Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 170, issued 16 January 2009
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2. Association events – some with close deadlines
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6. Invitations to tender and funding calls
7. Vacancies
1. Association news
1.1 Digest submissions address change:
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1.2 The call for papers and abstracts for ALT-C 2009: “In dreams begins
responsibility” – choice, evidence, and change is open.
8-10 September 2009, Manchester, UK.
Submission guidelines for Research Papers and Abstracts are available
from: http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html
Proposals can be submitted via: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/
Proposal deadline: 12.00 midnight, 16 February 2009
Bookings open: May 2009
Presenters' registration deadline: 29 June 2009
Earlybird registration deadline: 6 July 2009
Bookings close: 14 August 2009
1.3 Association for Learning Technology Journal (ALT-J)
Special Issue (16/3), Learning and Teaching in Immersive Virtual Worlds:
Published online and in print, December 2008
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g906960349~tab=toc
1.4 Association for Learning Technology Journal (ALT-J)
Special Issue (17/3), Mobile and Contextual Learning: Call for reviewers.
Those with an interest in reviewing papers in this issue can contact the
Editors: Agnes Kukulska-Hulme – [log in to unmask]
or Mike Sharples – [log in to unmask]
Review period: 9 February – 30 March
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/altj_mobile_and_contextual_learning.pdf
1.5 As well as submissions for the annual Special Issue, we encourage
submissions for “standard” issues of the ALT Journal. Make submissions
online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/calt
2. Association events
2.1 One day conference: Supporting and enhancing learning through the
effective use of technology, 5 February 2009, Central London, UK.
For all those engaged in the Further Education (FE) system, an
invitation to share good practice at the national launch conference for
the eCPD Enhancing Learning Programme. BDP Learning, ALT and a
consortium of FE partners have been commissioned to deliver the
programme on behalf of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service
(LSIS). Booking system available at: http://www.alt.ac.uk/conferences.php
Bookings close: 29 January 2009
2.2 Second Life in real life: education beyond the hype
12 February 2008, 9.30 - 16.00 Netskills Suite, Newcastle University Led
by Dr Steven Warburton, King's College, London and Graham Hibbert, Leeds
Metropolitan University
Offered again due to popular demand, 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.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=322
Bookings close: 29 January 2009
2.3 eReturn – using ePortfolios to support women returners to
employment. Two one-day events to disseminate the work of the
JISC-funded eReturn project
24 - 25 February 2009, 10.30 - 16.00, Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK
The eReturn project is led by the Open University, in partnership with
the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (UKRC), Cardiff Women’s Workshop
(CWW), the University of Salford, Sheffield Hallam University (SHU),
Centre for Science Education, and ALT. The eReturn partnership has been
working with the Open Source “MyStuff” e-portfolio to support
cross-institutional delivery of lifelong learning for women returners in
their transition to employment.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=321
Booking deadline: 9 February 2009
3. News
3.1 Links with capital funding bolster carbon reduction plans.
Plans for cutting the higher education sector's carbon emissions are set
out in a recent HEFCE report to the Secretary of State.
To read this item in full visit:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2008/reduction.htm
3.2 Learners drive change in email and data services.
As learners increasingly adopt free third party email providers over
their institutional email, further and higher education institutions are
faced with whether to follow the crowd by outsourcing their email and
data services. The full briefing papers can be found at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/bpoutsourcingv1.aspx
3.3 Scottish Open Source software award for AccessApps.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/12/accessappswin.aspx
3.4 Birmingham to host national programme for STEM subjects.
HEFCE has selected the University of Birmingham to host the national
higher education programme for science, technology, engineering and
mathematics. To read this item in full visit
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2008/stem.htm
3.5 2008 RAE confirms UK's dominant position in international research.
Results of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise show that 54
percent of UK research activity falls into the top two grades of 'world
leading' or 'internationally excellent'.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2008/rae.htm
3.6 Federated access management: key roles confirmed as support for the
sector continues.
