ALT news digest #57, 26 January 2004
Apologies for the delay to your digest - a power cut in Oxford and a bad
cold are to blame...
1. Welcome to new members
2. ALT news
3. ALT events
4. Other events
5. Other news
6. Vacancies
1. Welcome to new members
A warm welcome to the following organisations which have joined ALT:
The ELearning Network http://www.elearningnetwork.org/
The Learning Lab http://www.learninglab.org.uk
- and to the individual members who have joined in the last fortnight as
well.
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Deadline for next issue: Tuesday 3 February 2004.
2. ALT news
2.1 Discount for ALT members
Grist produce research and leadership guides for senior executives
within industry. Their latest report, written by colleagues at Henley
Management College, is entitled "Corporate e-learning: Delivering
business benefits". The report investigates the practical problems,
solutions and imperatives that have emerged as senior managers
embarked on e-learning programmes and includes case studies from
companies such as Dixons, Danfoss, IBM, Volkswagen and SA
Armstrong.
Grist are offering a 25% discount to ALT members for this publication -
go to:
http://www.gristonline.com/bestpractice/corporate_elearning.asp
3. ALT events
3.1 PDAs and SMS in education: an overview of mobile technologies
A one-day workshop
Thursday 4 March 2004, 1000-1530
Bishop Burton College, Beverley, Yorkshire
Presenters: David Sugden (Dewsbury College) and John Whalley
(Bishop Burton College)
The workshop will take a basic look at PDAs (personal digital assistants)
and SMS (text messaging) and explore some educational uses for these
technologies. We will demonstrate the use of PDA in registration and in
class work (e.g. use of images in identification; recording GPS); the use
of presentation software; how other ‘office’ based software can be used
and how some can connect to the Internet. We will discuss how text
messaging is being used within the sector and explore one free, on-line
facility. Hardware (PDAs) will be provided.
To reserve a place email Hayley Willis [log in to unmask]
3.2 Living and learning: ePortfolios and digital repositories
ALT-SURF Spring Conference and Research Seminar
Thursday 22 April and Friday 23 April 2004
Moray House, University of Edinburgh
Conference, Thursday 22 April
Chair: Dr Allison Littlejohn, University of Strathclyde
Keynote speakers: Lorna M Campbell, CETIS; Jan van Tartwijk,
University of Utrecht.
Workshops will be held in the morning and afternoon sessions on
projects to develop ePortfolios and digital repositories.
Collaborative Research Seminar, Friday 23 April
Chair: Bas Cordewener, Assistant Manager, Platform ICT and
Education, SURF.
Participants in the seminar must be active in research and development
in ePortfolios and digital repositories (places will be limited).
Numbers will be limited on both days. More details to follow shortly.
3.3 ALT-C 2004: Blue skies & pragmatism
Exeter, Devon, UK
Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 September 2004
SECOND CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Go to the web site for full details on submission types and registration
fees:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2004
Submission deadlines:
Research papers: Friday 5 March 2004
Other streams: Friday 26 March 2004
Running an event at your institution on learning technology?
Email [log in to unmask] and we will send flyers on ALT-C 2004 and
other useful information.
4. Other events
4.1 GOLDSMITHS ANNUAL LEARNING AND TEACHING LECTURE
5.30pm, 5 February 2004
Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Goldsmiths College, London
ALL WELCOME
Dr Gilly Salmon of the Centre for Innovation, Knowledge and Enterprise
at the Open University Business School is the guest lecturer for the
Goldsmiths Annual Learning and Teaching Lecture.
"Reclaiming the Territory": Dr Salmon will focus on the role of technology
in shaping the future of learning and teaching policy and practice. She
will challenge all stakeholders in education to consider their rightful
position in influencing the range and very nature of the territory in which
they operate.
Admission to the lecture is free, and all are welcome, but please email
m.greavesgold.ac.uk to advise of attendance.
Travel details are available from http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/
Further details available from http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/reclaiming-
the-territory/
4.2 When Worlds Collide Conference
18-19 February 2004
Le Meridien Royal York Hotel, York, UK
Exploring cultural differences between academic and systems
practitioners and the management implications for institutions developing
Managed Learning
Environments. The event is supported by HEFCE, UCISA and ALT.
Some places are still available for this event, however to guarantee
overnight accommodation at the conference venue the booking deadline
is Monday 12 January 2004. Further details and booking form are
available at http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/Events/conference_booking
If you are unable to complete the online booking form with payment
details, please email confirmation of interest to
[log in to unmask] to ensure a room is held for you.
