ITLC 2026: Call for Proposals

Conference Formats

We offer five conference formats for your participation, each designed to facilitate unique interactions and knowledge-sharing opportunities. We encourage you to choose the format that best aligns with your presentation style and objectives, enhancing the overall experience for both you and your participants. Here are the formats with their brief descriptions:

Digital Poster Session (50 minutes)

A digital poster session offers presenters an interactive and engaging way to showcase their research and ideas. In this format, each presenter or team uses a single slide to display their work and engage in real-time discussions with participants.

Shared Mini Presentation (25 minutes)

A shared mini-presentation format brings together presenters whose work addresses similar themes or topics. Each presenter or team is allotted 20 minutes for their presentation and 5 minutes for a Q&A session. This shared session structure aims to foster thematic connections, active discussion, and collaborative learning.

Presentation (50 minutes)

A presentation format offers the presenters the opportunity to introduce and share content through slides, visuals, or other media to enhance participants’ understanding. The format can foster audience engagement by including interactive elements like Q&A sessions, polls, and chats.

Roundtable Discussion/Panel (50 minutes)

A roundtable discussion/panel format is designed to facilitate informal conversations among the presenters and participants. The primary aim is to encourage open dialogue, share insights, experiences, and best practices related to the topic.

Workshop (100 minutes)

A workshop session involves presenters engaging participants in practical learning experiences and encouraging active involvement. The primary aim is to deepen skills and understanding through hands-on applications.

Conference Designated Tracks

There are six designated tracks for proposal submissions. Each track focused on different topics, allowing you to align your proposal with relevant areas of interest. We encourage you to select the track that best fits your proposal’s focus, allowing you to share your insights and contribute meaningfully to our vibrant academic community. Here are the six tracks and their brief descriptions:

1. Student-Centered Teaching Pedagogy

• The Student-Centered Pedagogy track welcomes ideas and strategies that place the student at the heart of teaching. Proposals should explore ways to engage students as active participants and draw on their individual strengths and experiences to foster meaningful and supportive learning environments.

2. High-Impact Practices (HIPs)

• The HIPs track invites proposals that focus on active learning strategies that enhance student engagement and promote deep learning. They should highlight evidence-based approaches that help students achieve deep learning, gain personal growth, foster engagement, close equity gaps, etc.

3. Strategies that Foster Student Success and Well-Being

• The Strategies that Foster Student Success and Well-Being track is dedicated to holistic approaches that support both the academic and personal development of students. Proposals should emphasize innovative strategies, programs, and/or practices designed to enhance student success while promoting well-being.

4. Emerging Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

• The SoTL track invites proposals that explore evidence-based research on teaching practices and student learning. Proposals should aim to bridge the gap between theory and practice by encouraging individuals to share their research findings, innovative methodologies, and/or reflections on pedagogical strategies.

5. Technology Innovations that Foster Deeper Learning

• The Technology Innovations that Foster Deeper Learning track invites proposals that emphasize advancements in educational technology and their impact on enhancing student engagement, comprehension, and/or retention. Proposals submitted to this track should highlight technological tools, methodologies, etc. that promote deeper learning experiences.

6. Innovative Practices across Teaching Modalities

• The Innovative Practices across Teaching Modalities track seeks submissions that highlight creative and effective approaches to teaching in various formats. This track encourages individuals to showcase methods that enhance learning experiences and outcomes.

Rubric for ITLC

Keep in mind the criteria that the selection committee is considering. You can also click here to see 2 exemplary proposals from previous years that fit our criteria.

Please note that these proposals are for educational purposes only and should not be replicated or reused.

Theme: Teaching and Learning with Joy: Purpose, Connection, and Possibility

Each proposal is blind-reviewed by a selection committee using this scoring rubric. Unfortunately, not all submitted proposals will be invited to participate in the conference. Abstracts of accepted proposals will appear in the conference program.

Submit a Proposal

Click Here to Download the ITLC Rubric.