Welcome to this week's news digest. In this edition:

1. Updates for Members
2. News, events and Calls for Proposals
3. New publications from #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
4. Jobs

1. Updates for Members

1.1 Have your say! Last few days of the Annual Survey

ALT’s annual survey is still available for you to complete. This is your chance to give us your input on the work of ALT. This year the survey also includes a section on the next ALT strategy for 2017 - 2020.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2j7A0Rl

1.2 OER17 conference registration now open

Attending OER17 presents a fantastic opportunity for anyone with an interest in open educational practice, expert or novice, to share, learn and debate ‘The Politics of Open’ and consider what needs to be done to overcome barriers and move open education forwards.

The programme schedule will be made available as soon as possible; it will consist of two action-packed days with a choice of strands and sessions as well as keynotes from Maha Bali, Lucy Crompton-Reid and Diana Arce.

The conference price represents excellent value for money but to secure the best price, book early. Our early bird rate is available until 31 January.

More information: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iMluC1

To register: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hVc5DO

1.3 Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at OER17

The 8th Open Educational Resources Conference, OER17: The Politics of Open, will be held from 5 to 6 April 2017 at Resource for London, UK. The conference is an important event for all involved in Higher and Further Education. You can get involved by sponsoring the exhibition, gaining prominent identification, or by exhibiting at the exhibition.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iTdgFd

1.4 ALT Annual Conference - get involved!

ALT’s Annual Conference for learning technologists takes place at the University of Liverpool from 5 to 7 September 2017. This is your chance to get involved! Join the committee and play a key part in shaping this important event:

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hoqj3n

1.5 Research In Learning Technology - journal transition in progress

Co-Action Publishing AB, the publisher of our Open Access journal, Research in Learning Technology, is joining the Taylor & Francis Group this month. Read more about the transition.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2h3MCbH

 

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2. News, events and calls for proposals

2.1 FELTAG SIG webinar: The Learning Lab: Making use of emerging technology to support digital literacy-in-action, 24 January, 12.30 - 13.30 - NOTE THE NEW DATE

The Learning Lab at Dundee and Angus College is an innovative space enabling staff and learners to explore new ways of learning and teaching with technology. The webinar will cover how Dundee and Angus College are supporting 21st century learning through the Learning Lab, and give examples of how this prepares students for employment and life-long learning.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2h9vW5B

2.2 OER17: The Politics of Open, Resource for London, 5 - 6 April 2017

OER17 presents an opportunity for open practitioners, activists, educators and policy makers to come together as a community to reflect on The Politics of Open and to discuss challenges and strengths, priorities and changes we want to effect. The conference will be chaired by social and educational technologist and Wikimedia UK Trustee Josie Fraser, and Alek Tarkowski, Director of Centrum Cyfrowe, co-founder and coordinator of Creative Commons Poland.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gObOoN

2.3 EUROCALL 2017, University of Southampton, 23 - 26 August 2017 Call for Papers

The programme will include individual papers, symposia, workshops, presentations on EU-funded projects, and posters.
EUROCALL (European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning) conferences bring together educators, researchers, PhD students, administrators, designers of software and language learning systems, policy makers and other professionals involved in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) around the globe.

Deadline for submissions is 31 January 2017.

More information: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hVBujY

Submit your abstract here: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2j7zeUx

2.4 Math gaming contest for students, 2 - 3 February 2017

Arcademics - the online multiplayer edu-gamers - is running the Arcademics Cup Multiplication Competition, for 1st - 6th grade students. There is no cost to participate. Students race for prizes like iPads and pizza parties, and teachers get access to student performance data.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2jdz5Tk

2.5 IFIP WCCE 2017, Dublin, Ireland, 3 - 6 July 2017

Submission is now open for this conference, for full and short research papers, symposia, industry foresights,system presentations, learner and teacher presentations, national direction sessions, panel and audience response sessions, and doctoral consortium abstracts. At least one author must register and present accepted submissions in order for the abstract to be included in the conference proceedings. As described in the Call for Papers, a selected collection of papers will be published as a post-conference book in the Springer IFIP AICT series.

