Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news Digest 313 issued on 11 December 2014
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The deadline for the next issue of the Digest is 12.00 on Wednesday 7 January 2015 for the Digest to be issued on Friday 9 January 2015.
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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 is launching a new Annual Survey. The survey is open for responses now and will close on Sunday, 15 January 2015.
Go to: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1D8Vwxb
1.2 ALT warmly welcomes the following new members: Talis (http://www.talis.com/) as new Sponsoring Members and Education and Training Foundation (http://www.et-foundation.co.uk/) as new Partner Members of ALT.
2. ALT Events
2.1 OER15 Conference, 14 – 15 April 2015, Cardiff UK – Register now!
The Open Education Conference is an International Conference organised by a volunteer committee from the Open Education Community. OER15 is hosted by OER Wales Cymru, Universities Wales and the Association for Learning Technology and will focus on ‘Mainstreaming Open Education’.
For more details please visit the OER15 website http://oer15.oerconf.org
Register at http://go.alt.ac.uk/1vHgv07
2.2 Join us for the ALT Annual Conference 2015 'Shaping the future of learning together', taking place from 8 – 10 September 2015 at the University of Manchester.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1pWh5nJ
3. News
3.1 PhD Survey - Use of Blogs for Teaching and Learning - This PhD study is considering the use of blogs by students within HE. If you have students who are using blogs as part of their studies please could you ask them to complete this survey http://go.alt.ac.uk/10lvbK5.
If you are happy to be interviewed as part of this study or require information about the results email: [log in to unmask])
3.2 Catherine Cronin, recent ALT Annual Conference Keynote Speaker, facilitated a workshop: ‘Considering openness’ on 13 October 2014 with academic staff at GMIT (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology) to share some of the ideas from Navigating the Marvellous: openness in education presentation.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1s3lxm6
3.3 Jisc announces launch of ‘research data spring’ – a project intending to support the creation of innovative partnerships. For information go to: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ynFsB6
See the November launch of an ‘IdeaScale’ community
3.4 Creative Commons has released its 'State of the Commons' report & infographic.
The full report is here: http://go.alt.ac.uk/11UaA1f
The infographic is here: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1zXHJnI
4. Events
4.1 TELL US - Technology enhanced Trans European Learning Competition
Do you have an innovative product or service in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning? The European TELL US competition is open to large enterprises as well as SMEs, web-entrepreneurs, students, professors and all actors in education with prizes up to the value of €30,000.
http://tellusawards.eu
4.2 Lecture Capture: Building the Evidence Base, 17th December 2014, Loughborough University.This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to engage in conversation around the evidence base for the value of lecture capture, stimulated by informal presentations by practitioners from across HE. Presentations will cover both institution-wide and small-scale studies.
Information and registration: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1yeTINo
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 Call for Papers: Learning Technology innovation in Higher Education and beyond, closing date 2 January 2015
The call for papers for a Special Issue of Research in Learning Technology, the Journal of the Association for Learning Technology has been issued at http://go.alt.ac.uk/1r87Xlp.
5.2 15th Durham Blackboard Users' Conference - Call for Papers & Registration
The Learning Technologies Team at Durham University would like to invite you to attend and consider presenting at the fifteenth #durbbu event on 6/7 January 2015. Theme is 'Students as Partners' and we are encouraging submissions that include a student co-presenter (limited funding is available for this). Go to: http://go.alt.ac.uk/11uzN1m
Register interest at: http://go.alt.ac.uk/15x2UDo
5.3 Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET)
Special Issue 2015 - Call for Papers Educational design research for technology supported post-secondary learning. Submit proposals through the AJET online submission system (http://ascilite.org.au/ajet). Go to ABOUT to consult the author guidelines prior to submission for information about the required format.
5.4 2015 EFMD Higher Education Research Conference - Call for Papers by
Said Business School, University of Oxford, The theme of the conference will be:
“The Legitimacy and Impact of Business Schools and Universities”. Submission of research works are invited by deadline of 27 February 2015. At the end of the conference, the best papers will be invited for a submission to a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal.
For further details of the conference and submissions go to: www.efmd.org/herc2015
6. Funding calls
None this issue
7. Open Educational Resources
7.1 COOCS: Community Open Online Courses
We are looking for people to create online courses in a cMOOCs project which we are developing. This enables anyone to be a teacher, and share their knowledge in the broad community context. Thoughts and feedback are welcomed. http://go.alt.ac.uk/11uzWlx
8. Job vacancies
8.1 University of St Mark & St John
e-Learning Team
e-Learning Developer
£20,781 - £24,057
Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 17/12/2014
Informal Enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ybBmwP
8.2 London School of Economics
Learning Technology and Innovation
Assistant Learning Technologist
£27,657 – £32,013 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £34,443 per annum inclusive
Full time, One year fixed term
Closing Date: 21/12/2014
Informal Enquiries: [log in to unmask]
http://bit.ly/1tz8Px9
8.3 Floream
Learning Technology
Instructional Designer
Salary: Appropriate to experience
Full time
Closing Date: 31/01/2014
Informal Enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
http://www.floream.com/jobs/
9. Current articles from the ALT Online Newsletter
The newsletter website is at: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/
Latest articles:
“Chief Executive’s Report” Maren Deepwell, Go to: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1D2xiVk
“Collaboration and support in the world of learning technology – a brief case study”, Ellen Lessner and Emma Procter-Legg
http://go.alt.ac.uk/11ZnKsN
“SAM self-help anxiety app offers real support for students”, Matt Ewans
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ATwfVH
“About Me – Sheila MacNeill, ALT Trustee”
http://go.alt.ac.uk/10DGX2W
“Evernote as a Portfolio: changing the way we document, share and manage the learning happening in all aspects of a student’s life.”, Dee Vyas, Kate Woodward-Harris
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1yoQHtw
“Guidance on policy on storing of data in cloud storage solutions”, Tim Smale
http://go.alt.ac.uk/ZODwWx
For information on how to submit an article to the Newsletter email [log in to unmask]
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:
“A case for examining pre-service teacher preparation for inquiry teaching science with technology”, Chris T. Shively and Randy Yerrick
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v22.21691
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1tZwMBn
“Challenges when introducing electronic exam”, Matti Kuikka, Markus Kitola, Mikko-Jussi Laakso
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v22.22817
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1wa3ZYR.
“Staff experience and attitudes towards Technology Enhanced Learning initiatives in one Faculty of Health & Life Sciences”, Peter Reed
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v22.22770
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1oXbvT8
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