All News
OER26 Keynote Sessions Exploring “Openness Reimagined” confirmed
ALT is delighted to announce the two keynote sessions for the 2026 OER conference, taking place 22–23 June at The Open University in Milton Keynes. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Openness Reimagined: Continuity, Change and Shared Vision,” both keynotes will challenge, expand, and re‑…
Final Reminder: OER26 Call for Proposals Closes 13 April
The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is issuing a reminder that the Call for Proposals for OER26 closes on Monday, 13 April at midnight. The conference, taking place at The Open University, UK, from 22–23 June 2026 in Milton Keynes will explore the theme “Openness…
AmplifyFE: A new chapter as an ALT Special Interest Group
We’d like to share an update about the future of AmplifyFE. After 5 productive years, ALT’s Strategic Partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust will come to an end on 31 March 2026. We want to thank Ufi for their support and the role they’ve played in helping to create our wonderful network. To…
ALT awards Honorary Life Membership to individuals whom ALT believes have made an outstanding and sustained contribution to the advancement of ALT's aims for the development of learning technology in…
The 2016 AGM Calling Notice and Trustee and Vice-Chair nomination forms have now been published at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2366/ .
If you are a member of ALT and would like to take…
Following an open call issued in December 2015, we are now pleased to welcome new Editors for Research in Learning Technology:
Professor Lesley Diack, Robert Gordon University, UK;
Professor Amanda…
The Association's membership fees won't increase in 2016 across any categories of membership. Fees will remain at the 2014 level for the second year running in recognition of the difficult economic…
Open Education Week takes place 7th-11th March 2016 and there is a lot going on across our community. To help you find out how ALT is supporting Open Education Week and open education in general here…
We are pleased to inform members that Dr Tom Palmer, who joined the staff team in 2015 was recruited as ALT's new Membership Manager earlier this month. Tom brings with him a wealth of experience as…
As a community we are sad to announce the passing of Doug Gowan, serving President of ALT, who died on 8 February.
As former founder and chief executive of the Open Learning Partnership Doug was…
Today we are pleased to welcome Bella Abrams, Director of Innovation and Technology at Hull College Group, as a new co-opted Trustee of the Association. Bella joins the Central Executive…
The ALT Annual Conference 2016, “Connect, Collaborate, Create”, will be held at the University of Warwick, 6 – 8 September 2016.
The 2016 conference will be chaired by Professor Nicola Whitton,…
The Association has submitted evidence to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in response to a consultation on Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and…