Subject: Call for papers: ALT-C 2000
From: Andrea Haworth (andrea.haworth@umist.ac.uk)
Date: Sun 27 Feb 2000 - 06:28:47 MET
From: "Andrea Haworth" <andrea.haworth@umist.ac.uk> Subject: Call for papers: ALT-C 2000 Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:28:47 +1300
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ALT-C 2000
11-13th September 2000, UMIST, Manchester, UK
Call for proposals (to be submitted by 14th April 2000)
Conference Web Site http://www.umist.ac.uk/alt-c2000
Submissions may be made on line from the site.
ALT-C 2000, The seventh international conference of the Association
for Learning Technology will examine the key roles of learning
technology practice, policy and partnership as colleges and
universities respond to the changing and challenging educational
environment of the 21st century.
Conference Themes
The conference will feature the three themes of practice, policy and
partnership. Within this framework a number of possible areas of
interest are suggested below:
*Practice: creative approaches to using learning technology (LT),
comparison of media, pedagogical and interface design, accessibility,
student attitudes and experience of LT, assessment, enabling novel
pedagogies (eg group work or problem-based-learning), supporting
flexible and off-campus learning, evaluation of LT effectiveness, web-
based multi-media, online interactivity, experience of using managed
learning environments and frameworks.
*Policy: role of technology in institutional teaching and learning
strategies, management of organisational change, diffusion of
innovation, ensuring quality, staff training, costing models, systems
and infrastructure planning, project management and maintenance
strategies, institutional application of learning environments, issues of
change from traditional to distance and flexible delivery modes.
*Partnership: the potential (and problems) of LT development via:
multi-institutional or local consortia, international partnership, cross-
sector collaboration (eg HE/FE/Schools) and partnerships with
commercial associates, professional bodies and others.
Types of session
- Paper sessions (15-20 minutes presentation followed by panel
discussion)
Paper proposals should report on innovative, evaluated practice,
policy initiatives which have led to institutional change, or examples
of successful co-operative partnerships which have demonstrably
benefited the participants.
- Interactive presentations (15 minutes rolling
demonstration/presentation)
Popular poster or ' Mall' format with parallel presentations repeated
twice over an hour. Suitable for interactive demonstrations or small-
group presentations of work in progress.
- Discussions (30-60 minutes)
Informal debate of conference-related topics. Suggestions for
innovative sessions and/or longer panel sessions are welcome. Please
indicate proposed timing and format clearly in submission.
All accepted abstracts will be published on the web site before the
conference and included in the handbook, on the condition that
delegates register for the conference. Authors will also be encouraged
to submit their PowerPoint presentations and/or links to their own web
sites. These will be published as web pages and made available to
registered delegates at the time of the conference. Selected papers
resulting from the paper sessions and interactive presentations will be
published in ALT' s peer-reviewed journal ALT-J.
Pre and Post Conference Workshops
There are a number of slots available for pre- and post- conference
workshops on Sunday 10th September and the afternoon of
Wednesday 13th September. Further details are available on the web
site.
Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibition Space
See the web site for contact information.
Dr Andrea Haworth
Project Officer
Learning and Web Technology Group
Information Systems Department
Renold Building
UMIST
Sackville Street
Manchester
M60 1QD
Tel: 0161 200 3544
Email: Andrea.Haworth@umist.ac.uk
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