Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news digest 194, issued 22 January 2010
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Table of Contents
1. Association news
2. Association events
3. News
4. Funding calls / calls for papers/speakers
5. Other events – some with close deadlines
6. Vacancies
7. Most recent issue of the ALT Journal – links to individual articles
1. Association news
1.1 Earlier this week, ALT Sponsoring Member Ufi/learndirect won the
e-Government National Award for Excellence in Learning and Skills
(“Public sector online or electronic services which transform
education and/or learning & skills outcomes”). For a full list of
winners go to http://tinyurl.com/y9rfwmk.
1.2 Call for papers for a Special Issue of the ALT Journal - The
Transformational Impact of Learning Technology - guest edited by John
Bourne (Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Professor of Technology
Entrepreneurship at Babson College, and Executive Director of the
Sloan Consortium, USA), Martin Hall (Vice Chancellor of the University
of Salford, UK); Mike Keppell (Professor of Higher Education and
Director of the Flexible Learning Institute, at Charles Sturt
University, Australia). The call is at
http://www.alt.ac.uk/callforpapers_altj_tilt.html. The closing date
for submissions *has been extended by 14 days* and is now 14/2/2010.
Please draw the call to the attention of colleagues whom you think may
be interested in writing for the Journal.
1.3 The ALT Membership Services Committee this week approved an
updated version of our policy on Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The
updated policy also includes information on new ways in which ALT can
support SIGs from 2010, for instance via the ALT Open Access
Repository and ALT's Elluminate service for online events and
meetings. You can access the policy at http://www.alt.ac.uk/sigs.html.
1.4 Subscribing to ALT-ANNOUNCE - Staff of organisational and
sponsoring members, alongside individual members of ALT, are entitled
to subscribe to ALT-ANNOUNCE, the Jiscmail list we use to distribute
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announcements about ALT. Please encourage relevant colleagues to
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of organisational and sponsoring members, provided the staff member
joining has an email address consistent with the domain name of an
organisational or sponsoring member of ALT, we will approve the
subscription.
2. Association events
2.1 Rewiring Inclusion: Strategies, tools and techniques to promote
barrier-free learning
A national one day conference in Nottingham at the National College, 9
February 2010, with an optional evening session on 8 February.
Organised jointly by the Association for Learning Technology and JISC
TechDis.
With an outstanding range of workshop sessions, and plenary
contributions from:
* Google's Julian Harty - "Wave, Chrome OS, Online Docs, and Android.
What impact will they have on the environment for learning?"
* Jane Seale from the University of Southampton;
* Yahoo! Europe's Artur Ortega - "The Yahoo! approach to accessibility";
* Dónal Fitzpatrick from the School of Computing at Dublin City
University - "The contribution that computer science is making on
inclusion";
* Peter Hartley from Bradford University;
* Alison Mills from The Manchester College - "How a large urban
college has taken inclusion to the heart of its operations"; James
Clay from Gloucestershire College.
Full programme for the event [1 MB PDF]:
http://alt.ac.uk/docs/rewiring_inclusion_feb09.pdf
Costs to attend: £120 members of ALT, £160 non members of ALT, £100
dinner, bed and breakfast at the National College.
To book (deadline: Tuesday, 2 February 2010) go to
http://tinyurl.com/ykhcp72.
2.2 ALT, working jointly with the eLearning Network, is pleased to
announce that another six free 90 minute lunch time webinars have been
scheduled for 2010. The first will be held on the 17th February on
the topic of "Why eLearning Projects Go Wrong". Presenting the
session will be David Wilson (Elearnity) and Rob Hubbard (LearningAge
Solutions); they will share the most common reasons elearning projects
go wrong, based both on personal insights from over 30 years of
combined experience of managing complex elearning projects and from
corporate research on the subject. They will also share some tips and
best practices to manage risk and help your projects run more
smoothly. For more information about the webinar, and to book online
to attend, please go to http://tinyurl.com/ya76bha
2.3 ALT-C 2010: “Into something rich and strange” – making sense of
the sea-change. The 17th ALT annual conference will be held at the
University of Nottingham, UK, 7-9 September 2010. The Calls and
Guidelines for proposals for inclusion in the conference programmes
are at http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2010/papers.html. The closing date for
submissions is 15/2/2010.
