SOTL in the South

Virtual Event     |    22 - 26 November 2021

 

Call for contributions

Proposals for oral presentations, posters and panels are welcomed. We are also interested in proposals suggesting interesting and innovative measures to share knowledge (eg performance, visual display) and communication forms drawing on indigenous knowledge systems.

We hope to receive contributions from postgraduate and undergraduate students, and encourage academics to support students to generate such contributions. Possible topics for research into teaching and learning in higher education that will be featured at the conference include, but are not restricted to:

Streams for participation may include (but are not limited to):

  • online teaching and learning
  • teaching and learning for racial, cognitive and social justice
  • indigenous knowledge systems and decolonization of teaching and learning
  • teaching and learning for environmental sustainability
  • teaching and learning innovation
  • teaching and learning in the disciplines
  • interdisciplinary teaching and learning
  • postgraduate teaching and learning

Dates and Deadlines

The conference will offer a presentation-only track as well as a publication track. Publication will be in a special issue of the SOTL in the South journal with publication in April 2022 and/or in an edited collection published by a reputable publisher. A workshop/discussion session will be held at the conference, during which these publication options will be discussed, and full paper authors will be able to give input into these publication options.  

Abstracts (of 250 to 500 words) can be submitted HERE.

We welcome proposals for workshops, panel discussions, performances and other innovative online formats. Please send proposals for these to the conference e-mail address below.

 

Conference queries to: sotlinthesouth@gmail.com.

Important Dates

Presentation-only Track

May 16, 2021 – Deadline for submission of abstracts

June 13, 2021 – Feedback provided on abstracts

July 11, 2021 – Submission of revised abstracts (where required)

August 22, 2021 – Notification of final acceptance of abstracts (where applicable)    

October 31, 2021 – Deadline for registration (for presenters only) and submission of recorded presentations 

Publication Track

May 16, 2021 – Deadline for submission of abstracts

June 13, 2021 – Feedback provided on abstracts

August 29, 2021 – Submission of full papers (details will be provided to accepted abstract authors)  

October 31, 2021 – Deadline for registration (for presenters only) and submission of recorded presentations 

November 21, 2021 – Double-blind peer review feedback provided on full papers

November 22, 2021 – Publication discussion/workshop for full paper authors 

January 23, 2022 – Submission of revised full papers

Enquiries

For further information 

please contact

sotlinthesouth@gmail.com