Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 186, issued 16 September 2009
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Table of Contents
1. Association news
2. Association events
3. News
4. Calls for Papers/Chapters/Nominations/Participation
5. Other events – some with close deadlines
6. Vacancies/Fellowships
7. Courses
8. Latest issue of the ALT Journal – links to individual articles
1. Association news
1.1 Gilly Salmon has been elected Vice-Chair of ALT for 2009-2010. She
will become Chair in 2010-2011, and President in 2011-2012.
1.2 Liz Masterman and Liz Bennett have been elected to two three-year
vacancies as Trustees of ALT.
1.3 The Trustees of ALT have made the following new appointments: Liz
Bennett as Honorary Secretary; Haydn Blackey as Chair of the Membership
Services Committee (and coopted as a Trustee of ALT); John Cook as Chair
of the Research Committee (and coopted as a Trustee of ALT.
1.4 Winners of ALT competitions and awards announced at the 2009 ALT
Conference Gala Dinner in Manchester, 9 September 2009
1.4.1 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Award 2009
* Vivien Rolfe from De Montfort University and James Clay, from
Gloucester College, who are the joint winners of the individual award.
* David Payne, from Middlesbrough College, who is highly commended in
the individual award.
* The Xerte Project Team from Nottingham University, and the Beyond
Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester, who are joint
winners of the team award.
* The Learning and Skills Network Mobile Learning Mentoring Team, which
is highly commended in the team award.
1.4.2 ALT-Epigeum Award for Most Effective Use of Video
* The winner of the award is Peter Hartley, LearnHigher CETL.
* The two finalists are Andrew Middleton, Sheffield Hallam University
and Mike Highfield, University of Exeter.
1.4.3 Jorum Learning & Teaching Competition:
The winner of the award are the LearnHigher CETL team.
For more information visit http://www.alt.ac.uk/awards.html.
1.4.4 Winner of the Best Published Paper at ALT-C 2009. John Traxler
from Wolverhampton University for his paper “Students and mobile
devices: choosing which dream”. Available from the ALT Open Access
Repository at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/643/.
1.4.5 Winner of the Best Poster at ALT-C 2009. Caroline Bell and Sarah
Sherman from the Royal Veterinary College for their poster “The APT
Stairs Model”.
1.5 Nominations remain open for Year 2 of the eCPD training programme.
The PDAs and E-Guides eCPD programmes are delivered on behalf of the
Learning and Skills Improvement Service by BDP Learning and NIACE, in
partnership with learning and skills sector representatives and the
Association for Learning Technology.
http://ecpd.bdplearning.com/ecpd/how_to_get_involved_pda.php
Nomination deadline: 25 September 2009.
1.6 ALT sponsoring member BTL Group Ltd announces that, during the
summer of 2009, WJEC - the Cardiff-based awarding body - successfully
delivered the first ever on-screen A-Level examinations in England and
Wales, using BTL's Surpass e-Assessment solution. See:
http://www.btl.com/news.asp.
1.7 ALT sponsoring member Wimba announces that the UK national data
centre, Mimas, has selected two products from the Wimba Collaboration
Suite: Wimba Classroom - a virtual classroom, and Wimba Pronto - an
instant messaging platform, to enhance its services to the UK academic
and research community over the next five years. Further details are at:
http://www.wimba.com/company/newsroom/archive/mimas_selects_wimba
1.8 ALT member organisation the eLearning Network (eLN) has decided to
become legally constituted as a Community Interest Company (CIC) from 1
September 2009. CIC status will put the eLN on a firm footing to
continue to provide networking services to those working with
e-learning. ALT has supported this move by eLN, by agreeing to be
identified in the eLN founding document as the recipient of eLN’s assets
in the event that the eLN CIC is dissolved at any time in the future.
See:
http://www.elearningnetwork.org/content/eln-seeks-community-interest-company-status.
1.9 Subscribing to ALT-ANNOUNCE
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the subscription.
1.10 Staffing appointments within ALT
Adam Marriott joins ALT in the new post of Head of Operations and
Contracts. Hayley Willis is now Head of Conferences and Events.
