As part of the celebrations for #TrusteesWeek, ALT is recognising the invaluable work of our trustees. ALT’s trustees set our direction and are responsible for ALT’s strategy and the overall performance of the Association. Explore our latest #altc blog post from Matt Cornock - buff.ly/7DvNI8o #altc

Join us for ALTC25 Revisited, a dynamic online event reflecting on the highlights of #ALTC25. We’re bringing back the key themes, thought-provoking sessions, and vibrant discussions, inviting presenters & participants to take the conversation further. buff.ly/AnrMxsc #altc

This autumn, the #altc website is undergoing a major upgrade from Drupal 7 to Drupal 11; you may encounter some disruption on 26 November. This essential update will enhance performance, accessibility, and design, making the site more user-friendly and reliable for all members - www.alt.ac.uk

An exciting opportunity for professionals in #FE and #HE to deepen their understanding of digital accessibility. Join us online on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for an interactive workshop exploring key elements of the Digital Accessibility Maturity Model. buff.ly/fyVquLt #altc

AmplifyFE is marking five years of supporting professionals across Further Education, Skills, and Vocational Education with the release of its 2025 Impact Report. Read the full report and get inspired to be part of what comes next: buff.ly/6vwMl2d #altc #ALTC25 #AmplifyFE

At this year’s ALT Annual Conference, we proudly announced the winners of the 2025 ALT Awards. The 2025 ALT Awards Brochure showcases this year’s winners, their projects, and the impact they’ve made. Share it with your peers and help us celebrate their achievements. buff.ly/hOQiEFF #altc #ALTC25

Join us for ALTC25 Revisited, a dynamic online event reflecting on the highlights of #ALTC25. We’re bringing back the key themes, thought-provoking sessions, and vibrant discussions, inviting presenters & participants to take the conversation further. buff.ly/AnrMxsc #altc

At this year’s ALT Annual Conference, we proudly announced the winners of the 2025 ALT Awards. The 2025 ALT Awards Brochure showcases this year’s winners, their projects, and the impact they’ve made. Share it with your peers and help us celebrate their achievements. buff.ly/bpuwUe0 #altc #ALTC25

AmplifyFE is marking five years of supporting professionals across Further Education, Skills, and Vocational Education with the release of its 2025 Impact Report. Read the full report and get inspired to be part of what comes next. buff.ly/24Ckb0T #ALTc25

Our final sessions of the day are now underway. #ALTc25

Our parallel sessions continue until lunch at 13:00 #ALTc25

AmplifyFE is marking five years of supporting professionals across Further Education, Skills, and Vocational Education with the release of its 2025 Impact Report. Read the full report and get inspired to be part of what comes next. buff.ly/24Ckb0T #ALTc25

Our morning parallel sessions are now underway. #ALTc25

On knowledge and imagination: Nadia Nadia noted that authors in the Middle East expressed different viewpoints from those in the West and said she needed to know 'both sides of the story, to tailor her communication to any given audience, so as not to offend others or endanger herself. #ALTc25

Safe, brave or accountable spaces? #ALTc25

Affiliation and recognition: students are able to... interact with others to learn new knowledge and solve problems; be treated with dignity and enter into relationships of mutual respect, recognition and trust. #ALTc25

To support emotional health, embed 'warm support' in the learning design - ‘Warm support' (Baker et al., 2018) #ALTc25

Students want to matter. #ALTc25

The Beekee hub - an instance of Moodle on a Raspberry Pi in a classroom. #ALTc25

"In my second semester.... I had no house, and I had no flat.... I was downloading documents from a train station... It was very cold. It was not that good, but finally I survived and I didn't give up." Zain - Online MA student. #ALTc25

Educational resilience: students are able to... navigate study, work and life, negotiate risk and persevere academically; be responsive to educational opportunities and adaptive to constraints. #ALTc25

'Capabilities' are the real freedoms or opportunities to achieve valuable functionings. Functionings' are the actual achievements or states of being, such as being healthy, educated, or participating in society. #ALTc25

Engagement in one dimension fuels engagement in other dimensions #ALTc25

Gabi is now taking about the four dimensions of online engagement #ALTc25

Gabi is sharing her story of growing up in South Africa during apartheid and subsequent journey into distance learning #ALTc25

Our final keynote for this year is Engaging Learning: Rethinking Inclusion with insights from the margins #ALTc25

Conference co-chair Joe Wilson has 7 things to share at the start of day two, including a shout out to Lorna Campbell and Open Scotland.

