The Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) is committed to representing and supporting all those employed in the field of learning development and those with an interest in the field.
ALDinHE supports and champions the work of learning developers through community building and practice-sharing, facilitating research and dissemination, and providing professional development opportunities. We also connect and collaborate with other like-minded organisations around the world who share these goals.
Learning developers work with students in an educational bridging role. They mediate between the knowledge and skills which students bring to university and the demands and conventions of academic subjects, guiding students to navigate their university studies.
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Collective diary 15 July 2025
On the 15th of each month, we are inviting those working in the field of learning development to share their day. Write up what you have done on the 15th of the month (or your nearest working day to this date) (plus reflections) and share it with us via this short submission form. The entries will be shared here on the ALDinHE blog. In 2010-11 and 2014-15, the ALDinHE website was previously…
Welcoming ALDinHE’s newly ratified Steering Group
Following ALDinHE’s Annual General Meeting held on 12 June 2025, we are delighted to officially welcome our newly ratified Senior Leadership Team, four new Steering Group members without portfolio and a new Working Group Lead. Our new members will bring fresh thinking, a wealth of experience, and a genuine passion for Learning Development and ALDinHE’s values. We’re very excited about what they will bring to the strategic direction of the…
Take5 #131 10 years of Flying Start: what have we learned about transition to university and where next?
This ALDinHE Take 5 post comes from Leeds’ Paul Cave and Angela Newton reflecting on ten years of the paradigmatic Flying Start resource. Many of us in the LD community have viewed this Leeds ‘Welcome’ resource as a leader in the field and we are really happy to get this insider look at how it came about – and to see what we can learn from the originators of this…
Collective diary 15 June 2025
On the 15th of each month, we are inviting those working in the field of learning development to share their day. Write up what you have done on the 15th of the month (or your nearest working day to this date) (plus reflections) and share it with us via this short submission form. The entries will be shared here on the ALDinHE blog. In 2010-11 and 2014-15, the ALDinHE website was previously…
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