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Association for Learning Technology Fortnightly news digest 83, 7 April 2005 Join ALT at http://www.alt.ac.uk/membership_join.html Corporate and institutional members list: http://www.alt.ac.uk/corporate_members.php Lots of news and events in this issue. The digest should reach you once a fortnight. To send items for inclusion, email [log in to unmask] - with your _brief_ text in the body of the message (no attachments, please; especially not pdf files). Deadline for next issue: Tuesday 19 April 2005 In this issue: 1. Association news 2. Association events 3. Calls for papers 4. Other events 5. News 6. Invitations to tender 7. Calls for partners (new) 8. Vacancies 1. Association news 1.1 A warm welcome to the following organisations which have recently joined ALT: CDSM Interactive Solutions Ltd http://www.cdsm.co.uk Iconography Ltd http://www.icnonography.co.uk Pebble Learning Ltd http://www.pebblelearning.com - and to all the individual members who have joined in the last fortnight. 1.2 Spring conference success We had an excellent time at the conference in Dublin on Thursday and a very productive research seminar on the Friday, which will lead to a report to be published in July. The research seminar was again oversubscribed - book early next year! Copies of presenters' slides will be on the ALT web site next week (http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.php). Here are links to two reports on the spring conference written by participants: ILTA - http://ilta.dcu.ie (need to register) SURF - http://www.edusite.nl/edusite/nieuws/14350 (in Dutch) 2. Association events 2.1 ALT-C 2005 Exploring the frontiers of e-learning: borders, outposts and migration 6-8 September 2005, Manchester, UK http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005 Book now to organise a pre- or post-conference workshop: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/pre_and_post.html Reserve an exhibition space now at http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/exhibitor_information.html Major anchor sponsors: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/sponsors.html Sign up to receive regular information on the conference (low-volume email list) from the home page: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2005/ 2.2 The DialogPlus Toolkit for Learning Activity Designers * Postponed from 14 April 2005 to 14 July 2005 * 14 July 2005, 1000-1600, Southampton University Presenters: Dr Christopher Bailey and Karen Fill, University of Southampton Cost: £95 ALT members, £150 non-members Booking deadline: 30 June 2005 This hands-on workshop will introduce the online toolkit developed, as part of the JISC/NSF funded DialogPlus project, to guide and support teachers as they create, modify and share learning activities and resources. http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=177 3. Calls for papers 3.1 TLAD workshop, July 4th 2005, Sunderland - before the 22nd British National Conference on Databases (http://www.bncod.sunderland.ac.uk) All submissions (papers, demonstration descriptions or discussion group ideas) to [log in to unmask] as PDF or MS Word documents by 7th April 2005. 3.2 6th Annual Higher Education Academy-ICS Conference (University of York, 30th August - 1st September 2005) Revised date for receipt of papers, posters and workshop presentations: FRIDAY 8th APRIL 2005. http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/Events/HEAYork2005/templates.shtml 3.3 ITALICS Call for Special Issue on Teaching Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents: Challenges and Perspectives Deadline for submission of papers: 30th May 2005 http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/pub/italics/submissions.htm 3.4 Call for Papers for UCFV Research Review, Canada October 2005 issue: Teaching and Learning Online. Deadline: 7 June 2005. http://www.ucfv.ca/dril/stj/cfp.html 4. Other events 4.1 CELTIC WEBCT USERS GROUP Friday 22nd April, 2005, 1pm - 4.30pm, University of Stirling, Iris Murdoch Building. http://www.celticwebct.org.uk 4.2. E-learning and Innovative Technical Training - Two Ways to Sustainable High Quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) 26 April 2005, Prague, Czech Republic Registration deadline; April 15, 2005. http://www.worlddidac.org/bone/ 4.3 eLearning Alliance seminar: eLearning within the NHS 26 April 2005, Edinburgh http://www.elearningalliance.org/events/event_viewer.cfm?id=651 4.4 The Eduserv Foundation Symposium Many for Many: Collaborative e-Resource Development and Use Wednesday 27th April 2005, One Birdcage Walk, London SW1 No charge - book early! http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/symposium/ 4.5 Two events from the Centre for Recording Achievement 4.5.1 Constructing, using and evaluating e-portfolios: Sharing collective experience and building opportunities for future collaboration 10th - 11th May 2005, Goodenough College, Central