Association for Learning Technology - Weekly News Digest 355, 29 April 2016
Submit your news at http://go.alt.ac.uk/ALT-Digest, deadline 5pm on Wednesdays.
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 ALT Server Upgrades 30th April and 1st May - possible interruption in services
ALT will be upgrading two of its systems on the 30th April and 1st May. On Saturday April 30th, 9pm - midnight all ALT websites may be offline whilst our contractor performs essential maintenance. This will affect the main alt.ac.uk as well as sub domains such as altc.alt.ac.uk and repository.alt.ac.uk and we advise you not to use any ALT sites during this time.
Separately on Sunday May 1, 4pm - midnight our hosted conference paper submission system (http://ocs.sfu.ca/alt/) may be offline whilst the host performs maintenance.
1.2 2016 Call for nominations for Honorary Life Membership closing date of Friday, 10 June 2016
ALT awards Honorary Life Membership 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 current Honorary Life Members of ALT are David Hawkridge, Terry Mayes, Malcolm Read and Seb Schmoller.
The Nominations submission form is located on our website: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1T9rSd6
1.3 2016 Nominations for Trustees and Vice-Chair of ALT and AGM Calling Notice - Closing date for nominations: Friday 10 June 2016
The 2016 AGM Calling Notice and Trustee and Vice-Chair nomination forms have now been published at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2366/. To find out more about being a Trustee of ALT, see http://go.alt.ac.uk/1jiG6eC.
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.
3. News
3.1 Expressions Of Interest Are Invited For Associate Editors For The Journal Of University Teaching And Learning Practice. (JUTLP)
Associate Editors are responsible for managing the peer-review process for manuscripts that progress past the initial stage of article submission. Candidates applying should send their EOI via email to Mrs Narelle Guest [log in to unmask] by COB Friday 20 May 2016. EOI should address the essential criteria for selection and provide Name, Affiliation, email and daytime contact as well as a current CV of no more than two pages.
http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/.
For further information contact: Dr Alisa Percy: [log in to unmask]
3.2 Jisc Summer of Student Innovation 2016, closing date for submissions 23 May 2016
The competition is now in its fourth year where successful entrants to the competitions receive a grant and support from Jisc to develop their education technology ideas, with the aim of improving students’ creative design, research, entrepreneurial and project management skills. This year we’re running two competitions: “Student ideas competition” and “Supporting technology startup projects”. Your entry could be the spark of an idea, or it could be ready to pilot with institutions – but whatever stage it’s at, it will need to have the potential for widespread use across higher and further education and skills.
https://jisc.ac.uk/student-innovation
4. Events
4.1 Learning at City Conference 2016 - 8th June 2016, City University London
Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD) are pleased to open registration for the 8th annual Learning at City Conference. The overall theme for the conference focuses on Promoting and Enhancing Teaching Excellence. Keynote Speaker is Dr Matthew J Williamson, Director, Learning & Teaching Centre, University of Glasgow.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/26zYBCq
4.2 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.
@edtecheurope.
http://edtechxeurope.com/
4.3 Creativity, Collaboration, Community and Co-development: the first annual Blended Learning Consortium Conference, Bromsgrove, 30 June 2016
The Consortium is a group of more than 10% of UK Colleges, led by Heart of Worcestershire College, working together to co-develop and share high quality blended learning resources, for the sector by the sector. The conference aims to: help build and develop the community of the consortium through sessions to bring together staff in similar roles in member colleges; to share best practice in the use of technology enhanced learning in consortium colleges; to share ideas around implementing blended learning and using BLC resources. Keynote from Bob Harrison.
http://blc-fe.org/conference.html
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 Call for proposals for the 6th International Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium & Screening in Melbourne, Australia, deadline Friday 24 June 2016 5pm (NZ time)
MINA is glad to announce that Swinburne University will host #mina2016 – Mobile Futures: Poetics, Production and Innovation, the 6th International Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium & Screening in Melbourne, in collaboration with Te Rewa O Puanga - School of Music and Creative Media Production and Toi Rauwharangi, the College of Creative Arts (Massey University, NZ), Colab (Auckland University of Technology, NZ), and in association with RMIT University (AUS).
Call for Films http://mina.pro/cff2016
Call for Papers http://mina.pro/cfp2016/
6. Job vacancies
6.1 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
6.2 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
6.3 Cranfield University
Cranfield Defence and Security, Learning Services
Learning Technologist
259857
£31,620 - £35,244
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 02 May 2016
http://go.alt.ac.uk/26wL0vF
6.4 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Centre for Modern Languages
Online English language tutor for the UOC Centre for Modern Languages (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Part time
Closing date: 05/05/2016
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1VE0OcD
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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