Association for Learning Technology
Fortnightly news Digest 330 issued on 4 September 2015
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The deadline for the next issue of the Digest is 12.00 on Wednesday 16 September 2015 for the Digest to be issued on Friday 18 September 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 Annual Conference 2015 - Online Participation
The ALT Annual Conference will be held in Manchester, 8-10 September.
As in previous years the conference will be live streaming a number of sessions including the Annual General Meeting. ALT Members not attending the conference can also register for the conference online platform for networking and discussion.
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/
1.2 2015 Annual General Meeting: Agenda and proxy voting arrangements
The agenda for the AGM and related information, including arrangements for proxy voting, has now been published on the AGM page. https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/agm
Details of proxy voting arrangements are set out at
https://www.alt.ac.uk/news/all_news/2015-annual-general-meeting-agenda-and-proxy-voting-arrangements
1.3 Meet the 2015 #LTAwards finalists and vote for your favourite
This year’s LTAwards finalists are now listed on our website. Visit the page to read and watch videos about their work, and to vote for your favourite.
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2015/2015-learning-technologist-of-the-year-awards/
2. ALT Events
None this issue
3. News
3.1 Intellectual Property Office FE survey
The Intellectual Property Office is investigating the prevalence of intellectual property teaching and activities being conducted in Further Education (FE) within the UK. For many years the IPO has supported higher education and would like to explore how they can extend their support to FE. The IPO is seeking participants in a short survey to inform future projects and policy work in this area.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1J9snSx
4. Events
4.1 Team Based Learning Conference, University of Bradford, 21st October 2015
The second European Team Based Learning (TBL) Conference focuses on the impact TBL has on student experience and outcomes; offers guidance on making the change in your own teaching and the chance to meet other TBL practitioners. The keynote speaker, Professor Shirley Alexander, Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Technology, Sydney, has an impressive track record of leading educational change across a range of initiatives and is sure to provide plenty of inspiration and practical advice. You also have the opportunity to complete a masterclass on implementing TBL as a beginner or intermediate practitioner and to share best practice with other Learning & Teaching Professionals.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1JSAtfM
4.2 SEDA accredited Jisc Institutional Change Leader award registration
Free 2-module CANLearn course designed to support staff and students working in partnership on technology-related curriculum innovation projects in UK higher education, further education and skills. The award, part of Jisc’s Change Agents’ Network, is supported by course mentors and hosted by Jisc’s CAN VLE using Moodle. Course leader: Dr Mark Kerrigan ([log in to unmask]).
http://can.jiscinvolve.org/wp/
4.3 CiviCon London 2015 8th & 9th October 2015
The event provides sessions designed to meet the needs of absolute beginners, administrators, implementers, and developers, making it the perfect place to meet and network with other Civi users and providers, and help you and your organisation to find out about best practice, learn what is new, and what the future holds for CiviCRM.
https://london2015.civicrm.org/
4.4 Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences for June to December 2015
Clayton R Wright has circulated an updated version of his thorough listing of conferences and, as with previous updates this is now on the ALT Open Access repository at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2360/
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 CfP EAI TOFIEE Journal - Special Issue on Immersive Environments: Challenges, Research and New Developments
The Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) is pleased to invite authors to submit their original work on effective immersive learning experiences to a Special Issue on "Immersive Environments: Challenges, Research and New Developments" of the Journal on Transactions on Future Intelligent Educational Environments.
Manuscript submission deadline: 1st November, 2015.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1IO4Kva
6. Funding calls
None this issue
7. Open Educational Resources
None this issue.
8. Job vacancies
8.1 Open University
Learning and Teaching Solutions
Director, Technology Enhanced Learning
11441
£72,837– £85,369
Closing date: Midday, 22 September 2015
Informal enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1LmVylY
8.2 University of Bedfordshire
Centre for Learning Excellence
Educational Developer
BEDS0435
£32,277 to £38,511
Full time
Closing date: 21 September 2015
Informal enquiries to Mark Gamble: 01582 489260; [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1EH4HAX
8.3 YES Digital
Digital Learning and Communication
Learning Designer
€30-40 000
Full time, Part time
Closing date: 30 September, 2015
Informal enquiries to Cormac O'Keeffe: [log in to unmask]; @ocaoimh
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MI2MUK
8.4 Royal Holloway, University of London
Registry
Learning Technology Officer
0815-247
£33,476 to £39,528 per annum - including London Allowance
Full time
Closing date: Friday 11 September 2015
Informal enquiries to Martin King [log in to unmask] 01784414371
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KOD4wn
8.5 Southampton Solent University
Learning and Information Service - Learning Technologies
e-Learning Support Officer
3789
£26,274 - £30,434 pro rata
Full time, Fixed term up to 9 months
Closing date: 1 September 2015
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Qd8P29
8.6 Karten Network
Network Development Manager
£35 p/h
Part time
Closing date: 1 October 2015
Informal enquiries to Ceri Hibbert [log in to unmask]
9. Current articles from the ALT Online Newsletter
The newsletter website is at: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/
Latest articles:
"A birthday make-over for the ALT online newsletter"
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1EEfwcn
"The Social Ontology of Digital Data & Digital Technology #CSO15" Rachel Challen, Antony Coombs
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Fn3Fub
"Stolen Lives – A Creative Commons Collaborative Project" Margaret Korosec
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Fn3JtZ
“Event Report from Blackboard World 2015 (#Bbworld2015)” Teresa MacKinnon
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MCe2k1
“Chief Executive’s Report - August 2015” Maren Deepwell
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1K9RTsZ
"Getting Technology Right in Schools – A Word with José Picardo" José Picardo
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1SYqtMq
We welcome articles, comment, reviews, project news and advertising enquiries. For more information on how to submit an article to the Newsletter go to http://go.alt.ac.uk/1LZoBPw
10. Current articles from our peer-reviewed Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology
The journal website is at: http://go.alt.ac.uk/RLT_Journal
“Material matters for learning in virtual networks: A case study of a professional learning programme hosted in a Google+ online community”
Aileen Ackland, Ann Swinney
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26677
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1MI2QEa
“Towards collaboration as learning: evaluation of an open CPD opportunity for HE teachers”
Chrissi Nerantzi, Peter Gossman
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.26967
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KzqaxP
"Handling disruptive innovations in HE: lessons from two contrasting case studies"
Stephen Powell, Bill Olivier and Li Yuan
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.22494
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KtFKAm
"Just-in-time research: a call to arms for research into mobile technologies in higher education"
Lucie Byrne-Davis, Hilary Dexter, Jo Hart, Tim Cappelli, Ged Byrne, Ian Sampson, Jane Mooney, Colin Lumsden
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v23.25653
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Ph7jfr
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