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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‑…
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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…
The Chair and Trustees of ALT are delighted to announce the new ALT strategy 2017-2020. This three year plan will underpin all of the organisation’s activities until 2020. Developing a new strategy…
We are pleased to be joined by two outstanding keynote speakers for this year’s Annual Conference. Peter Goodyear is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, a position he took up in 2003…
If you are booking travel or are undecided about registering for #OER17, you might want to make sure you stay to the very end as we’ve got an amazing plenary panel lined up, ‘Mapping the Politics of…
Please note: This news item was published on 16 February 2017. Research in Learning Technology is fully operational and accepting submissions. To access the archive and to submit…
“Academics never stand on ladders, only working class people.” Hans Rosling, ALT Conference, 9 September 2008, in Leeds. Many people will have been sad and shocked that Hans Rosling “a kind and…
The second Playful Learning conference, based at Manchester Metropolitan University and organised in conjunction with the ALT Playful Learning SIG (formerly Games and Learning SIG), will be…
Last year the OER16 conference committee invited you to create images that we could use to promote the event. We liked the results so much that we invite you to impress us again by letting your…
The #ALTC blog brings together news and views from the ALT community and is a popular way to keep in touch with new courses, tools and events from different sectors. We are now looking for…
The 24th Annual Conference takes place from 5 to 7 September 2017 in Liverpool. The theme this year is ‘Beyond islands of innovation – how Learning Technology became the new norm(al)’. The Call…
The 8th Open Educational Resources Conference, OER17: The Politics of Open, will be held from 5 to 6 April 2017 at Resource for London, UK. We are pleased to announce that registration for the OER17…