Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news Digest 331 issued on 17 September 2015
The deadline for the next issue of the Digest is 12.00 on Wednesday 30 September 2015 for the Digest to be issued on Friday 2 October 2015.
Table of Contents
1. ALT news
2. ALT events
3. News
4. Other events
5. Calls for proposals
6. Funding calls
7. Open Educational Resources
8. Job vacancies
9. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from the latest Issue
10. Current articles the ALT Journal - Research in Learning Technology
1. ALT News
1.1 ALT Annual Conference 2015: altc 2015 took place in Manchester on 8-10 September, with over 500 delegates and 185 sessions over three days.
If you would like to be part of helping us shape next year’s conference, we have opened the call to join the 2016 Programme Committee: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1UYqe4M
1.2 2015 #LTAwards: The winners of this year’s Learning Technologist of the Year Awards supported by ULCC were announced at our Annual Conference in Manchester on 9 September. The Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in the field of learning technology.
1.3 The ALT newsletter celebrated 10 years of online existence with a make-over and a relaunch as the #altc Blog.
1.4 ALT is contributing to the Blended Learning Essentials course on Futurelearn with CMALT accreditation. See more at: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1JbB8Iq
2. ALT Events
2.1 ALT New member webinar - getting connected and involved, 24 September 2015, 12.30 - 1.30 PM.
The session is designed to provide information and support for new members of the Association, to help you get connected and involved. It is free to attend for all members.
2.2 Webinar on impact of Open Education - Findings from the OER Research Hub, 30 September 2015, 12.30 - 1.30 PM
2.3 Blended Learning Essentials: getting started, 15 October 2015, 12.30 - 1.30 PM
This webinar is about the upcoming Futuelearn course Blended Learning Essentials: Getting started - A free course for the Vocational Education and Training sector to promote effective practice and pedagogy in blended learning.
3. News
3.1 New format for Computing for Teachers MOOC, University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is about to trial a new system, eLDa, which allows better access to its online CPD course for teachers up to GCSE-level. The course is free of charge. Registration, on a first-come, first-served basis, at http://eldamooc.org/. Enquiries to Danny: [log in to unmask]
4. Events
4.1 Team-Based Learning Conference, University of Bradford, 21 October 2015
The second European Team Based Learning (TBL) Conference focuses on the impact TBL has on student experience and outcomes, and offers guidance on making the change in your own teaching and the chance to meet other TBL practitioners. Keynote speaker is Professor Shirley Alexander, Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Technology, Sydney.
4.2 SEDA accredited Jisc Institutional Change Leader award registration
Free 2-module CANLearn course designed to support staff and students working in partnership on technology-related curriculum innovation projects in UK higher education, further education and skills. The award, part of Jisc’s Change Agents’ Network, is supported by course mentors and hosted by Jisc’s CAN VLE using Moodle. Course leader: Dr Mark Kerrigan ([log in to unmask]).
4.3 Online Educa Berlin 2015 - ALT Member discount - 2-4 December 2015, Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin, Germany
OEB will have 70+ sessions in various formats: hands-on workshops, interactive breakout sessions, discussions and debates, labs, demos and keynote interventions by amongst others author, blogger and co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow and Hillary Leevers, Head of Education and Learning at the Wellcome Trust. ALT Members are entitled to benefit from a reduced conference fee of €600 (instead of €790 ).
4.4 CiviCon London 2015 8th & 9th October 2015
The event provides sessions designed to meet the needs of absolute beginners, administrators, implementers, and developers, making it the perfect place to meet and network with other Civi users and providers, and help you and your organisation to find out about best practice, learn what is new, and what the future holds for CiviCRM.
4.5 Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences for June to December 2015
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/2360/
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 CfP EAI TOFIEE Journal - Special Issue on Immersive Environments: Challenges, Research and New Developments
The Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) is pleased to invite authors to submit their original work on effective immersive learning experiences to a Special Issue on "Immersive Environments: Challenges, Research and New Developments" of the Journal on Transactions on Future Intelligent Educational Environments.
Manuscript submission deadline: 1st November, 2015.
5.2 Social Media for Learning in HE Conference 18 December 2015
The call for papers is open for this one day conference at Sheffield Hallam University (#SocMedHE15). The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, students, academic developers and strategic managers to consider the opportunities, challenges and the disruptive influence of social media in learning and teaching. Deadline for submissions is 3 September.
5.3 Open Education Europa
Call for submissions for Issue 45 of eLearning Papers on the topic of Language Learning and Technology. Deadline for submissions is 11 October.
5.4 OER16
The call for papers for the OER16 conference, taking place in Edinburgh, April 2016, has now been published.
6. Funding calls
None this issue
7. Open Educational Resources
None this issue.
8. Job vacancies
8.1 Durham University
Computing and Information Services
IS Learning Technology Specialist
4951
£31,342 - £37, 394
Full time
Closing date: 29 September 2015
8.2 University of Hertfordshire
Learning and Teaching Innovation Centre
E-Learning Technology Developer
12831
£26,274 - £28,695
Full time
Closing date: 20 September 2015
8.3 ABE
e-Learning Project Manager
£35,000 - £40,000
Full time, Permanent
8.4 King’s College London
Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning
E-QUAL Project Learning Technologist
THW/15/059639/934
£32,277 - £38,511 (pro rata), per annum plus £2,323 per annum (pro rata) London Weighting Allowance
Part time
Closing date: 25 September 2015
8.5 Karten Network
Network Development Manager
Part time
Closing date: 01 October 2015
8.6 University of Bedfordshire
Centre for Learning Excellence
Educational Developer
BEDS0435
£32,277 to £38,511
Full time
Closing date: 21 September 2015
8.7 YES Digital
Digital Learning and Communication
Learning Designer
€30-40 000
Full time, Part time
Closing date: 30 September, 2015
8.8 Open University
Learning and Teaching Solutions
Director, Technology Enhanced Learning
11441
£72,837– £85,369
Closing date: Midday, 22 September 2015
9. Current articles from the ALT Blog
Latest articles:
“A Week in the Life of Matt Lingard (ALT Trustee)” Matt Lingard
“A birthday make-over for the ALT online newsletter”
“Stolen Lives - A Creative Commons Collaborative Project” Margaret Korosec
“The Social Ontology of Digital Data & Digital Technology #CSO15” Rachel Challen
“Event Report from Blackboard World 2015 (#Bbworld2015)” Teresa MacKinnon
“Chief Executive’s Report - August 2015” Maren Deepwell
We welcome articles, comment, reviews, project news and advertising enquiries. For more information on how to submit an article to the Newsletter go to http://go.alt.ac.uk/1EMDSy6
10. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology
“Making the most of mobility: virtual mentoring and education practitioner professional development”
Hazel D. Owen
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.25566
“Educators who believe: understanding the enthusiasm of teachers who use digital games in the classroom”
Colleen Steeler-Hunt, Christian M. Jones
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26155
“A mixed-methods exploration of an environment for learning computer programming”
Richard Mather
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.27179
“A review of predictive factors of student success in and satisfaction with online learning”
Heather Kaufmann
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26507
“Towards collaboration as learning: evaluation of an open CPD opportunity for HE teachers”
Chrissi Nerantzi, Peter Gossman
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26967
“Material matters for learning in virtual networks: A case study of a professional learning programme hosted in a Google+ online community”
Aileen Ackland, Ann Swinney
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26677
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