Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 181, issued 26 June 2009
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1. Association news
2. Association events
3. News
4. Calls for papers
5. ITTs and funding calls
6. Other events – some with close deadlines,
7. Vacancies/Fellowships
8. Courses
9. Very latest issue of the ALT Journal – links to individual articles
1. Association news
1.1 Thinking Worlds Overview - 30 June 2009
Thinking Worlds is a "serious games" rapid development tool for
non programmers, developed by Caspian Learning. It was described by
Chris Brannigan during the 16 June ALT/ELN Webinar. Chris Brannigan will
present a walk through and demonstration of the Thinking Worlds
authoring tool. The session will comprise a 45 minute demonstration
followed by 45 mins Q&A. Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009; Time: 1:00 PM -
2:30 PM GMT. After registering you will receive a confirmation email
containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements:
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista;
Macintosh-based attendees Required: Mac OSR X 10.4 (Tiger) or newer.
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/580498883
1.2 We warmly welcome the following as new members of our main
operational committees:
1.2.1 Further education committee
Claire Donlan - Head of Learning Resources, Middlesbrough College
Ann Hill - Director of Learning and Information Services, Doncaster College
1.2.2 Membership Services Committee
Haydn Blackey - Head of Innovations in Learning and Teaching and Deputy
Head of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT),
University of Glamorgan
Gill Chester - Head of Education & Training, JANET(UK)
Fawei Geng - Learning Technology Support Officer, Learning Technologies
Group, Oxford University Computer Services
1.2.3 Publications committee (roles in brackets)
Sarah Cornelius - Lecturer, School of Education, University of Aberdeen
Paul Coyne - Vice President, Emerald Group Publishing
Harry Greiner - Head of New Media, Innovation & Partnerships, City
College Norwich (Occasional Publications Co-Editor)
Matt Lingard - Learning Technologist, Centre for Learning Technology,
LSE, (Web 2.0 specialist)
Catherine McCloughlin - Associate Professor, School of Education, ACU
National Canberra (Occasional Publications Co-Editor)
Ulrich Tiedau - Lecturer, University College London (Web Publications
Editor)
Dominic Watts - UK Higher Education Business Manager, Microsoft
1.2.4 Research Committee
Alexandre Borovik - Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of
Manchester
Patrick Carmichael - Head of Research and Evaluation at the Centre for
Applied Research in Educational Technologies (CARET) at Cambridge University
Laura Czerniewicz - Director, Centre for Educational Technology,
University of Cape Town
Barbara Newland - Manager Educational Development Services, Bournemouth
University
Norbert Pachler - Reader in Education and Co-Director of the Centre for
Excellence in Work-based Learning for Education Professionals at the
Institute of Education, University of London
Jane Seale - Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Southampton
Su White - Senior Lecturer in the Learning Societies Lab in the
Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton
1.2 Awards – closing date 3/7/2009
1.2.1 Jorum Learning & Teaching Competition 2009
The Annual Learning & Teaching competition (previously known as the
Learning Object Competition) is again to be held in conjunction with the
2009 ALT-C conference in Manchester, 8-10 September. The panel of judges
will be looking for exciting, innovative learning and teaching resources
that have been created under a Creative Commons Licence to showcase at
the conference. Overall winners will be presented with their prizes at
the 2009 ALT Conference Dinner on Wednesday 9 September. The competition
is hosted by Jorum and sponsored by Intrallect. The closing date for
entries is 3 July 2009. For more information go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/awards.html.
1.2.2 The ALT-Epigeum Award for the most effective use of video in an
educational or training context.
The winner will receive a £500 cash prize together with an expenses-paid
trip for two people to central London to spend half a day meeting and
learning from the Epigeum team. The winning and any highly commended
entries will be showcased at the September ALT Conference in Manchester,
with the prize awarded at the 2009 ALT Conference Dinner on Wednesday 9
September.
The extended closing date for entries is 3 July 2009.
See: http://www.alt.ac.uk/awards.html.
1.3 CMALT
We are delighted to announce the 100th Certified Member of the
Association for Learning Technology (CMALT) and to convey our thanks to
everyone who has helped to get the CMALT scheme this far. We will
celebrate this milestone at ALT-C 2009 in Manchester 8 - 10 September
2009. For more information on CMALT and on the new support initiative
for Yorkshire and the Humber supported by Digital 20/20 go to
http://www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt. The CMALT networking and support site, for
everyone involved in CMALT is at http://cmalt-net.alt.ac.uk.
JISC-supported CMALT initiative ends 30 June 2009. If you still want to
take advantage of the scheme, please contact ALT directly on: 01865 484
125 to check availability. See also http://www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/.
1.4 Subscribing to ALT-ANNOUNCE
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the case of staff of organisational and sponsoring members, provided the
staff member joining has an email address consistent with the domain
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the subscription.