2. Association events
2.1 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 further information, visit: http://tinyurl.com/cfzydr.
2.2 Bidding and winning:
The secrets of successful learning technology project bids.
A workshop run in association with the JISC Regional Support Centre for
Northern Ireland.
27 November 2009, Stranmills University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Presenters: Jeff Haywood, Vice Principal Knowledge Management, Chief
Information Officer & Librarian at University of Edinburgh;
Seb Schmoller, Chief Executive of ALT; and Mark Stiles, Professor of
Technology Supported Learning and Head of Learning Development and
Innovation at Staffordshire University.
To express an interest in attending prior to the booking system going
live, please e-mail: [log in to unmask]
2.3 Coming soon
2.3.1 An ALT and eLN Lunchtime Webinar
8 December 2009. Instructional Design for Serious Games - covering the
basics of serious games design and how e-learning and games design can
overlap. Further details will follow in the next edition of the Digest.
2.3.2 An ALT cross-sectoral good practice workshop on the use of
handheld devices in teaching and learning. Supported by Becta,
facilitated by Gilly Salmon, and run at the National College for School
Leadership in Nottingham between ~17.00 on 12 November and ~15.30 on 13
November, this workshop aims to bring together experienced practitioners
from primary, secondary, FE, HE and work-based learning, to compare,
share, and document successful approaches. Further details will follow
in the next edition of the Digest.
3. News
3.1 The latest HEFCE news headlines are at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/
3.2 The latest JISC news headlines are at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news.aspx for.
4. Calls for Papers/Chapters/Nominations/Participation
4.1 SHE09 – Online Simulations in Higher Education Conference
5 November 2009, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/elearning/she/conference/index.shtml
Extended deadline for submissions: 15 October 2009
4.2 Futurelab Call for Ideas
Seeking ideas about new ways of learning with 'meaningful', mobile or
locative games. Open now until 8 October 2009
Meaningful games - games that enable learners to engage with important
issues such as learning, democracy, environment and sustainability etc.
Mobile or locative games - games that are developed for use while
learners are on the move or interacting with the places, objects or
people around them.
If you would like further information or have an idea you would like to
submit, visit: www.futurelab.org.uk/ideas
4.3 5th Annual Teaching Computer Forensics Workshop
12 November 2009, University of Sunderland
Abstract should be 300 - 500 words long and should include title of
paper, author's name, author's affiliation and email address.
Please send abstracts to [log in to unmask]
Visit: http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/events/eventbook.php?id=223
Abstracts deadline: 16 October 2009
4.4 MoLeNET Mobile Learning Conference 2009
1 December 2009, Central London
http://www.molenet.org.uk/learningconference2009/papers/
5. Other events
5.1 The eLearning Network - New Models for Learning Management
25 September 2009, Holborn Bars, London. *Places still available*.
See: http://elearningnetwork.org/content/new-models-learning-management
5.2 Sharing Learning Objects in Healthcare SIG (SLOHSIG):
Inaugural Meeting, 5 October 2009, Centre for Interprofessional
E-Learning, University of Coventry, UK
See: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmp/sonet/projects/slohsig/
or email Elinor Clarke: [log in to unmask]
5.3 ELESIG Symposium - Learning literacies in the digital age
7 October 2009, The Studio, Birmingham
The Higher Education Academy supported ELESIG is a growing community of
researchers and practitioners involved in investigations and evaluations
of learners' experiences of e-learning.
Please use the booking form on the ELESIG Community site:
http://elesig.ning.com/(if you have not already done so, you will need
to register your membership of ELESIG to access the site).
Return the form to Malcolm Ryan by e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Registration deadline: 2 October (or earlier when maximum numbers are
reached).
