ASCILITE NEWS

ASCILITE LD SIG Webinar: Dialogue in the service of learning design: researching own practice for the benefit of student learning

Date: Friday 19 April 2024
Time: 4:00 pm AEST
Register hereThe presentation discusses the work around the development of pedagogically informed higher education teachers within interdisciplinary teams and the dialogical approaches practiced in this process. Mentoring structures are developed and examples of collaborative efforts to move from early career lecturer to a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy are discussed with emphasis on learning design as it evolves in accordance to characteristics and forms of knowledge within distinct disciplines, assessment practices, quality assurance indicators and linkages to core professional values.

ASCILITE TA SIG Webinar: Gen AI in assessment: institution and program tactics

Date: Wednesday 1 May 2024
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm AEST
Further information and registration hereThis joint panel session with the Assessment in Higher Education Network UK explores two tactics being used to adapt to Gen AI in assessment at the institutional and program level. The presentations are:

1) Providing AI guidance through COMPASS: Did students take the right direction? By Philip Denton (Liverpool John Moores University, UK).

2) A course-wide approach to developing staff and students’ generative AI critical literacy. By Susie Macfarlane, Megan Dennis and Emily Tomlinson (Deakin University, Australia).

ASCILITE TELedvisors May Webinar: Sustainable Learning Design

Date: Thursday 2 May 2024
Time: 12:00 pm AEST
Please register here for the Zoom linkTom Cotton, Kashmira Dave, Ann Gagne, Stephen Grono, Meredith Hinze and Kate Mitchell will discuss a work in progress in relation to defining respectful, deliberate and sustainable learning design within Higher Education. They will present what such concepts mean in their contexts, and advocate their hopes for the future of learning design and the role our community can play in defining and advocating this for ourselves and continuing an ongoing conversation within our profession.

ASCILITE 2023 Innovation Award Winners’ Presentation: myBCom

Date: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm AEST
Join the Webinar  here.

Join us to listen to the 2023 ASCILITE Innovation Award Winners Tam Nguyen, Christine Mathies, and Shannan Maisey discuss myBCom.

myBCom is an innovative education approach that systematically integrates classroom learning (measured in assessment tasks) with diverse kinds of co-curricular learning to address the challenge of student professional skills development. myBCom takes a highly learner-centred approach, providing for the full diversity of student learning needs, motivations and engagement. Recognising that students are intellectually, emotionally and socially driven in different ways, the various gamified components give students agency to improve and showcase their performance in personalised ways as their motivations evolve during their degree. myBCom is a transferable solution that has been replicated for the Bachelor of Science program.

This webinar will present the development of myBCom and the unique enhancements made for the Bachelor of Science program.

Recording: LD SIG Webinar March 2024: Using Open Wikis for Teaching and Learning

This presentation explored the educative potential of involving students in real-world wiki projects for learning and assessment, with case study examples. It illustrated the educative potential of using open wikis in education

Watch the recording here.

Recordings: BE SIG Webinars: February and April 2024

The 1st and 2nd Webinars from the Business Education SIG are now available to watch on YouTube.

Webinar 16 Feb 2024: Planning the webinar series for the year: Themes “what is keeping you awake at night” and “what everyone in business is talking about”. Watch the recording here
Webinar 12 April 2024: Empowering reflective assessment in business: Navigating the AI frontier. Watch the recording here

New Issue of AJET Released

The latest issue of AJET has just been released! Packed full of interesting research around automated feedback systems, AI interaction for drawing tasks, digital fluency, the impact of semi-tailored emails to students, visual literacy/data storytelling dashboards, and inclusive technologies. The editorial for this issue explores how NOT to get your research published in an educational technology journal. A must-read, and big time-saver, for anyone thinking of submitting their work to AJET in the future.

You can access this new issue here.

Signed MoU with Open Access Publishing Association

ASCILITE is excited to announce the MoU between OAPA and ASCILITE with both organisations sharing a common commitment to open access publishing to advance learning and improve access to it.

The MoU establishes an agreement between the two governing bodies to initiate joint projects and activities to Investigate areas of common interest with a view to conducting joint activities that involve the participation of members from both societies and to conduct joint activities which are mutually beneficial to both societies and which involve the active participation, implementation, and promotion from members of both societies.

Read the MoU here.

