Association for Learning Technology - Weekly News Digest 345, 19 February 2016
Submit your news at http://go.alt.ac.uk/ALT-Digest, deadline 5pm on Wednesdays.
Table of Contents
1. News from ALT
2. ALT and ALT member events
3. News
4. Events
5. Calls for proposals
6. Job vacancies
7. #altc blog
8. Research in Learning Technology
1. News from ALT
1.1 We remember Doug Gowan, President of ALT
http://go.alt.ac.uk/24bQb34
1.2 Call for Proposals for 2016 ALT Annual Conference now open
The call is now open for this year’s Annual Conference
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1TGvzeO
1.3 Call for Expressions of Interest to Chair the #OER17 Conference
We are seeking experienced Co-Chairs for the 2017 Conference Committee of the 8th OER Conference, who will play a major role in planning and facilitating the conference in 2017.
For further information and to express an interest, see: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1ldyM7f
2. ALT and ALT Member Events
2.1 OER16: Open Culture, Edinburgh, 19-20 April 2016 - ‘Early bird’ registration now open. The 7th Open Educational Resources Conference, OER16: Open Culture, will be held on the 19th-20th April 2015 at the University of Edinburgh. Chaired by Melissa Highton and Lorna Campbell.
Register now at http://go.alt.ac.uk/OER16-Registration
More information at https://oer16.oerconf.org/
2.2 Blended Learning Essentials: meet up for digital champions 23 February 2016
Weekly meet up for digital champions in the Blended Learning Essentials course.
https://www.alt.ac.uk/events
2.3 ALT West Midlands Region Learning Technology Group Start-Up Meeting, Worcester, 29 February 2016, 2.00 - 4.00 PM
There will be an initial meeting to discuss the remit of the ALT West Midlands Region Learning Technology Group on 29th Feb 2016. This will take place at Mulberry House, City Campus, Worcester, WR1 3AS. All those interested in learning technology are very welcome; please come and have your say and get involved - you might like to take on a lead role. To register your interest and for any questions please contact [log in to unmask]
2.4 Blended Learning Essentials: Getting started - course preview, 1 March 2016. 12.30 - 1.00 PM
This webinar is about the upcoming Futurelearn course Blended Learning Essentials: Getting started - A free course for the Vocational Education and Training sector to promote effective practice and pedagogy in blended learning. Come along to this free webinar and find out more from some of the creators of the course.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1V64uA3
2.5 ALT Community Call: John Couperthwaite on making sense of learning analytics, 3 Mar 2016 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
In this month's call, John will discuss how generating smart data about our learners is not enough. Smarter tools are required to help them, their tutors, supervisors and careers advisors, make better sense of how the data relates to the individual, including their attitudes to learning, academic accomplishments, life-wide interests and future aspirations. We also talk about to John about his involvement in ALT’s Membership Development Committee and his experiences of being involved in ALT as a consultant for commercial organisation. http://go.alt.ac.uk/1U9VxHK
2.6 FELTAG SIG webinar: Summary of Skills Funding Agency actions from the FELTAG report, 8 Mar 2016 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
For this webinar organised by ALT's FELTAG Special Interest Group we welcome Stephen Nichols, Policy Implementation Manager, Skills Funding Agency who will provide a summary of Skills Funding Agency actions from the FELTAG report. Brief Q&A with Stephen before opening up the session to an open discussion for all participants facilitated by the Chair.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/20NVKW5
2.7 M25 Learning Technology Group Spring meeting,16 March 2016, 1.00 - 5.00 PM, at Queen Mary University of London.
An afternoon of talks and discussions including the themes of Literacies and Capabilities in the Digital Institution. The event is free, but places are limited so please register to attend at:
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Tsc2zn
2.8 Blended Learning Essentials: Meet up for Digital Champions at Loughborough College
15 Apr 2016 10:30 PM to 2:00 PM
This face-to-face event is kindly hosted by Loughborough College and is for Digital Champions and college partners of the Blended Learning Essentials course. The event will provide an opportunity for Champions to discuss their role, how best they can continue to support the course, and to give feedback. Refreshments will be provided.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Wg8iPs
2.9 Playful Learning Conference, Manchester, 13-15 July 2016
ALT Games and Learning SIG (GLSIG) Officers Alex Moseley and Nicola Whitton are co-chairing this conference pitched at the intersection of learning and play for adults. Playful in approach and outlook, yet underpinned by robust research and working practices, it aims to provide a space where teachers, researchers and students can play, learn and think together. A space to meet other playful people and be inspired by talks, workshops, activities and events.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1llHRM8
3. News
3.1 Association of Colleges (AoC) and Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) project on localism in Further Education has published its first research paper: ‘FE and Localism in the Context of Wider Debates Concerning Devolution’
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1PbN4D4
4. Events
4.1 MLEARN Final Conference, Ixelles, 15th March 2016 09:30-12:30
Free event on the MLEARN project, which aims to embed mobile technologies within mainstream learning. In July 2014, expert trainers in the UK delivered training to teachers from partner countries: Italy, The Netherlands, Romania and Greece. This training was adapted to national contexts and cascaded within each of the countries. Over the course of a year researchers tracked the impact of MLEARN training on teachers and their follow-up use of devices in the classroom.
