Addenda
This document contains some general information on the conference, some late changes to the programme, some revised abstracts, and some detailed information on H1N1 (Swine ‘flu).
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General Information
Conference evaluation
The conference feedback form will not be issued on paper this year. Instead, it is on the web at http://tinyurl.com/n5ywhp. To encourage a quick and full response from delegates, we will put all respondents who provide us with their contact details into a prize draw. There will be five winners, chosen at random, each receiving a £20 Amazon voucher. The deadline for responses is 17.00 on 25 September 2009. This year, as a trial, we will also be collecting feedback on individual sessions using CrowdVine. Ten minutes after each session starts, you will find a simple five-point rating screen available at the CrowdVine page for the session.
ALT Annual General Meeting - Main Lecture Hall - Wednesday 14.55 to 15.45
Please come to the AGM as a member or visitor where amongst other things we'll be standing for a moment to remember any members of ALT whose deaths have been notified to the Association during the previous 12 months, and were we will be announcing an award of Honorary Life Membership of ALT to an individual who has made a very big contribution in our field. Happily, this person will be present at the AGM to receive the award in person.
Poster voting system
This year voting will be by SMS from mobile phones, sponsored by Edutxt. To vote for your favourite poster text the word ‘Poster’ followed by theSubmission Number of that poster (which is displayed on each stand and listed in the Programme Guide) to +447786 209045. You can find out more about the posters in CrowdVine at http://altc2009.alt.ac.uk/talks/show/6828. Lines close at 1700 on Wednesday 9th September. The winner will be announced at the Gala Dinner that evening.
Programme Changes
The following changes have been made as a result of notified problems and constraints. In addition, there will undoubtedly be late changes of presenters and of the chairs of sessions.
Tuesday
Short paper 0237 will be given before 0126 and 0234 on Tuesday 10.55, Rm 1.219
Symposium 0290 has moved to Tuesday 13.40, Rm 4.206
Short paper 0306 has moved to Tuesday 15.05, Rm 2.219
Short Paper 0183 has withdrawn from the programme
Short Paper 0310 has moved to a session now called Shared Services Models (Tuesday 15.05, Rm 4.205)
Symposium 0195 has moved to Tuesday 16.45, Rm 2.218
Wednesday
Workshop 0095 has moved to Wednesday 09.00, Rm 2.218
Short Paper 0308 has moved to session Second Life Processes (Wednesday 09.00, Rm 4.204)
Short Paper 0248 has moved to session Redesigning Pedagogy (Wednesday 09.00, Rm 3.204)
Posters 0089, 0118, 0249 and 217 have withdrawn from the programme
Poster 0167 has been amended to a short paper and will be given on Wednesday 15.45, MLT in a session with 0240 now called Learning Innovation
Thursday
Symposium 0061 has moved to Thursday 09.00, Rm 2.218 Short Papers 0289 and 0332 have withdrawn from the programme
Amended abstracts
EduApps presentation, Wednesday 16.30, Rm 1.218 EduApps – Power in your pocket
Portable educational technology exists in different guises: from the almost ubiquitous mobile phone, to portable media players like the iPod, and even handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo DS. However, one portable technology often overlooked is the humble USB flash drive. Portable and affordable to all, USB sticks have gone from simple mediums for transferring data, to devices which can be used as ‘application carriers’ and even entire bootable operating systems! Tapping into this potential, the JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North and East have developed EduApps, a suite of portable open source and freeware applications. The software included ranges from everyday office-related tools to applications designed to support writing, reading and planning as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. Running directly from a USB stick (thus removing the need to have admin privileges to install software), learners and tutors can access the software they need anytime, anyplace, anywhere. The session will consist of an introductory presentation, followed by a review of thought-provoking case studies which show how EduApps has made opportunities available to learners and tutors – opportunities that typically have been beyond reach.
Ufi/Learndirect presentation, Wednesday 16.30, Rm 3.204 - Why is e-learning more than the sum of the parts?
A look at the inside of learndirect, which runs on the world's largest e-learning platform, along with some results from practical research on the assurance of learner, and insights into why we believe that it is the magic of people, process and technology that can transform the educational landscape. The session will cover amongst other things:
- identity management systems in support of e-learning including on-line validation and on-line verification;
- a five year view about why the future can not be other than "thin client";
- a working example of high-stakes assessment system delivered via the web;
- a first look at Google wave as a potential learning platform.