As part of its ongoing and long-term commitment to the implementation of
federated access management across the education and research sector,
JISC has announced new appointments to key roles to ensure that the
sector continues to receive the support and guidance it needs. For
further information, please go to: www.ukfederation.org.uk
3.7 The most recent Social Policy and Social Work Subject Centre (SWAP)
headlines are at: http://www.swap.ac.uk/
3.8 Call for Speakers
9th One-Day Conference on the Teaching of Programming
Higher Education Academy Centre for ICS are seeking keen and
enthusiastic people, that have novel ideas (tried and tested) for
teaching introductory programming to first year computing students, to
speak at the 9th One-Day Conference on the Teaching of Programming, to
be held at University of Bath, 6 April 2009.
If you are interested in participating please email 1000 word pdf
description of what you wish to share with the audience, and an
indication of how you wish to present it to Janet Carter:
[log in to unmask]
Deadline: 2 February 2009
3.9 The most recent futurelab headlines are at:
http://www.futurelab.org.uk/
4. Calls for papers
4.1 2009 Global Forum
‘Global Connections – Local Impacts: Best Practices, Models and Policies
for Cross-Border Higher Education’
21-24 October 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Proposals Deadline: 21 March 2009
http://www.obhe.ac.uk/the_obhe_global_forum__malaysia/call_for_papers
4.2 4th International Blended Learning Conference – “Engaging Students
in the Curriculum”
Contributions are sought on a range of topics around engaging students
in the curriculum. These might include, but are not restricted to:
curriculum design, computer supported collaborative learning, computer
aided assessment, learning materials and learning objects, change
management strategies and institutional policies. We would particularly
welcome submissions from students telling us about their expectations
and experiences.
For further details and to submit an abstract visit:
http://www.herts.ac.uk/blu
Submissions deadline: 19 January
4.3 Seventh “e-learning@greenwich” conference - 'Making it Personal'
8 July 2009, Old Royal Naval College, Campus, London, UK Contributions
to the conference programme are sought from students, practitioners and
researchers in all education and training sectors that provide case
study examples of, or project/research reports
on, personalisation that address at least one of the conference aims and
themes.
For details see: http://www.gre.ac.uk/e-conference
4.4 Call for “Great Idea” Presentations
Sixth Annual Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education -
“Getting the Best of Both Worlds”
A “Great Idea” presentation should be an effective business or
instructional practice that you’ve used in your blended efforts. We’re
looking for business strategies institutions incorporate for the
successful implementation of a blended learning initiative and
instructional strategies that provide models for incorporating online
and f2f teaching, including the instructional design process, principles
and guidelines.
Proposals deadline: 13 March, 2009
http://www.blendedworkshop.uic.edu/greatideas.htm
4.5 Call for Poster Sessions
Sixth Annual Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education -
“Getting the Best of Both Worlds”
Poster sessions provide an opportunity to share an emerging practice or
pedagogical model. Sessions may present a report of a research study, a
problem solving solution, a unique organizational structure, or a course
outline that may be of interest to the serials community. Proposals
deadline: 13 March, 2009 http://www.blendedworkshop.uic.edu/poster.htm
4.6 V International Conference on Multimedia and ICT in Education
(m-ICTE2009), Lisbon (Portugal), 22-24 April 2009
You are still in time to submit abstracts to m-ICTE2009 in order to
share your research in the field of ICT applied to education.
All the topics covered by each session can be consulted in the Aims &
Topics section:
http://www.formatex.org/micte2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46
If you are interested in submitting an abstract, please, click on the
following link:
http://www.formatex.org/micte2009/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=66
Submissions deadline: 27 January 2009
5. Other events
5.1 Dragons’ Den event
Dragons’ Dens Event to prepare for JISC Calls 11/08 and 4/08
Organised by the EMERGE Community
For further information please see:
http://elgg.jiscemerge.org.uk/judithlyons/weblog/1951.html
5.2 Learning Technologies Exhibition and Conference
28–29 January 2009, London, UK
http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk
5.3 The next (free) event organised by the Podcasting for Pedagogic
Purposes Special Interest Group will be held at the University of
Leicester, 24 February. The keynote speaker will be Professor Gilly
Salmon who will provide an update on Leicester’s IMPALA 4 project and
further reflections on the 'Podcasting for Learning in Universities'
book. There will also be an element of ‘IMPALA meets PPP SIG’ as Andrew
Middleton leads a discussion and debate around the topic of ‘what’s
podcasting all about’?