2. Association events
2.1 ALT-C 2009: “In dreams begins responsibility” – choice, evidence,
and change. 8-10 September 2009, Manchester, UK. Bookings are now open:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/registering.html
Conference fees: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/delegate_information.html
Accommodation details: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/accommodation.html
Social programme: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/social.html
Keynote speakers:
Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor Designate at the Open University, UK, who
will speak on Wednesday 9 September;
Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas
State University, USA, who will speak on Tuesday 8 September; Terry
Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at
Athabasca University, Canada, who will speak on Thursday 10 September.
Confirmed Invited Speakers include: Jonathan Drori, Heather Fry, Diana
Laurillard, Matthew McFall, David Kennedy, Richard Noss, Vanessa
Pittard, Aaron Porter and David Price.
Presenters’ registration deadline: 29 June
“Early Bird” registration deadline: 6 July
Registrations close: 14 August For more information, visit:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/
2.2 Video on a shoestring
Jointly with the E-Learning Network, ALT will be running the third of
three free 90 minute lunchtime webinars, "Video on a Shoestring", on 15
October with James Clay of Gloucestershire College and Rob Hubbard of
LearningAge Solutions. Booking deadline 09/10/2009. For a full
descriptions of the webinar, and to book, go to http://tinyurl.com/cfzydr.
3. News
3.1 The latest HEFCE news headlines are at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/
4. Calls for Papers/Chapters/Nominations
4.1 e-Assessment in Practice Conference
11 - 12 November, Shrivenham, Wilts, UK
Abstracts due: 17 August 2009
See: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/cds/symposia/ea09.jsp
5. ITTs and funding calls
5.1 Circular 4/08: Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants
JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to
undertake work under the third round of its Learning and Teaching
Innovation Grants Programme. JISC wishes to fund one year projects and
activities that fit with the vision, outcomes and principles of the JISC
e-Learning programme and support innovative approaches to learning and
teaching. This is an open call, and projects dealing with any aspect of
e-learning are welcomed. To reduce the initial investment in time and
resource needed to develop a traditional JISC proposal and to encourage
speculative and innovative ideas from the community bidders are invited
to submit outline proposals. Funds between £25,000 to £75,000 for
projects of one year duration are available. JISC has committed at least
£600,000 for this activity during the three planned years of this
programme. The next deadline for submissions is July 20th 2009.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2009/05/circular408.aspx
5.2 Grant Funding Call 01/09: JISC Content Initiative
JISC, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) from the United
States, the National Science Foundation (NSF) from the United States,
and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) from
Canada invites institutions to submit proposals for the Digging into
Data Challenge. The JISC is making a total of £200,000 available for
this work. Lead institutions in England and Wales may apply for up to
£100,000 of funding. The proposal process is in two stages and
interested potential applicants must first send a letter of intent by 15
March 2009. The deadline for receipt of the final proposal will be
Wednesday 15 July 2009.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2009/01/grant0109.aspx
5.3 Grant Funding Call 07/09: Data Management Infrastructure
Projects to identify requirements for, and then build, infrastructure
for effective data management within or across HEIs. Funding of up to
£250,000 per pilot project is available. The JISC will fund 6-8 projects
in total. Funding is available for projects starting from October 2009
for 18 months. All projects must complete by 31 March 2011. The deadline
for proposals is 12 noon on Thursday 6 August 2009. The JISC is holding
a community briefing event where potential bidders will be given
information about the background to the call, its objectives and the
bidding process. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask
questions of JISC executive staff and relevant JISC committee members.
This meeting will take place on Monday 6 July 2009. Online registration
is now available here.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2009/05/grant0709.aspx
5.4 JISC ITT Modelling Scholarly Communication Transition
The JISC invites tenders to conduct a study to model the costs and
benefits of changing scholarly communication practices within UK HEIs.
Total funding of £50,000 (including VAT, travel and subsistence) is
available for this project. The deadline for proposals is 12 noon UK
time on Monday 13th July 2009.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2009/06/modellingtransitionitt.aspx
6. Other events
6.1 Mobile Learning Early Researcher Symposium
14 - 15 October, 1.00 – 5.00, Learning Lab, Telford Campus, University
of Wolverhampton
For information and to register, contact: Abi Redmond:
[log in to unmask] or tel: 01902 322362.
The full programme and details of the submission and selection process
will be advertised shortly.
http://www.learninglab.org.uk
6.2 The TENCompetence project - one day open workshop
Learning and Competence Development in Europe for tomorrow and beyond
16, July, Sestri Levante, Italy
See: http://www.tencompetence.org/node/201
6.3 Future of Technology in Education (FOTE) - October 2nd, 2009 at the
Royal Geographic Society.
Speakers include Dr Paul Miller and Dr. Bill Ashraf. Planned themes are:
Cloud Computing; Anytime, Anywhere learning; Virtual Worlds Panel;
Social Media; e-Repositories. A fuller description will follow in the
next Digest.
6.4 Mimas Mobile Learning: Telling Tales
Thursday 09 July 2009 at the University of Westminster
Showcasing how mobile technologies are being used to enhance the
learning experience in the classroom and on the move. Free event for
teachers and lecturers, learning technologists - anyone using or
thinking about using mobile devices in education.
http://www.mimas.ac.uk/mob09
6.5 Creating and Sharing Digital Content: Promises and Pitfalls Seminar
Thursday 16th July, 10am - 3.45pm, SOLSTICE, Edge Hill University,
Ormskirk, Lancs.
