Association for Learning Technology

The Association for Learning Technology - in short, ALT - describes itself as a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology. It claims 200 organisations and over 500 individuals in membership. It is based in the UK with headquarters on the campus of Oxford Brookes University. Around 6 staff (full-time equivalent numbers) are employed.

ALT was formed in 1993.

ALT enjoys close working relationships with JISC, the Higher Education Academy and many others of its corporate/sponsoring members.

The declared aims of ALT are to:

• promote good practice in the use of learning technology in education and industry;
• represent the members in areas of policy;
• facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

For more details see http://www.alt.ac.uk/.