Welcome to this week's news digest. Please note that this is the final digest of 2017. The news digest will next be published on Friday 5 January 2018. ALT will be closed from 20 December  2017 - 1 January 2018. 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 ALT Winter Conference 2017

Thank you to all presenters and participants who made this year’s Online Winter Conference another great success, with over 400 registered participants enjoying a stimulating programme across two days. Catch up on session recordings through the conference platform: https://altc.alt.ac.uk/online2017/#/day1

1.2 ALT Annual Survey now open for responses

The Annual Survey engages ALT Members and the community to help map the ALT strategy to professional practice to better meet the needs of and represent our members; show how Learning Technology is used across sectors; and understand current and future practice.

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

1.3 Open Education and OER - A guide and call to action for policy makers

ALT has produced this call to action to highlight to education policy makers and professionals how Open Education and OER can expand inclusive and equitable access to education and lifelong learning, widen participation, and create new opportunities for the next generation of teachers and learners, preparing them to become fully engaged digital citizens.

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

1.4 Call for expressions of interest to host ALT events

ALT events attract participants from across the UK and internationally. We are looking to broaden the number of host cities and institutions we work with and to give local Member institutions and groups every opportunity to get involved in planning and delivering our events.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2nZ6btt

1.5 dev.ac.uk - bringing the developer tribes together

ALT is delighted to be supporting dev.ac.uk, a two day event for software developers working in further and higher education

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2z0PPEg

1.6 Work for ALT

ALT is recruiting a fixed-term (9-12 months) maternity cover Events Manager.

Deadline for applications: 22 January 2018

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

1.7 Join the 2018 Annual Conference Committee

The 2018 Annual Conference takes place in Manchester, 11-13 September 2018. This year we are offering all volunteers the chance to sign up for what they are particularly interested in helping with in the run-up to and during ALT’s Annual Conference. It’s our 25th year and we want the Annual Conference to reflect our diverse and growing community across the UK and beyond.

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

1.8 ALT announces 400th CMALT Holder

The 400th Certified Membership of ALT has recently been awarded.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2nwZ7UP

Congratulations to all candidates who have gained CMALT during the current assessment window. A full list will appear here in January.

 

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2. News, events and calls for proposals

2.1 Sponsorship opportunities for #OER18

The 9th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy will take place in Bristol from 18 to 19 April 2018. You can sponsor the conference and support the continued growth of inclusivity provided by Open Education.

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

2.2 Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference, Sheffield Hallam University, 19 December 2017

Booking is open for this one-day conference, #SocMedHE17. It will have a Build Your Own Conference morning that is designed and agreed by the delegates themselves, with set papers and workshops in the afternoon.

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

2.3 Call for Proposals: Digifest 2018 - Harnessing the power of edtech: thriving in a digital world, Birmingham, 6 - 7 Mar 2018

Jisc's Digifest 2018 explores how we can use the power of digital to enable better learning and teaching, engage learners and achieve better outcomes.Session proposals are welcomed from experts across the education sector. The programme will be eclectic, innovative, and provocative.The strand on teaching and learning excellence in a digital age offers huge scope for ALT members to share insights and best practice. Further information, and online submission form, at: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2nlBkHi

Deadline for proposals: 5 January 2018

2.4 Extended Call for Proposals: iHE 2018: Enhancing Student Engagement Through Mobile Technologies, Bath, 10-13 April

iHE 2018 is the third international conference for researchers, academics and leading industry professionals working with iPads and mobile technologies. Discuss enhancing the educational experience, share new ideas with experts, and engage with technologies to create new learning spaces. Accepting short, 2,000-3,000 word, papers or longer if you wish with a 20 minute presentation. Proceedings published open-access in the Future of Learning book series by IOS Press.

Extended deadline for proposals: 21 January 2018

2.5 Call for Proposals: IFIP OCCE 2018 - Open Conference on Computers in Education, Empowering Learners for Life in the Digital Age, Linz, Austria, 25 - 28 June 2018 (24 June 2018 - doctoral consortium)

The Call for Proposals is now open.