http://go.alt.ac.uk/20qv8oK
4.2 Talis Insight Europe 2016 Conference, 20 April 2016 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM & 21 April 2016 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Bringing together learning technology and library professionals to examine the impact of technology on teaching and learning. Confirmed speakers include Paul Feldman, CEO of JISC, Nick Bevan, PVC and Director of Library and student support at Midlesex University, Simon Thomson, Head of Digital Pedagogy at Leeds Beckett University among others. For more information and to register for this free two-day event, please visit http://go.alt.ac.uk/1SKady8
4.3 Educational Technology and Education Conferences for January to June 2016
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/2362/
5. Calls for proposals
5.1 E-Learning 2016 Madeira 1-3 July
The IADIS e-Learning 2016 conference invites both original and previously unpublished submissions in the following seven main areas: Organisational Strategy and Management Issues; Technological Issues; e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues; Instructional Design Issues; e-Learning Delivery Issues; e-Learning Research Methods and Approaches; e-Skills and Information Literacy for Learning.
Deadline for submissions 14 March 2016
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KY3bCM
6. Job vacancies
6.1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Education and Training
Educational Technologist
1139
£32,600 - £37,768
Full time, 3 Year Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 24 February 2016, 12 Noon GMT
Informal enquiries to Recruitment Team, [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1KY3ihZ
6.2 Kids' Health Matters CIC, Liverpool
New Projects
Educational Technologist wanted to provide specialist technology enhanced learning (TEL) support to a 3rd sector team who are undertaking a scoping exercise for alternative modes of delivery in the development of NHS advanced practice professionals.
The post-holder will be responsible for their own project work and will also work closely with the team of academics, clinicians and programmers to support the scoping of innovative learning technologies. Expertise in the development of TEL materials, innovations in TEL, learning tool interoperability (LTI), and e-portfolio development experiences are prerequisites for the post. Contracting and commitment requirements are negotiable.
KHM-ET-21516
£32,600 - £37,768
.8 WTE negotiable
Temporary, 12 Weeks secondment or other contract options possible
Closing date: 01 March 2016
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
6.3 City of Glasgow College
Learning Technologies
Learning Technologist
£25,519 - £28,308
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 02 March 2016.
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1QLkcNa
6.4 London School of Economics
Learning Technology and Innovation
Hourly Paid Learning Technologist (fixed term)
£21.31- £25.77 per hour
Temporary
Closing date:03 March 2016
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1oqW9MG
6.5 London School of Economics and Political Science
University of London International Programmes
Learning Technologist
1539197
£33,784 - £40,867
Full time
Closing date: 03 March 2016
Informal enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/20G9D3m
6.6 University College Birmingham
Digital Innovation for Creativity in Education (DICE)
e-Learning Development Assistant
£22,249 - £24,298
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 04 March 2016
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Lv3ShX
6.7 Loughborough University
Centre for Academic Practice
Technology Enhanced Learning Officer
REQ16052
£28,982 - £ 37,768
Full time
Closing date: 04 March 2016
Informal enquiries to Dr Sarah Williamson, Assistant Director (Technology-enhanced Learning), [log in to unmask], +44 (0)1509 222405
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1oMmGVl
6.8 University of Edinburgh
Centre for Research in Digital Education
Research Associate in Learning nalytics
35472
£26,537 - £30,738 per annum
Full time
Closing date: 17 March 2016
Informal enquiries to: [log in to unmask]
http://go.alt.ac.uk/1Tsehmd
7. For latest posts, visit the #altc blog
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/
8. For latest articles, visit Research in Learning Technology
http://go.alt.ac.uk/RLT_Journal
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