ALT Award for Individuals

ALT Award for Institutions or Teams

ALT Award for Leadership in Digital Education

ALT Award for 

Digital Transformation in partnership with Jisc

ALT Award 

for Case Studies of Ethical EdTech 

Open to individuals from all education and training sectors. 

Open to teams, departments, or faculties from all education and training sectors. 

This Award celebrates outstanding achievements of individuals in a research, technical, supportive, design, developer, administrative, academic or hybrid role. 

Should demonstrate significant impact on practices within your organisation, community, or sphere of influence. 

This Award is for teams and institutions and recognises outstanding strategic enhancement of the design, development and delivery of online and blended education.

Should demonstrate positive impact on the learner experience and sustainable development of academic practice in the digital environment.

This Award celebrates individuals in a leadership position within their institution or in their sector who influence strategy, policy and culture change. 

Must, in part, demonstrate impact through sector and institution-wide instruments, such as: the NSS, FELT, staff surveys etc. Submissions could  include  examples of strategy and policy, institutional culture change, redesign of governance and ongoing contributions to national and international professional communities.

This Award in partnership with Jisc recognises achievement in digital transformation.

‘Transformation’ being a progressive systemic change in practices, processes, services and partnerships which improves the working lives of staff, has a positive impact on the student experience (including teaching, learning and assessment) and can be demonstrated to be sustainable in the broadest sense. Applications should demonstrate how the work/initiative maps to the Jisc framework for digital transformation.

This Award celebrates outstanding case studies demonstrating the ethical use of Learning Technology.

We are looking for case studies which demonstrate application of the FELT framework dimensions and address ethical considerations or challenges in relation to educational technology.  
Examples may include, but are not limited to,  online assessment, learning design, the use of AI, decolonising the curriculum and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through use of Learning Technology. 

This award in partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust recognises achievement in the use of technology for vocational education. It is for individuals and teams who are working innovatively with technology to help people develop and improve their skills for work.

Should demonstrate a commitment to using innovative technological approaches to vocational education which have a positive impact on learners.

Please find a definition of vocational education here.

The judging criteria are informed by the CMALT principles: 

• A commitment to exploring and understanding the interplay between technology and learning
• A commitment to keep up to date with new technologies
• A commitment to communicate and disseminate effective practice
• An empathy with and willingness to learn from colleagues from different backgrounds and specialism

All entries should demonstrate alignment with the Framework for Ethical Learning Technology (FELT) and specifically FELT four core principles: Awareness, Professionalism, Care & Community and Values.