5.4 Futurelab conference
Seen and Heard: Young people creating digital media
8 October 2009, Mercure Holland House Hotel, Bristol, UK
Visit: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/events/listing/seen-and-heard
5.5 BTL Group Ltd – Free Seminar
Functional Skills and Initial Assessments using e-Assessment Tools
29 October 2009, Microsoft, London Victoria
Visit: http://www.btl.com/events.asp
5.6 UCISA - e-Assessment: making IT work
4 November 2009, University of Bradford
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/ssg/asg/Events/2009/eAssessment.aspx
5.7 The fourth JISC international online conference
JISC Innovating e-Learning 2009 - Thriving, not just surviving
24-27 November 2009
Booking now open at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elpconference09
5.8 MoLeNET Mobile Learning Conference 2009
1 December 2009, Central London, UK
Visit: http://www.molenet.org.uk/learningconference2009/
5.9 ASCILITE 2009
Same places, different spaces
6 – 9 December 2009, Auckland City, Aotearoa New Zealand
Online registration for ascilite 2009 is now available from:
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/
(don't miss out on early bird registrations - close 30 October 2009)
5.10 The eLearning Alliance - Podcasting Workshop
19 September 2009, Scottish Agricultural College, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
http://www.elearningalliance.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?event=14
5.11 Seventh International Conference on Networked Learning
3 - 4 May 2010, Aalborg, Denmark
http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/
(Submission deadline: 13 November 2009)
6. Vacancies/Fellowships
6.1 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research (CLEAR)
Professor/Associate Professor
Ref: 0910/025(737)/2
Monthly salary range (Professorship): HK$82,030 - HK$107,795 or above
Associate Professorship: HK$64,945 - HK$77,955
(Higher salary beyond the stipulated range for Associate Professor may
be offered in warranted instances).
http://perntc.per.cuhk.edu.hk/personnel/jobvacancy.asp?id=0910/025(737)/2
For enquiries and discussion about the post and CLEAR, please contact
Professor Carmel McNaught: [log in to unmask]
or Tel:(852) 2609 6028
Review of applications will begin the second week of October 2009, and
applications will be accepted until the post is filled.
6.2 University of Westminster
Westminster Exchange (new Centre for the Development of Learning and
Teaching)
Two Principal Lecturer Posts
PL in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (responsible for the
PgCert/Dip/MA in HE amongst other things)
Ref: 50002051
Salary: £51,886 - £57,870 pa incl. LWA Full time, Permanent
Location: Marylebone Site
Visit: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/hrvacancies/ the reference number
Closing date: 18 September 2009
PL in pedagogic research in Higher Education.
Ref: 50024074
Salary: £51,886 - £57,870 pa incl. LWA Full time, Permanent
Location: Marylebone Site
Visit: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/hrvacancies/ the reference number
Closing date: 18 September 2009
6.3 University of Oxford
Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning
Project Manager
Ref: LNS21776
Salary: £25,623 - £30,594 p.a. Grade 6
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/ps/oao/ar/ar4776j.shtml
Closing date: 25 September
6.4 Social Care Institute for Excellence (London Bridge)
Project Manager e-learning
Job ref: 75
Salary: c.£36,000 (a higher salary may be available for an exceptional
candidate)
Term: Fixed-term contract for 18 months - secondments considered
http://www.scie.org.uk/erecruitment/advert.asp?vacancyid=56
Closing date: 30 September.
7. Courses
7.1 MSc in technology-enhanced Learning - Buckinghamshire New University
Now enrolling for a 30 September start
To see full programme details, go to: http://bucks.ac.uk/t-eL
For an application pack, an informal chat, or to discuss the possibility
for customising the programme to meet your institution, authorities or
company's needs, please email: [log in to unmask] or telephone: 0800
0565 660
7.2 PhD/Masters opportunities with University of Bolton
Full or Part Time
A competitive bursary scheme for PhD will cover the costs for successful
applicants to focus on the following topics: systematic institutional
transformation; organisational improvement; inquiry-based learning;
learning with technology; interoperability and standards; learning
design; assessment and portfolios; lifelong competencies.
For further details, visit: http://www.bolton.ac.uk/IEC/Courses.aspx
8. Current 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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and very lightly edited by Seb Schmoller.
Regards
Seb Schmoller
Chief Executive
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