The call for proposals is now open

Transformative Learning

This year’s conference challenges us to view education not just as a response to change but as a driving force for it. In a time of significant change across higher education, how can we collectively create transformative learning environments that enable students, staff, and institutions to thrive?

The conference will focus on linking transformative learning to current sector-wide challenges and priorities, offering a space for dialogue and innovation. Sessions might explore:

• Assessment and feedback as a catalyst for transformation.

• Embedding critical thinking in learning and teaching.

• Harnessing technology, including AI, for transformative learning.

• Advancing equity, sustainability, and social justice.

• Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches.

• Reimagining our roles as educators and change agents.

• Enhancing holistic student and staff experiences.

• Connecting transformative teaching with transformative policy.

Collaborative submissions from students and staff are particularly welcomed.

Submission formats

• Nano-presentations (10-minutes): These are short, recorded presentations that aim to share practices and inspire others. They will be shared asynchronously with delegates before and after the conference event.
• Presentations (20-minutes, including Q&A time): These presentations may typically share more inquiry-based activities. They will be presented live at the in-person event.
• Workshops (1 hour). These sessions offer the opportunity for hands-on activity and are highly interactive. They may be based on sharing practices or approaches but place an emphasis on inspiring and supporting delegates to consider how activities shared might be applied in their own contexts.
• Panels (1 hour): Panel discussions offer the opportunity for topics to be explored from multiple perspectives. The goal of panel discussions is to exchange insights, engage in discussion, and learn from each other’s experiences. Plenary interaction must be included.
• Lunchtime fringe sessions (30 minutes): These are informal sessions that offer the opportunity to explore aspects of the conference theme in novel, interesting and diverse ways.

We welcome collaborative submissions from students and staff.

Submissions will consist of a session abstract (max 300 words).

Submission deadline

The deadline for submissions is 11.59pm on Monday 10th February 2025.

We expect to notify you of the outcome in the week commencing 10th March 2025.

Review criteria

Submissions will be peer reviewed against the following criteria:

• Alignment of proposal to the conference theme and session format.
• Indication of what delegates will gain from attending the proposed session.
• Scholarly basis of the proposal (i.e., it builds on and uses relevant scholarship; it connects to knowledge and understandings about student learning, educational approaches, curriculum and assessment practices, etc.; it has a clear focus.)

Conference pedagogy

This year we are pleased to announce our conference pedagogy that is based on three principles. This pedagogy emphasises an approach to knowledge-sharing at the conference that is scholarly, engaged, inclusive and accessible.

We embrace a scholarly approach

In our conference sessions, we ground our work in relevant literature and connect it to significant issues in learning and teaching as well as sector-wide challenges and priorities that matter to our education community.

We share our work in ways that encourage engagement and interaction with our audiences

The conference offers a space for dialogue and opportunities as an educational community to connect, share and inspire each other. Whatever the session format, our presentation and facilitation styles encourage conversation, interaction, feedback and questioning.

We are committed to inclusivity and making our work accessible

The conference celebrates and embraces the diversity of our education community. We make effort to explain our approaches and our contexts, define our terms and avoid unnecessary jargon. Our presentations, activities, slides, and materials are accessible to audiences with varying needs and provide a variety of ways for people to engage.

Submissions should be made via our online form (click on the button below to submit your proposal or view the full submission form before submitting).