4.3 WebCT Community Forum
Coventry University's Centre for Higher Education Development
Friday 20th February 2004
http://home.ched.coventry.ac.uk/webctforum/
4.4 JISC consultation workshop: "Building Collaborative eResearch
Environments".
The workshop will be held twice at the following locations:
23 February 2004 - National eScience Centre (NeSC), Edinburgh
5 March 2004 - Scarman House, Warwick
This workshop will explore issues concerning the cultural differences
between disciplinary research groups, the barriers to planning and
implementation (for example Intellectual Property Rights and copyright
concerns)and will explore generic and subject-specific user
requirements.
For further information about the workshop programme and to book
online, please visit:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/event_eresearch.html
4.5 JISC Conference 2004
23 March 2004
To book your place and to choose which sessions you would like to
attend, please use the online booking form at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=conf_intro
4.6 NESTA Futurelab's 5th Conference
Digital Dialogues: Fostering Collaboration and Conversation in
Education
24-25 March 2004
The Showroom and Workstation, Sheffield
Highlights include keynotes from: Neil Mercer, Open University;
Professor Jay Lemke, University of Michigan; and Professor Kathy
Sykes, University of Bristol; a panel with Peter Jenkinson, Director of
Creative Partnerships, and David Hargreaves, Chair of Becta; as well as
case studies and a workshop.
For full details visit http://www.nestafuturelab.org/events
e-mail [log in to unmask] or telephone 0117 915 8200.
4.7 The Shock of the Old 4: "e-Learning, The Student Experience"
15th April, 2004
Said Business School, University of Oxford
CALL FOR PAPERS
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock/
The Learning Technologies Group at Oxford University Computing
Services is pleased to announce our fourth annual conference on
educational technologies. Shock 4 will explore the problems and issues
involved in designing and developing learning technologies with a focus
on current and future needs of the student e-Learner.
Please send 300-word abstracts (in-message or RTF) to
[log in to unmask]
DUE DATE: 31st JANUARY 2004, 5:00 pm.
As in previous years, this conference will be held the day before the
annual Oxford University Beyond Conference, which will be advertised
shortly.
4.8 Learning on Screen 2004
Valuing moving pictures and sound in learning, teaching and research
London, 4th - 6th April
The British Universities Film & Video Council is collaborating with the
Society for Screen-Based Learning in organising this important
conference which will take place at the Regent's Park Holiday Inn,
Carburton Street, London W1. On the evening of 5th April the Learning
on Screen Awards 2004 will be presented during the conference dinner.
The programme for the two main days of the conference will be
organised into four broad themes - (i) Online Work in Progress; (ii) New
Techniques for Production, Storage and Delivery; (iii) Media Literacy; (iv)
Access to and Use of Archive Film and Television Content.
Please note that there are significant discounts for early booking (pre
23rd January 2004) and further discounts for staff in BUFVC or SSBL
member institutions. Access the website at
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen
4.9 NATFHE conference on “e-learning: the implications for staff
supporting learning and teaching in further and higher education”
Tuesday 20 April 2004 at the Britannia Street Conference Centre,
London King’s Cross
http://www.natfhe.org.uk
Call for workshops
We would like to hear from anyone who is interested in leading a
workshop session – workshop leaders will be able to attend the
conference free of charge. Please contact Sharon Russell, at NATFHE’s
Universities Department, on [log in to unmask], by Friday 13
February. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss a possible workshop,
contact Liz Allen, on [log in to unmask]
4.10 JISC CONSULTATION WORKSHOP: INFORMATION AS A
STRATEGIC RESOURCE
Thursday 22 April - Belfast Castle, Belfast
Wednesday 28 April - Royal Horticultural Hall, London
The aims of the consultation workshops are to provide an update on the
status of current developments in information strategies and gain feed
back from participants to help inform the future work of the JISC.
Participants will therefore be expected to play a full part in the
discussions during the day and make recommendations to JISC and
other organisations involved in providing advice and guidance to
institutions.
Full details and an online booking form can be found on the JISC
website at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=events_info_strat
4.11 ICT for Collaborative Work in Engineering Education
5 - 7 May 2004
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) Working Group, in collaboration with
the Department of Telematics at the Open University, is pleased to
announce a two-day international seminar on the use of ICT for
collaborative working in engineering education. The deadline for
abstracts has just been extended to the end of January.
