpapers20.4
1.6 Any employee of an ALT member organisation is entitled to join ALT
individually at no cost as an Associate Member. You can do this in
seconds from http://goo.gl/fOCYC
1.7 ALT Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
ALT Special Interest Groups bring together individuals or organisations
within ALT around a common theme. Here are links to each of our active SIGs:
* Inclusive Learning SIG (ILSIG) http://goo.gl/CQNQX;
* Learning Environment Review SIG (LERSIG) http://goo.gl/3MgBO;
* Video in Education SIG (ViTAL) http://goo.gl/oqV7n;
* Games and Learning SIG (GLSIG) http://goo.gl/01OtH;
* Politics and Critical Theory SIG (PACT) http://goo.gl/Hhzjp;
* White Rose Learning Technologists' Forum (WRLT SIG) http://goo.gl/LLmJM.
2. ALT events
2.1 E Readers for Learning: implications for policy and practice of
using Kindles, Ipads and other handheld devices to access text
This is a joint seminar run by ALT and the National Institute of Adult
Continuing Education (NIACE) and will take place in Leicester on 15
February 2012. For more information and to book go to http://goo.gl/wA0Mo
2.2 To what extent should learning design be supported computationally?
Book early for this 90 minute webinar-based discussion between Diana
Laurillard and Stephen Downes, to take place between 17.00 and 18.30 GMT
on 22 February 2012. Go to http://goo.gl/qbGxg.
2.3 The ALT/ELN webinar schedule for 2012
This is as follows, with fuller details soon to appear on the ALT web site.
* Writing effective assessment questions.
* The psychology of learning.
Both webinars *will* run, but they will *not* run on the previously
advertised dates. Please look out for new dates being published for
2012. We apologise if this decision – which results from difficulties in
making arrangements with the presenters – inconveniences you.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/events
2.4 Flowing from October’s meeting of all four of ALT’s Operational
Committees, several events are now in the pipeline including:
* a one-day event about large-scale curriculum redesign modelled on last
June’s successful Lecture Capture conference
(http://www.alt.ac.uk/events/lecture-capture-conference) for
particularly (but not exclusively) FE;
* an event for learning technology researchers and research managers,
with the working title “Getting to grips with impact in the learning
technology field”.
Dates to be announced shortly.
3. News
3.1 JISC Online Conference - Recordings Available
Recordings of live presentations at the JISC Online Conference,
Innovating e-Learning 2011, are now available free of charge.
If you were unable to attend the conference or would like to review the
content of sessions you found valuable as a delegate, you will find
session recordings and associated resources within the online conference
programme at http://goo.gl/fFgbX. Recordings of sessions from the
preceding Activity Week are also available from the Activity Week
Programme. Please note that this year's Innovating e-Learning Conference
will take place on 20th – 23rd November 2012.
3.2 JISC On Air Listeners' Survey - a week left for your response
We would like to invite you to take part in an online survey about JISC
On Air Radio Shows. If you haven’t yet had a chance to tell us what you
think of the shows, now is your opportunity. We are interested in how
useful these shows are to you and what sort of things you would like to
see in future shows. We anticipate it will take around six minutes to
complete the survey. Additionally, for respondents, there is an
opportunity to be entered into a prize draw - two prizes of £50 Amazon
vouchers.
The deadline for your feedback is midnight on Friday 10th February 2012.
Please give us your feedback by clicking on the following link:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/jisconair
3.3 Knowledge Transfer: New Games, New Rules
JISC infoNet are pleased to announce the launch of a new infoKit –
‘Knowledge Transfer 2.0’, or ‘KT2.0’. This resource integrates current
innovation theory, modern social media tools and current thinking on
market behaviour or motivation, to provide a more effective model of
Knowledge Transfer; a model that is capable of delivering more with less.
For more background and context about the resource see http://goo.gl/2qEHX
View the new infoKit at http://goo.gl/SX69p
4. Other events
4.1 Learning in Context 2012: workshop on Mobile Learning, 26-27 March
2012, Brussels, Belgium
On 26 and 27 March we are organizing a Mobile Learning workshop. The
workshop is aimed at educational professionals from industry, formal
education and CPD who have some experience in the application of mobile
learning. In the workshop the vision of future applications of mobile
learning, research questions and case studies are on the agenda. The
workshop is bi-lingual, Dutch and English. The workshop is organized by
the Mobile Learning team of CELSTEC with support of the STELLAR network
of Excellence.
http://www.stellarnet.eu/
http://www.teleurope.eu/
Further information and registration: http://goo.gl/veD4K
4.2 Extending your online courses, starts 25 April 2012
'Extending your online courses is a new 4 week online course from OCSLD,
led by George Roberts. We will explore a range of up to date tools and
assess their suitability for use in online courses. We will discuss the
issues they raise including identity, privacy, disclosure, digital and
information literacy and the benefit and challenges of online
communities in education. http://bitly.com/xMKWMp
4.3 HEA Workshop: Making the Most of Open Data in Education Studies NEW
DATE 23 March 2012
A full-day hands-on workshop at Liverpool John Moores University on
combining open data with easy-to-use visualisation tools for enhancement
of Education Studies courses. The morning session will introduce
developments in 'open and linked data' and review sources and types of
data that could be incorporated into classroom practice. In the
afternoon, participants will be supported in developing a simple 'linked
data' application for use in their own teaching. A closing plenary will
review what has been achieved, considering how best to exploit available
resources and embed these in participants own practices. Free to attend.