Deadline for submissions: 21 January 2018

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

2.6 Call for research participation: Networking to build capacity for teaching with technologies

Ashwini Datt, University of Auckland, calls for participants in doctoral research (Ethics approved - reference number 018812). The research investigates the extent to which networked experiences support elearning capacity development. You can complete an anonymous questionnaire (15-20 minutes of your time) and/or volunteer for a semi-structured interview (about an hour). All outputs and publications will be shared with participants once published for wider dissemination. Further details provided in participant information sheet: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2iXklpu

Questionnaire: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2nXL4b3

 

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

MozFest Reflections http://go.alt.ac.uk/2msLNjL

 

Lived Open Educational Practices at #EuroCALL2017 http://go.alt.ac.uk/2yJia3j

 

#HEBlogSwap – Sharing Practice and Building Community in Cyberspace http://go.alt.ac.uk/2xQaCLD

 

How and why should Learning Technologists engage with start-ups? http://go.alt.ac.uk/2kIETGd

 

Effect of virtual analytical chemistry laboratory on enhancing student research skills and practices http://go.alt.ac.uk/2y7snkN

 

Press Start: the value of an online student-led, peer-reviewed game studies journal http://go.alt.ac.uk/2BUviAp

 

A reflexive evaluation of technology-enhanced learning http://go.alt.ac.uk/2mlh7AO

 

Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies http://go.alt.ac.uk/2lKXZfo

 

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4. Jobs

4.1 Oxford Brookes University

OCSLD

Head of Educational and Staff Development

£60,410 - £65,997

Full time

Closing date: 15 December 2017

Informal enquiries to Alison Cross, [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/28ZvmCd

4.2 City, University of London

Learning Enhancement and Development
Senior Educational Technologist (Project Lead)
60025084
£43,685 to £52,132
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 21 December 2017
Informal enquiries to Julie Voce, [log in to unmask]

https://tinyurl.com/CitySETPL

4.3 City, University of London

Learning Enhancement and Development
Assistant Educational Technologist
60025059
£28,936 - £35,550
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 21 December 2017
Informal enquiries to Julie Voce, [log in to unmask]

https://tinyurl.com/AET1217

4.4 University of Southampton

Managed Learning Environment - iSolutions

Managed Learning Support Specialist

944317JF

£29,799 to £36,613

Full time

Closing date: 29 December 2017

Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

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

4.5 Coventry University

Coventry University London
Learning Technologist (Systems)
CULC000209
£37,555 per annum
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 2 January 2018
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister [log in to unmask]

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

4.6 Falmouth University

Educational Technology
UX / UI Developer
FAL0653
£27,285 - £30,688 (Market supplement up to £40,000 per annum considered for the right candidate)
Full time
Closing date: 3 January 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2B1t9VW

4.7 University of Oxford

Technology Enhanced Learning Group
Manager of Technology Enhanced Learning Support
132278
£46,336 - £53,691
Full time, Flexible and part-time working considered.
Closing date: 5 January 2017
Informal enquiries to Kate Lindsay ([log in to unmask])

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2AAmgM6

4.8 University of Liverpool

Management School
Postdoctoral research fellow
8557
£33,518 to £38,833 p.a
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 5 January 2018
Informal enquiries to Prof Gilly Salmon [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2y7JzqE

4.9 University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh College of Art
Learning Technologist
42160
£27,285 - £31,604
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 5 January 2017
Informal enquiries to Geoff Lee [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2BM62vF

4.10 University of Warwick

Academic Technology, IT Services
Academic Technologist
80462-117
29,799 - 38,833
Temporary
Closing date: 14 January 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2A1s78R

4.11 University of Warwick

Academic Technology, IT Services
2 x Academic Technology Officer
81241-117
25,728 - 28,936
Temporary
Closing date: 14 January 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2A1s78R

4.12 Falmouth University

Educational Technology
UX / UI Developer
FAL0653
£27,285 - £30,688 per annum (Market supplement up to £40,000 per annum considered for the right candidate)
Full time
Closing date: 15 January 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2B1t9VW

4.13 Association for Learning Technology (ALT)

Events Manager (Maternity Cover)

£30, 688 pro rata

Part time, 0.5 FTE

Closing date 22 January 2018

Informal enquiries to: [log in to unmask]

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

 

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