What we do

ALT's activities are diverse, and include conferences and events, publications, resource production, policy-work, and support for and by members. To the left are links to our three-year strategy, details of our research policy, to internal ALT documents, and to a page about our main formal partnerships. Here are some examples of the work we do:

We run:

• ALT-C, which is the UK's main conference about learning technology, for example ALT-C 2009 in Manchester in September 2009, and ALT-C 2010 in Nottingham, between 7 and 9 September 2010 - ALT-C 2011 will be held between 6 and 8 September 2011 in Leeds;
• occasional conferences on topics of interest to learning-technology researchers and practitioners;
• visits and exchanges, for example a visit to the Palestinian Territories in June 2006 sponsored by the British Council;
• regular workshops and webinars on subjects of value to the ALT community;
• an occasional Policy Board at which representatives appointed by the organisational and sponsoring members meet to consider general policy issues and recommend actions to the ALT Central Executive Committee;
• CMALT, a peer-based certification scheme for learning technologists;
• an Open Access Repository, the ALT wiki, and the ALT not-for-profit YouTube Channel;
• several email discussion lists, including ALT-MEMBERS, and the ICT Research Network (which we run jointly with Naace);
• a range of awards and prizes including the Learning Technologist of the Year Award.

We produce:

• regular and we believe influential responses to consultations relating to learning technology, e-learning, and technology policy;
• a fortnightly emailed members' digest to which you can sign up here;
• Research in Learning Technology, an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to research and good practice in the use of learning technologies;
• a quarterly Newsletter, published in print and on the web.