Details available from http://ict.open.ac.uk/sefi/ou04/
4.12 Questionmark First European Users Conference
Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
26th to 28th May 2004
Questionmark’s conference theme is Innovate, Inspire, Include.
Ticket Price: Early Bird before 25th March 2004 - £325
From 26th March 2004 - £395
Further Information/registration: Visit
http://www.questionmark.com/uk/conference
or call 0141 331 1132.
4.13 JISC/CNI 2004 - Conference
De Vere Grand Hotel, Brighton,UK
8-9 July 2004
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Coalition for
Networked Information (CNI) are proud to announce The Fifth JISC/CNI
Meeting. The meeting will bring together experts from the United States
and the United Kingdom. Parallel sessions will explore and contrast
major developments on both sides of the Atlantic. It will be of interest to
all senior management in information systems in the education
community and those responsible for delivering digital services and
resources for learning, teaching and research.
Further information about the meeting is available at:
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/jisc-cni-2004/
A full programme and registration details will be available in February.
If you have any questions regarding the meeting please contact the
Events Team at:
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386256; Fax: +44 (0) 1225 386838
Email: [log in to unmask]
4.14 EISTA 2004 Call for Papers
International Conference on Education and Information Systems:
Technologies and Applications
Orlando, Florida, USA,
July 21 - 25, 2004.
http://www.confinf.org/eista04
4.15 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning
Technologies (ICALT 2004)
August 30 - Sept 1, 2004
Joensuu, Finland
http://lttf.ieee.org/icalt2004/
Theme: "Crafting Learning Within Context"
Important Dates
February 13, 2004 - paper submission
April 19, 2004 - notification of acceptance
May 24, 2004 - final camera-ready manuscript
May 31, 2004 - author registration deadline
4.16 International Conference on Computers in Education 2004 -
ICCE2004
Nov 30th to Dec 3rd, 2004
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Australia
CALL FOR PAPERS
http://www.icms.com.au/icce2004/
5. Other news
5.1 Open Invitation to the Higher and Post 16 Education Sector for
Volunteers for Membership of JISC Sub-committees
Deadline: 13 February 2004
1. The Joint Information Systems Committee is an advisory
committee to the UK post 16 funding councils (further and higher
education) and research councils. It is responsible for funding IT
services and providing innovation in the use of IT for learning and
teaching, research and administration. Its budget is around £64m per
year.
...[snip]...
5. The JISC seeks members with the following attributes:
* Considerable managerial and/or technical experience that can be
applied at a senior level and is relevant to national requirements.
* Able and willing to make time available for the work of the JISC.
* Hold a position of significant responsibility and/or influence.
* A strong commitment to the principles and aims of the JISC.
6. If you could like to be considered as a member of a JISC Sub-
committee(s) please complete an application form available from the
JISC web site at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/vol_com.html and email it to Lisa
Wollacott at [log in to unmask]
5.2 JISC invitations to tender
5.2.1 JISC Records Management/LLL Record Tender
The JISC has recently issued a tender document inviting proposals for a
study to explore the legal and records management issues relating to the
concept of the Lifelong Learner Record (LLR). The study will support and
inform both the JISC Records Management and Managed Learning
Environments (MLEs) for Lifelong Learning programmes. Tenders
should be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 9th February 2004. The
study should be undertaken in the period 1 March 2004 - 28 February
2005. Funding of up to £50,000 inclusive of VAT and expenses is
available for the study. The full tender document can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=3Dfunding_rmlllrecord
5.2.2 JISC Circular 1/04: Call for Projects in Core Middleware
JISC Circular 1/04 invites further and higher education institutions to
submit funding proposals for a range of new developments in core
middleware, with a specific focus on inter-institutional authorisation and
related topics. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 12 noon on
Wednesday 3rd March 2004. Projects should commence as soon as
possible, ideally April 2004.
Funding is available on a scale of £3 million over three years (up to £1
million p.a.) from the date of award. Shorter projects offering early
payback in the form of deliverables which can be tested in service are
also welcome and will be favourably considered. As a general guideline
it is anticipated that most projects will be awarded funding of between
£50,000 and £300,000 depending on the extent and complexity of the
work involved, although exceptional cases will also be considered.