To register for this event, contact Carol Comer, Academic Development
Adviser (E-Learning), University of Chester: [log in to unmask]
5.4 LSE public lecture:
Here Comes Everybody: how change happens when people come together
3 February 2009, 6:30-8:00pm, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London,
UK. Clay Shirky, one of the new culture's wisest observers, steer us
through the online social explosion and ask what happens when people are
given the tools to work together, without needing traditional
organisational structures.
This event is free, on a first come, first served basis.
For more information, email: [log in to unmask] or visit:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/LSEPublicLecturesAndEvents/events/2008/20081203t1402z001.htm
5.5 "Improving Your Online Presence"
9 -11 February 2009, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square,
London, UK
The Strategic Content Alliance (SCA) and the Canadian Heritage
Information Network (CHIN) are delighted to be able to invite you to a
FREE three day course aimed at improving your online presence through
simple and inexpensive techniques to boast your collections web
visibility and consequently traffic to your website.
It is strongly recommended that delegates attend all three days in order
to get the maximum benefit. Places are strictly limited on a first come
first serve basis. To register please visit:
http://survey.jisc.ac.uk/scaseocourse/
5.6 Following the success of the competition for the first EUNIS Doerup
Award for E-Learning in Aarhus in 2008, the EUNIS Board is pleased to
announce that a second competition will take place in 2009, in
conjunction with EUNIS2009 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The rules
may be found online at: http://www.eunis2009.es/?cat=38
Submission deadline: 15 February 2009
5.7 Informal Learning – Making the Connections
Joining-up digital learning opportunities
27 February 2009, 9:45am – 4:50pm Birmingham
For more information: http://www.niace.org.uk
5.8 Mobile Learning 2009 International Conference
26-28 February 2009, Barcelona, Spain
http://www.mlearning-conf.org
5.9 BTL Group Ltd will be hosting a series of free Breakfast Briefings
throughout March 2009, at various locations around the UK. These events
will demonstrate how BTL’s e-Assessment solution, Surpass, is leading
the way with highly innovative, scalable, and secure e-Assessments –
proving why Surpass is already the system of choice for many leading
organisations.
To view further information please visit: http://www.btl.com/events
5.10 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
Conference
2-6 March 2009, Charleston, USA
http://www.site.aace.org/conf
5.11 CeBIT
3-8 March 2009, Hanover, Germany
http://www.cebit.de
5.12 Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications
23-24 March 2009, Coventry, UK
http://www.vs-games.org.uk
5.13 IntraLibrary Users Conference 2009
Open educational repositories: share, improve, reuse?
25 - 26 March, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, UK
Speaking slots are available, if you would like to share your
experiences of intraLibrary, or if you would like to present on any
other aspects of educational repositories, please contact:
[log in to unmask]
5.14 The Education Show
26-28 March 2009, Birmingham, UK
http://www.education-show.co.uk
5.15 Educational Technology and Related Educational Conferences for
January – August 2009 for further details, please visit the ALT website:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/educational_technology_conferences_for_january_to_august_2009.pdf
5.16 Sixth Annual Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher
Education 27 – 28 April 2009.
This year’s theme “Getting the Best of Both Worlds” focuses on how
institutions are using blended learning to maximize resources and
improve learning. To learn more about this event and to stay informed,
please join our e-mail list:
http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1101476507669
5.17 The Fourth International Blended Learning Conference: “Engaging
Students in the Curriculum”
17 - 18 June 2009, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield, UK
The Conference is being run by the University of Hertfordshire’s Blended
Learning Unit in partnership with the Higher Education Academy, and in
association with the University of Calgary and the University of Queensland.
If you would like to attend the conference either in person or virtually
via Elluminate, please go to: http://www.herts.ac.uk/blu to access the
on-line registration form.
If you have any queries please contact Liz Mellor at:
[log in to unmask]
5.18 University of London, Centre for Distance Education
Research in Distance Education: from present findings to future agendas
conference, 9 February 2009, Brunei Gallery, SOAS
For further details, please visit: http://www.cde.london.ac.uk
5.19 "Mobility and Learning and Teaching in FE" Workshop
14 January 2009, 9:30am
Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.
