Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 146, 28 January 2008
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The digest is compiled by Nana Asante and edited for the time being by
Seb Schmoller
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1. Association news
2. Association events
3. News
4. Calls for papers
5. Other events
6. Invitations to tender and grant opportunities
7. Vacancies
8. Courses
*In memoriam*
Some Digest readers will already know of the untimely death of Tony
Burgess on Saturday 5/1/2008. Tony was the Learning and Skills Council's
Senior Policy Manager for Technology in Learning, and an active
supporter of ALT. Tony's funeral and a celebration of Tony's life were
held on 25/1/2008, and I attended on ALT's and my own behalf. Tony's
family have chosen for donations in lieu of flowers to go to the Helena
Kennedy Foundation: http://www.hkf.org.uk/, and donations can still be
sent to J Worley, Funeral Director, 344 High Street, Berkhamsted,
Hertfordshire, HP4 1HT.
Seb Schmoller
1. Association news
1.1. Congratulations to Martin Oliver, a Reader at the London Knowledge
Lab, Institute of Education, who recently completed a seven-year term
as co-editor of ALT-J, has been seconded to the Higher Education Academy
as the Team Leader for the e-learning strand of the Research
Observatory. The Observatory is intended to become a first port of call
for evidence-based information about HE, and will be informed by the
landscaping study currently being undertaken by Rhona Sharpe and Helen
Beetham - http://mw.brookes.ac.uk/display/hearoc/.
1.2. ALT's 25/1/2008 response to the DIUS consultation on the merger of
QIA and CEL is available at:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/QIA_CEL_merger_response_final.pdf
2. Association events
2.1. ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide
9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK
Call for papers for ALT's 15th International Conference Submitters are
asked to select up to three from the following list of conference
dimensions: Global or Local; Institution or Individual; Pedagogy or
Technology; Access or Exclusion; Access or Exclusion; Open or
Proprietary; Private or Public; For the Learner or by the Learner; or
Other aspects of the digital divide. Full explanations of each can be
found at http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/papers.html. To take account of
the fact that some proposals for the conference will be from projects or
teams that will have more to report in September 2008 than they can
summarise in an abstract written in February 2008, note that ALT
Reviewers will take an understanding attitude regarding proposals
referring to or reporting on work taking place between now and the date
of the conference.
Key dates
Submissions close: 29 February 2008
Presenters’ registration deadline: 6 June 2008
Early bird registration deadline: 30 June 2008
Registrations close: 15 August 2008
To sponsor or exhibit at ALT-C 2008 contact Hayley Willis, Events
Administrator, [log in to unmask], having reviewed the
sponsorship/exhibition document at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/sponsor_information.html
2.2. A free introductory workshop to ALT's Certified Membership scheme
(CMALT) Thursday 28 February 2008, 1200 - 1500, The London Knowledge
Lab, Institute of Education, London. CMALT is a simple, peer-based
accreditation scheme for learning technologists and for people with
learning technology as an important part of their role. This free
workshop is aimed at ALT members and non-members, wherever they are
employed, who are thinking about doing CMALT and want to find out more,
or who have made a start on their application and want support.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=295
2.3. The Lab Group Open Day
20 February 2008, 10.45 – 16.15
Oracle’s City of London Building
The Lab Group is an Association for Learning Technology-supported
collaboration between labs which undertake research and development in
learning mediated by technology. This second Lab Group Open Day is
generously sponsored by JISC, with facilities on the day provided by
Oracle. The Open Day will:
* enable around a dozen member labs to showcase some of their work,
discuss the concepts that lie behind it, answer questions about it, and
get feedback on it from other labs;
* give participants from policy-making and funding bodies to keep
abreast of developments, and improve their understanding of what is
going on in the development and research community.
There is no charge for attendance, and you can book from
http://www.alt.ac.uk/. Booking deadline 11/2/2008.