The current vice chair and soon to be chair of ALT , Keith Smyth welcomes delegates to day 2 of #ALTc25

Our delegates are arriving ready for a busy day 2 of #ALTc25

Congratulations to all of our winners, and we're now off to get our 10,000 steps for the day at the Ceilidh. We're off to Strip the Willow with The Flying Scotsman and will see you tomorrow for day 2 of the conference. #ALTc25

Megan exemplifies ethical, strategic and inclusive leadership. Her work has created sustainable systems, empowered staff and embedded digital education into the heart of institutional strategy—making her a model for transformative leadership in the sector. #ALTc25

Scott’s submission showed lots of examples of impact through leadership both internally and externally, disseminating good practice both by leading by example, involvement with international networks and supporting others to be good leaders. #ALTc25

Scott’s submission showed his contributions to sector-wide professional development especially around including student voices and accessibility advocates.Good evidence presented in terms of impact internally through use of relevant data. #ALTc25

The Community Choice Award was voted for by ALT members out of all the submissions received for this year’s Awards programme. It’s another win for University of Liverpool’s Islands of Innovation Team. Many congratulations! #ALTc25

The Award for Leadership in Digital Education is presented to Scott Farrow AND Megan Kime. #ALTc25

The Award for Individuals is presented to Dr Arezou PourMirza. Arezou clearly demonstrated a positive impact on both students and colleagues across Torrens University Australia. Her entry showed a strong alignment with CMALT/FELT principles. #ALTc25

The Award for Institutions and Teams is presented to University of Liverpool - Islands of Innovation Team. The judges felt that this was a refreshingly different submission that has proven impact both locally and globally. #ALTc25

The Award for Technology in Adult Learning in partnership with UFI is presented to Metaverse Learning. The judges felt that this was an innovative use of VR/Metaverse to help teach vocational subjects. Good partnership between edtech and FE with strong supporting evidence. #ALTc25

The Award for case studies in Ethical Edtech is presented to The Open University - Responsible By Design AND University of Glasgow - Navigating Bias: Unravelling the Ethical Complexities of Generative AI in Race and Gender - joint winners. The judges felt both were equally deserving. #ALTc25

The Award for Digital Transformation, in partnership with Jisc is presented to Bath Spa University - Digital Transformation Strategy. The approach aligned to the Jisc framework. Executive leadership facilitated a strong and effective culture open to change and methodically operationalised. #ALTc25

Welcome to Glasgow for the #ALTc25 awards, hosted by ALT President Dave White. Representatives of all of our shortlisted entries are in the room eagerly waiting to find out whether they have won. #ALTc25

Our delegates are getting ready for the gala dinner, awards ceremony and ceilidh. #ALTc25

What do the outputs of research look like? #ALTc25

Our final parallel sessions for the day are underway. #ALTc25

Our afternoon parallel sessions are now getting underway #ALTc25

How can VLEs be more user friendly to those more comfortable with social applications? Should there be a standardised format for each module/course? #ALTc25

Academic writing is the main thing that our student panel would liked to have learnt first. #ALTc25

What is the best way to communicate with students? #ALTc25

Questions from the audience. What can be done to level the playing field for students in terms of digital literacy in the months before starting university? What one thing would have helped you the most with this transition? #ALTc25

Our students are now sharing some of their experiences with evaluating and using GenAI tools and how they can affect the way you think. #ALTc25