Thomas Pocklington Trust’s (TPT) latest ‘Give Me Access to College; report reveals that blind and partially sighted students continue to face significant… View Article
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As we do every year, we are collecting links to blog posts and resources for and about the conference. If… View Article
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For this month’s blog profile, we are excited to introduce the chair of the revived ALT Wales/Cymru member group, Elizabeth… View Article
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Can you talk briefly about your journey, from starting the Access to Higher Education Diploma to writing The Access to… View Article
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One question that has come up numerous times when speaking about this project is about how these characters are created,… View Article
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The M25 Spring meeting 2025 took place online on Monday 24 March 2025. The agenda was open to contributions from… View Article
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What is TechTober?: TechTober is a free, month-long event that brings together educators and digital practitioners from Further Education (FE),… View Article
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A summary of the Digital Assessment SIG Webinar that was held online on 25 March 2025. Dr. Seda Battiliani: Designing… View Article
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For this month’s blog profile, we’re excited to feature Zoe Tierney, winner of the ALT Award for Use of Technology in… View Article
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This post is written by Jane Secker, Associate Professor in Educational Development and co-chair of the ALT Copyright and Online… View Article
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Every time you ask ChatGPT a question or generate an AI image, you’re tapping into powerful servers that burn energy,… View Article
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Education in the charity sector was brand new to me when I took up my role at Parkinson’s UK last… View Article
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Last week, we were pleased to host our first CMALT Week, from 28 April to 2 May 2025. A week… View Article
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This blog post shares key findings from my doctoral research examining how online Communities of Practice support professional development in… View Article
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For this month’s blog profile, in celebration of CMALT Week 2025, we are excited to introduce Emily Armstrong, a passionate… View Article
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How do we ensure digital capability is embedded in the professional development of teachers — not as an add-on, but… View Article
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About the Digital Sustainability SIG The Digital Sustainability SIG is an open and inclusive network fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing… View Article
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In honour of ‘Women in Tech Day 2025,’ we celebrate the remarkable achievements of women within the ALT community. This… View Article
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Following my presentation at #ALTC24, I wanted to share an update on our progress with Blackboard Ally. Back in September,… View Article
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This blog includes a summary from our online panel discussion ‘Does Intersectionality Change Things?’ hosted by the Anti-Racism in Learning… View Article
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There are plenty of EdTech events out there, but Innovate North is different. Taking place at Bradford College on 12th… View Article
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For this month’s blog profile, we are delighted to feature Ross Ward, Co-Chair of the Independent Consultancy & Careers Pathway… View Article
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I’m delighted to have been asked to contribute a blog to complement Emma Procter-Legg and Chloë Hynes’ latest AmplifyFE podcast.… View Article
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ALT ELESIG is a community of researchers and practitioners involved in investigations of learners’ experiences and uses of technology in… View Article
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In 2024, the ALT M25 community engaged in dynamic discussions during the Summer and Winter Meetings, covering topics such as… View Article
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The Future Teacher network organises monthly webinars aimed at supporting the sharing of great ideas for accessible digital teaching across… View Article
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We have doubled the size of our ALT CoOL SIG Communications Group. Read on to learn more about the people… View Article
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The first webinar on AI and Digital Assessment went well on 21 January 2025. There were 91 attendees on the… View Article
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“Getting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers” is a blog series by scholar and former ARLT SIG… View Article
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The Digital Assessment SIG is calling for speakers for its next webinar titled “Creating Digital Assessments: planning, conceptualising and supporting”,… View Article
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At ALT we recognise the importance of developing new pathways into our profession, and in September 2023 we announced the… View Article
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Co-Chair’s Welcome and Update Welcome to the fourth annual report of the Copyright and Online Learning (CoOL) SIG of the Association of… View Article
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The FE sector, with its diverse range of learners and educational goals, requires innovative and flexible approaches to teaching and… View Article
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Hello, I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new Chair of ELESIG. My name is Jess Humphreys, and I… View Article
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The Context In this post, we’re going to introduce you to a project that the Digital Learning team at the… View Article
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This post is the fourth of a series based on the Animated Inclusive Personae (AIP) project which, at its heart,… View Article
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Tell me a bit about your educational and work background? I‘m an Associate Professor and the Strategic Academic Lead for… View Article
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As the new year begins, many of us are setting professional development goals for 2025. To give you some inspiration… View Article
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Have you ever thought about utilising immersive learning to bring your lessons to life? Bodyswaps interactive lessons and practice exercises… View Article
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What is great about working on international collaborative projects is firstly you get to meet new people from across the… View Article
