SOTL in the South

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.