A town meeting will be held in central London on the morning of Friday 6
February 2004 to provide a forum for discussion of the call and its
subject matter. Attendance is free and on a first come, first served basis
and is limited to two representatives from each institution. Please contact
Nicole Harris by email ([log in to unmask]) by Friday 30th January to
book a place at this event, giving your name, job description and full
contact details.
Further information about the call for proposals can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/c01_04.html
5.3 SURF Edusite
Another article in English, this time from Reading University: "As soon as
IT becomes a topic of discussion, there is a problem."
http://www.edusite.nl/edusite/specials
5.4 Local and Regional Family Learning Networks (UK)
On April 1st 2004 the National Family Learning Network will launch its
new website for family learning practitioners on
http://www.familylearningnetwork.com
If you belong to a local or regional practitioner group/network/forum,
which has a specific focus on family learning, we need to hear from you.
We are also looking at ways in which the National Family Learning
Network could offer support to local and regional networks.
If you would like any further information, please call us on 0121 643
0774, or email on [log in to unmask]
6. Vacancies
6.1 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Medical Sciences Division
Teaching and Learning Officer
Salary: £25,451 - £33,679
We are seeking an experienced educational technologist with particular
expertise in the application of technology to learning and teaching. The
successful applicant will be required to manage the divisional areas of
the virtual learning environment (Weblearn – Bodington) and promote
further use and associated technical developments of the VLE within the
Medical Sciences Division.
Applications (there is no formal application form) including a copy of your
CV, and the names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers of two
referees (e-mail addresses, if possible), should be sent to Miss Carol
Green, Medical Sciences Office, Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
OX3 9DU by 30 January 2004.
Further particulars are available from the above address and also at
website:
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp
6.2 The University of Southampton
School of Education
3 Readership Posts in Education
If you have a track record of successful funded research as well as
publications, are self-motivated but also enjoy working collaboratively,
then these posts offer excellent opportunities for career progression.
Posts are not limited to specialists in any specific area of education; we
aim to appoint the best candidates. However, we would particularly
welcome applicants who could add strength to the School’s profile in one
or more of the following areas: classroom interaction, inclusion; teaching
and learning strategies; emotional and social issues in education; 14-19
and/or higher education; e-learning; institutional change and
development; evaluation; school leadership and effectiveness; or policy
analysis. We hope that at least one postholder will be able to teach
quantitative as well as qualitative research methods.
The posts will be focused on developing research proposals, but you will
be expected to make some contributions to our ESRC recognised
research training programme, other academic courses relevant to your
expertise, and help to supervise research students. Administrative
burdens will be reduced for at least the first 2 years of appointment to
enable research development, together with generous study leave and
conference attendance allowances.
The appointments will be available from 1 September 2004. Salary will
be in the range:£36,464 - £41,333 on the SL/Reader salary scale.
For informal enquiries regarding these posts, please contact Professor
Jill Bourne, Deputy Head Research (tel 023 80 593547; mobile 0781 667
6394) or Professor Nick Foskett, Head of School (tel 023 80 593480); or
email [log in to unmask]
6.3 TALL, University of Oxford
Senior Learning Technologist
GRADE: Research Grade II
SALARY RANGE: £25,451 to 33,679 per annum
The University of Oxford’s Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning
(TALL) unit has been at the forefront of online education since its
inception in 1996. The remit of the unit is to research the technology and
pedagogy of online learning, feeding the results into the production of
quality learning experiences for both the University and high profile
external clients.
TALL now requires a Senior Learning Technologist for a period of six to
nine months. Secondments and part-time working arrangements would
be considered. Reporting to the Director of TALL, the Senior Learning
Technologist will take responsibility for all pedagogical aspects of online
learning for the TALL team. Educated to degree level with at least three
years experience gained in a similar environment, he/she will have a
strong working knowledge of educational technologies and their
implications for learning as well as practical experience of applying that
knowledge to course design and delivery.
Please request an application form and further particulars from the
Personnel Department ([log in to unmask]), OUDCE, 1
Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA. For an informal discussion about
the post please contact Dr Michael Meredith (email:
[log in to unmask] or telephone: 01865 286918). The
application form, a covering letter and CV with names/addresses of three
referees should be returned by noon 16th February 2004. It is expected
that interviews will be held on 20th February 2004. Please quote
Reference EQ04008.
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Regards
Rhonda
Rhonda Riachi, Director
Association for Learning Technology
Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484125 Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.alt.ac.uk/
Registered Charity Number: 1063519
ALT-C 2004, 14-16 September, Exeter, UK
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