ALT-C 2009 : earlybird deadline approaching

ALT-C 2009: “In dreams begins responsibility” – choice, evidence, and change.
8-10 September 2009, Manchester, UK.

Earlybird rate available until Monday 6 July, midnight (BST):
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/registering.html

Presenters Registration deadline: 29 June *TODAY* Registrations close: 14 August

Conference fees: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/delegate_information.html
Accommodation details: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/accommodation.html
Social programme: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/social.html

Keynote speakers:
Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor Designate at the Open University, UK;
Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, USA;
Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada

Confirmed Invited Speakers include:
Jonathan Drori, Heather Fry, Diana Laurillard, Matthew McFall, David Kennedy, Richard Noss, Vanessa Pittard, Aaron Porter and David Price.

For more information, visit: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/ or call the ALT office: +44(0) 1865 484125.

New Episode of 'Tales from the Lab'

At the recent Excellence in Learning & Teaching conference David Gill asked delegates what they were expecting from the conference. You can find out what they said in the latest episode of the 'Tales from the Lab' podcast - http://learninglab.swan.ac.uk/podcast.html

e-learning & Cakes: Gadgets for podcasting

After a long break it's time for another e-Learning & cakes session. e-Learning & cakes is an informal gathering of anyone interested in the use of technology in learning & teaching. An opportunity to find out what's going on in the University, share what you're doing or just find out a bit more about learning technology - and cakes. This time there will be opportunity to play with a range of gadgets for creating audio and video podcasts quickly and easily.

• When: Wednesday 24th June
• Time: 11:00am
• Venue: Room 703 on the 7th Floor of the Library

Another chance to win?

The ALT-Epigeum Award for the most effective use of video in an educational or training context The winner will receive a £500 cash prize together with an expenses-paid trip for two people to central London to spend half a day meeting and learning from the Epigeum team. The winning and any highly commended entries will be showcased at the September ALT Conference in Manchester, with the prize awarded at the 2009 ALT Conference Dinner on Wednesday 9 September. The closing date for entries is 19 June 2009.

For more information go to http://www.alt.ac.uk/awards.html
For more information on the conference visit http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2009/

ALT-C 2009 "In dreams begins responsibility" - choice, evidence, and change

Learning technologies and learning technologists are now at the heart of modern learning, and yet our community still faces many challenges, for example:

• learning from history to build on past gains and avoid previous mistakes;
• spreading innovations that are of true value, rather than mere fads;
• redesigning pedagogy, the curriculum, and assessment methods to secure a substantial positive impact on learning;
• ensuring cost effectiveness by various means, from working effectively at a large scale, to supporting peer-assisted learning cultures;
• developing a research culture that informs practice, and a culture of practice that uses research evidence.

To rise to these challenges, we must dream and act on our dreams, but evidence must justify the choices we make. ALT-C 2009 will provide a broad forum for practitioners, researchers and policy-makers from all sectors to explore, reflect, and learn.

Keynote speakers will be:

Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor Designate at the Open University, UK;

Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, USA;

Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada.

Book online to attend ALT-C 2009

ALT's online booking system is now open:

• Presenters' booking deadline: 29 June 2009.
• Earlybird booking deadline: 6 July 2009.
• Bookings close: 14 August 2009.

Price information and booking conditions; accommodation; socials.

JORUM’S LEARNING & TEACHING COMPETITION

JORUM’S LEARNING & TEACHING COMPETITION– closing date 3rd July 2009

Entries for the 2009 Jorum Learning & Teaching competition are now open.

This is the third year that the Association for Learning Technology (http://www.alt.ac.uk) has run the awards. The competition previously known as the Learning Object competition, will be asking for the submission of exciting and innovative learning and teaching resources that have been created under a Creative Commons licence to showcase at the conference.

The Award will be presented at ALT's annual conference, ALT-C, during the Wednesday Gala dinner on 9 September. This year ALT-C will be held at Manchester, 8 - 10 September 2009.

The deadline for entries is 3rd July 2009.

First, second and third prizes kindly donated by Intrallect will be awarded to the top three resources entered. 1st prize £300; 2nd prize £200; 3rd prize £100.

For full competition details: http://www.jorum.ac.uk/community/altcCompetition.html