Information: http://goo.gl/ZBqDy
Book: http://tinyurl.com/EdStudDataDay
4.4 JISC TechDis Tuesdays - dialogues to make a difference
TechDis Tuesdays are online fortnightly workshops where we: present a
short video conversation on a specific accessibility theme; facilitate a
live ‘accessibility clinic’ on the day’s topic, providing an opportunity
for people to swap stories, compare experiences and discuss good
practice; signpost relevant resources from JISC TechDis and other
partner organisations.
Sessions are scheduled to last 20 minutes but lively discussions could
go on for longer. Sessions start at 13.00 on the appropriate day. For
further information please go to http://tinyurl.com/chqdt69
4.5 SCORE OER Residential Course: Call for Applications
An intensive one week course providing education specialists with the
foundational knowledge needed to engage with Open Educational Resources
(OER). Further information and application forms available at
http://goo.gl/PpSMm
4.6 Ireland & UK Moodlemoot 2012 – Dublin
It has been a few years since a Moodlemoot has been held in Ireland, so
we are delighted to announce that the Ireland & UK Moodlemoot 2012 will
be held in Dublin, Ireland. We invite you to join us and other members
of the Ireland and UK Moodle community for 3 days in Dublin this April
2-4, at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Dublin. The conference will
enable connecting and sharing between practitioners and administrators
from across Ireland and the United Kingdom.
For more information and registration please visit - http://moodlemoot.ie/
4.7 Media & Learning Conference 2012 to take place 14-15 November 2012
The annual Media & Learning Conference, aimed at policy makers, service
providers and practitioners, will take place on 14-15 November 2012 in
Brussels. It is being organised in collaboration with the Flemish
Ministry of Education and Training and the European Commission
Directorate-General for Education and Culture. The programme will
include lots of new features including the annual MEDEA Awards Ceremony
and presentations from all 2012 finalists. To be involved in the
programme development, contact the organisers at
[log in to unmask] The closing date for submitting proposals is
1 June 2012, more information will be online shortly at
http://www.media-and-learning.eu.
4.8 PebblePad 3 Roadshow
During late March 2012 Pebble Learning are organizing a number of
showcase events around the country to give people a chance to see a
completely new and redesigned version of PebblePad. After each event
we'll be making a PebblePad3 trial account available so that all
attendees can put the new system to the test for themselves. There is no
charge for attending these events and refreshments will be provided.
Places are limited so please book at http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/roadshow/.
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 10th Academic Practice and Technology (APT) Conference: Employer
Engagement in a Digital Age will be held on July 4th 2012.
This conference, run through our new eCentre, is sponsored by the HEA
and attracts an international audience. It brings together
practitioners, researchers, students and managers who have engaged
employers and industry through the design, development or delivery of
technology based or led higher education, work based learning, learner
employability or e-work programmes. Contributions to the conference
programme are sought from students, practitioners and researchers in all
education and training sectors that contribute to the discourses,
provide case study examples of, or present project/research reports
aligned with at least one of the conference aims. The deadline for
receipt of proposals is by midnight Monday 2 April, 2012.
5.2 Advance notice of call for bids for providers in the FE and Skills
Sector - JISC Advance FE and Skills Development and Resources Programme
This is advance notice to providers in the FE and Skills sector of a
forthcoming call for bids for funding, totalling £1.5 million which will
be issued on Friday 17th February. The funding will support the
repurposing and contextualisation of JISC resources for FE and Skills
providers and projects to improve learner experiences of provision and
enhance organisational efficiency and effectiveness. Details of the call
will be posted on the JISC Advance site http://www.jiscadvance.ac.uk
from 17th February and a further notice with links to the documentation
placed in the next edition of the ALT Digest.
5.3 Call for Papers: 11th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual
Learning mLearn 2012 - Mobile Learning in Context, 16-18 October 2012 in
Helsinki, Finland
Submissions are invited for:
* Long papers (8 pages)
* Short papers (3 pages)
* Posters (250 words)
* Workshops (3 pages)
* Tutorials (2 pages)
* Industry showcases (1-2 pages)
* Doctoral Consortium (4 pages)
Deadline for submissions: 30 May 2012
Conference website: www.mlearn.org/mlearn2012
5.4 7th International Blended Learning Conference - Call for proposals
The University of Hertfordshire’s Learning and Teaching Institute is
pleased to announce the 'Seventh International Blended Learning
Conference' in partnership with JISC Advance at The Fielder Centre,
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK on 13th and 14th June 2012.
