Weekly News Digest - Issue 527, 21 October 2019 |
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Weekly News Digest - Issue 527, 21 October 2019
FEATURED - OER20 Conference: Call for proposals now open
Sponsorship opportunities: Online Winter Conference 2019
Learning Technology as a Professional Practice: Developing a Critical Perspective
2. News, events, courses and calls for proposals
Digital Skills Provision for Teaching Staff (HE) survey
You're Invited to the Panopto Conference on Video Learning - 14 November 2019
NEW - Bishop Grosseteste University - Digital Learning Technologist
NEW - UCL - Learning Technologist Assistant
Education and Technology
£24,000-£28,000
Full time
Informal enquiries to ro2ina@hotmail.com
NEW - University of East Anglia - Learning Technologist (Maternity Cover)
NEW - University of Strathclyde - Learning Enhancement Manager
NEW - University of Strathclyde - Learning Enhancement Manager
NEW - University of Gloucestershire - Senior Systems Developer (Learning, Teaching and Research)
King's College London - Assistant Learning Technologist
King's College London - Learning Technologist
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Educational Technologist - Content Developer
4. Recent publications from the #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
Research in Learning Technology
1. Updates for Members
FEATURED - OER20 Conference: Call for proposals now open
We are delighted to announce that the OER20 Call for Proposals in now open. The 2020 conference will be held from 1-2 April 2020, in London, and is themed around Care In Openess. Covering issues of privilege, equity, precarity, power relations and public interest, OER20 will put the spotlight on both the value and limitations of care in open education. Full information and proposals: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2VQ8xbwÂ
Sponsorship opportunities: Online Winter Conference 2019
The ALT Online Winter Conference 2019 is scheduled to take place 11-12 December. As with previous years, the conference is designed to be a festival of learning with the aim of increasing the impact of Learning Technology for the wider community. This year’s conference, which will involve ~400 delegates, has a number of ways to get involved and allow our supporters to reach an international audience through sponsorship opportunities. Full details here: https://go.alt.ac.uk/31oN5eJÂ
Learning Technology as a Professional Practice: Developing a Critical Perspective
Just published last week in the Educause Review is Maren Deepwell’s article, sharing the work of ALT on leading professionalisation in Learning Technology. Read the full article here:  https://go.alt.ac.uk/35DyYW5Â
2. News, events, courses and calls for proposals
Using learning technologies to support inclusive learning, teaching and assessment and addressing attainment gaps, University of Bedfordshire, 8 Nov 2019
Registration is now open for ALT East England's second official event. We have a varied set of sessions on topics such as inclusivity, student data, assessment and more. It's at the University of Bedfordshire Luton campus, 10:00 – 15:00 GMT on Friday 8 November 2019. Please register via the EventBrite: https://go.alt.ac.uk/33DhSWIÂ
Digital Skills Provision for Teaching Staff (HE) survey
The Bloomsbury Learning Exchange is developing a digital skills awareness course for teaching staff, and we’re interested in finding out what universities around the country are doing to assess and prepare their new staff for working with the digital tools and environments they are expected to use. Please help us by filling in this short survey. This project follows on from our student Digital Skills Awareness course. Complete the survey here: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2IVuJf0Â
Call for Chapter Proposals: Critical Digital Pedagogy – Broadening Horizons, Bridging Theory and Practice
We are excited to announce the call for proposals for an edited collection on the intersection of critical pedagogy and digital technologies in post-secondary and higher education contexts. We invite submissions which explore critical digital pedagogy in context through case studies and/or reflective accounts of practice. To ensure consistency between the book chapters, all proposals should address the following in their submissions: (i) how critical pedagogy is enacted in practice, (ii) the role of digital technologies in this practice, and (iii) lessons learned/implications. Edited by Suzan Koseoglu, George Veletsianos, Chris Rowell. Proposal submission deadline: 1 December 2019. https://go.alt.ac.uk/31gX8CEÂ
You're Invited to the Panopto Conference on Video Learning - 14 November 2019
Panopto's one-day conference will bring together over 250 delegates from universities, colleges and education-focused organisations to share best practices, network and learn about all the latest developments in video for learning. The agenda will cover key topics like:
