ASCILITE NEWS Invitation to Provide Feedback on the Development of ASCILITE’s Online Learning Accreditation Framework Over the past 18 months, ASCILITE has been working on conceptualizing an internationally benchmarked online learning accreditation scheme that will assess, certify and recognize the quality of online learning. More information about this initiative is now available on the ASCILITE… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS Next TELedvisors SIG Webinar: T&L Support Site showcase 2018 – evaluating, showcasing and creating TEL practices Following the positive feedback given last year, the TELe-SIG has decided it’s time to revisit the popular topic of a showcase of T&L support sites. In this webinar, TELedvisors share their work and ideas around the why,… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE2018 Keynote Speakers Announced The Conference Organizing Committee for ASCILITE 2018 is pleased to announce the keynote speaker line up for the conference. We hope you are as excited as we are about this exciting line-up as we announce further conference developments in the weeks and months ahead. Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS LA-SIG Webinar: Learning analytics and learning design: promoting a conversation among equals Date & Time Wednesday 30 May 2018, 10am (AEST) and 12pm (NZ). You will find other time zones for the session here. Abstract In this webinar we present a simple Learning Analytics – Learning Design (LA-LD) framework, designed to help teachers… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2018 Conference Registration Opens The 2018 Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that registration for ASCILITE 2018 is now available online as per the schedule below. Full registration includes all social events, while for day registration tickets to social events are available at additional cost. The committee is hard at work… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS Next TELedvisors SIG webinar: 2018 Academic development and standards for technology enhanced learning – resistance or assurance. The next TELedvisors SIG webinar session is scheduled for Thursday April 26 at the special time of 11am (AEST). The concept is based around how to leverage enthusiasm in our work with academic staff. It was… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS AJET Issue Vol 34 (1) 2018 Now Published We are pleased to advise a new issue of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology for 2018 has been published. The editorial for the issue and the articles it contains are available from the AJET website As always, we thank the wonderful team of associate… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS New Open Educational Practices SIG Launched Following on from the recent launch of the Digital Equity SIG, ASCILITE is please to announce the launch of a new Open Educational Practices SIG. This brings the number of ASCILITE SIGs to 7 and you can see them all listed here. ASCILITE SIGs are free to… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS TELedvisors SIG kicks-off first 2018 webinar Date & Time Thursday 22 March, 12pm AEST. Topic Exploration of the place of the student in learning design and technology. Won’t Somebody think of the students – remembering who we ultimately work for? Synopsis A recurrent theme of ASCILITE 2017 and one that has also surfaced… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS Digital Equity SIG Launch Activities After several years of discussions, the Digital Equity SIG was officially formed at the ASCILITE2017 conference in Toowoomba, December 2017 to promote the scholarship of digital equity as a core, continuing and ethical stream for ASCILITE as an association and to disseminate research findings and best practice. The… Continue reading
TELedvisors SIG News The TELedvisors SIG will kick off its 2018 activities with a webchat to discuss members’ research interests and explore opportunities for collaboration. The discussion will run from 12 noon AEDT on Thursday 15 February for an hour. If you can’t make it, there’s also an active post on our discussion forum about… Continue reading
AJET Call for Papers for Special Issues Call for Special Issue (2019): “Re-Examining Cognitive Tools: New Developments, New Perspectives, and New Opportunities for Educational Technology Research” This special issue seeks to rekindle and re-energise scholarly interest in, and dialogue around, the concept of educational technologies as cognitive tools for learning, with a particular focus on… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS AJET Call for Special Issue: Designing, using and evaluating learning spaces – the generation of actionable knowledge Guest editors Dr. Paul Flynn, National University of Ireland Galway. paul.flynn@nuigalway.ie Dr. Kate Thompson, Griffith University. kate.thompson@griffith.edu.au Prof. Peter Goodyear, The University of Sydney. peter.goodyear@sydney.edu.au Focus of the special issue This special issue will include papers… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE Life Member Award The ASCILITE Life Member Award is ASCILITE’s most prestigious award and one that recognizes the significant service and/or sustained contribution of an ASCILITE member to the Society. For these reasons, it may or may not be awarded each year. In 2017, ASCILITE is particularly pleased to announce that Professor… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS 5 reasons you need to attend ASCILITE 2017 With only four weeks to go til ASCILITE 2017 at The University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, we thought it was a good time to share some of the highlights of the conference. Here are five reasons you need to join us in Toowoomba from 4 til… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS AJET Issue Vol 33 (5) 2017 Now Published We are pleased to advise a new issue of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology for 2017 has been published. The editorial for the issue and the articles it contains are available from the AJET website As always, we thank the wonderful team of associate… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE 2017 Conference News If you haven’t already registered for this year’s ASCILITE conference, here are some of the great reasons to register now! Draft Conference Program Released: The draft conference program is now available on the conference website. You’ll find it here. Early Bird Extended: The Early Bird rate has now been… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS ASCILITE2017 Draft Conference Program Released The conference organizers have now published the draft program for the conference and you can view the PDF version here. As a result, the organizers have also extended the Early Bird registration rate for the conference to 23 October. A Critical Review of Frameworks for Digital Literacy: Beyond… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS Announcing Marita Cheng as ASCILITE 2017 Keynote The ASCILITE 2017 organizing committee is beyond excited to announce Robogals founder, 2012 Young Australian of the Year, and entrepreneur Marita Cheng has accepted our invitation to be a keynote speaker at ASCILITE 2017 in Toowoomba. Marita is a technology entrepreneur, who uses her considerable talents… Continue reading
ASCILITE NEWS AJET Issue Vol 33 (4) 2017 Now Published We are pleased to advise a new issue of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology for 2017 has been published. The editorial for the issue and the articles it contains are available from the AJET website. As always, we thank the wonderful team of associate… Continue reading