2.4. Second Life in real life: education beyond the hype
17 April 2008, National College for School Leadership (NCSL),
Nottingham, led by Dr Steven Warburton, King's College, London. The aim
of this workshop is to introduce participants to immersive 3D
environments from a practical perspective and to stimulate critical
inquiry into the possibilities that massive multi-user virtual
environments (MUVEs) offer learning and teaching practice. For further
information and to book a place to attend, please visit:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/events.php .
3. News
3.1. EUNIS announces the launch of a new e-learning award
http://eunis.dk/?page_id=32
3.2. Grant announcement for higher education 2008-09
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2008/grant/
3.3. New NIACE publications catalogue for 2008 now available to download
http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/catalogue/PubsCat08.pdf
3.3. Futurelab and the DCSF - Beyond Current Horizons programme
http://www.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk
3.4. Informal adult learning - Government consultation
http://fm.schmoller.net/2008/01/informal-adult.html
3.5. ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/resourcediscovery/googlegen.aspx
3.6. LSC to offer upgrade of JANET connections for all FE Colleges in
England
http://www.itbinternet.com/pr/18269
3.7. AJET 24(1) published: First online only issue
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol 24, No. 1, 2008
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet.html
3.8. JISC Technology and Standards Watch report - "Metadata for Digital
Libraries: state of the art and future directions"
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/techwatch
3.9. JANET wins e-Government Shared Services Award
http://www.ja.net/
4. Calls for papers
4.1. A special issue of ALT-J, Research in Learning Technology -
“Learning and Teaching in Immersive Virtual Worlds”
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 22 February 2008
Deadline for submission of full papers: 31 March 2008
http://www.alt.ac.uk/callforpapers_altj_ivw.html
4.2. "e" Teaching and Learning Workshop 2008
3 June 2008, University of Greenwich, London
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 February 2008
Deadline for submission of posters or full papers: 1 April 2008
http://ecentre.cms.gre.ac.uk
4.3. Eden 2008 Annual Conference
11-14 June, 2008, Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2008
http://www.eden-online.org
5. Other events
5.1. 'Simply the Best' - practical tips for e-learning success from the
E-Learning Awards 2007 finalists
30 January 2008, 10.30 am – 12.30, Learning and Skills Theatre, London
http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/exhibition/coopevents_1.cfm
5.2. HEA Centre for ICS in conjunction with the Accessibility Research
Centre workshop - "Supporting Disabled Students Through Games"
4 February 2008, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough
http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/displayevent.php?id=193
5.3. TASI 2008 Workshops
*6 February - "Image Capture Level I"
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/training.html#ic1
*7 February - "Image Capture Level II"
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/training.html#ic2
5.4. eContentplus 2008: Central Information Day
19 February 2008, Room M6, Jean Monnet Building, Luxembourg
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/econtentplus/events/agenda/index_en.htm
5.5. Diana Laurillard's Inaugural Professorial Lecture - "Digital
technologies and their role in achieving our ambitions for education"
26 February 2008, 6.00pm, Jeffery Hall (Level 1), Institute of
Education, University of London.
