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Activity
Submission system is now open
The online submissions system for ALT-C 2009 is now open. You can access the system from http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html, where you will also find: links to each of the two call and guideli... [read more]
2009 web site now live
The full ALT-C 2009 web site is now live.
ALT-C 2009 - calls for papers and abstracts are published
Calls and Guidelines The process for submitting abstracts and research papers differs from in previous years. Rather than summarising the requirements on our web site, instead we provide comprehensive ... [read more]
e-learning & libraries - anybody care?
Sitting on a goldmine? - Improving provision and services for learners by aggregating and using 'learner behaviour data' is the title of a free workshop on 12/12/2008 at JISC's London Office that ALT has been funded to organise.
The workshop will draw on the work of the JISC-funded TILE project, and David Kay (originator of this thread) will be one of the presenters. For more details see:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/workshop_detail....
Seb Schmoller
Full report on the 2008 conference
We've now published Athina Chatzigavriil, Kris Roger and Matt Lingard's comprehensive report from the 2008 conference.
MP3s and Elluminate recordings of keynote and invited speeches now available
From ALT-C 2008: Keynote and Invited Speakers you can now access all three keynote speeches and all but one invited speaker session as MP3 files and as captured Elluminate sessions. Discrete video files of keynote speeches will follow. They will...
Photo collection
Hi Josie,
Thank you for your comment. I took a quick glance at your pictures as well. They are wonderful and yes, how come there are some similarities ;-)
Marc
Digdivslam - it's not over till it's over
It is now over - until next year.
Take a few minutes to look at the results of the Digital Divide Slam - we have three winners - varied and thought-provoking, see http://digdivslam.wetpaint.com/
1. ALT-C Workshop Winners - "It's not for Girls"
by James Clay and the Slam Virgins
2. Web site voting winner - "Perpetual Divide" by Pile of Bodies
3. Organisers' Pick -Digital Divide = Digital Boxes by Living in a box
Social networking and formal learning
Yes the pre-arrival work and student services support have used Facebook. Last year was a trial and we got good feedback. This year a lot more pre-arrival activity is taking place with over 300 freshmen (fresh people??) already interacting.
In terms of formal teaching we have allowed staff to use it if they wish. We have more groups started by students who invite staff to join them, thus making the social decision the students not ours.
Our media people have also been using Wetpaint (a wiki) to support interaction. Indeed we have developed a multiple of linked wikis - staff inviting the students in to the core module wiki, and then individual students deciding if they want staff in theirs or not - this more democratic approach avoided us trying to write rules or regs and allowing the development of the places to be socially mediated.
PPP game - clue 5
Thanks, I found someone with a badge just after a saw you! Thanks for sharing
Your comments on Crowdvine at ALT-C; and a plug for an ALT-C 2008 "review wiki"
I also really appreciated the fact that you could export your schedule to Outlook, it meant that the room details etc was easily available on my Blackberry even when I was not connected to Crowdvine live which was a big help.
reflecting on the poster/paper awards
Repling to Kath's point on "more discussion based small sessions facilitated at these events. They don't need to be long, they certainly don't need to be 'formal'."
I was trying to do that with my workshops and utilised the online tools we have for feedback and discussion. Hopefully there will be some reflection and more comments over the next few weeks.
One of the workshops had about 60-70 people in them, so though small is nice, it's not impossible to do it in a bigger space with lots of people.
Hood 2.0 It's a Web 2.0 World out there now, job done... The feedback from the session can be found here:
http://altcworkshop.blogspot.com/
More links and feedback (including podcasts) here:
http://elearningstuff.wordpress.com/2...
I think there is a real opportunity for conferences such as ALT-C to build on the Fringe and add something new and extra to the event.
I posted this to the review wiki, but re-posting here as relevant to this discussion.
For me the Fringe was one of the highlights, it almost formalised the networking and chatter that happens anyway at the ALT-C conference, but as a result it was captured and (if you did know) you could come along. My main reason was that it allowed for stuff to happen outside the formal submission/acceptance/presentation process. Many conferences are now adding in unconference themes, providing rooms for spontaneous demonstrations and presentations. For example we wanted to show people the videos from the (on the official schedule) Slam session; however due to the ambient noise and acoustics it just wasn't possible. If rooms were available or even large screens then maybe we could have done this.
CrowdVine now available for mobile devices
Yes, all worked OK in the end with the tweak they added.
Thanks
Roger
Implicit themes at ALT-C
Interesting points. Definitely a divide to be avoided. Let's expose all of us, LTs, teachers, students to broad knowledge of learning. I learned at ALT-C ;-)
Crossing the chasm
that's great Fleur. Do stay in touch if you find some good examples that work in getting people enthused and getting e-learning on the normal academic and pedagogic agenda.
Identity theft in VLEs - what are the implications?
As promised I have set up a web page with the hand-out and I've also added video clips with the demonstration. It's all at http://www.jonmaber.co.uk/security.html
Thank you
A big thank you to everyone at ALT (and beyond). I think the conference was a huge success and went very well. I would rate it the best ever. A great opportunity to catch up with old friends, make n... [read more]
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I've survived ALT-C with just an iPod...(well nearly)
Eduroam's back up today .... and I could get online with the OLPC (which I can't at my home uni, due to it having WPA2 Enterprise - here clearly has lower security)
Last day of the Conference, please give us your feedback
Hi all,
Hope you are all enjoying the conference so far.
As today is the last day it would really help us out if all delegates could provide us with feedback on the conference by completing the... [read more]
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Hood 2.0 - It's a Web 2.0 world out there now, job done
It was good to be actively involved in the workshop.
What do you think of it so far?
OK I have no friends... talking to myself again...
Actually, cheekily getting this thread to the top of the page (there must be a name for this outrageous behaviour?) Now that you've had time to reflect on day one, I'm sure there's lots you'd like to share over on http://altc2008.wikispaces.com
Matt
STRIDE Student and Tutor Reflections and Insights into the Dissertation Experience
Thank you for the comments on the STRIDE poster. Feel free to add feedback here. I'd like to link with others for the next stage of this project so please contact me if you would like to develop/exploi... [read more]
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Is your view of the past as obscure as the future?
I am promoting the National Archive of Educational Computing at ALT-C 2008 - see the 'blue peter' stand at the end of the registration balcony. Anyone interested in supporting this activity may wish to... [read more]
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Second Life f-alt group anyone?
Join the Second Life F-ALT/ALT-C2008 Group.
Search for f-alt08 :)
Should be open joining. IM me if not
Join up, let me know if you want admin rights to the group, etc.
Goldfinch Weatherwax
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Tag clouds, interests and expertise
Of course, you're absolutely correct, David. It's the age-old argument about the English language - the sensitive balancing act between maintaining rigour defined by the taught rules of language and the need to allow the language to develop dynamically (something I once had a raging battle over with an American colleague I lived with on a North Sea oil rig for several months when he promoted "Americansms" and I defended our language heritage).
I somehow sense a link with the debate this afternoon at the Web 2.0 symposium in auditorium 2??
And if we were unable to acccept and endorse the value of a constantly changing language, we'd still all be talking like Chaucer.
Digital inclusion and disabled employees
Hi,
I Work with Disabled staff and students within HE. I also advise on technological adjustments to try and remover barriers.
I have presented this time on mobile technologies and how these can assist disabled people.
email me via crowd vine if you are interested.
Best wishes
Stuart
Stuart Walker
Secondary education
Hi
If anyone is giving a paper on secondary education or doing anything particularly interesting in this field, please could you contact me as I have a journalist interested.
Many thanks
Catherine
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