Organisations

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• Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology.
• The Higher Education Academy (HEA) works with universities and colleges, discipline groups, individual staff and organisations to help them deliver the best possible learning experience for all students. 
• Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society.
• Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration .
• JISC infoNet provides Expertise in Planning and Implementing Information Systems.
• UCISA represents the whole of higher education, and increasingly further education, in the provision and development of academic, management and administrative information systems, providing a network of contacts and a powerful lobbying voice.
• CETIS represents UK higher-education and further-education institutions on international learning technology standards initiatives.
• JISC e-Learning Focus supports JISC's e-Learning programme with news and commentary about programme developments.
• Ferl gives advice and guidance in supporting individuals and organisations in making effective use of ILT within the post compulsory education sector.
• The London Knowledge Lab is a research lab of the University of London.
• The Centre for Learning and Professional Development (CLPD) has been created to enhance the learning experience for all Birkbeck students.