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In a world of digital bystanders the challenge is for all of us to design engaging online education

New article in the 'Conversation' written with international colleagues on the need for all of us to become designers in a world of engaging digital education.

https://theconversation.com/in-a-world-of-digital-bystanders-the-challenge-is-for-all-of-us-to-design-engaging-online-education-147195

With travel restrictions still ongoing we made the call to move  ASCILITE 2020 into online mode. Like many other conferences intended to run during 2020 it was too much of a risk (indeed hope) that we would be able to bring everyone together for a full face to face event. But, this had presented a special opportunity for the event this year ... it will be the first time it has run online. The core sessions will run in a reduced format over a 24-hour period from 12pm Monday 30th November to 12pm Tuesday 1st December. We already have received a fantastic selection of papers and we will be running complimentary session around the core timings. It is going be exciting. The bonus, for those looking forward to the f-2-f event in Armidale will now have the pleasure of visiting the University of New England next year for the 2021 conference that will retain our 'Back to the Future' theme.

Registrations are open for the ASCILITE 2020 conference. Come and join us!

https://2https://2020conference.ascilite.org/registration/

ASCILITE 2020: Back to the Future at University of New England

Very much looking forward to ASCILITE 2020 being held at the University of New England at the end of 2020 (30 November – 2 December 2020). The aim is to make this into an event that not only showcases the best of teaching and technology but also provides an opportunity to highlight some of the best parts of the New England region.

For further information visit the conference website http://ascilite.org/2020-conference/

And for a taste of the New England countryside visit https://www.newenglandhighcountry.com.au.

Key dates (indicative) are: 

• Call for Papers Opens: 15 April
• Call for Reviewers Opens: 15 April
• Call for Reviewers Closes: 30 May
• Call for Papers Closes: 26 July
• Early Bird Registrations Open: 6 July
• Early Bird Registration Closes: 23 October
• Registration Closes: 27 November

 

Future student experience at the University of New England, NSW

Changing times and new challenges ahead for 2020 at the University of New England, NSW. Academic transformation will be a big part of the agenda for 2020 and I am excited to be working at the frontline of innovation for a dual mode university. Creating a platform for sustainable innovation to deal with an increasingly complicated tertiary education sector will be key. The ambidextrous university - one that maintains a stable and resilient baseline service coupled with ability to run out agile design thinking based approaches to creating a meaningful and fulfilling future student experience will be critical.

 

 

 

Digital Identity and Social Media CFC

Call for proposals deadline: November 30th 2009
Full chapters by: January 30th 2010

Over the past year I have been exploring the impact of new media and emerging technologies on understandings of digital (or online) under the Eduserv funded Rhizome Project. In that time digital identity has become a topic of debate in many different fora. As part of this process of engaging in debate and grappling with the issues that surround digital identity there is now a Call for Chapters for a new book entitled "Digital Identity and Social Media" which will be published by IGI Global in early 2011. It is an exciting project and we encourage anyone with an interest in digital identity matters to look through the details and send us a proposal. Submissions on any of the following themes are welcome:

• Conceptual frameworks and approaches to understanding digital identity;
• The impact of new technologies, social software and social media, on conceptualisations of [digital] identity;
• Authenticity and trust in identity based transactions;
• Machine mediated identities;
• Digital identity management - defending identity, reputation management and risk;
• The digital self and blurring boundaries between public and private spaces;
• Lifelong learning and the importance of digital identity for transitions from school to adult life and beyond;
• Negotiating individual, group, community and network based digital identities;
• Personalisation software and the impact on digital identities;
• The economic, societal, ethical and political issues raised by the increased availability of personal information;
• Digital literacies and accessibility in relation to digital identities;
• Identity, trust and authenticity in social networks;
• Relations between communities, networks, groups and individual identities;
• Personalisation technologies and digital identity;
• Cultural dynamics of online identity;
• Social media and emerging identity practices;
• Presence technologies, online visibility and digital identity.

Full Call for Chapters here: Download CFC_DigitalIdentity_Book.pdf (183.4K)

We look forward to hearing from you.

New book call - Design patterns in teaching and learning

Practical design patterns for teaching and learning with technology

A book for Sense Publishers ‘Technology Enhanced Learning’ series

Editors: Yishay Mor (London Knowledge Lab), Steven Warburton (King’s College London) and Niall Winters (London Knowledge Lab)

Deadline:- Submissions should be sent to: [email protected] by July 31, 2009

Introduction

The design, development and implementation of an educational intervention often involves learners, teachers, educational designers and policy makers. To support collaboration and effective sharing of design processes between these participants, a common language is needed. One form this can take is a design pattern, which articulates sharable design knowledge in a meaningful and actionable form.

