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JORUM’S LEARNING & TEACHING COMPETITION – closing date Friday 3rd July 2009
Entries for the 2009 Jorum Learning & Teaching competition are now open and the closing date is this Friday 3rd July, so it’s not too late to enter!
This is the third year that the Association for Learning Technology has run the awards.  The competition [...]

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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
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 [...]

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JISC Legal would like you to complete this short survey on learning, teaching and training practices within UK FE and HE institutions.
This survey is aimed at learning and teaching professionals. All responses are confidential and the findings will be used by JISC Legal to help in developing new training packages.
If you would like any information [...]

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A major conference to discuss the future of online content will be taking place this week (June 30 – July 1) to examine why UK universities need a sustainable, digital content strategy to successfully deliver accessible learning and research materials for the future.
The Digital Content Conference (JDCC), hosted by JISC, takes place in the Cotswolds [...]

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Registration is now open for the Mimas Mobile Learning: Telling Tales one day conference on 09 July at the University of Westminster.
The day will showcase how mobile technologies are being used by teachers to enhance learning, both in the classroom and on the move. Aimed at teachers and lecturers, learning technologists or anyone using or [...]

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Just published by the London based think-tank Demos, The Edgeless University argues that this can be a moment of rebirth for universities. Technology is changing universities as they become just one source among many for ideas, knowledge and innovation but online tools and open access also offer the means for their survival.
From the JISC website:
“British [...]

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The Learning and Skills Improvement Service has announced the shortlist for its 2009 Leading the Learner Voice Awards. Now in their third year, the Leading the Learner Voice Awards celebrate the achievements that individuals and organisations in the further education and skills sector have made in embedding the learner voice.
Joe Martin, strategic coordinator, learner and [...]

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The Higher Education Academy and JISC launch its Open Educational Resources programme, helping to drive open innovation across the UK.
This week’s announcement by David Lammy (Minister for Higher Education and IPR) to create an online innovation fund and the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP’s celebration of the Open University show the importance [...]

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The Strategic Content Alliance (SCA) and JISC are running a FREE workshop exploring Business modelling/ Sustainability challenges and solutions for the long-term sustainability of grant-funded digital resources.
These workshops also offer delegates the opportunity to make the most out of their collections and archives using a range of free tools and digital strategies created by the [...]

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A new task force to ensure our universities become the first choice across the world for on-line distance learning has been announced by Higher Education Minister, David Lammy.
The task force chaired by Lynne Brindley, the Chief Executive of the British Library will advise on a wider strategy to build on our past and present [...]

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