Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news Digest 286 issued on 1 November 2013
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The deadline for the next issue of the Digest is 12.00 on Wednesday 13 November for the Digest to be issued on Friday 15 November 2013.
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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. Open Educational Resources
8. Job vacancies
9. Courses
10. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from the latest Issue
11. Current articles the ALT Journal - Research in Learning Technology
1. ALT News
1.1 New Organisational Members of ALT
We warmly welcome Northamptonshire County Council as new organisational members of ALT.
http://goo.gl/ARIjUK
1.2 Your views count: new ALT strategy consultation - Deadline: 5 November 2013
We are conducting a review of our medium term strategy, with the target of producing a new three year strategy from February 2014. Our aim is to update and rationalise ALT so that we can continue to develop as an organisation while we improve services to members and, as a registered charity, provide real public benefit. http://go.alt.ac.uk/16Sdwa1
1.3 Contribute to the ALT Online Newsletter
We welcome articles, comment, reviews, project news, interviews and more. Please see our recently updated Submission Guidelines for Authors at http://go.alt.ac.uk/17x16dJ.
To contribute or for more information please contact the Editors at [log in to unmask]
1.4 Learning Technologist of the Year Award
The Learning Technologist of the Year Award’s overall purpose is to celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the learning technology field. The awards were presented in Nottingham at the 2013 ALT Conference on the evening of 11 September and sponsored by University of London Computer Centre.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/16Sdwa1
1.5 Busting webcast myths at the FOTE conference
Gwen Noteborn is heading the Edl@b (education Lab) at Maastricht University (www.edlab.nl) and works with teachers, students and companies to help them implement online tools in class, to share the findings of their experiences and to research the outcomes of these implementations. The Future of Technology in Education (FOTE) conference on 11 October 2013 was a good platform for her to reflect on how students use webcasts in education, drawing on her research conducted in Belgium and the Netherlands over the last four years.
http://fote-conference.com/
1.6 Policy Board Meeting - 7 October 2013 at the Institute of Education in London.
ALT members discuss strategy, learning technology & staying ahead.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/19WOAln
1.7 Circle ALT on Google +
Be part of our Google + community and get news and access to the latest recorded live interviews from altc2013
http://go.alt.ac.uk/ALTGooglePlus
2. ALT events
2.1 *Last chance to book!* No way back? Exploring the impact, data and potential of MOOCs, University of Southampton, 6 November 2013
This one day conference is about current MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) research, experience and development. A key focus of the event is on exploring the impact of MOOCs, how data is created, used and analysed and to consider the potential of MOOCs in education. Organised by ALT’s Special Interest Group for MOOCs, the conference will bring together practitioners and researchers to discuss, discover and define the evolving MOOC landscape.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/HsKzLG
2.2 Webinar on The Art and Science of Learning Design: a Supplement of Research in Learning Technology, 19 November 15.00 - 16.00 GMT
Research in Learning Technology recently published a supplement on "The art and science of learning design". Several of the supplement’s authors will convene for a webinar, in which they will highlight key points in their papers, discuss issues emerging from this publication and answer audience questions and comments.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/16rIJUp
2.3 Webinar series on Digital Literacies and Digital Scholarship, launching 30 October 2013
ALT is running a series of free webinars funded by the JISC IOE Digital Literacy project. The series will explore the themes of the forthcoming special issue of Research in Learning Technology, which will focus on Digital Literacies and Digital Scholarship, featuring the authors of four of the papers in the special issue. The session details are:
7 November, 3-5pm: Multimodal Profusion in the Massive Open Online Course - with Jeremy Knox and Sian Bayne
28 November, 3-5pm: The Five Resources of Critical Digital Literacy - Juliet Hinrichsen and Antony Coombs
5 December, 11am-1pm: Textual Practices in the New Media Digital Landscape - Mary Hamilton and Mary Lea
http://www.alt.ac.uk/events
2.4 CMALT webinar 7 November 12.30- 1.30
The session is designed to provide information and support to candidates looking to complete their portfolios in the next few months. It will provide an overview of the submission process, advice on how to complete a portfolio and an opportunity to see how the assessment process works.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/17BrkJT
3. News
3.1 City & Guilds and Kineo Announce E-learning Apprenticeship Academy
The apprenticeship will cover these topics: Learning design, E-learning development (IT technical), Project management, Programming, Graphics and animation, Quality assurance.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/HsK7NE
3.2 Journal special issue: Digital Literacy and Informal Learning Environments
New special issue of Learning Media and Technology (38/4) out now.
