Call For Proposals (CFP)

Proposal Deadline: Deadline for submission of Symposium Proposals has been extended

The Symposium on SoTL is a practitioners’ conference dedicated to developing teaching and learning research, sharing initial findings, going public with results of completed projects, and building an extended scholarly community. The conference will feature concurrent sessions of presentations and workshops, a poster session and reception, and esteemed keynote speakers. In its 5th year, the conference draws together faculty, students, and administrators interested in the systematic inquiry of teaching and learning.

We invite proposals that match one of the conference tracks (see below) from individuals or teams of scholars for the following formats:

• Oral presentations (30 minutes including time for audience questions)
• Workshops (3-hour for pre-conference workshops; 60 minutes for concurrent session workshops; workshop proposals will only be considered if they include a plan for audience engagement / interactivity
• Poster presentations

The conference tracks are:

• Research on teaching and learning – presentations on active or completed SoTL projects
• Involving undergraduate students in SoTL – presentations on best practices or example projects where undergraduate students are acting as co-researchers
• Teaching and learning with technology – presentations on the utility and impact of technology for teaching and learning
• Collaborating beyond the single-classroom – presentations on multi-class, interdisciplinary, or cross-institutional projects
• Methodologies and innovative approaches to data gathering and analysis – presentations providing a ‘how to’ introduction to specific research methods and theoretical frameworks
• Calls for collaboration, triangulation, and development (poster session only) – poster presentations that share early-stage research questions with the objective of establishing connections with like-minded researchers

Proposals will be considered from students, faculty, administrators, or community members committed to the systematic scholarly inquiry into aspects of teaching and learning in a higher education setting. Proposals will comprise a title, a 250-word abstract for the conference program, a 750-word anonymized abstract for reviewers, and a bibliography. Submissions will be explicit about how the presentation will interest an interdisciplinary SoTL audience and will identify the preferred presentation format and conference track. The content of the abstract must match what will actually be presented.

Posters must be no larger than 3’x4’ and will be displayed on portable easels during the conference. Poster presenters should remain beside their poster during the poster session to answer questions. Posters that are calls for collaboration, triangulation, and development should include a photo of the presenter and their preferred contact information.

The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended. Prior to acceptance all proposals will be double-blind reviewed by at least two experienced SoTL practitioners for relevance, quality of scholarship, and clarity of outcomes. Applicants will be notified if their proposal has been accepted. Presenters must register for the conference and are responsible for their own conference fees, travel, and lodging.

For additional information please contact the Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Mount Royal University: sotlinstitute@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.5503.