**CORRECTION: Item 8.9 has been removed as it was included in error.**
Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news Digest 330 issued on 21 August 2015
Please submit items for the ALT Fortnightly Digest, including job vacancies, via the form at http://go.alt.ac.uk/ALT-Digest.
The deadline for the next issue of the Digest is 12.00 on Wednesday 2 September 2015 for the Digest to be issued on Friday 4 September 2015.
Key links: http://www.alt.ac.uk/key-links
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. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from the latest Issue
10. Current articles the ALT Journal - Research in Learning Technology
1. ALT News
1.1 ALT Annual Conference 2015: full programme now available
You can now browse the full programme for this year’s Annual Conference at https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/programme.
1.2 2015 Annual General Meeting: Agenda and proxy voting arrangements
The agenda for the AGM and related information, including arrangements for proxy voting, has now been published on the AGM page. https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/agm
Details of proxy voting arrangements are set out at
https://www.alt.ac.uk/news/all_news/2015-annual-general-meeting-agenda-and-proxy-voting-arrangements
1.3 Meet the 2015 #LTAwards finalists and vote for your favourite
This year’s LTAwards finalists are now listed on our website. Visit the page to read and watch videos about their work, and to vote for your favourite.
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/2015-learning-technologist-of-the-year-awards/
2. ALT Events
2.1 ALT Annual Conference 2015: Shaping the future of learning together - last chance to register by midday 25 August
Register now for the ALT Annual Conference, 8-10 September 2015, Manchester, UK.
For more information including keynote and invited speakers please visit the conference platform at https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/
To book please visit: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2015-altc-reg.
3. News
3.1 Intellectual Property Office FE survey
The Intellectual Property Office is investigating the prevalence of intellectual property teaching and activities being conducted in Further Education (FE) within the UK. For many years the IPO has supported higher education and would like to explore how they can extend their support to FE. The IPO is seeking participants in a short survey to inform future projects and policy work in this area.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1J9snSx
4. Events
4.1 SEDA accredited Jisc Institutional Change Leader award registration
Free 2-module CANLearn course designed to support staff and students working in partnership on technology-related curriculum innovation projects in UK higher education, further education and skills. The award, part of Jisc’s Change Agents’ Network, is supported by course mentors and hosted by Jisc’s CAN VLE using Moodle. Course leader: Dr Mark Kerrigan ([log in to unmask]).
http://can.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
4.2 Online Educa Berlin 2015 - ALT Member discount - 2-4 December 2015, Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin, Germany
OEB will have 70+ sessions in various formats: hands-on workshops, interactive breakout sessions, discussions and debates, labs, demos and keynote interventions by amongst others author, blogger and co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow and Hillary Leevers, Head of Education and Learning at the Wellcome Trust. ALT Members are entitled to benefit from a reduced conference fee of €600 (instead of €790 ).
See https://www.alt.ac.uk/members-area/member-offers-and-discounts
and http://www.online-educa.com/
4.3 Mahara Hui UK15 Conference 9th & 10th November 2015.
The eighth annual Mahara Hui UK ePortfolio Conference will be held at Southampton Solent University Conference Centre on 9th & 10th November 2015. This year's themes are Student Experience; Employability & Work based Learning; Enhancing Teaching and Learning, (including Digital Literacies); and Technical, Administration and Developers. Keynotes include Kristina Hoeppner visiting from New Zealand, the home of Mahara. Early bird tickets for the full two days are only £95 including an evening drinks reception.
http://maharahuiuk.org
4.4 CiviCon London 2015 8th & 9th October 2015
The event provides sessions designed to meet the needs of absolute beginners, administrators, implementers, and developers, making it the perfect place to meet and network with other Civi users and providers, and help you and your organisation to find out about best practice, learn what is new, and what the future holds for CiviCRM.