Deadline for submissions is 3 February 2017.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2jdBD3N

2.6 Nottingham Law School Centre for Legal Education Conference 2017: Legal Education, Legal Practice and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, 16 - 17 June

Third biennial conferences, and fifth anniversary of the Centre for Legal Education at Nottingham Law School. The 2017 conference is entitled ‘Legal Education, Legal Practice and Technology’. Sub-themes for this year’s conference include: Technology and legislation; Digital technologies and information science; Technology and legal education; Technology and legal practice. 


Deadline for submissions is 6 February 2017. All proposals will be peer reviewed.

Papers and presentations from the previous conferences: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iLhEsC

Proposals, including those for posters, should be sent to: [log in to unmask]

2.7 Call for Contributions: Change Agents' Network Conference, supported by Jisc, University of Exeter, 21 - 22 April 2017

CAN2017 will be showcasing practice from universities and colleges across the UK on how they are working in partnership with students. We are looking for staff and students to share specific examples of how they are working in partnership, how students are working as change agents or as co-researchers to improve their educational experience. Deadline for contributions 10 February 2017.

For questions contact Sarah Knight, [log in to unmask]  or J. Hibberd, [log in to unmask]

More information about the conference: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hzGSXx

More information about the call for proposals, and to submit a proposal: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gE0l7Q

2.8 Publication announcement: IEEE TLT special issue on Learning through Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things

A special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT) on the topic of Learning through Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things, guest edited by Mark J. W. Lee, has just been published. TLT operates on a "delayed open-access" publication model: articles are initially only available to subscribers (most university libraries have subscriptions via Xplore), but become open access 12 months after publication. Guest editor’s preface free download: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hUr7K0

Full issue: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2j7HBzj (click on ‘current issue’).

2.9 TEL tools questionnaire from Bournemouth University

Can you spare 10 minutes to complete a short online survey about how tools for technology enhanced learning (TEL) are collated, promoted and used within your own institution? The survey results will be shared via the Bournemouth University Centre of Excellence in Learning blog and also be used as part of our research project. This work has ethical clearance from Bournemouth University.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gMj3PJ

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3. New publications from #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology

A Review of the Digital Accessibility FutureLearn Course http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iLnuu2

 

Copyright and e-learning : a guide for practitioners – Book Review http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hUpNLH

 

Transformational Further Education: empowering people & communities http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gP1DNI

 

Best-practice model for technology enhanced learning in the creative arts http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iTa3FD

 

Designing for learner engagement with computer-based testing http://go.alt.ac.uk/2hwHT5C

 

Different views on Digital Scholarship: separate worlds or cohesive research field? http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gFA1LB

 

A study of the role of a technology-enhanced learning implementation group in mediating an institutional VLE minimum standards policy http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gYx8cr

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4. Jobs

4.1 Imperial College London

Information and Communication Technologies
E-learning Services Manager
SS 2016 257 KG
£53,800 - £61,740
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 08 January 2017
Informal enquiries to Sue Pritchett, [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gOfB5z

4.2 University of Surrey

Technology Enhanced Learning
Learning Technology Systems Manager
92016
£31,076 to £38,183 per annum
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 08 January 2017
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iTd5K8

4.3 Judicial Institute for Scotland

Learning Technology Team
Learning Technologist
JI/LT/2016
23021
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 11 January 2017
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2j7EHut

4.4 University College London

Digital Education
Learning Technologist
1616328
£34,056 to £41,163 per annum (UCL Grade 7), inclusive of London Allowance.
Full time
Closing date: 15 January 2017

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2ies54p

4.5 University of Leicester

Leicester Learning Institute
Educational development adviser (digital)
CSE01698
£32,958 to £38,183
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 16 January 2017
Informal enquiries to Frances Deepwell [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iev1y9

4.6 London School of Economics and Political Science

University of London International Programmes
Learning Technologist
N/A
£34,156 - £41,317
Full time, Fixed-term, 12 months
Closing date: 18 January 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Bond, [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2f0U5di

4.7 Kaplan Open Learning

The Learning Technology Team
Learning Technology Manager
£25,000 - £30,000
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 22 January 2017
Informal enquiries to Stephen Livesey [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iTd0pU

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