2.4 Mobile Enabling Technologies: one day workshop, 25 March 2010,
University of Bradford. Dr Christine Dearnley, Stuart Walker, John
Fairhall, Jak Radice. This one day workshop will present the outcomes
of two studies undertaken at the University of Bradford. The first
study focused on establishing what advantages mobile devices can offer
disabled students, as well as identifying the challenges that they
face when using mobile technologies. The second study then built on
these findings to explore the relationship between the desirability of
mobile devices and the student’s engagement with mobile learning and
assessment. The research methods in both studies proved to be
innovative and the team involved will share their experiences at the
workshop. £100 ALT members, £155 non ALT members
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=348
2.5 Podcasting in Learning and Teaching:14 April 2010. One day
workshop at Sheffield Hallam University led by Graham McElearney of
Sheffield University and Andrew Middleton of Sheffield Hallam
University. The recent explosion in the popularity of podcasting
provides exciting new possibilities for the development and delivery
of learning resources. As well as placing a renewed focus on the use
of audio as a medium for learning and teaching, it offers great
flexibility in how learning resources can be created and used by staff
and students alike, offering new opportunities for independent study
and creativity within the curriculum. This timely workshop will
provide an overview of podcasting and related technologies, will
examine how the technologies can be used in a range of learning and
teaching contexts, and provide hands on training in the production of
podcasts, using the freely available Audacity software.
* Please note that the date and venue for this workshop are still to
be confirmed.
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail.php?e=351
2.6 Other one day workshops for 2010 include:
* Twitter in HE, workshop led by Matt Lingard of LSE and Tony McNeil
of Kingston University;
* Building a Game in a Day, workshop led by Scott Hewitt of Real
Projects and Steve Harris of Anglia University.
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.
3.3 Assessing the Business Case for Standards - An introduction for
strategy planning and resourcing committees. The briefing is available
at
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/bpbusinesscaseforstandards.aspx
and will be distributed in the imminent ALT postal mailing.
3.3 eCPD Online Learning Space (OLS). The OLS is a growing community
of practice for practitioners and educators from across the learning
and skills sector to share knowledge and advice, access thenew eCPD
framework, interactive CPD planning tool and a wealth of resources
provided by practitioners. For further details and to register for
free, visit the OLS at: http://ecpd.bdplearning.com.
4. Funding calls / calls for papers/speakers
4.1 Atlantis Programme - External Cooperation: EU-US cooperation in
higher education and vocational training. Transatlantic Degree
Consortia Projects / Excellence Mobility Projects / Policy Oriented
Measures. Call closes on 8 April 2010. Go to
http://tinyurl.com/y9ozeee.
4.2 Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI) - Funding Opportunities 2010
* General studentships - Deadline: 19 February 2010
* Horizon Doctoral Training Centre for the Digital Society - Deadline:
11 February 2010. Informal enquires to: [log in to unmask]
http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=345#j6471
* University International Research Excellence Scholarships
http://beta.nottingham.ac.uk/internationaloffice/offerholders/preparing/scholarships/research-overseas.aspx
Deadline: 1 March 2010
Applications should be made through the Postgraduate Online
Applications portal https://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk/
Further information about the LSRI, potential supervisors and details
on the application process can be found at
http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/PhD/
For enquiries please contact: [log in to unmask]
4.3 Call for Papers – Media: Digital, Ecological and Epistemological
Special issue of E-Learning and Digital Media, Editor Dr. Norm Friesen
Further submission and formatting information is available at
http://www.wwwords.co.uk/elea/howtocontribute.asp
Queries to: [log in to unmask]
Submissions deadline: 1 May 2010
4.4 Call for Speakers
Higher Education Academy Centre for ICS - 10th One-Day Conference on
the Teaching of Programming, 30 March 2010 University of Brighton.
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: [log in to unmask]
Deadline: 8 February 2010.
4.5 Submission deadline extension:Fifth International Blended Learning
Conference; 16-17 June 2010, The Fielder Centre, University of
Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Submission deadline now:12.00 noon, 27
January.2010 See: http://www.herts.ac.uk/blu
4.6 Call for papers
Immersive Technologies for Learning: A multi-disciplinary approach.
