Weekly News Digest - Edition 477, 12 October 2018 |
Welcome to this week's news digest (also published at https://go.alt.ac.uk/2OSGjvG).
Weekly News Digest - Edition 477, 12 October 2018
1.1 Help shape how ALT's journal develops
1.2 Roles available within ALT: Open call to get involved
1.3 Call for editors for ALT's Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology
1.4 (Online Webinars) Setting up the new ALT Assembly
2. News, events and calls for proposals
2.1 Working Together to Design Modules: ALT West Midlands Event (16th October, Aston University)
2.2 Event: Learning through Co-Design, Abertay University 17th October 2018
2.3 Seminar "Learning with Technology"
2.4 ALT Webinar: Reaching Out to Rural Africa, Wednesday the 24 October 1 to 2 PM
2.5 Event: "We Are Our Choices" Learning to Make Good Decisions
2.6 (Online webinar) Getting Started with CMALT (1 Nov 2018 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM)
2.7 Call for Participation the SOTEL Research Cluster and Symposium
2.8 Panopto Conference on Video Learning : 14 November, Central London
2.9 Event: M25 LTG Special Learning Design Workshop - 20 places only, Friday 16th November
2.10 Registrations for the ALT Online Winter Conference 11-12 Dec - Now Open
2.12 OER 19: Recentering open: Critical and global Perspectives - Call for proposals open
3.6 University in the home counties
4. New publications from #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
1. Updates for Members
1.1 Help shape how ALT's journal develops
We are looking for input to help inform the strategic development of ALT's journal, Research in Learning Technology:
1.2 Roles available within ALT: Open call to get involved
1.3 Call for editors for ALT's Open Access journal Research in Learning Technology
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2O0bLI0 (Closing date: 31 October 2018)
1.4 (Online Webinars) Setting up the new ALT Assembly
All Members are welcome to this monthly webinar to help set up the new ALT Assembly:
Wednesday, 7 Nov 12:30 to 1PM Details and link: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2NX0jfT
Wednesday, 5 Dec 12:30 to 1PM Details and link: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2OGaeE3
Wednesday, 9 Jan, 2019 - 12:30 to 1PM Details and link: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2NVA75E
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2019 - 12:30 to 1PM Details and link:https://go.alt.ac.uk/2xqlc9N
1.5 Blended Learning Essentials: Digitally-Enriched Apprenticeships - Started Monday 8th of October - still open to join
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/blended-learning-digitally-enriched-apprenticeships
2. News, events and calls for proposals
2.1 Working Together to Design Modules: ALT West Midlands Event (16th October, Aston University)
This meeting will be an opportunity to share and discuss the processes that we use to engage with academic staff when helping them design modules and activities that make good use of learning technologies. Registration is now open: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2R6lcnQ
2.2 Event: Learning through Co-Design, Abertay University 17th October 2018
Abertay University, in partnership with the new V&A museum in Dundee, is hosting a conference on 17th October that will ask what are the roles of design, creativity and play in higher education teaching and learning? Our keynote speakers are Professor Alison James, University of Winchester and Dr Steven Ney, HPI School of Design Thinking, Potsdam, Germany.
2.3 Seminar "Learning with Technology"
The first seminar will be on 23th October, 2018; and it will be repeated on 13th November, 2018. This seminar is part of a Marie Curie project funded by the EU, hosted by Oxford Brookes University. We very much hope that we will be able to benefit from your expertise by receiving feedback from you on the learning approach and tool that were developed as part of this project. A certificate of participation in H2020 MSCA project as expert will be provided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE4aWiFtvL0
https://www.energyretrofitlearningplatform.org/
For further information please contact msibilla@brookes.ac.uk
2.4 ALT Webinar: Reaching Out to Rural Africa, Wednesday the 24 October 1 to 2 PM
In this webinar three researchers, Caroline Kuhn, Dominic Kimani and John Traxler discuss their perspectives on a workshop that took place in Kenya in June of this year, funded and supported by the British Council Researcher Links programme. The workshop focus was the exploration of innovative and appropriate social science methodologies to develop learning technology systems and support for rural African communities. To register: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2QGB9zW
2.5 Event: "We Are Our Choices" Learning to Make Good Decisions
This event has been put together through the WAVES Network which is being held on 24th October 2018 in London. On the day you will hear keynote presentations from Diana Laurillard and James McGee. The day will share and explore how Scenario-Based Learning is being used and delivered with Virtual Scenarios. The day will end with a Networking Reception on the roof top bar over looking London. There are limited places so join now for free: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2wbP4WS
2.6 (Online webinar) Getting Started with CMALT (1 Nov 2018 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM)
The webinar is for candidates registered for CMALT and planning or working on their portfolios
and will cover the structure of the CMALT portfolio, frequently asked questions, and the submission and assessment process. There will be an opportunity to ask questions. To register: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2Q4BxYJ
2.7 Call for Participation the SOTEL Research Cluster and Symposium
The SoTEL NZ Research Cluster is a support network and the SoTEL NZ Symposium as a showcase and networking event for groups of educators exploring the scholarship of technology enhanced learning: https://sotel.nz
The research cluster is open to new groups beyond NZ, and the 2019 Symposium call for participation is now open. Call closes on 12th November 2018
To find out more, please contact Dr Thom Cochrane (thomas.cochrane@aut.ac.nz) or Dr Vickel Narayan (vnarayan@aut.ac.nz).