Applications to host the ASCILITE 2026 Conference

We are seeking expressions of interest from potential conference organising committees to host the 2026 annual conference. ASCILITE conferences are a central aspect of ASCILITE and provide opportunities for delegates to meet with international and national peers to exchange ideas, research and practice in educational technology. Conferences provide a forum for the presentation of refereed papers, short concise papers, symposiums, posters, pecha kucha and workshops. The conference also provides memorable opportunities for social interaction and networking.

There are a number of expectations of conference organising committees including:

1. Justification for the conference location and a brief explanation as to why the venue chosen would attract delegates.
2. Identification of strategies for marketing and attracting 450-500 delegates to the conference.
3. Liaison and collaboration with the ASCILITE treasurer throughout the organisation of the conference particularly in relation to the budget.
4. Ongoing communication and collaboration with the ASCILITE executive.
5. The inclusion of an ASCILITE executive member on the conference organising committee.

If you would like to discuss hosting the conference with a member of the executive please reach out to Sandra Barker and/or Hazel Jones.

A copy of the hosting proposal guidelines are available here.

Closing Date: The deadline for proposals is 30 June 2024 although preliminary proposals are welcome prior to that date.

OTHER NEWS

ICERI2024: Call for papers

The 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation will be held on the 11th, 12th and 13th of November 2024 in Seville (Spain).

After 17 years, ICERI has become an annual meeting point for lecturers, researchers, educational technologists and scientists. Every year, ICERI brings together over 800 delegates from 80 different countries.
It will provide the ideal opportunity to present your projects and experiences to an international audience. Also, it will offer participants an overview of the current situation of education and new learning technologies.

The deadline for abstract submissions is July 11th, 2024.

Read more here.

Open Access Publishing Association: Call for Editors

The Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice is seeking expressions of interest for a series of Senior and Associate Editors for three-year terms. JUTLP is listed in Scopus (Interim 2023 CiteScore 3.5; was Q2 and CiteScore of 2.7 in 2022) and Web of Science. For more information, is available here. We have position descriptions for each broad role, noting multiple vacancies in some categories as listed in the expression of interest document.

Editor Vacancies are for:
Senior Editor, Educational Leadership and Management (1)
Associate Editor, Curriculum and Assessment (1)
Associate Editor, Educational Technology (1)
Associate Editor, Student Experience (1)
Associate Editor, Educational Leadership and Management (2)
Associate Editor, Educational Psychology (2)
Associate Editor, Special Issues (2)

Key Dates 
Expressions of interest close: 30 April 2024
Internal review and shortlisting: 14 May 2024
Interviewing shortlisted candidates by Zoom: from 14 to 30 May 2024

Contact the Secretary for further advice and questions.

ALT’s Annual Survey 2024: Read the findings

ALT’s Annual Survey has been running since 2014, helping shape the future of ALT by providing a unique insight into how Learning Technology is used across sectors as well as identifying emerging trends in current and future practice. The survey provides an important insight into how professional practice within the field of Learning Technology is developing.

Read the full reports from ALT’s 2024 Annual Survey.

Call for Proposals for an Edited Volume: International Perspectives on Educational Data Literacy

Proposals are invited for a new edited volume titled “International Perspectives on Educational Data Literacy” which will be published by Routledge. The volume aims to increase mutual learning on educational data literacy from different contexts. A more detailed description of the project can be found here: https://ifenthaler.info/website/?p=1481 If you are interested in contributing to the book project, we are asking you to submit a chapter proposal, including title, authors, affiliations, abstract describing the content of the chapter (max. 500 words), five keywords, three key references and a description of how the chapter fits the theme of the book, no later than 31 May 2024.

For any inquiry, please contact Clara Schumacher

EDEN NAP Webinar: Using Interactive Live Broadcasts For Developing Students’ Practical Skills

Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024
Time: 16:00 (CET)
Register here

Practical and practice-based learning is highly valued for introducing students to the distinctive practices, concepts, and values of various disciplines. However, this type of learning may be difficult or daunting for some online and distance students to access.

In this session we will explore how live and interactive web broadcasts can be used to introduce students to practical learning or unfamiliar environments, and how a scaffolded approach can help students participate in decision-making to drive a practical investigation. The presenters will give an overview of their work, before opening the session for questions and discussion from attendees.

More information is available here.