[Xerte-dev] Re: FW: Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small projects available (Deadline 1st May)

Fri Apr 12 12:20:19 BST 2013

Ehmm yes. as far as the things on my plate are concerned.
Op 12-4-2013 12:37, Julian Tenney schreef:
>
> Do you think we are in a position to still aim for 26^th April? 
> Otherwise, Alistair, Terry and others could really do with knowing a 
> date we can have everything finished for.
>
> *From:*Alistair McNaught [mailto:Alistair.McNaught at HEAcademy.ac.uk]
> *Sent:* 12 April 2013 11:07
> *To:* Julian Tenney; Terry McAndrew
> *Subject:* RE: Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small 
> projects available (Deadline 1st May)
>
> Let us know any final dates -- we can announce on XerteFriday on 26^th
>
>
> A
>
> *From:*Julian Tenney [mailto:Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk]
> *Sent:* 12 April 2013 10:14
> *To:* Alistair McNaught; Terry McAndrew; Julian Tenney
> *Subject:* RE: Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small 
> projects available (Deadline 1st May)
>
> 26^th April is looking pretty optimistic at the moment... but it 
> shouldn't be too much later. A load of things have cropped up this 
> last week that need sorting out,
>
> *From:*Alistair McNaught [mailto:Alistair.McNaught at HEAcademy.ac.uk]
> *Sent:* 12 April 2013 10:11
> *To:* Terry McAndrew; Julian Tenney
> *Subject:* RE: Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small 
> projects available (Deadline 1st May)
>
> Hi Terry
>
> Ron has been working on installing the latest version on our HEA 
> servers to give us a brand new sandpit. It won't have the final latest 
> functionality until after 26 April but it certainly gives people a 
> chance to work on the current "best available" functionality.
>
> The new TechDis sandpit probably won't be fully functional (in terms 
> of self registration and monthly wiping) until Ron has done some more 
> work on it but it may be worth contacting him directly because he has 
> a simple bulk upload process whereby if he gets people's details on a 
> spreadsheet template he has created he can generate many accounts in 
> one go .
>
> A
>
> *From:*Terry McAndrew
> *Sent:* 12 April 2013 09:50
> *To:* Julian Tenney
> *Cc:* Alistair McNaught
> *Subject:* RE: Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small 
> projects available (Deadline 1st May)
>
> Thanks Julian,
>
> I fear I am going to get a bumpy ride in some HEA corners due to the 
> binding with Xerte I have made but IMHO nothing else comes close to 
> being a consistent vehicle for some student-led resource production 
> which can expose many digital literacy issues. I need to think what is 
> the best mechanism I can use to capture the stories along the way.
>
> We MUST have the latest possible version so if there is another 
> sandpit which would allow potential applicants to explore the 
> functionality now, or one I can recommend. Please point me.
>
> Re your question;
>
> Applications are by DISCIPLINE, but I would hope to be able to 
> maximise to number of institutions participating as that establishes 
> 'nodes' of Xerte practice. If two different disciplines within the 
> same institution want to put forward a common collaborative bid then 
> that would be attractive as we get more coverage for one installation.
>
> Your current best links to Xerte demonstrations would be valuable for 
> illustration but, *IMHO*, a Nottingham background and logo all over it 
> will not necessarily boost my "sales pitch" to other institutions*. If 
> anything could help sell it for me it would be to have a 'branding 
> configurator' which made it very quick and easy for an institution to 
> set up its own distinct presentation: if it looks like it owns it then 
> senior management are far more likely to buy-in to more adoption, 
> especially when there is no site-licence fee*.
>
> Please report any issues you hear raised at the chalk face. I now need 
> to get the DL blog rolling. If you are going to the STEM conference 
> next week, or have notts colleagues who are, please point them to me.
>
> I really hope I can promote Xerte into the HEA network for you with 
> this. All critical feedback is welcome along the way.
>
> Terry.
>
> PS. I put the call out to many list and had loads of bounces -- I'm 
> working on this but by all means repost it to lists I am not familiar 
> with, and send me a copy.
>
> *From:*Julian Tenney [mailto:Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk]
> *Sent:* 12 April 2013 09:19
> *To:* Terry McAndrew
> *Subject:* RE: Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small 
> projects available (Deadline 1st May)
>
> Hi,
>
> This is great, well done!
>
> If there were two interested parties at an institution (ours) should 
> they both apply, and you guys decide which one (if any) would be 
> successful, or should institutions only send one application?
>
> Also, we should make sure they are using the latest Xerte with the 
> HTML5 stuff in it. We haven't quite finished that yet -- when would 
> you anticipate people to start installing it, and can you help us make 
> sure that these projects use the new version (if they don't already 
> have it set up)?
>
> Thanks, this is great,
>
> *From:*Open Educational Resources [mailto:OER-DISCUSS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] 
> *On Behalf Of *Terry McAndrew
> *Sent:* 11 April 2013 11:59
> *To:* OER-DISCUSS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK <mailto:OER-DISCUSS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> *Subject:* Digital Literacy in the Disciplines - Funding for small 
> projects available (Deadline 1st May)
>
> Digital Literacy in the Disciplines is a series of mini-projects that 
> aim to develop the use of digital literacies the disciplines. 
> Institutions are invited to bid for one of eight projects (two 
> projects per HEA cluster of disciplines) attracting £5000 of funding 
> per project.
>
> This series of mini-projects is a component of the HEA's Educational 
> Learning Technologies (ELT) work to develop Digital Literacies through 
> further work in the disciplines. This element is aligned to the theme 
> of 'Students as Partners'.
>
> In this call we are seeking to fund a series of small projects to 
> establish a consistent approach across a range of disciplines to 
> enable staff to provide students with the opportunity to develop their 
> digital literacies while creating re-usable interactive resources. It 
> complements the JISC Digital Literacies programme to promote coherent, 
> inclusive and holistic institutional strategies and organisational 
> approaches for developing digital literacies for all staff and 
> students in UK further and higher education.
>
> The project is being delivered by the HEA's Educational Learning 
> Technologies (ELT) work to develop Digital Literacies in the 
> disciplines. Our intention is to extend awareness and practice through 
> a discipline-based approach to developing digital literacy.
>
> See 
> http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/learningandtech/ELT-DLinD-SP
>
> Deadline for applications is 1st May 2013
>
> Terry McAndrew MSc, FHEA
>
> Academic Lead: Educational Learning Technologies
>
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