2.8 Panopto Conference on Video Learning : 14 November, Central London
The agenda will cover key themes like how academic staff are using video to enhance the learning experience for their students and how learning technologists and IT staff are supporting new pedagogical approaches with video.
Watch a video with an overview of last year’s conference here: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2DeRCcQ
Details and registration: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2QJtPEC
2.9 Event: M25 LTG Special Learning Design Workshop - 20 places only, Friday 16th November
Dr Maria Toro-Trononcis (Head of Academic Research and Quality at Cambridge Education Group, formerly Head of e-Learning at Imperial College’s School of Medicine), will run a small, highly practical Learning Design Workshop on the morning of Friday 16th November (09:00-13.00). If you are a Learning Technologist in an M25 University, interested in this area, please register below. To offer the widest opportunity to institutions, only 2 people from any given institution will be allowed to attend. https://m25ldworkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
2.10 Registrations for the ALT Online Winter Conference 11-12 Dec - Now Open
Registration is free and gives you access to amazing sessions delivered by industry experts from around the globe: http://ow.ly/Luf850jjOvl
2.11 Call for Proposals: Fail, Fad or Future? The 19th Annual Durham Blackboard Users Conference: 7-9th January 2019
Registration and the Call for Papers are now open. The challenge for learning technologists and lecturers alike is to separate the long-lasting solutions from the lemons. Which tools and approaches should you invest your time, reputation (and money) in? Some will be short-lived fads (think Second Life) some may fail from the start (Sinclair C5) but other might turn out to be the future of learning. How do you tell? Is it wrong to experiment with a fad or failure? We encourage you to submit your stories of using technologies that you think are a fad, a failure or the future and share what you've learnt from doing this. #durbbu. Proposals before 30th Nov 2018: https://tinyurl.com/durbbu19
2.12 OER 19: Recentering open: Critical and global Perspectives - Call for proposals open
10-11 April 2019, National University of Ireland, Galway
The Call for Proposals is now open. Deadline for submissions 01 December 2018 https://oer19.oerconf.org/call-for-proposals/
Conference website: https://oer19.oerconf.org/
3. Jobs
3.1 University of Reading
Centre for Quality Support and Development
Senior Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor
SRF23491-R
£40,792 - £50,132
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 18 October 2018
Informal enquiries to Vicki Holmes v.holmes@reading.ac.uk
3.2 University of Cambridge
UIS
Learning Technologist
VC16821
£30,395 - £39,609
Full time
Closing date: 19 October 2018
Informal enquiries to Mark Chaney Mark.Chaney@uis.cam.ac.uk
3.3 University of Oxford
Department for Continuing Education
Senior Manager Digital Pedagogy
137159
£47,263-£54,765
Full time, Fixed Term for three years
Closing date: 19 October 2018
Informal enquiries to Zoe Ford personnel@conted.ox.ac.uk 01865 280152
3.4 RVC
Learning and Wellbeing
Learning Technologist
PSD-0201-18
£34,650 - £44,315
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 02 November 2018
Informal enquiries to Craig Daraz - cdaraz@rvc.ac.uk
3.5 Leading law firm
learning & development
Learning & Development - Interim Digital Content Specialist
1-252384
Competitive
Temporary
Closing date:
Informal enquiries to darron.chapman@cbresourcing.com
3.6 University in the home counties
Learning technology
Head of Teaching, Learning and Research Platforms, Academia
6-526656
Competitive
Full time
Closing date:
Informal enquiries to tim.palmer@cbresourcing.com
3.7 King's College London
IT Solutions
Senior Education Solutions Analyst
£42,036 - £50,132 plus plus £3,223 London Weighting
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: n/a
Informal enquiries to Matt Couzens, matt.couzens@kcl.ac.uk
4. New publications from #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
Important New Accessibility Regulations https://go.alt.ac.uk/2QKWxUU
Political and Critical – an invitation to share experience https://go.alt.ac.uk/2zSHHWR
Using Mahara to Supervise Thesis students https://go.alt.ac.uk/2ydKuYq
ALTC 2018: to student data, and beyond! https://go.alt.ac.uk/2pqlh92
Are students getting used to Learning Technology? Changing media usage patterns of traditional and non-traditional students in higher education https://go.alt.ac.uk/2OjK0uL
Teaching movement science with full-body motion capture in an undergraduate liberal arts psychology class https://go.alt.ac.uk/2QugmQ1
How a MOOC can effectively facilitate student transitions to an online distance postgraduate programme https://go.alt.ac.uk/2NY5Dj9
Professional development of teachers acting as bridges in online social networks https://go.alt.ac.uk/2BIaO1S
Please note that ALT’s postal address has changed to:
Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
PO Box 460
Bicester
OX26 9LW
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