https://london2015.civicrm.org/
4.5 Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences for June to December 2015
Clayton R Wright has circulated an updated version of his thorough listing of conferences and, as with previous updates this is now on the ALT Open Access repository at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2360/
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 Social Media for Learning in HE Conference 18 December 2015
The call for papers is open for this one day conference at Sheffield Hallam University (#SocMedHE15). The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, students, academic developers and strategic managers to consider the opportunities, challenges and the disruptive influence of social media in learning and teaching. Deadline for submissions is 3 September. http://go.shu.ac.uk/socmedhe
5.2 Smart Learning Conference 7 - 9 March 2016, Dubai
Innovation Arabia 9 Congress showcases leading academic research and the latest practical solutions in in three key sectors of development: quality and business management, smart learning and education, health and environment. The conference invites learners, practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders in the field of education to present works and projects that demonstrate the power of smart learning design and technologies to blur the borders between education and the workplace, formal and informal learning, individual and collective learning, learning and the development of social and organizational practices.
www.innovationarabia.ae
6. Funding calls
None this issue
7. Open Educational Resources
None this issue.
8. Job vacancies
**CORRECTION: Item 8.9 has been removed as it was included in error.**
8.1 Royal Veterinary College
Electronic Media Unit
Learning Technologist Consultant
£20 per hour
Full time, Temporary
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
8.2 University of Stirling
Human Resources and Organisation Development
Academic Development Partner
SERV00344
£38,511 - £45,954
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 26 August 2015
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1HZhuP7
8.3 Imperial College London
Information and Communication Technologies
E-learning Support Specialist
SS 2015 202 TAA
£34,720 - £42,830
Full time
Closing date: 3 September 2015
Informal enquiries to Miss Louise Hill - [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1JmprPD
8.4 Otago Polytechnic
OP Online
Online Learning Designer
C52776
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 04 September 2015
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1hvpByn
8.5 Education For Health
Education - eLearning
Online Content Developer
Salary: Competitive
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 07 September 2015
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MI2Kfv
8.6 University of Bedfordshire
Centre for Learning Excellence
Head of Teaching and Learning
BEDS0433
Spot Salary
Full time
Closing date: 8 September 2015
Informal enquiries to Mark Atlay: [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1gZW3YB
8.7 University of Bedfordshire
Centre for Learning Excellence
Educational Developer
BEDS0435
£32,277 to £38,511
Full time
Closing date: 21 September 2015
Informal enquiries to Mark Gamble: 01582 489260; [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1EH4HAX
8.8 YES Digital
Digital Learning and Communication
Learning Designer
€30-40 000
Full time, Part time
Closing date: 30 September, 2015
Informal enquiries to Cormac O'Keeffe: [log in to unmask]; @ocaoimh
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MI2MUK
9. Current articles from the ALT Online Newsletter
The newsletter website is at: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/
Latest articles:
“Event Report from Blackboard World 2015 (#Bbworld2015)” Teresa MacKinnon
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MCe2k1
“Chief Executive’s Report - August 2015” Maren Deepwell
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1K9RTsZ
"Getting Technology Right in Schools – A Word with José Picardo" José Picardo
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1SYqtMq
"Learn the secrets to Making Social Collaboration Work, London, 15th October" Steve Kidd
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1M9V6bW
"Using Technology in the Classroom – a mini case study" Nastaran Norouzi Richards-Carpenter
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1gORIYT
"What was #rhizome15" Dave Cormier
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1HUDwGa
We welcome articles, comment, reviews, project news and advertising enquiries. For more information on how to submit an article to the Newsletter go to http://go.alt.ac.uk/1EMDSy6
10. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology
The journal website is at: http://go.alt.ac.uk/RLT_Journal
“Material matters for learning in virtual networks: A case study of a professional learning programme hosted in a Google+ online community”
Aileen Ackland, Ann Swinney
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26677
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MI2QEa
“Towards collaboration as learning: evaluation of an open CPD opportunity for HE teachers”
Chrissi Nerantzi, Peter Gossman
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26967
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KzqaxP
"Handling disruptive innovations in HE: lessons from two contrasting case studies"
Stephen Powell, Bill Olivier and Li Yuan
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.22494
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KtFKAm
"Just-in-time research: a call to arms for research into mobile technologies in higher education"
Lucie Byrne-Davis, Hilary Dexter, Jo Hart, Tim Cappelli, Ged Byrne, Ian Sampson, Jane Mooney, Colin Lumsden
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.25653
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Ph7jfr
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