Association for Learning Technology (ALT) appoints first Director of Development

April 30, 2008 - PRLog -- Dr van Harmelen gained his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Manchester, where he was formerly a Lecturer and a Research Fellow. Mark has also been a Cabinet appointee in South Africa, where he was responsible for aligning stakeholders and planning a national institute for ICT tasked with assisting in socio-economic change and later established as the Meraka Institute.

Mark's photo can be found here: http://www.alt.ac.uk/images/mark.jpg

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ALT organises a yearly high profile conference – ALT-C, this year the theme for ALT-C will be Rethinking the digital divide.  The conference takes place from 9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK. http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/

Association for Learning Technology, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484 125    Fax: +44 (0)1865 484 165   Email: admin@alt.ac.uk      
URL: http://www.alt.ac.uk/

ALT is a Registered Charity in the UK, number: 1063519

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ALT (the Association for Learning Technology) is a professional and scholarly association which brings together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology. There are over 200 organisational members from higher and further education institutions, private and public sector organisations and over 500 individual members. Sponsoring members include Becta, HEFCE, Microsoft, the Scottish Funding Council, Adobe, and the Learning and Skills Council.  www.alt.ac.uk

Website: www.alt.ac.uk