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Dear members Sorry for the delay this week. In this issue: 1. ALT Strategy 2. ALT AGM, Monday 9 September 3. Access all areas (SENDA guide) 4. Events 5. Vacancies 6. LT courses ============================================ 1. ALT Strategy The ALT committees have just returned from their annual meeting to discuss strategy for ALT for 2002-2004. Many ideas have been put forward that we will refine over the summer for presentation to the members for comment in the autumn. ------------------------ 2. ALT AGM, Monday 9 September Please come along to our ninth AGM where some constitutional amendments to the election of executive officers will be moved (Chair, Vice-Chair and President). A two-thirds majority is required to carry these amendments (to be circulated). If you are interested in standing for one of the trustee vacancies, please contact me for more information. You will need to be an individual member of at least one year's standing. ------------------------ 3. Access all areas (SENDA guide) We are publishing another handy guide for members, this time jointly with TechDis. The book, a practical guide to the disability legislation which comes into force in the UK in September (SENDA), is called "Access all areas: disability, technology and learning" and will be published in July. All UK members will be sent a free copy. ------------------------ 4. Events 4.1 E-Learning and Health Conference 16th - 17th September 2002 The Royal Veterinary College, Camden, Central London www.ILT2002.net This conference, organised by the Internet Learning Trust (ILT) in co- operation with the Royal Veterinary College, will explore how to exploit e-Learning for health and will help to map out a pathway for future cooperation and development. The conference will bring together some of the leading experts and practitioners in e-Learning and Health in the United Kingdom. Networking and discussion during the conference will provide a valuable chance to share experience and establish new links and partnerships. Following the conference, delegates will be able to access a dedicated web environment managed by ILT to facilitate continuing collaboration. The ILT Conference will be followed by a Conference on e-Health on the 18-20th September 2002 organised by the International e- Health Association. This event will provide a wider perspective on the opportunities for e-Health in the future including international video conference links with medical schools around the world. Individuals registering for both conferences will be entitled to a 25% discount on Conference Fees. A special registration rate for "early bird" registrations is available up until the 31st July 2002. A limited number of student rooms are available on campus at reasonable rates. Places are limited to 170 delegates so please register early to avoid disappointment. ---------------------- 4.2 CITTE 2002 in Durban, South Africa 4th Conference on Information Technology in Tertiary Education 25-27 September 2002 The 2002 CITTE conference will be hosted by the KZN region of South Africa. The conference itself will be held at the Durban campus of the University of Natal. Durban is a subtropical city on the eastern seaboard of South Africa and one of the principal focuses of South Africa's tourist industry, as well as the country's second largest city. http://citte.nu.ac.za ------------------------ 5. Vacancies 5.1 SCOTTISH CENTRE FOR RESEARCH INTO ON-LINE LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW & SCOTTISH FURTHER EDUCATION UNIT JCIEL X4L PROGRAMME: MAPS AND LEARNER GUIDES: 2 POSTS AVAILABLE Closing date FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS: 19th July 2002 Funded by the Joint Information Systems’ Committee for the Information Environment, the project aims to encourage the sharing and reuse of materials within UK Higher and Further Education Institutions. One major goal is to develop a tool that maps and evaluates on-line learning resources to the Scottish Qualifications framework. Another is to re-purpose existing paper-based learner guides currently available to Scottish FE staff to support classroom use of such on-line learning resources, to on-line format. From study of the processes involved in this, a model for the production of new on-line learner guides will be derived. Two posts are available, each for two years: 1) RESEARCH ASSISTANT - £19,681-£21,503 pa (2-year fixed term contract or secondment) Applications are invited for a research post at the University of Glasgow, within a project team partnership between SCROLLA and the Scottish Further Education Unit. The post involves the development of evaluation tools; conducting interviews and focus meetings with subject specialist and support staff; field observation of learner guides in use and study of the processes of their translation to on-line delivery; data management, analysis and interpretation; iterative dissemination of outcomes within the project team and college participants, evaluation of feedback; evaluative testing of development models; preparation of progress reports to management team; participation in dissemination of outcomes to the FE/HE communities and to the educational sector. For further information please see our website at www.scrolla.ac.uk or write quoting Ref: 300/02 to Dr E McAteer, Director, Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning and Assessment, University of Glasgow, Faculty of Education, Florentine House, 53 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QQ. Informal enquiries to: Dr Rachel Harris tel: 0141 330 2878, or email: [log in to unmask] 2) PROJECT OFFICER - £19,681-£21,503 pa (2-year fixed term contract or secondment) Applications are invited for a project officer position at the Scottish Further Education Unit, within a project team partnership between SFEU and the Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning and Assessment at the University of Glasgow. The post involves contribution to the operational planning of the project team and monitoring of progress; ensuring support, supervision and development of subject specialists