- How academics are using video to enhance the learning experience
- How students view video learning
- How learning technologists, IT and AV staff are supporting new pedagogical approaches with video
- A deeper dive on technical topics
- Video and accessibility
The event is at 30 Euston Square in Central London. There is no charge to attend. Register here: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2LZviXoÂ
3. Jobs
NEW - Bishop Grosseteste University - Digital Learning Technologist
Centre for Enhancement in Learning and Teaching
Ref: PERM-270-2019D
£26,715 - £32,817
Full time
Closing date: 03 November 2019
Informal enquiries to Dr Sue Cordell – 01522 563847
https://go.alt.ac.uk/33KSChlÂ
NEW - UCL - Learning Technologist Assistant
Education and Technology
£24,000-£28,000
Full time
Informal enquiries to ro2ina@hotmail.comÂ
NEW - University of East Anglia - Learning Technologist (Maternity Cover)
IT and Computing Service
Ref: ALC960
£33,797 - £40,322
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 05 November 2019
Informal enquiries to Alicia McConnell on Tel. 01603 591250 or e-mail: a.mcconnell@uea.ac.uk
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2J92R75Â
NEW - University of Strathclyde - Learning Enhancement Manager
Education Enhancement
Ref: 231308
£28,331 - £31,866
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
Informal enquiries to Howard Ramsay - howard.ramsay@strath.ac.ukÂ
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2VJ1VLWÂ
NEW - University of Strathclyde - Learning Enhancement Manager
Education Enhancement
Ref: 259489
£23,067-£25,491
Full time, Temporary
Closing date: 27 October 2019
Informal enquiries to Howard Ramsay - howard.ramsay@strath.ac.ukÂ
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2MIMwqMÂ
NEW - University of Gloucestershire - Senior Systems Developer (Learning, Teaching and Research)
LTI
Ref: S1700
£33,797 - £38,017
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 02 November 2019
Informal enquiries to Corina Payne, cpayne@glos.ac.uk, 01242 714543
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2pp3d2FÂ
King's College London - Assistant Learning Technologist
Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning
Ref: 021346
£32,676 - £37,297 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance.
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 October 2019
Informal enquiries to james.toner@kcl.ac.uk
https://go.alt.ac.uk/33vMfyhÂ
King's College London - Learning Technologist
Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning
Ref: 021327
£38,304 - £45,026 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 27 October 2019
Informal enquiries to james.toner@kcl.ac.ukÂ
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2IPNaBFÂ
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Educational Technologist - Content Developer
Education
Ref: 424-19
£29,176 - £33,797
Full time
Closing date: 27 October 2019
Informal enquiries to Julie Pauline julie.pauline@lstmed.ac.uk
https://go.alt.ac.uk/2pm4cAIÂ
4. Recent publications from the #altc blog and Research in Learning Technology
#ALTC Blog
- NEW - Maren Deepwell in conversation with...Pat Lockley - 15 October 2019 - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2qkUcrXÂ
- The importance of induction courses in online international programmes - 10 October 2019 - https://go.alt.ac.uk/323upm3Â
- ALT’s new Membership Manager – Debbie Baff - 26 September 2019 - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2nK4tfYÂ
- Maren Deepwell in conversation with...Mia Zamora - 24 September 2019 - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2kNXvVXÂ
- Chief Executive Officer’s Report, September 2019 - 18 September 2019 - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2IbNpH6Â
Research in Learning Technology
- Swords and sorcery: a structural gamification framework for higher education using role-playing game elements
Konstantinos Ntokos - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2oboj4nÂ
- Living under occupation: Palestinian teachers’ experiences and their digital responses
John Traxler, Zuheir Khaif, Alan Nevill, Saida Affouneh, Soheil Salha, Ali Zuhd, Fuad Trayek - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2mdw7kVÂ
- Affordances of music composing software for learning mathematics at primary schools
Samuli Laato, Teemu Laine, Erkki Sutinen - https://go.alt.ac.uk/301EQEJÂ - Digital divide: addressing Internet skills. Educational implications in the validation of a scale
Alessio Surian, Andrea Sciandra - Â https://go.alt.ac.uk/2ZqnGV9Â
- The impact of innovative learning environments on social competences of youth
Andrej Flogie, Boris AberÅ¡ek, Igor Pesek - https://go.alt.ac.uk/2OWvB8oÂ
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