Thea Stein of Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire and Humberside’s Digital 2010 partnership for improving digital skills is one of the major sponsors of ALT-C 2008, the UK Association for Learning Technology’s annual international conference. This year’s conference will be held at the University of Leeds, Yorkshire from 9-11 September.
Digital 2010 is sponsoring a pre-conference workshop on 8 September and the conference dinner on 10 September at the 15th annual conference, ALT-C. http://www.alt.ac.uk/
The pre-conference workshop, sponsored by Digital 2010, centres on Two Nations – the Small Business & the Digital Divide. This two hour workshop will examine the significance of the ‘digital divide’ theme for small businesses in terms of their business activities and the associated management and employee skills. Delegates from the business, skills and educational communities will share their thoughts, facilitated by Gilly Salmon, Professor of e-Learning & Learning Technology at the University of Leicester.
The discussions will be supported by detailed results from regional research into business use of ICT. Issues the workshop, and the conference, will be seeking to address include whether small businesses have access to technology and connectivity, whether they are aware of the potential of e-learning to meet their training needs, and whether staff at different levels in the business get access to e-learning resources.
Thea Stein of Regional Development Agency Yorkshire Forward, will give a welcome speech at the start of the conference dinner on 10 September. Thea’s role as Executive Director of Economic Inclusion focuses on connecting people to the opportunities available within the region and closing the gap between those doing well in the economy and those not doing so well.
Yorkshire Forward and Digital 2010’s support also means the dinner will be used to showcase the talents of catering and hospitality students from The Sheffield College and from Thomas Danby College.
During the dinner two sets of prizes will be awarded: the 2008 Learning Technologist of the Year Award, sponsored by the Tribal Group, and the 2008 Learning Object Competition Award, sponsored by Intrallect Ltd.
Conference bookings can be made using secure online registration for credit/debit cards or by official purchase order. Booking deadline: 15 August 2008. http://www.alt.ac.uk/
For further information visit: http://www.alt.ac.uk/
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Notes to editors
This year’s major anchor sponsors for ALT-C to date are:
BECTA; Blackboard; Department of Universities, Innovation and Skills; Desire2Learn;
Two Nations – the Small Business & the Digital Divide will cover four areas:
• Scene: What evidence of a digital divide is there in the business world?
• Causes: Can the causes be classified? Are they systemic or localised?
• Significance:
• Response: What can be done by those involved in business support, training or wider education?
The programme will lead to recommendations which will be presented post-conference to stakeholders in Regional Development Agencies, Business Links, the Learning & Skills Council and Sector Skills Councils.
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About Digital 2010
Digital 2010 – skills for a connected region.
Digital 2010 aims to help people in Yorkshire and the Humber to learn, live and work online. It sets out an ambitious shared vision for improving digital skills in the Region as a fundamental building block for a competitive economy.
The goal of Digital 2010 is to provide a framework for shared decision making and action planning, to build partnerships and to promote investment in education and training that will give individuals in our region timely and relevant opportunities. It also acts as a valuable level for information sharing and decision making.
For more information, visit www.digital2010.org.uk .
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