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

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

***ALT is closed from 30 March - 3 April***

1. Updates for Members

1.1 OER18: Open to All - Registration closes 4 April

Full programme now online and registration now ends 4 April. 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/2pxO4sa

1.2 Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at ALT's 25th Annual Conference

We have now published further information about exhibiting at the conference or becoming a conference sponsor http://go.alt.ac.uk/2FR8UO2

The Call for Proposals has now closed, but we are accepted limited late submissions from anyone affected by recent strike action: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2IGUWwd

1.3 Pathways to CMALT pilot groups now underway

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2ubi1nf

 

 

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2. News, events and calls for proposals

2.1 Call for Proposals: ECTEL 2018

Call for papers for European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Leeds, September 2018. Deadline for proposals: 8 April 2018. Information on conference themes, submission guidelines, and registration: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2oDJdoO

2.2 Intelligent Campus Community Event: 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. Taking place 10 April 2018 at the University of Glasgow: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2BZ9PK5

2.3 Blended Learning Essentials: Developing Digital Skills preview webinar, 12 April, 12.30 - 13.30

This webinar looks ahead at what’s involved in Developing Digital Skills, a free course on the FutureLearn platform designed to give teachers and trainers in the VET sector knowledge and confidence in teaching much-needed digital skills to their learners. https://go.alt.ac.uk/2GonFUE

2.4 Second Call for Proposals: Academic Practice and Technology (APT2018) conference, University of Greenwich, 3 July 2018

Deadline for proposals: 13 April 2018: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2BfKhIn

2.5 Digital Apprenticeships community event, Portsmouth, 19 April 2018, 10.00 - 16.00

If you're working in the area of apprenticeships and are interested in how digital can improve the whole apprenticeship journey, Jisc invite you to join this digital apprenticeships community event, focusing on degree apprenticeships. The event will give you an opportunity to network, share practice and hear what Jisc - and various organisations - are doing in this space. You'll also have the opportunity to discover more about Jisc’s digital apprenticeships project and emerging toolkits in this area: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2oZeym6

2.6 MOOC - Visual Literacies: Exploring educational practice and technologies, starts 23 April 2018

Join us to explore visual literacies and how new technologies can be used to make education more visual, e.g. comics, holograms, infographics, virtual and augmented reality.  Focusing on practice, it highlights real examples of practice gathered from experienced educators and visual communicators.  Booking is now open: https://mooc.viliproject.eu/

2.7 CIO Education Congress, Bowood Luxury Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire, 23 April 2018

ALT members are invited to join us for the CIO Edu Congress, focusing on key areas of Ed Tech. CIOs, IT & Digital Learning Staff from UK Universities are invited to attend to discuss and learn about key Ed Tech developments and challenges, covering improving digital literacy, e-learning and online education, student success technology and personalised learning. Guest speakers include Amazon Web Services Head of Public Sector. Register online or email [log in to unmask] for further information. http://go.alt.ac.uk/2py6s3Y

2.8 Learning from Digital Examinations, Brunel University, 26 April 2018

An increasing number of institutions in the UK and elsewhere are adopting digital assessment for coursework and exams. This one-day conference builds on the workshop held at Brunel in March 2017, and is aimed at exploring the potential for digital assessment to shape assessment practices - can they help to make assessment a learning experience? https://go.alt.ac.uk/2IcLS0W

2.9 Call for Proposals: 17th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2018), Chicago, 11-14 November 2018

IAmLearn and Concordia University Chicago invite submissions for the 17th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2018). This year’s conference theme is “Mobilized Learning: Pedagogical and Technological Innovations for Teaching and Learning.” Full details on submission categories, and access to the EasyChair submission portal for mLearn 2018 at http://go.alt.ac.uk/2oZOl73
Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2018