London, UK http://www.recordingachievement.org/news_and_events/events.asp?sid=78 4.5.2 Joining the Electronic Dots - Supporting the lifelong learner through and across stages of learning. Monday 16th May 2005, Sheffield Hallam University http://www.recordingachievement.org/news_and_events/events.asp?sid=74 4.6 University of Greenwich eLearning conference "Extending the classroom walls", June 15th 2005 http://www.gre.ac.uk/e-conference 4.7 Regional Skills Partnerships in a Global Economy 22/23 June 2005, Hilton Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire http://www.swslim.org.uk/regionalskillsconference/ 5. News 5.1 DfES Star awards for the learning and skills sector - includes an e-learning tutor award sponsored by Microsoft. Deadline 15 April 2005. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/starawards/ 5.2 Seven-point plan to tackle Britain's digital divide http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4401175.stm 5.3 BBC Reith lectures focus on technology http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4417269.stm 5.4 April issue of SURF e-learning newsletter now out: http://e-learning.surf.nl/e-learning/artikelen/2769 5.5 Powerpoint slides on SURF trip to Educause 2004 (in English) http://tinyurl.com/6y3k9 5.6 April/May 2005 issue of Innovate now available at http://www.innovateonline.info - includes a piece by ALT-C 2005 theme speaker, Stephen Downes, in the "Places to Go" column, introducing readers to the New York Public Library's Digital Gallery. 5.7 From the Marchmont April newsletter (subscribe at http://www.marchmont.ac.uk/flash/index.asp ) Trade union use of ICT to support learning http://www.learningservices.org.uk/national/learning-4014-f0.cfm 5.8 Epic newsletter: Issue 40, March 2005 http://www.epic.co.uk/content/resources/email_newsletter/March2005.htm 5.9 Worldwide launch of the e-learning system LAMS, with Prof James Dalziel (LAMS is freely available, open source software) http://www.lamsinternational.com 5.10 JISC pioneering electronic access to UK theses http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=pr_theses_abound_news_060405 6. Invitations to tender 6.1 JISC ITTs: Community Image Collections and Medical Images Studies It is intended that these two studies run in parallel and that the successful bidders, if different, will need to work closely together in order to synchronise their findings and recommendations as appropriate. 6.1.1 Community Image Collections ... proposals to undertake a scoping study to define the feasibility of creating a network of community-based image archives within the context of further and higher education. Funding of up to £45,000 including VAT and expenses is available for this study. Deadline: 13.00 GMT on Tuesday 3rd May 2005. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_imagecollections 6.1.2 Medical Images ... proposals to explore possible models and develop an agreed framework for clinical recordings deposit and access, including exploring the potential for a user-driven service. Funding of up to £25,000 including VAT and expenses is available for this study. Deadline: 13.00 GMT on Tuesday 3rd May 2005. This ITT should be read in conjunction with community image collections ITT mentioned above. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_medicalimages 6.2 JISC Circular 4/05 - Call for Host Sites for UK Visualisation Support Network ... invites HE institutions, funded via the UK funding bodies, to submit proposals to participate in a UK visualisation support network. Sophisticated visualisation techniques are essential to understand the outputs of many computer applications. Funding of around £500,000 is available for the network over three years in the first instance. Deadline: 13:00 hours on 18 May 2005. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding_circular4_05 7. Calls for partners 7.1 Searching for a partner for your project? Use this space to advertise for your ideal partner! Email [log in to unmask] and put "for the digest partner section" in your subject line. 8. Vacancies 8.1 Vacancies in the LTSS team, University of Bristol eLearning Support Officer Grade 1-2 (£19.460 - £29,128) For informal queries contact Sue Timmis, [log in to unmask], 0117 9314282. Applications by the University's application form: tel. (0117) 954 6947, Email [log in to unmask] 8.2 Campaign for Learning The National Family Learning Network are looking for a new team member who will be based in the Midlands Office. For more information ring Kerry Flynn on 0121 773 3133. 8.3 Epic is looking for interactive designers and senior designers http://www.epic.co.uk/content/jobs/vacancies_index.htm -- The digest returns on 20 April 2005. All news, jobs, events, etc, to [log in to unmask] by Tuesday 19 April, please. Regards Rhonda Rhonda Riachi, Director Association for Learning Technology Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK. 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