Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals - Now Open

#WarwickTEALfest

We welcome submissions from colleagues at Warwick and beyond, that relate to the following types of small teaching:

Brief in-session or blended learning activities: Small interventions in a learning session (in-person or online) or a blended learning activity to achieve a particular objective. This could include things like capturing (or recapturing) the attention of students, encouraging a sense of belonging and community, getting to know students, providing quick opportunities for student engagement, introducing or consolidating new learning.
Small interventions in a module, programme or extended learning experience: Small-scale interventions that may relate to a small portion of a module, programme or extended learning experience for a specific purpose. This might include things like incorporating opportunities for interdisciplinary learning experiences within one or two sessions or blended learning activities, redesigning a session or activity to enhance inclusivity, co-creating an aspect of the curriculum, utilising approaches to support student wellbeing.
Small modifications in module or programme design, assessment or communication with your students: Small changes that are working towards certain objectives but do not require radical re-thinking of your module, programme or extended learning experience design. This might include the way you structure learning experiences, work with assessments, collaborate or co-create elements of the curriculum with students, engage other stakeholders, enhance community communications.

Submission deadline

You can access the submission form here.

Deadline for submissions: Friday 31st March 2023.

We expect to notify you of the outcome in the week commencing 17th April.

Submissions will be peer reviewed against the following criteria:

Alignment of proposal to the chosen theme.
Indication of what delegates will gain from attending the proposed session.
Scholarly basis of the proposal (i.e., does the proposal explain: why your intervention or change was needed? What informed your choice of approach? How you are gauging its effectiveness?)

Key themes

Submissions should address one of the sub-themes listed below:

Building inclusive communities
Equipping learners to contribute to a sustainable future
Supporting interdisciplinary experiences
Co-creation, e.g., with students, communities, etc.
Student support and wellbeing

There is also the option of a ‘wildcard’ for proposals addressing other key themes

Submission format

We invite submissions in the following formats:

Nano-presentations (10-minute presentations to share and inspire).
Presentations (20-minute presentations (plus Q&A time) typically sharing more inquiry-based activities).

We welcome collaborative submissions from students and staff from Warwick and beyond.

You can access the submission form here.

Support for making your submission (Warwick staff)

We are offering a number of support sessions for Warwick staff including:

Writing submissions for teaching and learning conferences, Friday 3^rd March, 11am – 1pm (online)

This workshop will provide practical guidance about writing submissions for teaching and learning conferences and include dedicated time to work on a TEALfest or Education Conference submission.