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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 articles from the ALT Journal - Research in Learning Technology
1. ALT News
1.1 Honorary Life Membership of ALT
This year's call for nominations for Honorary Life Membership of ALT has
now been issued.
ALT awards Honorary Life Membership (HLM) to individuals whom ALT
believes have made an outstanding and sustained contribution to the
advancement of ALT's aims for the development of learning technology in
a regional, national or international context through research,
practice, policy-development, leadership, or a combination of these.
The deadline for nomination is Friday, 18 May 2012.
For the full call go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/hlm
1.2 2012 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award
The entry form will published during week beginning 16 April, with a
closing date for entries towards the end of May.
1.3 Trustee elections
Elections for two people to serve for three years as Trustees of ALT and
for one person to serve for three years as a Trustee of ALT in the
sequential roles of Vice Chair, Chair, and then President will start
with the issue of nomination papers during week beginning 23 April. The
closing date for nominations will be towards the end of May.
1.4 Call for expressions of interest in membership of each of ALT's four
main operational committees
This will be issued in June 2012, with the closing date likely to be in
early September, for those appointed to take part in their first
committee meeting in October.
1.5 Final call: Digital Inclusion and Learning - 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.
* Papers should be submitted via the online submission system by 1 May 2012.
For the full call go to http://goo.gl/Cazab
* People interested in reviewing papers for this Special Issue can
express an interest here http://goo.gl/G0CB1.
1.6 Your ALT Newsletter needs You!
ALT is a membership organisation, and the quality of what we can do for
our members is often driven by what we can do ourselves to help the
broader community of practitioners. This is particularly true with the
ALT Newsletter. To this end, we are always receptive to new ideas and on
the lookout for new content.
For information on the kinds of articles we are looking for and details
of how to submit please go to http://goo.gl/R516X
1.7 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
1.8 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;
* Open Education SIG (OESIG) http://goo.gl/J0Kkx.
2. ALT events
2.1 Large-scale curriculum redesign where technology plays a central
role 21 May 2012
We are running this event with the Association of Colleges (AoC). The
aim of the conference is to provide delegates with ideas and strategies
for curriculum redesign which will have an impact on large numbers of
learners. The full programme will be confirmed shortly but will include
a complementary mixture of 6 or 7 presentations from people with
practical experience and evidence to present.
There are also sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available, for
details please contact [log in to unmask]
For more information go to http://goo.gl/O0BLW
2.2 Teaching computer science and computational thinking in the
classroom - What the research says?
A free workshop sponsored by BESA (British Educational Suppliers
Association) and the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Research
Programme and supported by the Association for Learning Technology
(ALT), 27 April, 2012 at The London Knowledge Lab.
Attendees will be able to hear talks from industry, academics, policy
makers and practitioners, see research prototypes, learn about current
research projects and findings and meet other like-minded people. They
will also be able to shape the structure and content of future events in
this series.
For more information go to http://goo.gl/us62k
Please book your place by contacting [log in to unmask]
2.3 Early bird registration 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.
For more information go to http://goo.gl/N3YOC
To register go to http://goo.gl/9th8d
3. News
3.1 Desire2Learn Edge Challenge 2012: $25,000 Prize
Desire2Learn announces a competition that challenges professional
developers and students to shape the future of education by building
apps that improve the experience of teachers, students, and
administrators. The competition invites teams of up to five individuals
to create a working software solution on a mobile web platform to
illustrate an innovative approach to creating or collaborating within an
active learning experience. The winning team will receive a cash prize
of $25,000, and the opportunity to travel to San Diego to attend FUSION
2012, Desire2Learn's Annual Users' Conference and present their
prototype. Submissions must be received by 30 April 2012.
Register now at http://goo.gl/8d3Mt
For more information visit http://goo.gl/qQnhO
3.2 ICTs Inspire Innovation in eLearning Africa Photo Competition
Under the theme of "The African Century: ICTs Inspiring Innovation",
budding photographers are encouraged to send in their photos depicting
how ICTs are enhancing the way individuals and communities in Africa
live, learn, cooperate and connect, accompanied by a brief description
outlining the inspiration behind their idea.
The closing date for submissions is April 16th, 2012.
Full details are available here: http://goo.gl/96T2F
4. Other events
4.1 Future Tense - the Goldsmiths Learning and Teaching Conference, 18
May 2012
Goldsmiths Learning and Enhancement Unit is hosting an international
conference to profile individuals or groups of staff and projects, that
have shaped, challenged or shifted learning and teaching in their higher
education contexts.
Martin Conreen, who lectures in Goldsmiths' Design Department, and Mark
Miodownik, Professor of Materials and Society at University College and
Royal Institute Christmas Lecturer, will be giving the keynote.
Programme and more information at http://goo.gl/y2MSZ
Register at http://goo.gl/wkUgN
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 Call for papers for the Immersive Education Initiative, Paris
Summit, 26-27 November
The theme for the 2nd European Immersive Education (iED) Summit is:
Immersive Education: combining creativity, art and pedagogy. The two-day
event is open to the global academic community and experts in immersion,
simulation, learning games, virtual reality and full, augmented and
mixed reality.
