Seeking Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT): An introduction  

CMALT is the accreditation framework of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT). It is targeted at “professionals who are actively involved in understanding, managing, researching, supporting or enabling learning with the use of Learning Technology” (CMALT Accreditation Framework | Association for Learning Technology) and provides them with an opportunity for peer-reviewed accreditation and recognition for their skills and experience in the use of Learning Technologies. 

This one-hour webinar will provide an overview of the categories of CMALT available and components of the portfolio. The session will also cover the timescales for submitting an application and the support available for participants through CMALT. It is open to anyone considering registering for CMALT. 

Presenter

Alex Walker 

Head of Academic Practice Development 

Alex heads the UHI Academic Practice Development provision, supporting the leadership and coordination of staff facing professional development and recognition across UHI.  At UHI Alex has established pathways for staff to seek professional recognition, set up a successful mentoring programme and established a programme of development opportunities to enhance and develop learning and teaching. Central to this has been utilising technology to build communities of practice across the UHI academic partnership to share and enhance academic and academic related practice. Alex is passionate about pedagogically driven and inclusive approaches to mentoring and professional development and has presented and published in this area. 

Alex was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2025, completed a MEd in Tertiary and Higher Education in 2022 and holds Advance HE Principal Fellowship and Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT), with a specialism in utilising technology for professional development in geographically dispersed contexts.  In 2023 Alex achieved a level 5 ILM coaching and mentoring qualification and has mentored and coached UHI colleagues.

LinkedIn

alex.walker@uhi.ac.uk 

To Book

Please email events.lta@uhi.ac.uk.  Please include if you have already registered for ALPINE (and if so the fellowship category you are registering to apply for).

Accessibility

We want to make this a positive experience for all participants and hope we have met everyone's needs in joining this session.  If you have particular access needs please contact us at ta@uhi.ac.uk so we can work together to get you as good an experience as we can. 

Privacy

Please read our policy on how we treat any personal information collected in relation to our events:
Data Protection Statement for Events