For further details contact Elaine Peck at [log in to unmask]
http://www.ioe.ac.uk
5.6. UCISA 2008 Annual Management Conference
12 - 14 March 2008, SECC, Glasgow
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/events/2008/conference/
5.7. The Shock of the Old 7: Web 2.0 and the Connected Future
3 April 2008, Said Business School, University of Oxford
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2008/
5.8. Beyond Digital Natives – Oxford University Conference
4 April 2008, Said Business School, University of Oxford
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/beyond2008/
5.9. Innovation 2008: The Real and The Ideal
14 - 15 April 2008, Breckenridge, Colorado
http://www.education-2008.org/
5.10. eLearning Africa 2008
3rd Pan-African Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
28 - 30 May 2008, Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana
http://www.elearning-africa.com
5.11. Third International Blended Learning Conference 2008: “Enhancing
the Student Experience”
18 - 19 June 2008, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
http://www.herts.ac.uk/blu
6. Invitations to tender and grant opportunities
6.1. Becta Research Grant programme 2008-2009. Grants offered in three
bands - up to £20k; between £20k and £50k; a single grant of around
£100k - against four themes: Personalisation, learners and their
context; Practitioner workforce development and training; Learning with
new and emerging technologies and learner mobility, transition and
institutional co-operation; Safety, rights and opportunities. Deadline:
4pm on 20th February 2008.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/Becta_Research_Grant_Programme_2008_2009.doc
6.2. JISC ITT Digital Preservation Policy Study
JISC invites bidders to submit proposals for a study that will assist UK
higher and further education institutions to formulate policies relating
to the preservation of their digital assets. The work is expected to be
undertaken over a 5 month period. The study should commence no later
than the 3rd March 2008 and be completed by 25th July 2008. Funding of
up to £50,000 is available for the study, including VAT, and travel and
subsistence. Deadline for proposals: 12:00 noon on 11 February 2008.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/01/dppolicy.aspx
6.3. JISC ITT: The Preservation of Web Resources Workshops and Handbook
JISC invites bidders to submit proposals to organise a number of
workshops and to produce a handbook that specifically addresses digital
preservation issues that are relevant to the UK HE/FE web management
community. The work should start no later than Monday 10th March 2008
and should be complete by 25th July 2008. Funding of up to £60,000
(including VAT, travel and subsistence) is available for this work.
Deadline for proposals: 12:00 noon on 15 February 2008.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/01/preservationwebresources.aspx
6.4. JISC ITT SUE Training
JISC invites proposals to prepare and deliver a programme of training
for projects funded under the Start Up and Enhancement (SUE) strand of
the JISC Repositories and Preservation Programme. The JISC Executive has
gathered some training requirements from the project staff in the SUE
strand. The successful bidder will be expected to follow up on this
initial requirements gathering and to design, organise, deliver and
evaluate a programme of events to satisfy the requirements. The
successful bidder will also be expected to prepare a final report on the
programme which will include successes, failures, lessons learned and
future recommendations. Funding of up to £70,000 (inclusive of VAT and
related travel and subsistence) is available for the project. It is
expected that the project will be undertaken over a 12 month period. The
work must be complete and the final report be accepted by 31st March
2009. Deadline for proposals: 12 noon on 22nd February 2008.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/01/suetraining.aspx
6.5. JISC ITT: e-Learning Materials Preservation and Curation Studies
JISC invites bidders to submit proposals to undertake two pieces of
work: a. An attitudinal study that will investigate what role
preservation and curation is perceived as having in relation to
e-learning materials; b. A parallel study that identifies and presents
plausible scenario-based solutions for effectively preserving and
curating e-learning materials, building on current work in the field
and referencing existing tools and resources. The work should start no
later than Monday 10th March 2008 and both studies should be complete by
25th July 2008. Total funding of £45,000 (including VAT, and travel and
subsistence) is available for each of the two studies. Bidders may
submit proposals for one or both of these pieces of work. If bidders
intend to undertake both pieces of work, separate bids should be
submitted demonstrating economies of scale where possible.
Deadline for proposals: 12:00 noon on Friday 22 February 2008.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/01/elearningmaterials.aspx
7. Vacancies
7.1. EMERGE Project, Oxford Brookes University
Research and Dissemination Manager
Salary: £25,889, rising annually to £28,289
Fixed term appointment to 31 March 2009
Ref: 114/16295/BC
Closing date: 1 February 2008
http://elgg.jiscemerge.org.uk/george/weblog/1059.html or
http://tinyurl.com/26bnbe
7.2. University of Surrey
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
E-Learning Facilitator
Salary: £26,666 - £30,012 per annum
Ref: 6417
Closing date: 1 February 2008
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/jobs/
7.3. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Educational Development Centre
Instructional Design Specialist
Salary: will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the
applications.
Ref. 96198
Closing date: 15 March 2008
Download application form: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/jobapp.htm
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job.htm
8. Courses
8.1. The Sheffield College
Net-Trainer course - 3 March 2008, running for 10 months at Level 4 (18
OCN credits) - 160 hours in total
http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/OnlineCollege/OnlineCourses/OnlineProfessional/nettrainers
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Regards
Seb Schmoller
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