The title of this year’s conference is “Reflecting on our achievements –
What’s next for technology-enhanced learning and teaching?” The
conference will once again have an international flavour and will also
provide a unique opportunity to hear from work associated with current
JISC projects and programmes. http://goo.gl/NglEY
6. Funding calls
6.1 JISC Grant Funding 01/12: JISC Digital Infrastructure Programme
JISC invites proposals for projects to help institutions and the HE
Sector as a whole develop a digital infrastructure.
Funding totalling £2,280,000 is available to support projects in the
following areas:
* research data management
* research tools, including research vocabularies relevant to specific
disciplines
* research information management
* information and library infrastructure
* access and identity management
The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is 12:00
noon UK time on Friday 16 March 2012.
The full call document can be found at http://goo.gl/QdeKb
7. Jobs
7.1 Epigeum
Development
Web Developer
web010
£24,000-£30,000
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 29 February 2012
Informal enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
http://www.epigeum.com/jobs-at-epigeum
7.2 The University of Leeds
Leeds University Business School
VLE Support Assistant
LUBS0081
£17,329 - £19,972
Full time
Closing date: 10 February 2012
Informal enquiries to: Catherine Bell, tel +44 (0)113 343 8780, e-mail
[log in to unmask]
http://jobs.leeds.ac.uk
7.3 University College London
Division of Biosciences
E-learning Designer
1230980
£31,905 - £33,676
Full time, Part time, Temporary
Closing date: 10 February 2012
Informal enquiries: [log in to unmask]
http://tinyurl.com/7rkpnvf
7.4 The Manchester College
Learning technology
Learning Technology Technical Administrator
£24,318 - £28,287
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 10 February 2012
Informal enquiries to: Julie O'Regan,
[log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/DPuoK
7.5 University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Australian Digital Futures Institute
Executive Director and Professor
101564
Executive Remuneration Package
Up to 5 year full-time fixed term appointment
Closing date: 24 February 2012
http://goo.gl/yDZEd
7.6 There is a regular supply of mainly US jobs in the learning
technology field at http://www.salt.org/salt.asp?ss=l&pn=joblistall,
with a helpful RSS feed at http://www.salt.org/Weblink/SaltJobs.rss.
8. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from Issue 25, published in
November 2011
Table of contents for Issue 25 - http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/tag/issue-25/
Article – ‘ALT-C 2011 – Thriving in a colder and more challenging
climate’ by Julie Voce
http://goo.gl/LkYl1
Article – ‘What Can We Learn From Stanford University’s Free Online
Computer Science Courses?’ by Seb Schmoller
http://goo.gl/2ddmW
Article – ‘Developing and Reviewing Online Courses: Items for
Consideration’ by Clayton R. Wright
http://goo.gl/d2QSN
Article – ‘The elements of e-assessment’ by Sophie White
http://goo.gl/ibx80
Article – ‘Supporting Learners with Activity Data’ by Tom Franklin
http://goo.gl/cSRhm
Article – ‘Get set, ready and GO! ELT Blogathon 2012’ by Şirin Soyöz
http://goo.gl/AQGox
Article – ‘Future of Technology in Education Conference 2011’ by Frank
Steiner
http://goo.gl/S0PLZ
9. Most recent issue of Research in Learning Technology, the Journal of
the Association for Learning Technology (previously ALT-J) – published
online on 3 February 2012.
Research in Learning Technology is now Open Access and published by
Co-Action Publishing. Articles from the last 19 years are now freely
available on the journal's new website where you can also find more
information about the journal. http://goo.gl/QukuN
Vol.20, Issue 1 - Table of contents
Editorial – “Going for gold: Research in Learning Technology makes the
switch to a fully Open Access publishing model”
Frances Bell, Seb Schmoller & Rhona Sharpe
http://goo.gl/8r2Du
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/17163
Article – “Open educational resources: staff attitudes and awareness”
Vivien Rolfe
http://goo.gl/FFIaC
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14395
Article – “Worth it? Findings from a study of how academics assess
students’ Web 2.0 activities”
Kathleen Gray, Jenny Waycott, Rosemary Clerehan, Margaret Hamilton, Joan
Richardson, Judithe Sheard and Celia Thompson
http://goo.gl/iJaP3
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/16153
Article – “Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective”
Matthew Kearney. Sandra Schuck, Kevin Burden and Peter Aubusson
http://goo.gl/DiblL
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14406
Article – “Beyond marks: new tools to visualise student engagement via
social networks”
Joanne L. Badge, Neil F.W. Saunders and Alan J. Cann
http://goo.gl/sdmv5
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/16283
Article – “Cross-discipline investigation of the relationship between
academic performance and online resource access by distance education
students”
Andrea Crampton, Angela T. Ragusa and Heather Cavanagh
http://goo.gl/E6jn6
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14430
Article – “The effectiveness of educational podcasts for teaching music
and visual arts in higher education”
Cheung On Tam
http://goo.gl/muXJa
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14919
Article – “By design: negotiating flexible learning in the built
environment discipline”
Richard Tucker and Gayle Morris
http://goo.gl/tKwop
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14404
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by 12.00 noon on Wednesday 15 February 2012. This issue was compiled
by those who submitted content for it, and very lightly edited by Anna
Davidge.
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