Ascilite
 Formed in 1985, Ascilite has grown into a vibrant professional community of innovators, leaders and scholars engaged with cutting edge applications of technology to enhance teaching and learning in higher education.
Ascilite's dynamic membership list includes people responsible for institutional elearning strategies and budgets, as well as practitioners with various levels of experience in elearning research and development, instructional design, online communities, Web 2.0 tools and interactive multimedia.
Ascilite History [68KB PDF]
You can join ascilite online or contact ascilite at info@ascilite.org.au for further information concerning the society. The Secretariat can be contacted by mail at Ascilite Secretariat, PO Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Phone calls to Ascllite are routed through Netspot Pty.
- Australia Freecall 1800 730 288
- New Zealand (+64 9) 974 3560
- Hong Kong (+852) 3596 6334
Alternatively you might talk to an ascilite campus representative at your institution about ascilite.
Ascilite Conference 2008, Melbourne
 "Hello! Where are you?" is almost a global greeting of today's mobile phone generation. However, there are many connotations to "Where are you?", including in the context of learning. As a theme for the conference we have chosen to pursue the one we consider most relevant to ascilite, by inviting you to consider your role, experience and future directions in the landscape of educational technology.
Don't miss out on early bird registration for the conference. Register now.
Webinar Series
 In September and October 2008 Ascilite members were invited to participate in an online seminar MERLOT 101: Peer Review and Beyond. In 1997, MERLOT began in the California State University System as a digital referatory providing free and open access to a wide variety of learning materials including tutorials, simulations, animations, case studies, collections, podcasts and more.
Today MERLOT consists of 20,471 materials, 18 Editorial Boards, and 62,835 members with 12,417 personal collections and 1,257 learning assignments.
MERLOT distinguishes itself from other repositories with its Peer Review Process, based on the peer review of scholarship and conducted by recognized content experts in the field.
This seminar was offered by theTLT Group to ascilite members free as a pilot to explore the viability of future similar initiatives that could include ascilite members. The three-week seminar was jointly sponsored by the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), the TLT Group and ascilite.
Details about the seminars:
Audience: people new to MERLOT; those learning how to introduce MERLOT to others more effectively; those who visited MERLOT a few years ago (or months ago) and who would benefit from a focused intro to some specific resources/tools/etc. both old and new.
Brief Description: Over three weeks, participants will learn to search, browse and find materials in MERLOT and learn to save these in Personal Collections. During week two, participants will learn all about MERLOT?s peer review process and about its evaluation standards of Quality of Content, Potential Effectiveness for Teaching and Learning and Ease of Use. In the final week, participants will explore aspects of MERLOT that may have developed since an earlier visit or that may not be as evident at first glance.
Sponsorship
 Sponsors play a key role in the continuing growth and development of a dynamic Ascilite community. Hence the society offers a comprehensive suite of sponsorship opportunities that enable individual sponsors to choose the best option for their particular purpose. These options include sponsorship packages for:
- The ascilite Annual Conference
- The prestigious ascilite International Awards Scheme
- The Community Mentoring Program
- Early Career Research Grants
- Sponsoring membership of the Society
Ascilite welcomes offers of financial and 'in kind' sponsorship for the ongoing work of the Society. Contact Caroline Steel at c.steel@uq.edu.au to discuss the benefits and opportunities of becoming a sponsor.
Newsletter
 The Ascilite newsletter provides you with news about the society - the conference, research grants, community mentoring, campus representatives news but it's also your opportunity to connect with other Ascilite members.
If you've got a research project to talk about, want to find others who are working in your area, need some advice on a particular subject or know of something of interest to the community then the newsletter is the place to have your say.
The Ascilite Newsletter is published six times a year: January; March; May; July; September; and November. To suggest content or for any other enquiries contact Iain Doherty: i.doherty@auckland.ac.nz
Community Mentoring Program
 The Community Mentoring Program aims to facilitate collaboration between ascilite members through a professional mentoring relationship.
It aims to provide mentoring opportunities across a number of fields including technical, academic development, learning development, faculty academics, graphic designers, and programmers.
Expressions of Interest from members to participate in the 2008 ascilite Community Mentoring Program are now closed. For those interested in applying for 2009 Guidelines and application forms for mentors and mentees are available on the mentoring page of the website.
Ascilite Awards 2007
 The ascilite awards are awarded for the exemplary use of electronic technologies in teaching and learning in tertiary education.
The awards are designed to reward leaders in the use of electronic technologies in teaching and learning in tertiary education. Each year at the ascilite conference these awards recognize exemplary product design and development in this area.
The awards are open to any current financial ascilite members. If you are not currently a member of ascilite and wish to submit an entry, you can join ascilite online or contact the ascilite secretariat - info@ascilite.org.au - for further information.
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists in the 2007 ascilite awards.
President's Award for Excellence:
- Palpation of the Bovine Reproductive Tract - Keeping Your Hand In (The University of Queensland)
Large Project Awards:
- Animal Behaviour (University of Otago) Online Learning Environment for the Graduate School of Medicine (University of Wollongong) Palpation of the Bovine Reproductive Tract - Keeping Your Hand In (The University of Queensland)
Small Project Award:
- Programming Concepts (Charles Darwin University)
Early Career Research Grant
 Matthew Riddle (University of Cambridge) won the Blackboard sponsored Early Career Research Grant for a project titled 'ICTs in the daily lives of Australian University Sudents.'
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