and support staff within the team; liasing with the Virtual Learning Centre Development Officer to manage the work of 22 secondees from the FE sector; ensuring the maintenance of quality standards for development of Learner Guides and additional resources for the VLC; working with the project research assistant on the development and support of an evaluation programme and the derivation of models of practice. For further information please write to Morag Monteith, Personnel Co-ordinator, Scottish Further Education Unit, Argyll Court, Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4TY or email to [log in to unmask] Informal enquiries to: Jean Henderson, 01786 892015. Closing date FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS: 19th July 2002 ------------------------------- 5.2 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION Project Manager Grade RSII Salary Range: £24,435 - 32,537pa Deadline: Thursday 11 July 2002 The Department's Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning (TALL) programme is developing leading-edge online courses and services including learning technology and associated research (www.tall.ox.ac.uk). We now have the opportunity to invite an innovative, independent, creative individual to join our team managing the development and delivery of online courseware and associated projects. Reporting to the Director of TALL you will assume responsibility for a number of high profile projects from inception to delivery. As a graduate you will have prepared for this role by gaining at least two years experience of delivering projects consistently on time and to budget. This experience may have been gained in the higher education arena but, more importantly, you will have a passion for (or at least an understanding of) learning and teaching. You will be able to demonstrate technical proficiency, a thorough understanding of the Internet and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Coupled with your natural enthusiasm and well-developed time and people management skills you will feel comfortable taking the lead and making decisions when under pressure. If you are a well-motivated self-starter excited by the opportunity to contribute to the future of online education please request application forms and further particulars from Emily Constantine ([log in to unmask]), OUDCE, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA. Five copies of the application form; a covering letter and CV with names/addresses of three referees (overseas applicants one copy) should be returned by noon on Thursday 11 July 2002. It is expected that interviews will be held on Thursday 18 July 2002. Quote reference EQ02023. ------------------------ 5.3 TECHNOLOGY LEARNING DEVELOPER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY HEADQUARTERS (Based near Worcester) Salary Range £21,117 - £23,721 / £24,342 p.a. (dependent on qualifications, experience and performance) 37 hour week. Reference no. H06/17 West Mercia Training and Development Department is seeking a suitably qualified IT developer of software learning packages (intranet and CD-ROM). If you want to use your creativity and make a real difference then you will need to: * Have a relevant degree or equivalent qualification * Have at least two years working experience using web or CBT development tools You will be working with an enthusiastic team of professionals introducing this new learning method into West Mercia Constabulary. If you are interested in this post and require more information and an application form please send a self addressed A4 envelope (no stamp), quoting the reference H06/17 to: West Mercia Constabulary Personnel Services (Departmental Personnel Support) Hindlip Hall Worcester WR3 8SP CVs alone will not be accepted. Completed application forms to be returned by 26th July 2002. No Agencies please. West Mercia Constabulary recognises and values the diversity of the community it serves and encourages applications from members of all communities www.westmercia.police.uk -------------------------------------- 6. LT courses 6.1 Researching Learning Technology Summer School University College London This newly-validated short course has been designed to provide a supportive, hands-on environment in which people can gain experience of using and doing research into the use of learning technology. It is aimed at support staff whose job involves the use of learning technology (e.g. learning technologists, staff developers, project officers, librarians, technicians, teaching assistants), but may also be of interest to academics new to the area. The course has been designed to be accessible to participants nationally, balancing the richness of face-to-face sessions against the need to travel. For this reason, the course mixes one-day workshops (either 19th August, 20th August, 7th October, 25th November OR 2nd September, 3rd September, 21st October, 9th December) with individual work and online discussion. At the heart of the Summer School is the opportunity for participants to carry out some research into their own practice, with one-to-one support and advice from the course tutors. The course is structured around the research process, from reading and drawing up a proposal through the practice of research and on to presenting and writing about the findings. This means that the course can be used as a "dry run" for a conference paper and/or a journal submission. The Summer School can be counted towards the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or MA in Learning Technology Research offered by UCL. Questions and requests for further information can be sent to Martin Oliver ([log in to unmask]); booking forms and information about the named awards can be found at www.ucl.ac.uk/epd/masters/maltr.html ---------------------------------------- Best wishes Rhonda Rhonda Riachi, Director Association for Learning Technology Oxford Brookes University Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK Tel: +44 (0)1865 484126 Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.alt.ac.uk/ Registered Charity number 1063519 ALT-C 2002, 9-11 September 2002: www.alt-c2002.org.uk