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Call for Papers: Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2021

January 22, 2021

Teaching in the Spotlight: What is the Future for HE Curricula?

Date: 6-8 July 2021 Venue: Virtual Who: All higher education professionals Book now

 

Advance HE’s Teaching and Learning Conference 2021 will continue to position the spotlight firmly on teaching in a global context. With particular reference to this year, the conference will explore where we go from here in terms of teaching and learning in HE, and how will we deliver the curricula of the future.

Teaching in higher education has never been under such scrutiny as during 2020 and this continues into the new academic year. Ongoing debates around teaching excellence, fees, value, the student experience, inclusion, equality impact and more have been further scrutinised and added to by the global pandemic.

Some of the consequences have been:

  • A rapid move to fully virtual teaching in March 2020, meaning as a result everyone having a view on the ‘new’ student experience
  • the value now for students compared to the ‘traditional’ HE model
  • the impact on physical elements of courses such as field work or laboratory sessions
  • the rapid change in assessment methods and engagement strategies
  • how the curriculum supports equality, inclusion and diversity in a virtual world.

So what is the future for HE curricula? Has the urgency for digital learning caused a seismic shift in HE delivery that will change the future of the sector? Have inequalities in higher education been narrowed or have new ones emerged? Do we have a workforce with the skills required to deliver this new model of HE? Do the curricula we have deliver the skills and knowledge graduates need for the post-pandemic world? And where do we go from here as we move through the 2020-21 academic year and into 2021-22 and beyond?

The focus on enhancing all aspects of teaching and learning remains a critical issue for those seeking to provide an outstanding student experience at all levels of taught provision. Curricula are at the heart of excellent teaching and all aspects of this have changed as never before during 2020.

Join the conversation at #TLConf21

Call for papers

The call for papers for Teaching and Learning Conference 2021: Teaching in the Spotlight: What is the Future for HE Curricula? is now open until 22 January 2021.

Proposals are sought against any of the seven thematic areas above, across all disciplines. They can be discipline focused, interdisciplinary or multi-disciplinary in nature. 

Proposals are welcomed from individuals or teams from across a single institution, or involving multiple institutions, employers and other partners, and especially from individuals of underrepresented groups. Proposals are also welcomed from students, student unions or other student bodies. Creative collaborations between academic teams and professional service teams. The conference aims to showcase a wide and diverse range of work, activities and creative practice. Individuals may submit against more than one session type, but should select the most relevant thematic area. 

Submissions can be for any of the following session formats:

  • Live interactive breakout session (60 minutes)
  • On-demand oral presentation (20 minutes)
  • Live workshop session (60 minutes)
  • Virtual poster presentation
  • Pre-recorded Ignite session, plus live Q&A (5 minutes)
  • Live/pre-recorded Soapbox session (5 minutes)