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Association for Learning Technology Fortnightly news Digest 248 issued on 27 April 2012 Submitting Digest items. To submit items for the ALT Fortnightly Digest, including job vacancies, complete the form at http://www.alt.ac.uk/publications-and-resources/publications/alt-news-digest taking careful note of the instructions given. Your care in completing the form will make our editing job quicker and more effective. The deadline for the next issue of the Digest is 12.00 on Wednesday 9 May for the Digest to be issued on Friday 11 May 2012. Key links * The ALT web site: http://www.alt.ac.uk/ * Join ALT at http://www.alt.ac.uk/get-involved/membership * CMALT http://www.alt.ac.uk/get-involved/certified-membership * Summary of ALT membership rights and entitlements: http://goo.gl/NWpZU * List of sponsoring members of ALT: http://www.alt.ac.uk/our_sponsors * ALT’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ClipsFromALT * ALT on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/A_L_T * ALT wiki - http://wiki.alt.ac.uk/ * ALT open access repository - http://repository.alt.ac.uk/ * RSS feeds for various ALT services - http://www.alt.ac.uk/feeds * ALT Online Newsletter – http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/ * Research in Learning Technology – http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net Table of Contents 1. ALT news 2. ALT events 3. News 4. Other events 5. Calls for proposals 6. Funding calls 7. Job vacancies 8. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from the most recent issue 9. Current articles from the ALT Journal - Research in Learning Technology 1. ALT News 1.1 Trustee elections The call for nominations for elections for two people to serve for three years as Trustees of ALT and for one person to serve for three years as a Trustee of ALT in the sequential roles of Vice Chair, Chair, and then President has now been issued. The closing date for nominations is Friday 1 June 2012 http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2215/ 1.2 2012 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award The entry form for the 2012 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award has been published. The Award's overall purpose is to celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the learning technology field. The award is open to individuals and teams based anywhere in the UK. Awards will be presented in Manchester at the 2012 ALT Conference on the evening of 12 September 2012, during the Conference Gala Dinner. The closing date for entries is Friday 25 May 2012. For more information about the award and to enter go to http://goo.gl/xaNkc 1.3 Honorary Life Membership of ALT This year's call for nominations for Honorary Life Membership of ALT has been issued. ALT awards Honorary Life Membership (HLM) 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 deadline for nomination is Friday, 18 May 2012. For the full call go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/hlm 1.4 Call for expressions of interest in membership of each of ALT's four main operational committees This will be issued in June 2012, with the closing date likely to be in early September, for those appointed to take part in their first committee meeting in October. 1.5 Your ALT Newsletter needs You! ALT is a membership organisation, and the quality of what we can do for our members is often driven by what we can do ourselves to help the broader community of practitioners. This is particularly true with the ALT Newsletter. To this end, we are always receptive to new ideas and on the lookout for new content. For information on the kinds of articles we are looking for and details of how to submit please go to http://goo.gl/R516X 1.6 Any employee of an ALT member organisation is entitled to join ALT individually at no cost as an Associate Member. You can do this in seconds from http://goo.gl/fOCYC 1.7 ALT Special Interest Groups (SIGs) ALT Special Interest Groups bring together individuals or organisations within ALT around a common theme. Here are links to each of our active SIGs: * Inclusive Learning SIG (ILSIG) http://goo.gl/CQNQX; * Learning Environment Review SIG (LERSIG) http://goo.gl/3MgBO; * Video in Education SIG (ViTAL) http://goo.gl/oqV7n; * Games and Learning SIG (GLSIG) http://goo.gl/01OtH; * Politics and Critical Theory SIG (PACT) http://goo.gl/Hhzjp; * White Rose Learning Technologists' Forum (WRLT SIG) http://goo.gl/LLmJM; * Open Education SIG (OESIG) http://goo.gl/J0Kkx. 2. ALT events 2.1 Large-scale curriculum redesign where technology plays a central role Aston Business School, Birmingham, 21 May 2012 We are running this event with the Association of Colleges (AoC). The aim of the conference is to provide delegates with ideas and strategies for curriculum redesign which will have an impact on large numbers of learners. The event will consist of a series of 35 minute plenary sessions run by a mixture of presenters. All have valuable insights to share. Please see the link for session details and information about the presenters. There are also sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available, for details please contact [log in to unmask] For more information and to register go to http://goo.gl/O0BLW 2.2 Early bird registration now open for ALT-C 2012 – a confrontation with reality The 19th international conference of the Association for Learning Technology will be held at the University of Manchester, UK, 11-13 September 2012. For more information go to http://goo.gl/N3YOC To register go to http://goo.gl/9th8d 2.3 CMALT webinars for candidates and assessors We run regular CMALT webinars which are free to attend for candidates and assessors. Upcoming dates will shortly be announced at http://www.alt.ac.uk/events 3. News 3.1 Learning in a Digital Age – the new effective practice guide from JISC The latest guide in the JISC Effective Practice series, Learning in a Digital Age: Extending higher education opportunities for lifelong learning, will be available from 15 June. The publication signposts some of the effective higher education practice taking place in the UK and addresses the benefits and challenges that arise in a digital age. It is aimed at individuals in further and higher education who have an interest in lifelong learning. The guide will be available online at http://goo.gl/rpUlI A limited number of printed copies will be available, to pre-order please register at http://goo.gl/i6hht 3.2 AJET Special Issue on Virtual Worlds Published The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) special issue on Virtual Worlds in Tertiary Education, guest edited by Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University and University of New England), Barney Dalgarno (Charles Sturt University) and Helen Farley (University of Southern Queensland) has now been published. The articles in the special issue are freely accessible from the AJET website at http://goo.gl/C9hHU. 4. Other events 4.1 Employer Engagement in a Digital Age - University of Greenwich, 4 July 2012 The 10th annual APT conference will debate and explore issues surrounding employer engagement within higher education in a digital world. It is sponsored by the HEA and will include presentations from outside the UK. This year's keynote speaker is Marcus Orlovsky and the conference panel will include high profile graduate employers Programme: http://goo.gl/XyoZo Booking: http://goo.gl/RJJHR 4.2 HEA-HeLF workshop: Managing an institutional transition from paper-based to online submission, marking and feedback – Manchester, Friday 8 June The workshop will enable participants to: obtain an overview of the current situation in online submission, marking and feedback in the UK; learn about institutional projects and case studies; understand the implications of implementing online submission, marking and feedback in their own context; identify key action points to take back to their institution. Speakers include Dr Barbara Newland (University of Brighton), Alice Bird (Liverpool John Moores University), Dr Neil Ringan (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Matthew Newcombe (University of Exeter). http://goo.gl/TiRcc 4.3 Curriculum Design: Celebrating successes and continuing the journey, Programme Meeting - Aston University, Birmingham, 22 -23 May 2012 The purpose of the event is to share the findings from the JISC funded programme on Institutional approaches to curriculum design and to discuss how best these can be communicated and disseminated to the wider community. Register by Friday 11 May 2012 For further information about the meeting and to register: http://goo.gl/fhTjV 4.4 Introduction to the Mobile Web: get started on mobile Web content using W3C Best Practices standards Starting 30 April 2012 for six weeks The Mobile Web 1: Best Practices online course will help Web designers and content producers who are already familiar with the desktop world to become familiar with the Web as delivered on mobile devices. It is based entirely on W3C standards, particularly the Mobile Web Best Practices. The course is split into weekly modules consisting of lectures and links to further resources, followed by practical exercises such as quizzes and/or assignments. A discussion forum allows participants to discuss the course with each other and with the instructors. For more information and to register go to: http://goo.gl/2Miol 4.5 Future Tense - the Goldsmiths Learning and Teaching Conference, 18 May 2012 Goldsmiths Learning and Enhancement Unit is hosting an international conference to profile individuals or groups of staff and projects, that have shaped, challenged or shifted learning and teaching in their higher education contexts. Martin Conreen, who lectures in Goldsmiths' Design Department, and Mark Miodownik, Professor of Materials and Society at University College and Royal Institute Christmas Lecturer, will be giving the keynote. Programme and more information at http://goo.gl/y2MSZ Register at http://goo.gl/wkUgN 5. Calls for proposals 5.1 Call for papers for the Immersive Education Initiative, Paris Summit, 26-27 November The theme for the 2nd European Immersive Education (iED) Summit is: Immersive