Association for Learning Technology

Fortnightly news Digest 289 issued on 13 December 2013

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Table of Contents
1. ALT news
2. ALT events
3. News
4. Other events
5. Calls for proposals
6. Funding calls
7. Open Educational Resources
8. Job vacancies 
9. ALT Online Newsletter - links to articles from the latest Issue 
10. Current articles the ALT Journal - Research in Learning Technology 


1. ALT News

1.1	ALT Christmas closure
ALT is closed from 24 December - 5 January, re-opening Monday 6 January
2014. If you have an urgent enquiry during this time, please contact us via the website https://www.alt.ac.uk/contact. We monitor these enquiries regularly and will do our best to help.

1.2 altc2013 Photographs
Now available: Photographs from ALT's 20th anniversary conference 
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1bVXgfl.

1.3 Using technology to innovate: new MOOC from the Association for Learning Technology. 
New blog about ALT's ocTEL open course on the Efficiency Exchange website.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1bWkQsj

1.4 Practical advice for getting CMALT accreditation
David Hopkins gives tips and insights into how he became a CMALT accredited Learning Technologist: "I’ve been certified #CMALT!"
http://go.alt.ac.uk/IqF8gs

1.5 FE News: What can we learn from institutions that have taken on learning on a massive scale? 
Maren Deepwell reflects on the recent conference organised with ALT's MOOC Special Interest Group and supported by the DigiChamps from the University of Southampton with the title No way back? Exploring the impact, data and potential of MOOCs.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1dFIRFB


2. ALT events

2.1 altc2014 Riding Giants: How to innovate and educate ahead of the wave
The 21st annual conference of the Association for Learning Technology - 1-3 September 2014, Warwick, UK. Registration will open in 2014, for more information please see the conference pages on the ALT website.http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc

2.2 Register interest in a future run of ocTEL
If you would like to be notified of a future run of ocTEL, ALT's open course in technology enhanced learning, please visit http://go.alt.ac.uk/1e9TOzg

2.3 CMALT webinar for candidates 22 January 12.30 – 13.30
The session is designed to provide information and support to candidates looking to complete their portfolios in the next few months. It will provide an overview of the submission process, advice on how to complete a portfolio and an opportunity to see how the assessment process works.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1fpCDqP


3. News

3.1 Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) Project
The Leadership Foundation and its partners have collated narratives about the impact CLL has started to make in universities and colleges . See also final evaluation report and ALT Occassional Paper.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/IFtGgM


4. Events

4.1 14th Durham Blackboard Users' Conference – 9-10 January 2014
The theme of this year's conference will be the “Life of i”. Taking liberties with the title of a well-known novel and rather expensive devices designed in California but made in China, to look at personal and personalised lifelong learning, supported through technology. We invite members of the Blackboard User Community (and their friends who may have jumped ship) to share their insights and experiences.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1acidvV

4.2 4.4 UCISA event: Effective use of mobile technologies, Imperial College London, 24 January 2014.
A showcase of best practice in the use of mobile technology to enhance teaching, learning and assessment. The event includes case studies from the upcoming best practice guide. The case studies go beyond the provision of mobile access to existing technologies and will demonstrate the advantage of using mobile technologies in the learning experience.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1bssMfa

4.3 Learning Technologies 2013 Workshop at the University of Hull Wednesday 26 March 2013.
In collaboration with the HEA STEM (Computing). Deadline for registration 10 March 2014.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1kFo02Y


5. Calls for proposals

5.1 Learning Technologies 2013 Workshop at the University of Hull: Call for papers
We welcome contributions on the following sub-themes: Innovative approaches to teaching and assessing large classes (use of social technologies and peer assessment, such as WebPA); Giving effective feedback (possibly through peer feedback and assessment); Encouraging and enabling peer mentoring through social media; The impact of social media on teaching and learning. 
Participants are invited to submit papers (position papers, research or proposals) as well as posters of on-going work. Abstracts for papers (maximum of 500 words) should be submitted, preferably in Word or PDF format to [log in to unmask] 

5.2 International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology – Call For Papers
IJBHT is inviting papers for Vol. 3 No. 9 which is scheduled to be published on December 31, 2013. Last date of submission: December 15, 2013. 
www.ijbhtnet.com 


6. Funding calls

None this issue.


7. Open Educational Resources

None this issue.


8. Jobs

8.1 University Of Derby
Learning Enhancement and Innovation
Learning Technology Adviser
3962
£29,476 - £31,944
Full time, Temporary
Closing Date: 15 December 2013
Informal Enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/IToLJf

8.2 University Of Warwick
Warwick Medical School
Learning Content Developer
73498-123
£37,756 - £45,053
Full time, Fixed Term Contract for 1 Year
Closing Date: 1/3/2014
Informal Enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1e9Q5BV


9. Current articles from the ALT Online Newsletter

The newsletter website is at: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/

Latest Articles

Article – “Chief Executive’s report”, Maren Deepwell
http://go.alt.ac.uk/18LsvU2

Article – “New films take a closer look at ALT projects and member views”, The ALT Team
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1daGSIS

Article –“Busting webcast myths at the FOTE conference”, Allison Stevens
http://go.alt.ac.uk/HqTnkP

Article – “Policy Board Meeting – members discuss strategy, learning technology & staying ahead”, The ALT Team 
http://go.alt.ac.uk/17TiQKx

If you would like to contribute to the ALT online newsletter please contact the Editors at [log in to unmask] 

We have recently published new guidelines for submission at http://go.alt.ac.uk/17x16dJ


10. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology

The journal website is at: http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/

Latest articles:

Editorial – “Can we engage learners through Web 2.0 and mobile devices?” Steven Verjans
http://go.alt.ac.uk/18YSptx

DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.23309

Article – “Exploring the use of text and instant messaging in higher education classrooms” Sharon Lauricella, Robin Kay
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ggGWHr

DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19061

Article – “Exploring individual, social and organisational effects on Web 2.0-based workplace learning: a research agenda for a systematic approach” Fang Zhao, Linzi Kemp
http://go.alt.ac.uk/17BpJUz

DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19089

Article – “Redesigning professional development: reconceptualising teaching using social learning technologies”, Thomas Cochrane, Vickel Narayan
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ahwqHw

DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.19226

Article – “Teaching with student response systems (SRS): teacher-centric aspects that can negatively affect students’ experience of using SRS”, Kjetil L. Nielsen, Gabrielle Hansen, John B. Stav
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ahwpDt

DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.18989

Article – “Experience of developing Twitter-based communities of practice in higher education”, Bex Lewis, David Rush
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1h5tHe0

DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v21i0.18598


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