http://bit.ly/R4RlIj
4. Events
4.1 Immersive Education Summit, 28-29 November 2013
The draft programme for the forthcoming Immersive Education Summit has been announced. The summit will take place at King's College London on 28-29th November 2013. The programme includes 4 keynote presentations, long and short papers, demonstrations, posters and a speed-sharing session. Also there will be a gala social evening in London's Covent Garden on the evening of 28th November.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1hz7q69
4.2 UCISA event: Effective use of mobile technologies, Imperial College London, 24 January 2014.
A showcase of best practice in the use of mobile technology to enhance teaching, learning and assessment. The event includes case studies from the upcoming best practice guide. The case studies go beyond the provision of mobile access to existing technologies and will demonstrate the advantage of using mobile technologies in the learning experience.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/17BrkJT
4.3 International Conference on Supporting Group Work and Learning. 8-12 Nov 2014. Location: Sanibel Island/FL, USA.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1cu2fVq
4.4 Education and Innovation Conference and Exhibition: 27-28 February 2014
EICE is a national conference and exhibition taking place in Manchester that brings together leading education experts, thought leaders and inspirational practitioners to share expert advice, training and guidance about integrating innovation and technology into learning.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/16Rh2XK
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 Connected Learning in an Open World, 8th July 2014, University of Greenwich
This conference will seek to engage and debate both the challenges and responses emerging from institutions and practitioners on issues such as the relationship between universities, colleges, new e-learners and globalised e-employers.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ggImSr
5.2 Call for abstracts: Ideas in Mobile Learning Symposium
Call for 500 word abstracts by 5th Jan 2014. Ideas in Mobile Learning Symposium, to be held 6th - 7th March 2014, Watershed, Bristol, UK.
http://tinyurl.com/nash8th
6. Funding calls
None this issue
7. Open Educational Resources
7.1 Australasian virtual worlds scoping study - final report available
In 2010-12, a team of researchers from Charles Sturt University, the University of New England and the University of Southern Queensland undertook an Australia and New Zealand-wide scoping study on the use of virtual worlds for learning and teaching in higher education.
http://goo.gl/1NhgJQ
7.2 Managing Course Information
This new infoKit from Jisc infoNet looks at course information management issues that are endemic in the sector. As a result of recent activity in this area, there is now a wealth of experience and good practice on which to draw in solving these challenges. The infoKit aims to provide reassurance that the problems faced in your organisations are neither unique nor insurmountable.
http://bit.ly/course-information
8. Jobs
8.1 University of West London, Institute for Teaching, Innovation and Learning
Head of TEL
INS016
Circa £50,000
Full time
Closing Date: 8 November 2013
Informal Enquiries to [log in to unmask]
8.2 University of Sussex, IT Services
E-learning developer / integrator
359
£30,424 - £36,298
Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 14 November 2013
Informal Enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/
8.3 Plymouth University, Academic Support, Technology and Innovation
Digital Learning Environment Advocates
A3537
£23,352 to £27,047
Full time, Temporary
Closing Date to 15 November 2013
Informal Enquiries: Prof Neil Witt, [log in to unmask] , 01752 587908
8.4 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.
9. Current articles from the ALT Online Newsletter
The newsletter website is at: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/
Latest Articles
Article – “Meet the New Editors of the ALT Online Newsletter”, Liz Bennett, Sarah Cornelius, Frank Steiner
http://go.alt.ac.uk/18Jc61f
Article –“Busting webcast myths at the FOTE conference”, Allison Stevens
http://go.alt.ac.uk/HqTnkP
Article – “Policy Board Meeting – members discuss strategy, learning technology & staying ahead”, The ALT Team
http://go.alt.ac.uk/17TiQKx
If you would like to contribute to the ALT online newsletter please contact the Editors at [log in to unmask]
We have recently published new guidelines for submission at http://go.alt.ac.uk/17x16dJ
10. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology
The journal website is at: http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/
Latest articles:
Article – “Exploring the use of text and instant messaging in higher education classrooms” Sharon Lauricella, Robin Kay
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ggGWHr
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19061
Article – “Exploring individual, social and organisational effects on Web 2.0-based workplace learning: a research agenda for a systematic approach” Fang Zhao, Linzi Kemp
http://go.alt.ac.uk/17BpJUz
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19089
Article – “Hashtags and retweets: using Twitter to aid Community, Communication and Casual (informal) learning”, Peter Reed
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1fzeYqa
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19692
Article – “Redesigning professional development: reconceptualising teaching using social learning technologies”, Thomas Cochrane, Vickel Narayan
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ahwqHw
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19226
Article – “Teaching with student response systems (SRS): teacher-centric aspects that can negatively affect students’ experience of using SRS”, Kjetil L. Nielsen, Gabrielle Hansen, John B. Stav
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ahwpDt
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.18989
Article – “Experience of developing Twitter-based communities of practice in higher education”, Bex Lewis, David Rush
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1h5tHe0
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.18598
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