To book a place, please contact: [log in to unmask]
6. Invitations to tender and funding calls
6.1 The JISC and the NEH are making available funding of £600,000 to
support digitisation projects in the humanities that will support
international collaboration.
Project duration: 18 months (from August 2009)
Total funding available: £135,000 to £200,000 (to share between the two
project partners)
All projects must be completed end March 2009
Proposal deadline: 12 noon, 26 March 2009
Full version of this call is available at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/12/grant1308.aspx.
6.2 HEFCE/Academy/JISC Open Educational Resources Programme
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education
Academy (Academy) invites institutions, subject area consortia and
individuals to submit funding proposals for projects to release existing
learning resources under a suitable license for open use and repurposing.
Proposal deadline: 12:00 noon, 4 March 2009
For further details, please visit:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/12/grant1408.aspx
6.3 In partnership with the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC),
The Higher Education Academy will be running a pilot programme to
support the release of existing educational resources. The goal of the
programme is to make a wide range of learning resources freely available
and easily discoverable so that they may be routinely re-used by both
educators and learners.
Proposal deadline: 12:00 noon, 4 March 2009
For further information, please visit:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/learning/opencontent.
6.4 The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and JISC Collections
invite proposals from the academic sector and publicly-funded
institutions, with a goal of life long learning, to provide still and
moving images to support education across five broad subject areas:
History, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering and Technology, Art and
Creative Industries, Geography.
Total funding: £750,000
Proposal deadline: 13:00, 19 February 2009
The full version of this call is available at:
http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/media/documents/jisc_collections/digital%20images%20for%20education%20call%20january%202009.doc
and further details about the call, and a list of questions and answers
on the bidding process can be found at
http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/projects_and_reports/digi_ed.
7. Vacancies
7.1 Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI)
PhD Studentships 2009 Ref. ED/24X1
The LSRI is a centre of excellence for research in the learning sciences
and in technology enhanced learning. The LSRI is offering Research
Studentships in the following areas:
* Visual Learning in Higher Education (Joint with the Visual
Learning Lab).
* Cognitive Tutoring for Hearing Remediation (Joint with National
Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing).
* Mixed Reality Technology for Second Language Learning, EPSRC
Industrial CASE studentship with Sharp Laboratories of Europe (Ltd)
(Joint with the Mixed Reality Lab).
Open PhD studentships are also available at the LSRI for excellent
proposals that address any area of the learning sciences.
Closing date: 14 February 2009
Email: [log in to unmask] or tel: 0115 846 7930
Further details and how to apply are available at:
http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk
7.2 Dyslexia Action
The training department
Learning Technologist
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000
Dyslexia Action is the leader in training specialist teachers of
dyslexic people in the UK and trains over 500 teachers annually.
It works in partnership with Universities (eg University of York), the
DCSF, TDA, LAs and other partners around the country and abroad.
Closing date: 9 February 2009
Details are available from:
http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk.
7.3 Napier University
Department Academic Development
Academic Development Adviser: 2 posts
Salary: £35,468 - £43,622 Ref: 66/408/02/CE
Closing date 30 January 2009
http://www.napier.ac.uk/aboutus/vacancies/profesional/Pages/AcademicStaffDeveloper.aspx
7.4 University of Surrey
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Head of CTLA
Salary: £60,000 Ref: 6879
Closing date: 31 January 2009
For an informal discussion, contact Professor Nigel Seaton:
[log in to unmask], or tel: 01483 683805
Please apply online or download an application pack from our website:
https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/index.html
7.5 Middlesex University
E-Learning Academic Development Team
e-Learning Academic Advisor
Salary: £26,125 - £33,407 Grade: ST2 Ref: CLQE22
Closing date: 22 January 2009
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/staffjobs/docs/CLQE22.pdf
7.6 University of Westminster
University Learning and Teaching Development Centre
Director-Learning & Teaching Development
Salary: £50,000 - £72,000 Ref: 50022051
Closing date: 2 February 2009
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/hrvacancies/Default.aspx
7.7 University of Oxford
Computing Services
Podcast Service Developer – post funded initially to March 2010
Salary: £36,532 - £43,622
Closing date: 30 January 2009
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/jobs/podcast.xml
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This issue was compiled by Melanie Fox and edited by Seb Schmoller.
Regards
Seb Schmoller
Chief Executive
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