2.10 UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities conference, Warwick, 15 - 16 May 2018

Registration now open for the fourth Spotlight on Digital Capabilities conference. This year’s theme is ‘from theory to action’. You will hear experiences from those working across and outside the HE and FE sectors. How have they improved digital capabilities, engaged staff and students in their skills development and instigated change at their institutions? The conference will be held at the Radcliffe Conference centre in the heart of the University of Warwick. View the programme on the conference pages: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2HU4DXG

2.11 Call for Proposals: ePortfolios and More: The developing role of ePortfolios within the digital landscape, Dublin City University, 23 - 25 May 2018

Seminar proposals of no more than 250 words invited. Full details: http://go.alt.ac.uk/2oVAxdA

2.12 IEEE TALE 2018: Australia, 4-7 December (STEM education / educational technology conference)

TALE is the IEEE Education Society's flagship Asia-Pacific conference, catering to researchers and practitioners with an interest in STEM education as well as those interested in the innovative use of digital technologies for learning in any discipline. The target audience is diverse, encompassing those working in the higher education, vocational education, K-12, corporate, government, military and healthcare sectors. TALE 2018 will be held in Wollongong, Australia. The conference theme is "Engineering Next-Generation Learning". Deadline for academic papers and practitioner abstracts is 11 June 2018: http://tale2018.org/

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3. Jobs

3.1 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

3.2 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

3.3 London Business School

Executive Education
Senior Technology Manager
£35,000 - £40,000
Permanent
Closing date: 2 April 2018

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

3.4 Durham University

Business School
Senior Instructional Designer
12225
£32,548 - £38,832
Full time, Temporary, 12 month fixed-term contract
Closing date: 3 April 2018 (noon)
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

https://tinyurl.com/y7fs4ed6

3.5 University of Edinburgh

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Learning Technologist

43169

£27,285 - £31,604

Full time

Closing date: 4 April 2018

Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]

http://edin.ac/2FHj6bK

3.6 Bournemouth University

Centre for Excellence in Learning
Assistant TEL Developer
CEL014
£20,989 - £23,557 per annum with progression opportunities to £25,728
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 4 April 2018
Informal enquiries to Tim Galling ([log in to unmask])

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2Gf25oY

3.7 London Business School

Digital Learning

Digital Learning Consultant

£45,000 - £50,000

Full time, 12 month fixed term contract

Closing date: 5 April 2018
http://go.alt.ac.uk/2Dx3Icd

3.8 University of Sussex

Academic Skills Team / Careers and Employability Centre
Academic Skills Consultant (Maternity Cover)
3001
Starting at £32,548 and rising to £38,833 per annum
Full time, Maternity Cover
Closing date: 16 April 2018.  
Informal enquiries to Andy Howard / [log in to unmask]

https://go.alt.ac.uk/2GonB7K

3.9 Online Education Services

Academic
Academic Lead
AL1
£80,000 - £120,000
Full time
Closing date: 20 April 2018
Informal enquiries to Valerie Fronimakis - [log in to unmask]

http://go.alt.ac.uk/2I95dkm

3.10 Online Education Services

Academic
Head of Learning Design
HLD1
£80,000 -£120,000
Full time
Closing date: 23 April 2018
Informal enquiries to Valerie Fronimakis - [log in to unmask]

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

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

Book Review: Radical Technologies by Adam Greenfield http://go.alt.ac.uk/2pxpGXI

 

Book Review: Design of Technology Enhanced Learning Integrating research and Practice. Matt Bower http://go.alt.ac.uk/2phZK29

 

Setting up an online collection of educational resources: some practical tips http://go.alt.ac.uk/2pgxtcj

 

Edtech Start Up Guide http://go.alt.ac.uk/2CPVThy

 

Digital literacy: a Palestinian refugee perspective http://go.alt.ac.uk/2oYWNTJ

 

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

 

UK higher education institutions’ technology-enhanced learning strategies from the perspective of disruptive innovation http://go.alt.ac.uk/2oXlPTx

 

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

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