Huddle presentation, Wednesday 16.30, Rm 4.205 Web 2.0 in Education
Huddle is a UK-based Web 2.0 online collaboration company. Recently named as one of the top 50 start-ups to watch by Business Week magazine, Huddle is increasingly used by educational institutions globally to enable collaboration for staff and students. Are you interested in how Web 2.0 applications are being used by educators? Come and learn how Web 2.0 technologies are enhancing the teaching and learning experience, and how you can engage students in learning by encouraging social networking and collaboration with their peers and tutors.
Richard Noss, Invited speaker session, Tuesday 10.55 ML Mapping the Grand Challenges for Research in Technology-Enhanced Learning
Vanessa Pittard, Invited speaker session, Tuesday 15.05, MLT Becta Research: Young People, Schools and Technology-Supported Learning
This session focuses on key evidence from Becta's current research programme, addressing a core theme: What is the role of schools in technology-supported learning? It draws together findings from studies of school ‘e-maturity’, learner digital literacy, parental engagement, curriculum and pedagogy, and technology’s impact on learning, discussing what we know about the value of technology-supported learning in school setting and what the evidence says about how schools can support learning effectively using technology.
David Price, Invited speaker session, Wednesday 10.50, MLT Thinking deeply together
David will describe the ideas underpinning Debategraph, demonstrate its use in practice, and discuss how Debategraph is being deployed to map the issues around climate change policy in the build up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (in collaboration with, amongst others, the Open University and MIT).
Heather Fry, Invited speaker session, Wednesday 13.55, MLT Enhancing learning and teaching through technology: a policy view
In this session Heather will address a range of policy issues at the level of the institution and sector. She will draw on HEFCE's guidance about using and embedding learning technology that was published earlier this year to supplement its strategy. She will also mention the HEFCE Task Force on on-line learning and the HEFCE funded Open Educational Resources initiative. Institutions use a range of terms to describe their use of learning technology, but whatever the terminology, stage of evolution, or goal, there is still much to decide and determine about how to maximise learning benefits in this rapidly changing field.
H1N1/"Swine Flu"
A. If you know or get to know other conference delegates, arrange with one or more of them to be your "flu friend". Swap mobile phone numbers, making sure these are accurately recorded. Swap information about where you and your flu friend(s) are staying. This single step is the most important one to take, since ALT's capacity to help you under B and C iv) below is inevitably very limited, and will be quickly overwhelmed in the unlikely event that there is a serious H1N1 outbreak.
B. If you do not know other conference delegates, carefully enter this ALT number - 01613064098 into your mobile phone.
C. Please do all you can to minimise the likelihood of flu spreading. In particular:
- Always carry tissues.
- Use clean tissues to cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze.
- Bin the tissues after one use.
- Wash your hands with soap and hot water or a sanitiser gel often.
[Taken from http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Documents/Swine%20Flu%20Leaflet_Web%20Version.pdf]
D. If during the conference you feel unwell and believe you may be suffering from H1N1, we advise the following.
i) Stay in your room, or return to it.
ii) Phone the Swine Flu Information Line on 0800 1 513 513 or visit the National Flu Pandemic Flu Service web site at https://www.pandemicflu.direct.gov.uk/ (if you are really unwell, make arrangements with your flu friend to make this call or web site visit on your behalf).
iii) If, at the end of either of these processes, you are advised to take the anti-viral Tamiflu, give your flu friend the individual Tamiflu reference number and your passport or photo ID, for your flu friend to collect the Tamiflu from one of the two Manchester collection points. (The number of collection points has recently been reduced owing to the current waning of the pandemic.)The Gorton Clinic, 3 km by road from University Place - http://tinyurl.com/nzwza6 - is closest.
Gorton Clinic 45 Blackwin Street Gorton M12 5JY 0161 230 0318.11:30 - 18:30 Mon - Fri 10:00 - 16:00 Sat & Sun
Baguley Clinic 206 Hall Lane Baguley M23 1NA 0161 946 9270. 09:30 - 11:30 AM Mon - Fri only
iv) If you do not have a flu friend, you will need to make your own arrangements to consult the National Pandemic Flu Service web site or the Swine Flu Information Line. When and if you are given a Tamiflu reference number, call the ALT number above (01613064098) and we will do our best to organise collection of Tamiflu for you. This will necessitate ALT collecting your photo ID from you for use at the Tamiflu collection point.
v) Medical advice is wholly outside ALT's scope, and if you need medical treatment you will need to make your own arrangements.
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