Annual Conference of the International Virtual Worlds Research Group (iVERG)
28-29 June 2010, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
Abstracts of no more than 200 words should be submitted electronically
to: [log in to unmask]
Abstract submission deadline: 26 February 2010
PDF flyer available at http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8duprm
5 Other events
5.1 Online Parent Advice Workshop
28 January 2010, 12pm - 6pm, Serious Games Institute, Coventry
http://www.seriousgamesinstitute.co.uk/events.aspx?item=882 For more
information contact Sophie Bauer at: [log in to unmask] or
Tel: 02476 158 206
5.2 The Learning Revolution and the digital revolutionaries
11 February 2010, Walkers Stadium, Leicester City Football Club,
Filbert Way, Leicester Reserve a place online via:
http://www.niace.org.uk/campaigns-events/events/learning-revolution-and-digital-revolutionaries
Enquiries to:[log in to unmask]
5.3 Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development - Online staff
development courses
* Evaluating technology innovations in learning and teaching - 17
February - 19 March 2010
* Engaging learning with social software, 3 March - 2 April 2010
* Digital literacies, 10 March 2010
To book your place visit:
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/online/index.html
5.4 Open Educational Resources 2010 - OER10 Conference
22-24 March 2010, Clare College, Cambridge
http://www.ucel.ac.uk/oer10
Early-bird bookings close Friday 22 January 2010
* There is a 10% discount for ALT Individual members
http://www.ucel.ac.uk/oer10/booking.html
5.5 The Association for Medical Education in Europe
International e-learning conference
4 - 5 September 2010, University of Glasgow
See http://www.amee.org/
5.6 ISSoTL 2010 International conference:
Global theories and local practices: institutional, disciplinary and
cultural variations
19 - 22 October 2010, Liverpool Arena and Conference Centre
http://issotl10.indiana.edu/
Closing date:1 March 2010
5.7 Technology Summit for colleges. Building on the success of last
year’s event, the Association of Colleges Technology Summit 2010 will
focus on the complex issues surrounding the successful implementation
of technology projects in Colleges. The event will bring together
experts in the field of using technology successfully to deliver
learning and improve the business processes of Colleges. To showcase
best practice, and show what challenges confront Colleges, the event
will provide presentations from Gartner, BT and Colleges. The summit
will take place on 23 February 2010 at the BT Tower. If you would like
to attend the event and if you would like more information on the
programme, please visit the Technology Summit website at
http://tinyurl.com/yh2rnh7.
6. Vacancies
6.1.Social Care Institute for Excellence
e-Learning Department
Project Manager - e-learning and web products
Ref: 84 Salary: c.£36,000 Full time
Informal enquiries to HR: 020 7089 6840
http://www.scie.org.uk/opportunities/index.asp
Closing date: 9.00am, 27 January 2010
6.2 Epigeum
Senior Editor
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 + attractive bonus + benefits
London-based
Epigeum is the UK's leading publisher of online course training
courses for Higher Education. The Senior Editor will hold ultimate
responsibility for the editorial quality of online courses. Reporting
directly to the Managing Director, the task will be both to edit
courses and lead the team of two associate editors.
For full details see http://www.epigeum.co.uk/jobs-at-epigeum
Closing date: 6 February 2010
6.3 Aston University
Centre for Learning Innovation & Professional Practice
Associate Head of Technology Enhanced Learning
Ref no: R090389 Full Time
Salary: £36,532 - £43,622 pa, exceptionally to £47,666 pa
Informal enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
See: http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs
Closing date: 5 February 2010
6.4 Imperial College London
Faculty of Medicine / Undergraduate Medicine
Learning Technologist
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Full-time - February/March 2010 – February/March 2011
Please send CV to Ashish Hemani: [log in to unmask]
Closing date: 5 February 2010
6.5 Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Director, Instructional Design - OL - Open Learning
Despite the apparent passing of the closing date, this vacancy is
reportedly still open. See http://www.tru.ca/careers/09-534A.html.
7. 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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