Education: combining creativity, art and pedagogy. The two-day event is open to the global academic community and experts in immersion, simulation, learning games, virtual reality and full, augmented and mixed reality. Important Dates: Paper submission - 27th July 2012, Notification of acceptance - 28th September 2012, Final paper submission - 26th October 2012. See for further information: http://goo.gl/hjq7G 5.2 Call for Papers: 11th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning mLearn 2012 - Mobile Learning in Context, 16-18 October 2012 in Helsinki, Finland Submissions are invited for a range of sessions. Deadline for submissions: 30 May 2012 Conference website: www.mlearn.org/mlearn2012 6. Funding calls 6.1 Bright ideas wanted for new JISC funding platform JISC elevator is a new way to find and fund innovative ways to use technology to improve universities and colleges. Anyone employed in UK higher or further education can submit an idea. If your idea proves popular then JISC will consider it for funding. The elevator is for small, practical projects with up to £10,000 available for successful ideas. So if you have a brainwave, why not pitch it on the elevator? For more information and funding details please go to http://goo.gl/Mr3mF 7. Jobs 7.1 King's College London Dickson Poon School of Law Technology and Enhanced Learning Co-ordinator G6/FFL/320/12-JE £33,343 - £39,335 Full time, Permanent Closing date: 30 April 2012 Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask] OR [log in to unmask] http://goo.gl/zReYv 7.2 Pebble Learning Project Coordinator £25,000 Full time, Permanent Closing date: 1 May 2012 Informal enquiries to Shane Sutherland, [log in to unmask] http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/jobs 7.3 University of Cape Town Centre for Educational Technology (CET) Director: Centre for Educational Technology SR285/12 Closing date: 4 May 2012 Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask] http://goo.gl/Gz5pD 7.4 Hull York Medical School Elearning Enhancement Officer (Postgraduate) £31,020 – £35,938, pro rata Part time Closing date: 30 April 2012 Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask] OR [log in to unmask] http://goo.gl/dRfG5 7.5 There is a regular supply of mainly US jobs in the learning technology field at http://www.salt.org/salt.asp?ss=l&pn=joblistall, with a helpful RSS feed at http://www.salt.org/Weblink/SaltJobs.rss. 8. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from Issue 26, published in February 2012 Table of contents for Issue 26 - http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/tag/issue-26/ Article – ‘The Self Organised Learning Environment (SOLE) School Support Pack’by Sugata Mitra http://goo.gl/d5zMC Article – ‘Mobile Publishing with Jutoh’ by Scott Hennessy http://goo.gl/V3ufe Article – ‘Getting the Mix Right Once Again: A Peek into the Interaction Equivalency Theorem and Interaction Design’ by Terumi Miyazoe http://goo.gl/E5hHc Article – ‘A Story of (O)pen’ by Amber Thomas http://goo.gl/eRgEu 9. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology Research in Learning Technology is now published online continuously, though we continue to produce printed Issues and to allocate articles to Issues. The journal web site is http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/. Below are links to articles from the most recent Issue. 9.1 Vol 20, Issue 2 – table of contents Editorial – “Relationships with technology” Rhona Sharpe http://goo.gl/QZZ4d DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18531 Article – “Chalkface; interface; screenface: moving the metaphor of teaching towards the nexus of teaching and learning” Alison Ruth http://goo.gl/Zmv22 DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.17187 Article – “Perceptions of the effects of clicker technology on student learning and engagement: a study of freshmen Chemistry students” Jenepher Lennox Terrion, Victoria Aceti http://goo.gl/1hkYM DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16150 Article – “Teaching with wikis: improving staff development through action research” Robyn Benson, Charlotte Brack, Gayani Samarwickrema http://goo.gl/aeQP0 DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16149 Article – “Applying a framework to evaluate assignment marking software: a case study on Lightwork” Eva Heinrich, John Milne http://goo.gl/oj0BJ DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16152 Article - "Making science real: photo-sharing in biology and chemistry" Jenny Waycott, Barney Dalgarno, Gregor Kennedy, Andrea Bishop http://goo.gl/BNlE6 DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16151 Article - "Linking theory to practice in learning technology research" Cathy Gunn, Caroline Steel http://goo.gl/QQqA8 DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.16148 Article - "The implementation and evaluation of a new learning space: a pilot study" Gail Wilson, Marcus Randall http://goo.gl/CwdK2 DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14431 ---- The digest returns on 11 May 2012. 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