Social Programme

 Pre-Conference – Monday 5 September

Monday 5 September at 17:00 Pip McDonald is hosting an #altc online open mic night. Tune in for what promises to be a varied and energetic show.

The #altc open mic is an online event where performers have a 5 minute slot each to perform original work. Original work can include poetry, spoken word, monologue, songwriting, story, animation, haiku, dance, comic or multimodal performance. The broad theme of the open mic event is ‘learning technology’. Stuck for an idea? Think about telling your story of how you became a Learning Technologist? How about a speculative piece exploring the learning technologist of the future? Dare to be creative! Pip McDonald is a Senior Learning Technology Project Officer and experimental performance poet (@PipMac6). Check out her techno-auto-ethnographic poem. Ask Pip a question about the event: pip.mcdonald@rau.ac.uk.

Find out more and sign up to perform.


ALT Awards 2022

Conference Day 1 – Tuesday 6 September

The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards 2022 returns in Manchester on 6 September. The Awards celebrate and reward excellent research and practice and outstanding achievement in Learning Technology. All entries have been reviewed by an independent judging panel chaired by the President of ALT, David White.

The Awards will be presented at the ALT Annual Conference on Tuesday 6 September 2022, at the University of Manchester, UK. The judging panel will award a winning prize to all 5 categories. Finalists (up to two for teams) will be invited to attend the ceremony in person to receive their Awards.

With the awards now in their 15th year, this year we have created new categories to better reflect our Learning Technology community:

  • ALT Award for Individuals
  • ALT Award for Institutions and 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

Following the awards will be a drinks reception for all to attend.


Digital Transformation ITN Business

 Conference Day 2 – Wednesday 7 September

Join us on Wednesday evening as we launch ‘Digital Transformation’. The programme, created in partnership with @ITN Business, aims to encourage new strategies to further the offering to educational institutions, while raising awareness, champion partnerships and support the next stage of digital learning. The launch will take place  as part of our evening reception from 19:30 in the main exhibition hall for all delegates. We are very much looking forward to seeing you in person after a 2 year break from an in person Annual Conference. Catering will be provided.


 Conference Day 3 – Thursday 8 September

Tune in online to The Thursday Night Show. Grab yourself a little tipple or your favourite brew and get involved, chat or just dancing around your living room, the perfect way to unwind after a tremendous 3 days!

18:00-18:30 D1 Radio
18:30-19:00 Coco
19:00-19:30 DJ Wafflemeister
19:30-20:00 Notorious P.I.P