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

1. Updates for Members

*** Please note that ALT’s main phone number has changed to +44 (0)1865 819009 ***

1.1 ALT Annual Conference 2018: Call for Proposals now published

The call for proposals for ALT’s 25th Annual Conference is open until 8 March 2018.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2C2mFr3

1.2 OER18: Open to All, Bristol, UK, 18 - 19 April 2018 - draft conference programme now available

OER18 is the 9th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy, taking place 18 – 19 April 2018, Bristol, UK. http://go.alt.ac.uk/2HCO1U5

Registration closes 29 March: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2DmsXys

1.3 ALT-MEMBERS Survey Closes on 26 February

Thanks to all those who have responded to the survey of the list so far. A reminder that the survey closes on Monday 26 February at Midnight.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2EbPb70

2. News, events and calls for proposals

2.1 DfE consultation - Strengthening Qualified Teacher Status and improving career progression for teachers

This consultation is about about ensuring that teachers have the right support in place at the beginning of their careers, improving access to high-quality professional development, and improving career progression opportunities for all teachers throughout their careers. For: teachers and organisations representing teachers; prospective teachers and trainee teachers; schools, school leaders and organisations representing school leaders; HEIs and their representative bodies; Initial Teacher Training providers and their representative bodies; local authorities, employers and governing boards. Consultation closes 9 March 2018.

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2C0dlDQ

2.2 New publication on teaching with technology

Paul Breen, a senior lecturer in academic English and teacher education in The University of Westminster, has released a new publication relating to technology, teacher education and the TPACK theoretical framework. 'Developing Educators for the Digital Age' traces the stories of four teachers in a higher educational context who come to a better understanding of integrating new technologies into their teaching over a period of two years through a series of workshops and pedagogy-focused technological knowledge. Published 21 Feb 2018, and available in both open access PDF form and in print form through either Amazon or the University of Westminster Press: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2EGQK0S

2.3 Call for Proposals - Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference 2018, University of Hull, 28 - 29 June 2018

The call for papers is open for the 2018 conference, ‘Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy’. Contributions may be about teaching innovation and pedagogy within STEM, or where more subject specific discussions might ensue. Conference themes: Enhancing the student experience; Students as partners in teaching and research; Employability; Equality and diversity; Learning spaces; Practical/Field work; Team work and peer assessment; Assessment and Feedback; Active learning; Developing pedagogic research practice.

Deadline for proposals: 26 February 2018

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

2.4 Teaching and Learning Conversations (TLC) webinar, 27 February 2018, 12.00 - 13.00

TLC is an open, cross-institutional collaboration to provide joint CPD opportunities for everybody teaching and/or supporting learning in Higher or Further Education. All are welcome to the next webinar on ‘Student-led inquiry and engagement through affective drama-based pedagogy’, led by Dr Maria Kukharev. http://go.alt.ac.uk/2GdbuKS

2.5 ALT West Midlands meeting - It's all in the mix: new blended learning opportunities for educators, University of Birmingham, 28 February 2018, 10.00 - 15.00

From MOOCs, to the flipped classroom, to hybrid and micro learning, blended learning in all its diverse forms plays a significant part in the life of most educators and those who support them. It challenges us to examine and evaluate our pedagogy and our learning spaces and even our professional identity as it can impact at every level of our practice.
Registration is free, but places are limited: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2FTZxsA

2.6 Call for Proposals: PressED Conference, online, 29 March 2018

PressED conference is a Twitter-based conference on the use of WordPress for teaching, learning and research. Sessions will be 10-15 tweets long and last for 15 minutes. Deadline for proposals: 2 March 2018. Further information: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2HDR7qY

2.7 ALT South webinar: Online Learning Materials and Accessibility, 8 March 2018, 12.30 - 14.00

Tharindu Liyanagunawardena (PhD, FHEA, CMALT), Chair of the Online Learning Research Centre, University College of Estate Management (UCEM), reflects on the process of implementing accessibility practices at UCEM and how this experience led to the forthcoming book chapter “Open to Inclusion: exploring openness for differently-abled”. http://go.alt.ac.uk/2rWeyb2

