# Association for Learning Technology

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The **Association for Learning Technology** (ALT) is a United Kingdom [professional body](/source/Professional_body) and [learned society](/source/Learned_society). Founded in 1993 as a Registered Charity,[1] ALT brings together people and organisations with an interest in the use of [learning technology](/source/Learning_technology).

## Membership

ALT has over 170 organisational and sponsoring members, and over 2,290 individual members as reported in the 2016/17 accounts.[2] Organisational members include the majority of the UK's universities.[3] Sponsoring members include public sector agencies such as the [Department for Business, Innovation and Skills](/source/Department_for_Business,_Innovation_and_Skills)[4] and the [Higher Education Academy](/source/Higher_Education_Academy), and companies such as [Blackboard](/source/Blackboard), [Google](/source/Google), [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) and [Toshiba](/source/Toshiba). There are three categories of individual member: Associate Member, Ordinary Member, and, under a scheme which has operated since 2005, Certified Member (CMALT).

## Activities

ALT's activities include the following:

- ALT-C, which is the UK's main [conference](/source/Conference) for learning technologists. Past keynote speakers at ALT-C have included [Martin G. Bean](/source/Martin_G._Bean),[5] David Cavallo,[6] [Wendy Hall](/source/Wendy_Hall), [Eric Mazur](/source/Eric_Mazur),[7] Natasa Milic-Frayling,[8] [Sugata Mitra](/source/Sugata_Mitra),[9] [Peter Norvig](/source/Peter_Norvig), Richard Noss,[10] [Hans Rosling](/source/Hans_Rosling),[11] Carol Twigg, [Michael Wesch](/source/Michael_Wesch),[12] Dylan Wiliam.
- Responding to consultations relating to learning technology and e-learning.[13] Some of these responses are referenced in Government publications.[14]
- Workshops and occasional smaller conferences.
- Certification of members under the CMALT scheme, see [http://www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/](http://www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/).
- Working in partnership with other organisations, such as the [Association of Colleges](/source/Association_of_Colleges),[15] [Jisc](/source/Jisc), [LSIS](/source/LSIS), [NIACE](/source/NIACE),[16] and the [TEL Programme](https://web.archive.org/web/20111020022152/http://www.tel.ac.uk/).[17]

## Aims

ALT aims to:[18]

1. Increase the impact of Learning Technology for public benefit
1. Provide stronger recognition of and representation for Learning Technology professionals on a national level
1. Lead the professionalisation of research and practice in Learning Technology

## Publications

- [Research in Learning Technology](/source/Research_in_Learning_Technology), an international peer-reviewed [Open Access journal](/source/Open_Access_journal)[19] which aims to *raise the profile of research in learning technology, encouraging research that informs good practice and contributes to the development of policy*;[20]
- a public wiki with resources of interest to the learning technology community;[21]
- a members' digest, which is sent fortnightly to nearly 2000 subscribers;[22]
- a quarterly printed and web-based Newsletter available at [http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/](http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/).

## References

1. ["ALT's details on the Charity Commission website"](http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1063519&SubsidiaryNumber=0). The Charity Commission. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["Charity overview"](http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1160039&SubsidiaryNumber=0). Retrieved 2018-04-18.

1. ["November 2011 List of Organisational and Sponsoring Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120323143529/http://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/default/files/public/List%20of%20Organisational%20and%20Sponsoring%20Members_2011.pdf). ALT. 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/default/files/public/List%20of%20Organisational%20and%20Sponsoring%20Members_2011.pdf) on March 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["Developing a Forward-Thinking IT Strategy That Aligns With Business Goals"](https://www.networkright.com/blog/aligning-it-with-business-goals). Retrieved 2025-12-10.

1. ["Martin Bean's keynote at ALT-C 2009"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJSRkhx4T3k&list=PL1901390D05E384AC&index=2&feature=plpp_video). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/HJSRkhx4T3k) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["David Cavallo's keynote at ALT-C 2008"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkDzlyFVUU). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/0KkDzlyFVUU) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Eric Mazur's keynote at ALT-C 2012"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYiI2Hvg5LE). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/aYiI2Hvg5LE) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Natasa Milic-Fraying's keynote at ALT-C 2012"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4gDkdRg6eY). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/P4gDkdRg6eY) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Sugata Mitra's keynote at ALT-C 2010"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INeDq0eFpEA). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/INeDq0eFpEA) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Richard Noss's keynote at ALT-C 2012"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l42fjz4OeAE). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/l42fjz4OeAE) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Hans Rosling's keynote at ALT-C 2008"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxyji4xsSeY). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/Jxyji4xsSeY) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Michael Wesch at ALT-C 2009"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjDkIlf7xp0). ALT. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/yjDkIlf7xp0) 2021-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

1. ["Consultation Responses on the ALT website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120322055418/http://www.alt.ac.uk/policy-consultation-responses). ALT. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.alt.ac.uk/policy-consultation-responses) on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. Vorhaus, John; Litster, Jennifer; Frearson, Michael; Johnson, Stuart (2011). ["Review of research and evaluation on improving adult literacy and numeracy skills"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120305202311/http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/further-education-skills/docs/r/11-1418-review-research-on-improving-adult-skills.pdf). Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Archived from [the original](http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/further-education-skills/docs/r/11-1418-review-research-on-improving-adult-skills.pdf) on March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["Details of joint AoC/ALT event held on 12 October 2011"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110926030614/http://www.aoc.co.uk/en/aoc-create/aoc-createevents/events_calendar.cfm/id/57253096-3B84-4BC4-970188086A5F6E3A). Association of Colleges. 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.aoc.co.uk/en/aoc-create/aoc-createevents/events_calendar.cfm/id/57253096-3B84-4BC4-970188086A5F6E3A) on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["NIACE signs MOUs with digital learning partners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160919113410/http://www.niace.org.uk/news/niace-signs-mous-with-digital-learning-partners). NIACE. 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.niace.org.uk/news/niace-signs-mous-with-digital-learning-partners) on September 19, 2016. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["WebCite version of partnership page on the TEL website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120316075209/http://www.tel.ac.uk/?page_id=1293). Technology Enhanced Learning Programme. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://tel.ac.uk/?page_id=1293) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. Maren, Deepwell (2017-02-28). ["ALT Strategy, February 2017 - January 2020"](http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2370/). *repository.alt.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2018-04-18.

1. Shieber, Stuart (2012). ["Switching to open access for the new year"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120218032337/http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/pamphlet/2012/01/04/switching-to-open-access-for-the-new-year/). The Occasional Pamphlet on Scholarly Communication. Archived from [the original](http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/pamphlet/2012/01/04/switching-to-open-access-for-the-new-year/) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["Aims and Scope of Research in Learning Technology"](http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/about/editorialPolicies#focusAndScope). *Research in Learning Technology*. Co-Action Publishing. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["ALT wiki"](http://wiki.alt.ac.uk). ALT. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

1. ["JISCMAIL Announcements List, used to distribute the ALT Fortnightly Digest"](https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A1=ind1203&L=ALT-ANNOUNCE). JISCmail. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

## External links

- [Association for Learning Technology Website](https://www.alt.ac.uk)
- [Research in Learning Technology](http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/)
- [Certified Membership (CMALT)](http://www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/)

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