Practical design patterns for teaching and learning with technology will produce a collection of patterns across six themes:

1. Learner centred design
   
   • Supporting learners to become active, self-directed and self-responsible participants in the learning process
   • Section Editor: Michael Derntl (University of Vienna)
2. Learning as collaboration
   • Supporting content creation, communication and collaboration between learners and tutors
   • Section Editors: Christian Kohls and Till Schummer
3. Learning as conversation
   • Supporting learners to effectively communicate their learning process
   • Section Editor: Diana Laurillard (London Knowledge Lab)
4. Games
   • Supporting game-based learning practices
   • Section Editor: Staffan Björk (Chalmers University of Technology,  Göteborg University)
5. Social media
   • Supporting learning using social media
   • Section Editor: Steven Warburton (King’s College London, UK)
6. Assessment
   • Supporting effective assessment of student learning
   • Section Editor: Harvey Mellar and Norbert Pachler (Institute of Education, UK)

These patterns will be supported by case stories that illustrate a critical problem and elaborate its appearance and successful resolution within a concrete context. For an overview of the book and further background information, please see the book’s supporting website at http://www.practicalpatternsbook.org/

Submission procedure
Authors are requested to submit co-ordinated contributions of patterns and their supporting cases. These can be individual submissions, or a joint/group submission, where person A produces the case-story, and person B provides the associated pattern. Each submission is expected to be 3,000-4,000 words in length: 1,500-2,000 for the pattern and 1,500-2,000 for the supporting case-story. We encourage the use of images (with appropriate copyright clearance) to illustrate submitted case-stories and patterns. For more details, please see the author guidelines at: http://www.practicalpatternsbook.org/guidelines.

The book will be developed in an open-content process, using a collaborative web-site. Submitted cases and pattens will be reviewed by the section and book editors, and those selected will be included in a shepherding process. During shepherding, all contributions will be openly available for comment. The section editors will iteratively work with authors to ensure quality, coherence and cohesion of the book as a whole. Authors will also be asked to comment on their peers’ contributions and identify links with their own contribution. The web-site will continue to evolve, as a companion to the book after its publication, while the book will remain an authoritative, quality controlled and professionally edited off-the shelf resource.

Important Dates

• July 31 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline – submissions should be sent to [email protected]
• October 15 2009: Notification of Acceptance
• October 17 2009 – February 15 2009: Shepherding process under the guidance of section editors
• December 2010: Publication

Further Questions and Contact

Please consult the FAQ page.
All enquires should be made to: [email protected]
Please subscribe to http://groups.google.com/group/practicalpatternsbook-announce for future announcements

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MUVEnation programme opens for participants

MUVEnation - the course,
originally uploaded by StevenW Bohm.

After several months of hard work the EU funded MUVEnation programme opens its doors to participants.

The course - ‘Teaching and learning with MUVEs’ - is a free one year postgraduate programme, delivered online, for future and in-service teachers who want to use innovative methods and tools to address learners motivation and participation issues in compulsory education. MUVEnation is aimed at helping teachers acquire the necessary competencies to integrate massively multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) into their teaching practice.

Registrations are now open for the programme which kicks off in November 2008. Full details are avaiable form the MUVEnation site here - http://muvenation.org/press-releases/ - and by downloading the pdf course brochure.

Download Brochure_MUVEnation.pdf

Please feel free to distribute this information anyone who may be interested in joining us.

LIFT '07

A conference about the challenges and opportunities of technology in our society: 8&9 February 2007 Geneva, Switzerland.

Just announced and I would love to hear from anyone who is planning to go along?

Wikis in education workshop

Just announced and a shameless piece of advertising. A timely one day workshop will be run at Austin Court in Birmingham on Friday 3^rd November by Brian Kelly and myself on 'Exploiting The Potential Of Wikis'. It is a great venue with and excellent line-up that includes Henry Rzepa  from Imperial College London and Phil Wilson from the University of Bath. There will be plenty of time for discussion and interaction so please book early if you can as there are limited places for this one.

Slides available at: http://www.slideshare.net/stevenw

blog.ac.uk

Announcing the UK's first conference for and about educational blogging being held on 2'nd June 2006 in London. The website for the conference is up and being developed - as fast as possible as the day is fast approaching - and we have two fantastic keynote speakers lined up and a busy day of parallel working seesions. Pop over to Josie's blog for more details and the contact addresses.