2020 ALT Strategy suggestions
During 2019 we will be consulting members for the next ALT strategy. Any member can make a suggestion for the next strategy including suggesting any new membership services or benefits we should consider, strategic priorities or personal reflections.. To submit your suggestions, complete our suggestion form: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2020-suggestions
ALT webinars covering CMALT, research technology, and online identity
There are a number of exciting webinars happening this week, starting with Andy Tattersall’s Supporting Research Technologists webinar on Wednesday. Our next ‘CMALT for assessors’ webinar is taking place on Thursday at 12:30pm, or you can also join Sarah Wright to discuss academic online identity and social media at 13:00pm on Thursday. To register your place on any of these events, visit our website: http://go.alt.ac.uk/1lo8ryM
Launching ALT’s Annual Conference 2020, 9-11 September 2020, London, UK
The Conference Committee will be chaired by our Conference Co-Chairs: Roger Emery, Head of Learning Technologies, Solent University, Farzana Latif, Digital Learning Manager, University of Sheffield, and Matt Lingard, Digital Learning Director, London College of Communication.
We are looking for volunteers to help shape the conference now. Get involved, express an interest to join the Conference Committee, or find out more: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2ZNjwH2
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2. News, events, courses and calls for proposals
Transforming Assessment webinar 2 Oct 2019, 07:00 GMT: Are typed and handwritten exams equivalent?
In moving from handwritten to typed essay-based exams, the salient issue from an academic perspective is equivalence. Taking evidence from the research literature as its starting-point, this seminar explores whether the cognitive processes in, and intellectual outputs of, typed exams can be considered equivalent to those of handwritten exams. If they are not equivalent, what are the implications for the future of exams in tertiary education?
Presented by Elizabeth (Liz) Masterman (University of Oxford, UK). Transforming Assessment webinars are free of cost. Further information and registration: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2IjkYHb
Keele Digital Festival 30 October 2019: Working with Jisc to explore Microsoft Teams in Learning and Teaching
Keele University, 30 October 2019
This one day event will explore the use of Microsoft Teams to support learning and teaching practices in universities, and the ways in which students want to communicate, collaborate and learn in a modern university. The event will be of particular interest to Directors of Education, Programme Directors and Learning Technology Managers, and those interested in exploring the challenges and opportunities of using technology - in particular Microsoft Teams - to create innovation in learning and teaching. The event is coordinated by Jisc, Keele University's Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence, and Keele Information and Digital Services, and will feature presentations, workshops and demonstrations.
Please visit the website to book: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2Icg7aw
Rethinking Learning Spaces - Free Workshop - Manchester 17 October
As part of the Sticky Campus Roadshow, there are two opportunities on 17th October to join a workshop that explores technologies and pedagogies for active collaborative learning. We investigate the requirements for success in different learning spaces and scenarios.Find out more here: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2IbgJxr
Utilising module evaluation surveys for institutional improvement
Read the full blog by Dr. Tim Linsey - Utilising module evaluation surveys for institutional improvement on the Explorance website: https://go.alt.ac.uk/30czfLO
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3. Jobs
NEW - The University of Lincoln - Programme Officer
Digital Education and Student Life
Ref: LALT0020A
£28,331 + per annum
Full time
Closing date: 09 October 2019
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/357jXvN
NEW - The Percy Hedley Foundation - Head of Technology
IT
Up to £50k dependent on experience
Full time, Part time
Closing date: 18 October 2019
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/33OlQwv
NEW - Glasgow Clyde College - Learning Technology Coordinator
eLearning - Digital Transformation Project
Ref: 41/EXT/09/19
32630
Full time, Fixed Term for 3 years
Closing date: 30 September 2019
Informal enquiries to Niall Hardie; [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/34WvMor
NEW - Keele University - Flexible Curriculum Designer
Keele Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence (KIITE)
Ref: KU00001291
£33797
Full time, Temporary, Fixed term until 31st July 2021
Closing date: 30 September 2019
Informal enquiries to Matt Street ([log in to unmask]) (01782 734177)
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2O9zTHC
NEW - Birkbeck, University of London - Senior Digital Education Consultant
IT Services
Ref: 506
£38,594 rising to £44,113
Full time, (2 years in the first instance - see ad)
Closing date: 10 August 2019
Informal enquiries to Brett Lucas ([log in to unmask])
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2LzBlkR
NEW - St George's, University of London - Head of Centre for Technology in Education
Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education
Ref: 138-19
£54,181-£62,282
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 03 October 2019
Informal enquiries to Luke Woodham, [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/34NFx8c
Glasgow School of Art - Learning Technology Officer
Learning Technology
£27,025 - £31,302 pro rata
Part time, 8 month contract
Closing date: 25 September 2019
Informal enquiries to Correy Murphy [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/34OK5eG
Glasgow School of Art - Learning Technology Officer
Learning Technology
£27,025 - £31,302 pro rata
Part time, Permanent
Closing date: 25 September 2019
Informal enquiries to Correy Murphy [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/34AVHSd
Explorance - Customer Success Manager
Customer Success
Ref: CSMUK1
£40,000-£60,000
Full time
Closing date: 30 September 2019
Informal enquiries to John Atherton, [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/34AVGxD
University of Warwick - Teaching and Learning Consultant
Warwick Business School
Ref: 75978-099
£41,526 - £49,555
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 29 September 2019
Informal enquiries to [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2HXFFs5
Nord Anglia Education - Learning Technologist
Education Team
Ref: 07073
Competitive
Full time
Closing date: 26 September 2019
Informal enquiries to Joanna Lay, [log in to unmask]
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2ZFCajT
Auckland University of Technology - Director of Professional Learning/Head of altLAB
PVC Learning and Teaching
Ref: 67529
To be negotiated
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 29 September 2019
Informal enquiries to Mike Wood
https://go.alt.ac.uk/34tF8I6
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4. New publications from #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
#ALTC Blog
Research in Learning Technology
- Affordances of music composing software for learning mathematics at primary schools
Samuli Laato, Teemu Laine, Erkki Sutinen - https://go.alt.ac.uk/301EQEJ
- Digital divide: addressing Internet skills. Educational implications in the validation of a scale
Alessio Surian, Andrea Sciandra - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2ZqnGV9
- The impact of innovative learning environments on social competences of youth
Andrej Flogie, Boris Aberšek, Igor Pesek - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2OWvB8o
- Supporting seamless learners: exploring patterns of multiple device use in an open and distance learning context
Greig Krull, Josep M. Duart - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2OTDDik
- The Community of Inquiry framework as learning design model: a case study in postgraduate online education
Candace R. Nolan-Grant - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2JBt7HX
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