ALTC25 Revisited

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Join us for ALTC25 Revisited, a dynamic online event reflecting on the highlights of the ALT Annual Conference 2025. We're bringing back the key themes, thought-provoking sessions, and vibrant discussions that made ALTC25 unforgettable, and inviting presenters and participants to take the conversation further. Whether you presented, attended, or missed the original event, this is your chance to reconnect, revisit, and reimagine Stronger Foundations, Broader Horizons, together.

 

 

ALTC revisited - Programme

09:00    Welcome - Joe Wilson

09:15    Welcome and a look back at key insights and themes from ALTC25
Joe Wilson, Emily Nordmann and Laura Milne

09:45 Making the most of what you already have: unlocking core digital tools

Catherine Evans (Jisc), Cat Bailey (Jisc)

10:15 Q&A and discussion

10:30 Break

10:45 Parallel sessions x 3

 

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Room 2: 

10:45: From UX to LX: Designing truly learner-centred digital experiences

 

Juliana Matos - UX Manager @ King's College London

10:45: Designing for Everyone: Embedding Accessibility at the Heart of Learning

 

Hollie Woodward, MLA College

11:15 Q&A

11:15 Q&A

11:30: From overwhelmed to engaged: Improving UX in large online courses

 

Vicky Devaney, UCL

Dionysis Dimakopoulos, UCL

11:30: Open Educational Resources- A Path Towards Inclusivity, Collaboration and Creativity for Learners with Disabilities

 

Dr. Munir Moosa Sadruddin, World Institute on Disability, USA

12:00 Q&A

12:00 Q&A

12:15: Platform and Practice: Enhancing the student and staff experience of the VLE through a phased and feedback-informed approach.

 

Geraint Evans, Cardiff University

12:15: Re-building digital transformation with the foundations of an institutional template

 

Meghan Buchanan, University of Aberdeen

12:45 Q&A

12:45 Q&A

 

13:00 Lunch

13:30 Parallel sessions

 

Room 1:

Room 2: 

13:30: It's not a Straitjacket, it's a scaffold: Maintaining consistent module design with templates

 

Emma Duke-Williams, University of Dundee

13:30: Video Assessment Workflows: Dummy Submissions, Formative Feedback, and Automation. What Works?

 

Al Holloway - University of Northampton

14:00 Q&A

14:00 Q&A

14:15 Supporting an institutional step-change in reinvigorating use of the VLE

 

Wendy Jessiman University of the Highlands and islands (UHI)

14:15 Enhancing Nursing Education: The Impact of 7Taps Microlearning on Student Learning and Engagement

 

John Lenehan, Hibernia College

14:45 Q&A

14:45 Q&A



15:00 Break

15:15 Parallel sessions

 

Room 1: 

Room 2:

15:15: Beyond the hype: designing ethical and inclusive XR experiences in education

 

Kathryn Woodhead, Jisc; Cat Bailey, Jisc

15:15: Digital Poster session


 

Co-Designing Inclusive AI Literacy with Supported Education Learners

 

Fiona McConnell. UHI Inverness

15:45 Q&A

15:45 Q&A

16:00: Reconceptualising the ‘Digitally Distributed Curriculum’ to reclaim voice and agency in the context of populism and big tech

 

Bill Johnston, Independent researcher and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Strathclyde

Sheila MacNeill, Independent consultant and researcher, open educator and writer

Keith Smyth, University of the Highlands and Islands

16:00 Rethinking AI Literacy as Political Media Education

 

Kai Löser, University of Rostock

16:30 Q&A

16:30 Q&A

 

16:45 What's Next? Your Post-Conference Action Plan

17:00 Close


As we prepare for ALTC25 Revisited, take a moment to rediscover the ideas and energy that shaped the ALT Annual Conference 2025.

Explore the themes: 

  • Back to Basics: Reclaiming the Core
  • Digital by Design: People, Empathy, and Experience
  • Learning in Motion: Connecting Pathways, People, and Places
  • Critical Imagination: Questioning and Creating in Digital Spaces
  • Wildcard: Innovation from the Margins
     

Learn more about the themes on the ALTC25 website.
 

 

When
25 Feb 2026 from  9:00 AM to  5:00 PM
Location
Online
United Kingdom
Event Fee(s)
ALTC25 - Revisited
Member Rate £89.00
Non-Member Rate £149.00
Delegate Fee (membership included) £153.00