In dreams begins responsibility - choice, evidence, and change September 7, 2009

ALT-C 2009 is the 16th International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, which will be held at the University of Manchester, England.

If you have questions about ALT-C 2009, or if you wish to order a bulk supply of the flyer for the conference, contact us by email.

Book online to attend ALT-C 2009
ALT-C online booking system is now open:

Presenter's booking deadline: 29 June 2009.
Earlybird booking deadline: 6 July 2009.
Bookings close: 14 August 2009.

Conference Co-chairs:
Gilly Salmon, Professor of eLearning and Learning Technologies at the University of Leicester, UK;

Professor Tom Boyle, Director of the Learning Technology Research Institute at London Metropolitan University, UK.

Keynote speakers will be:
Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor Designate at the Open University, UK;
Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, USA;
Terry Anderson, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada.

Invited speakers:
Confirmed invited speakers include: Jonathan Drori, Heather Fry, Diana Laurillard, Matthew McFall, David Kennedy, Richard Noss, Vanessa Pittard, Aaron Porter and David Price.

About the conference
Learning technologies and learning technologists are now at the heart of modern learning, and yet our community still faces many challenges, for example:

learning from history to build on past gains and avoid previous mistakes;
spreading innovations that are of true value, rather than mere fads;
redesigning pedagogy, the curriculum, and assessment methods to secure a substantial positive impact on learning;
ensuring cost effectiveness by various means, from working effectively at a large scale, to supporting peer-assisted learning cultures;
developing a research culture that informs practice, and a culture of practice that uses research evidence.
To rise to these challenges, we must dream and act on our dreams, but evidence must justify the choices we make. ALT-C 2009 will provide a broad forum for practitioners, researchers and policy-makers from all sectors to explore, reflect, and learn.

Key dates
The call for proposals will be issued on 1 December 2008.
Proposals for inclusion in the programme were accepted between mid December 2008 and 2 March 2009. The online submission system is now closed.
Bookings will open in May.
Presenters' booking deadline: 29 June 2009.
Earlybird booking deadline: 6 July 2009.
Bookings close: 14 August 2009.
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