Weekly News Digest - Edition 420, 18 August 2017 |
Welcome to this week's news digest (also published at http://go.alt.ac.uk/2i8XEkF). In this edition:
Weekly News Digest - Edition 420, 18 August 2017
1.1 Welcome to our new organisational members
1.2 Annual Conference programme and tips for speakers and session chairs have been published
1.3 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year 2017 Awards open for your vote
1.4 Listen to ALT on the EdTech Podcast
1.5 Trustee elections are open
2. News, events and calls for proposals
2.1 ALT Annual Conference 2017, University of Liverpool, 5 - 7 September 2017
2.3 Virtual attendance of the Annual Conference 2017 in Belfast
2.6 Data Matters: Work effectively in the new HE landscape, Central London, 23 November 2017
3. New publications from #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
4.4 FutureLearn / Coventry University
4.14 University of South Wales
4.15 University of South Wales
4.16 University of South Wales
4.19 Mater Christi College, Melbourne
International Powered Access Federation - http://www.ipaf.org/
King's College London - www.kcl.ac.uk
The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards 2017 will be presented at the ALT Annual Conference in Liverpool, on 6 September 2017. Voting is now open for the Community Choice Award.
This year the EdTech Podcast is one of the supporters of ALT's Annual Conference, and in the run-up to the event in September, ALT's chief executive Maren Deepwell joined host Sophie Bailey to talk about what is going on across the community and the work of the Association. The conversation also features highlights of this year's conference programme and shout-outs to practitioners and bloggers #altc.
The elections are open until 12noon on 30 August.
The full interactive programme for the Annual Conference 2017 ‘Beyond islands of innovation – how Learning Technology became the new norm(al)’ has now been published.
Registration closes on 25 August.
Programme: http://go.alt.ac.uk/altc_prog
Registration: http://go.alt.ac.uk/altc17-reg
The summer meeting has the theme 'Learning Analytics: Using data to improve the learner experience'.
For those unable to travel to the Annual Conference from Ireland, the ALT Northern Ireland Members Group have organised a free virtual get together for the 5 and the 6 September in Belfast. This will include a get-together with streaming of the main sessions from the conference.
In this webinar, Sarah Tutton (PGCE Student) and Geoff Rebbeck (Lecturer) from Canterbury Christ Church University will showcase students’ use of PebblePad workbooks and assets to improve their own educational experience and prepare for life after the PGCE. They will discuss how they used PebblePad as a personal learning space to document placements all over the world and produce a final portfolio that can be added to even after graduation. This webinar is suitable for anyone looking to refresh the design of their PGCE and/or those thinking of adopting an ePortfolio solution.
The four-day programme is made up of a pair of two-day residential workshops. It will equip participants with the tools, knowledge and skills to:
Drawing upon the combined expertise of HESA, Jisc and QAA (the M5 group), this event will bring together data, digital and quality experts and practitioners from across the higher education sector to discuss the topical issues around data and its use. A wide range of plenaries and workshops will explore:
Video games in higher education: using video games to develop graduate attributes http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gN5TSP
Playful Learning: the eLearning@ed Conference 2017 http://go.alt.ac.uk/2gN26oO
Development of an institutional framework to guide transitions into enhanced blended learning in higher education http://go.alt.ac.uk/2vsUxJm
Can teaching excellence be promoted through the development of digital capabilities? http://go.alt.ac.uk/2spNAng
Supporting law students’ skills development online – a strategy to improve skills and reduce student stress? http://go.alt.ac.uk/2vsjvbM
Collaborative technologies, higher order thinking and self-sufficient learning: A case study of adult learners http://go.alt.ac.uk/2eTy4iw
Education Enhancement
Learning Technologist
84618
£31,076 - £38,183
Full time
Closing date: 20 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Mr Howard Ramsay, Learning Enhancement Manager, howard.ramsay@strath.ac.uk, 0141 548 4424
Institute for Education
Learning Technologist
08/17/1332
£37,075 - £46,924
Full time
Closing date: 20 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Dr Kate Reynolds, k.reynolds@bathspa.ac.uk
Technology Enhanced Learning and Education (TELED)
Online Learning Materials Developer (Dynamic Lab Manuals)
SUPP103432
£36,001 - £40,523
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 23 August 2017
Informal enquiries to mike.cameron@bristol.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Lead Digital Media Producer
£35,000 - £45,000
Full time
Closing date: 24 August 17
Informal enquiries to richard.banks@futurelearn.com
Coventry University Online
Head of Studio
REQ005255
£49,994 - £54,160
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Learning Designer
REQ005259
£35,412 - £39,578
Full time
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Senior Digital Media Producer
REQ005257
£37,495 - £45,827
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Digital Media Producer
REQ005260
£35,412 - £39,578
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Project Manager
REQ005261
£33,329 - £36,454
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Assistant Learning Designer
REQ005273
£33,329 - £36,454
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Assistant Digital Media Producer
REQ005272
£24,997 - £31,246
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Coventry University Online
Digital Repository and Copyright Lead
REQ005271
£30,204 - £33,329
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Pallister, s.pallister@coventry.ac.uk
Information Systems Services
Junior Learning Technologist
N1416
£21,220 - £24,565
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 25 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Steve Powell, s.powell@lancaster.ac.uk, 01524 510654
CELT
Senior Learning Technologist (Distinctive Learning Environment)
U008485
£33,943 - £39,324
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 28 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Clare Kell, clare.kell@southwales.ac.uk, 01443 654331
CELT
Academic Manager (Curriculum Design)
U008490
£48,327 - £55,998
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 28 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Clare Kell, clare.kell@southwales.ac.uk, 01443 654331
CELT
Senior Learning Technologist: Academic Programmes
U008193
£33,943 - £39,324
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 30 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Catherine Naamani, catherine.naamani@southwales.ac.uk
eLearning Services
eLearning Systems Manager
RU00727
£34,548 - £37,415
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 31 August 2017
Informal enquiries to Nicola Betts, nicola.betts@roehampton.ac.uk
eLearning Services
eLearning Adviser
RU00738
£34,548 - £37,415
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 4 September 2017
Informal enquiries to Nicola Betts, nicola.betts@roehampton.ac.uk
Mater Christi College
Director of Learning Design & Innovation
Not applicable
Available on request
Full time, 2 year contract
Closing date: 4 September 2017
Informal enquiries to Mary Fitz-Gerald, Principal, employment@materchristi.edu.au
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