Association for Learning Technology - Weekly News Digest 354, 22 April 2016

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Table of Contents
1. News from ALT
2. ALT and ALT member events
3. News
4. Events
5. Calls for proposals
6. Job vacancies
7. #altc blog
8. Research in Learning Technology


1. News from ALT

1.1 OER16: participate online
The OER16 website continues to be updated with session recordings and resources. https://oer16.oerconf.org


2. ALT and ALT Member Events

2.1 FELTAG SIG webinar: find out about the Blended Learning Consortium, 6 May 2016 12:30 to 13:30
This webinar will give an overview of the Blended Learning Consortium. This is a group of more than 10% of UK Colleges, led by Heart of Worcestershire College, who are working together to co-develop and share high quality blended learning resources, for the sector by the sector.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1S73luQ

2.2 ALT Symposium - Learning Technology in Further and Higher Education, London, 16 May 2016 9:00 to 13:00
The context for the symposium are the major changes facing us across sectors, from area based reviews and development of apprenticeships in the Further Education system to how we demonstrate excellence in teaching and research in Higher Education. The key question we will be exploring is how policy and organisational culture can enable effective innovation in Learning Technology, innovation that goes beyond small pilots or islands of best practice. We will critically consider what common challenges (some concrete, here-and-now, some less tangible at present) we face, and how Learning Technology can help meet them.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1S1219K

2.3 ALT Scotland: Sharing Stories: enablers and drivers for Learning Technology in Scottish Education 7 Jun 2016 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Dundee and Angus Colleges, Gardyne Campus, Dundee
This is an event organised by the ALT Scotland Members Group. Bringing together Members from across Scotland the day will have the theme 'Sharing Stories: enablers and drivers for Learning Technology in Scottish Education'. The event is designed to bring together practitioners from across sectors to share experiences of current and emerging practices in encouraging engagement with learning technology, highlighting the key enablers and drivers.
Please submit your proposals there by Friday 22nd April. http://goo.gl/forms/yWfJLaFHPO 
For more information or to get involved join the ALT Scotland Members Group.  

2.4 14th CfP Academic Practice and Technology (APT) conference 5 July 2016
Booking is now open for “Mind the gap”: exploring institutional practices in the post-digital age". The conference will explore the role of academic practice and technology in identifying, avoiding, reducing or even exploiting the ‘gaps’, real or perceived, in the contemporary educational landscape. Jointly hosted by the University of Greenwich and the London School of Economics, it will provide an opportunity for delegates and presenters to debate and explore the significant challenges for higher and post-compulsory education and training arising from the waves of rapid change in a post-digital age. For more information visit: http://tinyurl.com/APT2016. To book your place visit: http://tinyurl.com/aptbooking


3. News

3.1 Book Announcement: Learning in Virtual Worlds - Free Download
The book "Learning in Virtual Worlds: Research and Applications", edited by Sue Gregory, Mark J.W. Lee, Barney Dalgarno and Belinda Tynan, has been published by Athabasca University Press as an open-access volume. PDF copies of the volume and its individual chapters are downloadable for free at http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120254 , from where Paperback and ePub formats can also be purchased.


4. Events

4.1 EdTechXEurope 2016, London,  15 - 16 June 2016 
This e-learning focussed summit provides a platform for senior business executives to explore current industry and investment trends in e-Learning and provide a catalyst for the consolidation and investment required in the sector. Now in its fourth year, EdTechXEurope 2016 aims to host 800+ attendees and 80+ speakers. EdTechXEurope will also provide the stage for the culmination of the annual EdTech 20 competition; designed to foster and showcase notable innovation ideas within the start-up communities through pitches and awards. Follow on Twitter: @edtecheurope.
http://edtechxeurope.com/

4.2 14th Academic Practice and Technology (APT) conference, 5 July 2016
Booking is now open for “Mind the gap”: exploring institutional practices in the post-digital age". The conference will explore the role of academic practice and technology in identifying, avoiding, reducing or even exploiting the ‘gaps’, real or perceived, in the contemporary educational landscape. Jointly hosted by the University of Greenwich and the London School of Economics, it will provide an opportunity for delegates and presenters to debate and explore the significant challenges for higher and post-compulsory education and training arising from the waves of rapid change in a post-digital age. 
More information: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1YIoXwe.  
Registration: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1U772QN. 

4.3 Future Directions for UK Higher Education: Looking forward in uncertain times, London, 6 June 2016 11:00 - 16:00
This event will explore the future direction of UK higher education at a time of significant policy turbulence. Key policy uncertainties include:
• The possibility of ‘Brexit’ as a result of the referendum on membership of the European Union
• Changes resulting from the Green Paper: ‘Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice’, including proposals for a Teaching Excellence Framework (the TEF), new arrangements for private providers, and changes to the regulatory framework with the proposed ‘Office for Students’.
• The future shape of the Research Excellence Framework (the REF) in light of the ongoing Stern Review

4.4 Educational Technology and Education Conferences for January to June 2016
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/2362/


5. Calls for proposals

5.1 Social status: creative uses of social media in higher education 03 June 2016 09.30-16.00, London College of Fashion
This one day symposium focuses on the value of social media for learning within creative arts and design higher education, while also drawing on innovative and effective practices from across the disciplines.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1SCL0QD 


6. Job vacancies

6.1 The Open University, UK
Department of Computing and Communications
Fully-funded PhD studentships
£14,296 per annum
Full time
Closing date: 22 April 2016
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Xxo61l 

6.2 Edinburgh Napier University
Information Services
Learning Technologist
082/AS
£25,023 - £29,847
Temporary
Closing date: 29 April 2016
Informal enquiries to Catherine Harvey, [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Nm8Aos 

6.3 Imperial College London
Department of Medicine
E-Learning Technologist
HM2016083
£34,720-£42,830
Full time
Closing date: 25 April 2016
Informal enquiries to Mr Chris Neill, Education Manager ([log in to unmask]; 020 3313 1939)
http://go.alt.ac.uk/23LaHtv 

6.4 University of Surrey
Technology Enhanced Learning
Learning Development Officer
26716
£30,738 to £37,768 per annum
Full time
Closing date: 01 May 2016
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1QpeIqC

6.5 University of Gloucestershire
IT Services Senior Systems Developer
S1317
£31,656 - £35,609 per annum
Full time
Closing date: 2 May 2016
Informal enquiries to Dr Nick Moore ([log in to unmask])
https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=026716

6.6 The Open University, UK
Department of Computing and Communications
Research Associate in Human-Computer Interaction and Education Research
£28,982 - £32,600
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 5 May 2016
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1VYGmBC 


7. For latest posts, visit the #altc blog 
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/


8. For latest articles, visit Research in Learning Technology http://go.alt.ac.uk/RLT_Journal

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