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Scholarship Application

Scholarships for OER26 Open 24 April 

ALT is pleased to announce that scholarship applications for OER26 will open on 24 April, closing on 22 May 2026. A limited number of scholarships are available to support members of the open education community who may face financial barriers to attending the conference. The scholarship will…
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DLI and ALT forge strategic partnership

Digital Learning Institute (DLI) and Association for Learning Technology (ALT) forge strategic partnership to advance professional development for digital learning practitioners The Digital Learning Institute (DLI) and the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) are pleased to announce a new…
OER26 Keynotes

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‑…
Building on the highly successful Blended Learning Essentials series of MOOCs, the third course, entitled ‘Developing Digital Skills,’ has just been launched and will start on 2 October. This course…
ALT's chief executive, Dr Maren Deepwell, one of the original members of the FELTAG Action Group under Minister Matthew Hancock, will today contribute a special keynote to the Inside Government event…
What is a Digital Champion? We are looking for Blended Learning developers like you to become Digital Champions for a national programme to support education and training staff to learn the skills of…
The Annual General Meeting took place on 6 September 2017 at the University of Liverpool, UK during the ALT Annual Conference 2017.  Even if you were unable to attend we encourage you to…
Learning Technology plays an ever more central role in education at all levels. With this comes the need to measure excellence in this field and determine what good practice looks like.  ALT has…
The agenda for the AGM and related information, including arrangements for proxy voting, has now been published on the AGM page. As a member of ALT or the representative of a member…
The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards 2017 will be presented at the ALT Annual Conference in Liverpool, on 6 September 2017. Voting is now open for the Community Choice Award. Find out who…
This year the EdTech podcasts is one of the supporters of ALT's Annual Conference and in the run up to the event in September,  ALT's chief executive Maren Deepwell joined host Sophie Bailey to…
Voting to elect two new Trustees will open on 1 August 2017. The election will be carried out by the Electoral Reform Service. Eligible Members will receive voting instructions via email and any…
Digital skills are essential in today’s workplace, as there are few jobs that don’t require these skills, yet employers report a shortage of digital skills. It is therefore vital for teachers to…