This is a free event.
For details and to register visit
http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/solstice/seminarseries/SharingContent.html
7. Vacancies/Fellowships
7.1 University of Sydney, Australia
10 postdoctoral fellowships - 2010
3 Year fellowship
Research allowance of $25k (AUD) in addition to salary
For further information, contact Professor Peter Goodyear:
[log in to unmask]
For further information about the postdoc scheme, see:
http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/fellowships/postdoctoral_research.shtml
Deadlines: expressions of interest - 7 August.
Closing date: 11 September.
7.2 Medical Sciences Division Learning Technologies:
http://msdlt.medsci.ox.ac.uk
Learning Technologist* *
Salary Grade 7 £28,839 - £35,469
This post is for one year full time although flexible and part-time
working will be considered. Further particulars, including detailed
selection criteria and guidance on applying for this post, are available
from www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp <http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp> or
alternatively by email from [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Closing date 5pm on Wednesday 22nd July 2009
For informal enquiries please contact: [log in to unmask]
For further information see: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/
7.3 The University of Northampton
Information Services
Learning Technologist
Ref no: YN3957VT
Salary: £19,645 to £23,449 per annum
Full time
Closing date: 6 July 2009
For informal enquiries please contact: Rob Howe (01604) 892483
For further information see:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/LW029/Learning_Technologist/
7.4 Research Associate/Fellow (Technology Systems Development)
"Personal Inquiry, Designing for Evidence-based Inquiry Learning across
Formal and Informal Settings"
ESRC/EPSRC Technology Enhanced Learning Research Programme
Reference: ED30
This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of one year
Closing Date : 08 July 2009
For further information see:
http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=160#j5494
8. Courses
8.1 MSc in Multimedia and E-Learning, University of Huddersfield.
MSc in Multimedia and E-Learning is for education professionals and
learning technologists and covers use of a range of technologies
including IWB, blogs, wikis, VLEs, Second Life. It also covers formal
approaches to evaluation and research.
1 year full time or part time in 2 or 3 years.
For further information, contact Liz Bennett: [log in to unmask]
http://tinyurl.com/crt4v4
8.2 Facilitating Online is a course developed from CET's experiences
training online facilitators and is for fully online and mixed mode
courses. The .pdf guide is available under a Creative Commons license.
It contains the course model, week-by-week learning activities, general
guidance to the course leader on how to implement and customise the
course, specific guidelines on each learning activity and access to the
course manual as well the specimen course site. It is available at
http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/FacilitatingOnline
9. New Issue of the ALT Journal – links to individual articles
The latest issue of the ALT Journal, Volume 17 Issue 2, can be accessed
online from the links below. (If your organisation is a member of ALT,
or if it has an online subscription to the Journal, *and* if its network
is appropriately configured, then you should be able to click straight
through to the individual articles. Note that all organisational and
sponsoring members of ALT are entitled to online access to ALT-J for all
their employees when logged into the network. If you cannot access the
Journal online, this is something we may be able to help you fix).
Table of contents http://preview.tinyurl.com/n6b75z
Editorial – “The agency of students, teachers and learning
technologists” by Frances Bell. DOI: 10.1080/09687760903037109
http://preview.tinyurl.com/np3b8w
Article – “Students make a plan: understanding student agency in
constraining conditions” by Laura Czerniewicz, Kevin Williams and Cheryl
Brown. DOI: 10.1080/09687760903033058 http://preview.tinyurl.com/nu4kur
Article – “Using community development theory to improve student
engagement in online discussion: a case study” by Elisabeth Skinner.
DOI: 10.1080/09687760902951599 http://preview.tinyurl.com/m7yl8b
Article – “Discontent with content analysis of online transcripts” by
Judith Guevarra Enriquez. DOI: 10.1080/09687760903033066
http://preview.tinyurl.com/lp48ln
Article – “The role of learning technologists in supporting e-research”
by Susi Peacock, Ann Robertson, Sarah Williams and Maria Giatsi Clausen.
DOI: 10.1080/09687760903033041 http://preview.tinyurl.com/lduw6w
Article – “Guidelines for supporting re-use of existing digital learning
materials and methods in higher education” by Judith Schoonenboom, Henk
Sligte and Eja Kliphuis. DOI: 10.1080/09687760903033074
http://preview.tinyurl.com/nvarqh
Article – “Beyond podcasting: creative approaches to designing
educational audio” by Andrew Middleton. DOI: 10.1080/09687760903033082
http://preview.tinyurl.com/noqlzm
Miscellany - Reviewers for volumes 15, 16 and 17.1, by Frances Bell and
Rhona Sharpe. DOI: 10.1080/09687760903069433
http://preview.tinyurl.com/n6997g
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very lightly edited by Seb Schmoller.
Regards
Seb Schmoller
Chief Executive
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