Important Dates: Paper submission - 27th July 2012, Notification of
acceptance - 28th September 2012, Final paper submission - 26th October
2012.
See for further information: http://goo.gl/hjq7G
5.2 Call for Papers: IEEE International Conference on Teaching,
Assessment, and Learning for Engineering 2012 (TALE 2012), 20-23 August
2012, Hong Kong
This new conference will be held annually in the Asia-Pacific region
beginning in 2012, and is intended to complement existing conferences
sponsored by the IEEE Education Society, most notably Frontiers in
Education in North America and EDUCON in Europe/Middle East/Africa. The
theme for the 2012 conference is "Fostering Innovation and Excellence in
Engineering Education". The deadline for paper submissions is 30 April 2012.
For more information go to http://goo.gl/VeH0E
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 a range of sessions.
Deadline for submissions: 30 May 2012
Conference website: www.mlearn.org/mlearn2012
6. Funding calls
6.1 Bright ideas wanted for new JISC funding platform
JISC elevator is a new way to find and fund innovative ways to use
technology to improve universities and colleges. Anyone employed in UK
higher or further education can submit an idea. If your idea proves
popular then JISC will consider it for funding. The elevator is for
small, practical projects with up to £10,000 available for successful
ideas. So if you have a brainwave, why not pitch it on the elevator?
For more information and funding details please go to http://goo.gl/Mr3mF
7. Jobs
7.1 Edge Hill University
Learning Services (Learning Technology Development Division)
Learning Technology Development Manager
EHA3165-0312
£31,020 - £34,895
Full time
Closing date: 16 April 2012
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/Nvjlo
7.2 Edge Hill University
Learning Services (Learning Technology Development Division)
Learning Technology Development Operations Coordinator
EHA3213-0312
£21,802 - £23,811
Part time
Closing date: 16 April 2012
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/xBWUU
7.3 Pebble Learning
PebblePad Consultant
£35,000 - £50,000 OTE
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 24 April 2012
Informal enquiries to Shane Sutherland, [log in to unmask]
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/jobs
7.4 Pebble Learning
Project Coordinator
£25,000
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 1 May 2012
Informal enquiries to Shane Sutherland, [log in to unmask]
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/jobs
7.5 University of Gloucestershire
Teaching and Learning Innovation
Learning Technologist (Reusable Learning Objects)
S905
£24,520 - £29,249
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 18 April 2012
Informal enquiries to John Hill, [log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/AhvL9
7.6 University of Gloucestershire
Teaching and Learning Innovation
Learning Technologist (Remote Learners)
S906
£24,520 - £29,249
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 18 April 2012
Informal enquiries to John Hill, [log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/SmFR8
7.7 University of Cape Town
Centre for Educational Technology (CET)
Director: Centre for Educational Technology
SR285/12
Closing date: 4 May 2012
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/Gz5pD
7.8 Hull York Medical School
Elearning Enhancement Officer (Postgraduate)
£31,020 – £35,938, pro rata
Part time
Closing date: 30 April 2012
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask] OR [log in to unmask]
http://goo.gl/dRfG5
7.9 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 26, published in
February 2012
Table of contents for Issue 26 - http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/tag/issue-26/
Article – ‘The Self Organised Learning Environment (SOLE) School Support
Pack’by Sugata Mitra
http://goo.gl/d5zMC
Article – ‘Mobile Publishing with Jutoh’ by Scott Hennessy
http://goo.gl/V3ufe
Article – ‘Getting the Mix Right Once Again: A Peek into the Interaction
Equivalency Theorem and Interaction Design’ by Terumi Miyazoe
http://goo.gl/E5hHc
Article – ‘A Story of (O)pen’ by Amber Thomas
http://goo.gl/eRgEu
9. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research
in Learning Technology
Research in Learning Technology is now published online continuously,
though we continue to produce printed Issues and to allocate articles to
Issues.
The journal web site is http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/.
Below are links to articles published this year.
9.1 Vol 20, Issue 2 – articles published to date
Article – “Perceptions of the effects of clicker technology on student
learning and engagement: a study of freshmen Chemistry students”
Jenepher Lennox Terrion, Victoria Aceti
http://goo.gl/1hkYM
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16150
Article – “Teaching with wikis: improving staff development through
action research”
Robyn Benson, Charlotte Brack, Gayani Samarwickrema
http://goo.gl/aeQP0
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16149
Article – “Applying a framework to evaluate assignment marking software:
a case study on Lightwork”
Eva Heinrich, John Milne
http://goo.gl/oj0BJ
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16152
Article - "Making science real: photo-sharing in biology and chemistry"
Jenny Waycott, Barney Dalgarno, Gregor Kennedy, Andrea Bishop
http://goo.gl/BNlE6
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16151
Article - "Linking theory to practice in learning technology research"
Cathy Gunn, Caroline Steel
http://goo.gl/QQqA8
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16148
Article - "The implementation and evaluation of a new learning space: a
pilot study"
Gail Wilson, Marcus Randall
http://goo.gl/CwdK2
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14431
9.2 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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