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Call for Proposals Now Open for OER26
The OER26 call for proposals is now officially open.
Taking place in Milton Keynes on 22–23 June, this year’s conference invites the open education community to explore the theme “Openness Reimagined: Continuity, Change and Shared Vision.” As technologies, policy environments,…
OER26 announced for June 2026 at the Open University, Milton Keynes
The Open Education Conference for 2026 will officially take place at The Open University in Milton Keynes on 22-23 June 2026, bringing together the global open education community for two days of dialogue, reflection, and renewed vision.
Openness Reimagined: Continuity, Change and Shared…
Week of VocTech 2026: What next for AmplifyFE and ALT?
The Week of VocTech returns from 16–20 March 2026 with a free programme of online and in‑person events exploring how digital technology is transforming vocational learning across the UK. Now in its fifth year, the week brings together innovators, employers, educators, investors and…
We support our community during this crisis. Our members are under exceptional pressure as institutions plan and implement social distancing measures within learning and teaching. We are…
The Learning Technologist of the Year Awards are still open for entries, with the closing date in just one week, on 30 April 2020. The Awards celebrate and reward excellent research and practice and…
Dear Members
The Board of Trustees met on 12 March to review the situation of the OER20 Conference in light of the developing COVID-19 outbreak.
The Board reviewed all aspects of the conference…
The ALT Annual Conference 2020 Call for Proposals has been extended. The new deadline is Thursday 2 April 2020.
We have taken this action to support the submissions of ALT Members and…
We are delighted to announce that we have now finalised our judging panel for the 2020 Learning Technologist of the Year Awards.
Entries for individuals, teams and research projects are open…
Founded in 2013 by the Open Education Consortium, the goal of Open Education Week is to raise awareness and showcase the impact of open education on teaching and learning worldwide.
ALT's 2020-25…
The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is the leading professional body for Learning Technology in the UK. We represent individual and organisational Members from all sectors including…
The AoC, Jisc and the Department for Education are currently exploring the potential for Educational Technology (EdTech) to improve the learning offer for students and professional practice for…
Hi I’m Lizzie, and I’m the Learning Technologist of the Year 2019! You don’t really get used to saying that, and it certainly gets no less embarrassing being introduced as such by colleagues at every…
We are taking action to support ALT Members who are taking part in forthcoming strike action in the UK [University and College Union (UCU) announcement of strike action on pensions and on…