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The ALT South group, your regional friendly network for the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) members and beyond, continues to… View Article
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2024 is ending on a high note for the White Rose Learning Technologists Forum (WRLTF), with two community-led events bringing… View Article
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The ALT Wales Member Group, established in January 2014, is seeking nominations for several officer positions. The group has had… View Article
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Hi there everyone, welcome to ALT Digital Assessment (SIG)’s first blog post! Our group is dedicated to exploring and advancing… View Article
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In anticipation of the ALT Winter Summit, our next profile series post delves into ‘Future Leadership in Learning Technology’ through… View Article
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The ALT Anti-racism and Learning Technology Special Interest Group was established in Nov 2021. ARLT SIG will provide a platform… View Article
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In a first for the #altc blog, Dr Ioannis Glinavos, Senior Lecturer at the Westminster Law School has created a… View Article
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To celebrate Trustee’s Week, 4-8 November, we are kicking off our new profile series by interviewing one of our trustees, Puiyin… View Article
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Deb Millar, Executive Director of Digital Transformation, Hull College Put yourself in the position of someone arriving in the UK,… View Article
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In this blog, Matt Cornock, Julie Voce, Puiyin Wong and Jade Kimberley share reasons why they became CMALT assessors and… View Article
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I am incredibly honoured and excited to share that Burton and South Derbyshire College has won the inaugural Association for… View Article
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This post is the third of a series based on the Animated Inclusive Personae (AIP) project which, at is heart,… View Article
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While social annotation can be an effective means of engaging students in reading collaboratively, I have noticed that they can… View Article
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A key purpose of the ALT Annual Survey is to identify emerging trends in current and future practice with the… View Article
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We would like to thank everyone for contributing to and taking part in ALT’s Annual Conference 2024. It was a delight… View Article
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We know that educators in the further education sector are always seeking new ways to engage their students and prepare… View Article
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I really value attending ALTC – I’ve actually lost count of the times that I’ve been over the last decade… View Article
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This is a report of our recent ALT East England (ALT EE) event on 4 July 2024. The blog starts… View Article
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Picture this. You arrive at a conference event that your manager has suggested you attend to meet your CPD objectives.… View Article
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Wooclap “Wooclap allows you to add a touch of blended learning into your classes with a range of interactive questioning… View Article
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Liesl Rowe, working at Leeds Beckett University, is the newest member of the Alt CoOL SIG. Read on to find… View Article
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Summary The definition of e-learning teams has evolved since the early 2000s (Joyce and Lisewski, 2003). In my roles as… View Article
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This post is the second of a series based on the Animated Inclusive Personae (AIP) project which, at is heart,… View Article
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Dear Members, I hope you are all well and have some time off planned over the summer to rest and… View Article
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A significant transformation is underway in the realm of Further Education and Skills (FE&S) training with the introduction of the… View Article
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Background Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is no longer a niche skill – it’s the universal language of modern creativity. From manufacturing… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 10th June 2024 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. 7th June 2024 marked the second face-to-face workshop organised as… View Article
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Since the launch of Chat GPT Artificial Intelligence (AI) has remained one of the most discussed topics within education. Just… View Article
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The rise of generative AI has sparked a significant debate across the educational sector. Many teaching practitioners are grappling with… View Article
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This blog post is written jointly by Jane Secker and Chris Morrison who were highly commended in the ALT Awards… View Article
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As learning technologists, we are at the forefront of a rapidly changing educational landscape. New technologies, pedagogical approaches, and learner… View Article
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Writing a proposal for a conference can feel daunting, so, we have written this blog to help you submit a… View Article
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We know it can be challenging, in the current economic climate, to secure approval for funding and time to attend… View Article
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It doesn’t feel like almost eight months ago we were dusting off our 80’s disco moves ready to celebrate at… View Article
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In the dynamic realm of Further Education (FE), we at Hull College have experienced firsthand the power of technology to… View Article
1 CommentDear Members, I hope you all enjoyed the spring break. As ever, we have been busy and I will share some important news and developments with you here. OER24 We enjoyed a fantastic OER conference at Munster Technological University in March with over 200 delegates joining us in Cork. Our Co-Chairs, Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin […] View Article
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By Neil Dixon (ARU), Rob Howe (Northampton), Uwe Matthias Richter (ARU) ALT East England and East Midlands organised an event… View Article
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On 29th February, the White Rose Learning Technology Forum (WRLTF) extended a warm welcome to both longstanding and new members… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 27th March 2024 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. I provide in this blog post a brief summary of… View Article
