*Educational Design Research in Educational Technology: A Way Forward* *20 March 2012, Glasgow Caledonian University* Challenge 8 seminar of the Technology Enhanced Professional Learning Special Interest Group (TEPL SIG): Educational Design Research in Educational Technology: A Way Forward. The keynote speaker is Dr. Thomas C. Reeves, Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design and Technology, University of Georgia, USA. More information http://goo.gl/nza7m Register http://goo.gl/5cusl *TEPL Webinar – UKOER evaluation and synthesis, 21 February 2012* The topic of the 2nd TEPL Webinar will be Open Education Resources project. Lou McGill and Isobel Falconer, from the UKOER evaluation and synthesis team, will introduce emerging issues in open practices across sectors and invite participants to explore these within their own contexts. More information http://goo.gl/4SVUg Register http://goo.gl/OuL9o *Launch Event: SRHE Digital University Network, 2 March 2012* SRHE has recently set up a new ‘Digital University Network’, which will run three events a year, both online and face-to-face. The focus will be on critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education. Speakers will be Professor Tara Fenwick and Dr Sian Bayne. We hope this event will be of interest to ALT members, and would welcome suggestions for future events – the convenors are Kelly Coate, kelly.coate@nuigalway.ie and Lesley Gourlay,l.gourlay@ioe.ac.uk . http://goo.gl/dIFrJ *Learning in Context 2012: workshop on Mobile Learning, 26-27 March 2012, Brussels, Belgium* The workshop is aimed at educational professionals from industry, formal education and CPD who have some experience in the application of mobile learning. In the workshop the vision of future applications of mobile learning, research questions and case studies are on the agenda. The workshop is bi-lingual, Dutch and English. The workshop is organized by the Mobile Learning team of CELSTEC with support of the STELLAR network of Excellence. Further information and registration: http://goo.gl/veD4K *Extending your online courses, starts 25 April 2012* ‘Extending your online courses is a new 4 week online course from OCSLD, led by George Roberts. We will explore a range of up to date tools and assess their suitability for use in online courses. We will discuss the issues they raise including identity, privacy, disclosure, digital and information literacy and the benefit and challenges of online communities in education. http://bitly.com/xMKWMp *HEA Workshop: Making the Most of Open Data in Education Studies* *NEW DATE 23 March 2012* A full-day hands-on workshop at Liverpool John Moores University on combining open data with easy-to-use visualisation tools for enhancement of Education Studies courses. Free to attend. Information: http://goo.gl/ZBqDy Book: http://tinyurl.com/EdStudDataDay *“Behind the Black Curtain: 10 Secrets for Producing Your Best Hybrid Event” and “Small Budget, Big Impact Lecture Capture”* These*21 February 2012 * webinars will be presented by three staff members from Massey University in Australia. Register here:http://goo.gl/wNfoF , http://goo.gl/nksHh