Call for Proposals
Theme: Teaching and Learning in Transition: Responding to Change in the Global Classroom
Date: 10 September 2026
Location: La Trobe University Sydney City Campus, 255 Elizabeth St. Sydney
The IEAA Teaching and Learning Network Forum will bring together academics, professional staff and sector leaders for a full-day event examining how changing expectations in international education are shaping pedagogical practice, curriculum design, assessment, and approaches to student learning and support.
This year’s Forum theme, Teaching and Learning in Transition: Responding to Change in the Global Classroom, invites contributors to share practical strategies, examples, insights and lessons learned from across institutional, program and classroom contexts. The Forum will focus on how institutions, teams and educators are responding to change across curriculum, assessment, academic integrity, AI, student success, staff capability, inclusive learning design and evidence of impact.
Building on the April IEAA Teaching and Learning Network webinar, Navigating Change: Perspectives on International Teaching and Learning in a Shifting Environment, the Forum extends the conversation from sector-level reflection to practice-based exchange. We are now inviting proposals for insight sessions, case studies, interactive workshops, panel contributions and showcase resources that explore what is changing, what is working, what remains challenging, and what others can adapt within their own contexts.
What We’re Looking For
We welcome proposals that demonstrate how changes in international teaching and learning are being addressed through practical, reflective and evidence-informed approaches. Your contribution might explore:
- Responses to shifting expectations in international teaching and learning
- Assessment reform, academic integrity and the implications of AI
- Curriculum renewal, relevance, coherence and graduate capability
- Inclusive pedagogies for diverse domestic and international student cohorts
- Approaches to strengthening belonging, engagement and student success
- Staff capability, academic workload, professional learning and change fatigue
- Leadership, governance and quality assurance approaches that support sustainable practice
- Evidence-informed approaches to evaluating teaching and learning impact
- Collaboration between academic, professional and student-facing teams
- Lessons learned from scaling, adapting or sustaining teaching and learning initiatives
- Practical responses to the opportunities and tensions of the global classroom
We are particularly interested in sessions that connect the rationale for change with the practical realities of implementation, including what has worked, what has changed, what remains challenging, and what others might adapt within their own institutional contexts
Presentation Formats
We are aiming for a dynamic, engaging and practice-focused day. Proposals are invited for:
Insight Session (20 minutes)
A thought-provoking presentation on a strategic, institutional or practice-based response to changes in international teaching and learning.
Case Study Presentation (30 minutes)
A focused presentation on an institutional, faculty, program-level or classroom initiative, including context, approach, outcomes, lessons learned and implications for others.
Interactive Workshop (45 minutes)
A hands-on session that encourages discussion, application, co-creation or practical problem-solving.
Panel Contribution
A proposed contribution to a panel discussion, bringing a specific institutional, professional, student-facing, academic or leadership perspective.
Showcase Resource
A printed or digital artefact, framework, tool or resource that can be made available during breaks as an optional add-on.
Who Should Present?
This Forum values the diversity of voices shaping international teaching and learning. We encourage submissions from:
- Academic and teaching staff
- Learning and teaching leaders and practitioners
- Curriculum and assessment designers
- Academic developers and educational designers
- International education practitioners
- Student support and student success professionals
- Strategy, policy, quality or governance staff
- Digital learning, AI or innovation leads
- Project teams and cross-functional collaborators; and
- Student partners and co-creators.
Joint presentations across roles, teams, disciplines or institutions are very welcome.
How to Submit
Please provide the following details:
- Presentation title
- Short abstract (max. 150 words)
- Preferred format
- Presenter name(s), role(s) and organisation(s)
- Relevant Forum theme or focus area
- Intended audience
- Key takeaways for participants; and
- Any special requirements
Submit your proposal by 28 June 2026 via the Submission Form.
Be Part of the Conversation
This Forum will provide an opportunity to connect, share and contribute to a practical sector conversation about teaching and learning change in international education. We invite contributions that help the sector move beyond broad discussion of change towards credible, inclusive and sustainable practice in the global classroom.
We look forward to your contribution!