2.8 #OER18 Open to all - preview webinar, 9 March 2018, 13.00 - 14.00

Join conference Keynote Lorna Campbell for a preview of the OER18 Conference (Bristol, 18 - 19 April 2018). http://go.alt.ac.uk/2CphxIY

2.9 ALT Northern Ireland Members Group launch, Ulster University, 9 March 2018

This half day event marks the launch of the ALT Northern Ireland Members Group. The morning will showcase educational technology across Ireland and across all sectors. As this is also International Women’s Day women’s role in the field will also be celebrated.

http://www.altni.com/

2.10 Research and Innovation in Distance Education and E-learning Conference 2018, Senate House, London, 16 March 2018

Registration is now open for this annual one-day event. The theme is Learning Design: Integrating Learning, Teaching and Student Support; the event explores new directions and developments in distance education and technology-enhanced learning. With a strong research focus, it incorporates outputs from the CDE’s programme of Teaching and Research Awards. The programme features seminars and workshops around the themes of learning design, assessment, learning analytics, OERs and open educational practice, MOOCs and serious games. http://go.alt.ac.uk/2GYvcKI

2.11 Intelligent Campus Community Events: Sheffield Hallam University, 23 March 2018; University of Glasgow, 10 April 2018

The community of practice gives people an opportunity to network, share practice, hear what various institutions are doing and what Jisc is doing in this space. These events are free to attend and lunch will be provided. The first of the community events is taking place on 23 March 2018 at Sheffield Hallam University: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2C07gHA. The second takes place 10 April 2018 at the University of Glasgow: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2BZ9PK5

3. Jobs

3.1 University College London

Research & Digital Education Applications
Senior Analyst Developer
1711793
£43,023 - £50,753
Full time
Closing date: 25 February 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2HA4Squ

3.2 FutureLearn

Learning Designer
659249
£37,000 - £45,000
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 25 February 2018
Informal enquiries to Matt Jenner - [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2C0picN

3.3 London School of Economics

Learning Technology and Innovation
Learning Technology Systems Officer
£28,721 - £33,244
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 28 February 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://lti.lse.ac.uk/ltso

3.4 Concentra Consulting

Concentra Consulting
Digital Learning Technologist
£28,000 - £35,000
Full time
Closing date: 1 March 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2GfYO5S

3.5 Wiley

Wiley Education Services
Learning Technologist
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 30 March 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2HDWVk3

3.6 Wiley

Wiley Education Services
Learning Developer
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 30 March 2018
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

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

3.7 London Business School

Executive Education
Senior Technology Manager
£35,000 - £40,000
Permanent
Closing date: 02 April 2018

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

3.8 University College of Estate Management

Digital Education Team
Online Education Technologist (x2)
£29,000-£36,000
Permanent
Closing date: 2 March 2017
Informal enquiries to Fiona Harvey - [log in to unmask]

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

3.9 Aston University

Centre for Learning Innovation and Professional Practice
Learning Technologist (EAS)
R180059
£25,728 - £30,688
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 4 March 2018
Informal enquiries to Kieron Stanley - [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2HBa9yl

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

Chief Executive Officer’s Report, February 2018 http://go.alt.ac.uk/2CBZFee

LTHEchat – The story of a Community of Practice through Twitter http://go.alt.ac.uk/2CBrbsg

Quality Assurance of MOOC-based curricula: a project report from Kiron http://go.alt.ac.uk/2CDuzCV

Emerging learning technologies http://go.alt.ac.uk/2o10ybH

ResearchGate and Academia.edu as networked socio-technical systems for scholarly communication: a literature review http://go.alt.ac.uk/2Czw9FP

Investigating digital native female learners’ attitudes towards paperless language learning http://go.alt.ac.uk/2o12NM3

Professional learning design framework: supporting technology integration in Alberta http://go.alt.ac.uk/2H1wYL5

Collaborative learning with PeerWise http://go.alt.ac.uk/2EVNQBS

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