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As we do every year, we are collecting links to blog posts and resources for and about the conference. If… View Article
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The future isn’t what it used to be is a keynote delivered by Dr Catherine Cronin and Professor Laura Czerniewicz… View Article
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This post collates insights from industry professionals who previously held positions in teaching and learning development roles and switched into… View Article
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It’s not surprising. In Canada, learners who complete higher education have much better employment prospects and earn significantly more than… View Article
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ALT East England and East Midlands organised an event on Learning technology supporting employability at Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough (ARU… View Article
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It’s nearly time for OER24 – a fantastic celebration of all things Open Education in Cork, Ireland on the 27th… View Article
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Digital accessibility, also known as Web Content Accessibility, is about creating digital spaces and content that is accessible to everyone,… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 29th Feb 2024 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. 28th Feb 2024 was not just any regular workshop that… View Article
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The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) is delighted to be an Event Sponsor for this year’s OER conference. GO-GN is… View Article
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As OER24 is now on the very near horizon, I thought I would take a go at connecting the conference… View Article
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Prompting engineering and Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy are not, per se, antithetic concepts. As a matter of fact, prompting engineering… View Article
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The escalating cost of higher education poses a significant financial burden for students and society. With a focus on textbooks,… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 12 Feb 2024 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. On 7th Feb Dec, I led… View Article
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Aaron Sorkin was planning to watch episode one from series five of The West Wing, the famed and successful TV… View Article
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Dear Members, A very belated Happy New Year! We have a lot planned for 2024 and I’ve tried to highlight… View Article
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Welcome to our contribution for the Active Learning SIG Blog in which we share our aspirations and strategy for developing… View Article
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For those of you that are coming to OER24, you may be either presenting a Gasta, you may be part… View Article
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We are looking for nominations for officer roles for the ‘CoOLest’ of all the ALT special interest groups The ALT… View Article
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This blog was previously posted on Reshaping HE – International, Inclusive & Digital Ed. I pen this blog in response… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 18 Jan 2024 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. Blog post ahead of my participation… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 18 Dec 2023 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. On 11th Dec, members of the Antiracism… View Article
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Tackling today’s multifaceted education technology challenges requires updated thinking capacities fit for dynamic systems and times. Systems thinking offers methods… View Article
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Cork City in March! Why? In this case OER24. I am on the program committee. I am in the program.… View Article
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Katie Stripe introduces a project about generating inclusive images to represent students. This is the first of a series of… View Article
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“Leaflet” by Liam Costello CC BY 4.0 What is in store for OER24? I gave a glowing review of OER23,… View Article
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These days, college staff face a new challenge: embrace AI and its potential to improve efficiency, or ignore it and… View Article
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Author bios Dr Catherine Elkin, Experiential Learning Tutor, Rise, Centre for Learning Enhancement and Educational Development (LEED), Man Met Uni.… View Article
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Hello, I am Puiyin and my first day working in learning technology was Monday 19 August 2019. The significance of… View Article
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Report on the live debate on (learning) technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) hosted by the ALT East England. A panel… View Article
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The ALT Active Learning Special Interest Group was established in July 2020. The AL SIG provides a platform for sharing practice across, primary, post… View Article
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There is no doubt that using immersive learning such as Virtual Reality (VR)**, Virtual Environments (VE)** and Augmented Reality (AR)**… View Article
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Dear Members, I hope the message earlier this year reached you but in case it didn’t, let me introduce myself.… View Article
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In my journey as a university lecturer, I’ve encountered the cumbersome nature of traditional attendance management systems, filled with inefficiencies… View Article
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It is Trustee’s Week, 6-10 November, and here at ALT, we are celebrating the invaluable work of our Trustees, past… View Article
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Within this blog post, I will try to dispel some of them, and offer my take on real impacts that… View Article
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On farms and lockdowns When I was a far younger man than I am today, I used to make the… View Article
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The landscape of educational discourse in England is one of shifting sands, and nowhere does this sifting instability feel more… View Article
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Assistive tools promote independence, productivity, and participation in society. We call for a deeper, more open dialogue around student's use… View Article
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The diary of a new Head of Learning Technologies in FE I’ve been back in college now for about a… View Article
