Event

Jisc at ALT Annual Conference 2024

The Association of Learning Technology (ALT) conference provides an international platform for learning technology research, practice and policy work from across sectors.

  • Three days
  • 3-5 September
  • Manchester, UK

This event will be held on

  • 03–05 September 2024

    • Manchester, UK

Empowering digital practice

Jisc will be at ALT 2024, providing delegates with insight, inspiration and resources to support the transformation of digital practice. As well as delivering sessions throughout the conference our experts will be available on our stand to continue the conversation.

We are proud to again be supporting the ALT award for Digital Transformation.

Exhibition timings

  • Day one: 08:30-16:00
  • Day two: 08:30 - 17:30
  • Day three: 08:30 - 16:30

Jisc sessions

Tuesday 3 September

‘The end of learning design?’: Reflecting on the future of learning design and the cost/benefit of leading innovation, transformation, and preparedness for crisis

  • Lawrie Phipps, senior research lead, Jisc
  • Peter Bryant
  • Donna Lanclos

Differences not deficits: Civil digital infrastructure impact on international students’ experience

  • Elizabeth Newall, senior sector specialist (digital transformation), Jisc
  • Sarah Knight, head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc
  • Tabetha Newman, Jisc
  • Mike Gulliver
  • Rafael Escalona Reynoso
  • Sylvie Antal
  • Mariam Chaduneli

Find out more about our work on Researching international students' digital experience.

A data driven approach to improving the digital experience

  • Clare Killen, Senior consultant, Jisc
  • Nici Cooper
  • Emma Barwell

Read the latest digital experience insights reports.

Wednesday 4 September

Accessible digital futures: Collaborating for inclusive innovation

  • Kellie Mote, Programme lead (Accessibility), Jisc
  • Helen Nicholson, AI specialist, Jisc

Find out more about accessible digital futures.

Beyond Blended - a reflective, collaborative approach to re-imagining curriculum and learning design

  • Sarah Knight, head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc
  • Elizabeth Newall, senior sector specialist (digital transformation), Jisc
  • Sheila MacNeill
  • Helen Beetham

Explore the beyond blended guide.

Thursday 5 September

Cultivating collaboration for strategic change using Jisc’s framework and maturity model for digital transformation

  • Sarah Knight, head of learning and teaching transformation, Jisc
  • Simon Birkett, senior sector specialist (digital transformation), Jisc
  • Lou McGill, consultant - HE and digital capabilities, Jisc
  • Elizabeth Newall, senior sector specialist (digital transformation), Jisc
  • Julie Voce
  • Alison Purvis
  • Jane Mooney
  • Caroline Bowsher

Find out more about digital transformation in higher education.

Who should attend

Practitioners, researchers and policy makers with an interest in learning technology within HE and FE should attend.

Booking information

Full booking details can be found on the conference website.