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“Getting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers” is a blog series by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan to provide… View Article
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Recent advances in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) have made it accessible to the wider public through platforms such as OpenAI’s… View Article
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The diary of a new Head of Learning Technologies in FE Week 1 Well not quite, let’s go a little… View Article
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“Getting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers” is a blog series by ARLT SIG Chair, Dr Teeroumanee… View Article
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“Getting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers” is a blog series by ARLT SIG Chair, Dr Teeroumanee… View Article
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Learning Technologists at Bournemouth University (BU) have been exploring the concept of escape rooms and how they might be used… View Article
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“Getting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers” is a blog series by ARLT SIG Chair, Dr Teeroumanee… View Article
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As we head into a new academic year, I wanted to take a moment to pause and appreciate all the… View Article
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“Getting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers” is a blog series by ARLT SIG Chair, Dr Teeroumanee… View Article
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A Little Background #UKFEchat is entering its 10th year of bringing educators from right across the FE and skills sector… View Article
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Authentic Assessment: An example. How we replicated the format of questions used within the PSA, within 1Med Learn (a bespoke… View Article
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I’m drawn to ALT-C as an academic space where I can wear all the hats: teaching consultant, learning designer, academic… View Article
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ARLT SIG is a community-driven space. Every year, before deciding on our activities, we ask our members and the ALT… View Article
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The ALT Anti-Racism and Learning Technology (ARLT) SIG is looking for speakers to contribute to our events programme for the… View Article
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My first experience of academic conferences was when I was an educational designer in Australia and attended and subsequently presented… View Article
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I started going to academic conferences when I was an undergraduate, and hanging out with a lot of graduate students. … View Article
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Accessibility, under the banner of “Diversity & Inclusion” has been a key focus for the ALTc23 conference committee, leading to… View Article
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Since ALT stands for Association for Learning Technology, at first approach, it is natural to think that it is the… View Article
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In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven world, online learning has become an essential tool for individuals and companies alike. With the… View Article
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Dear Members July is always a busy season for everyone in ALT, as we gear up for our Annual Conference … View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 20 July 2023 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com How excited are you for #altc23? Check… View Article
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Have you ever wondered how AI could revolutionise the learning experience for neurodiverse students? ELESIG recently hosted an online roundtable… View Article
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As you look through the ALT conference programme, you’ll see as much discussion ofimportant social justice issues (equity, diversity and… View Article
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The importance of learning technology (LT) is acknowledged by everyone, specifically during the pandemic. In fact, the lock downs during… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 22 June 2023 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. I provide in this blog post… View Article
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ALT ELESIG joins the DIGI DOI consortium digital transformation project to strengthen digital capabilities through a reciprocal mentoring scheme within… View Article
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We are looking to recruit 2 Events Officers to join the steering committee of the Anti-Racism in Learning Technology Special Interest… View Article
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When facilitating online learning, educators are often unable to engage with separate group discussions or one-to-one conversations with learners in… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 15 June 2023 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com In the recent years that… View Article
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The #AmplifyFE team have been busy bees this year, travelling up and down the country to attend a variety of… View Article
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It’s been fantastic to read this look back at our Annual Conference in 2016, and it’s inspired me to take… View Article
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One of the hopes of the conference committee is to make ALT 2023 Conference the most accessible and inclusive conference… View Article
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We’re delighted to announce that the draft programme for Icepops 2023 is now available. We have an exciting line up of events… View Article
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This blog was originally posted on 23 April 2023 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. The “Anti-oppressive pedagogies in online… View Article
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The M25 Spring meeting was held online on 26th April 2023 on the theme of “Inclusivity”. A recording of the… View Article
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This post was originally shared on 2 March 2023 on Dr Teeroumanee Nadan’s blog teeroumaneenadan.com. On 23rd Feb, members of… View Article
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When we started looking for keynotes there was no shortage of people who could do an excellent job, some of… View Article
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Are you looking for a way to support your emerging research practice in the area of digital education, or perhaps… View Article
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As we look forward to our 2023 Annual Conference and ALT’s 30th Anniversary, we are taking a moment to look… View Article
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September is starting to feel like it is just around the corner! Santanu and I are both really excited, and… View Article
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