With your active contribution, we plan to offer an inspiring programme for our Learning and Teaching Conference 2025. Based on colleagues’ input, our theme for this year’s conference is Meeting Our Challenges. This will enable colleagues to share, discuss, and brainstorm clear ways forward to enhance learning and teaching at Stirling. We will have a particular focus on the international student experience, although we welcome submissions on a wide range of learning and teaching practices.
We invite colleagues at the University of Stirling to submit a proposal to share your teaching practice with colleagues across the University to build our community of practice and showcase excellent teaching. Learn more below, and then submit your proposal via the ‘Your proposals’ box at the bottom of this page.
Our theme for this year’s conference is Meeting Our Challenges. This will enable colleagues to share, discuss, and brainstorm clear ways forward to enhance learning and teaching at Stirling, with a particular focus on the international student experience.
Formats
We offer a range of formats that can be delivered live in person or online:
- Poster (showing a recent project or piece of work, which participants can engage with and discuss with you)
- Short recording (a 5–10 minute video which will be shared via the internal Learning & Teaching SharePoint resources)
- Lightning talk (a 10-minute presentation, followed by Q&A)
- Presentation (a 20-minute presentation, followed by Q&A)
- Workshop (a 50-minute interactive session focused on stimulating discussion around a learning and teaching practice or topic)
Themes
We would be keen to hear about learning and teaching in the following areas:
- Enhancing the International Student Experience
- How to Enhance Student Engagement and Partnership
- Innovative Teaching
- Education for All: Accessibility and Inclusion
- Authentic Assessment and Feedback
- Problems and Solutions: AI in Learning, Teaching, and Assessment
- Wildcard: Other Exciting Areas in Learning and Teaching
Proposal process
Your proposal will be submitted via Microsoft Forms (see green panel on the right), including:
- Presenter(s) name(s)
- Your date preference, i.e., present online on Wednesday 11 June or on campus on Thursday 12 June
- Format preference
- Theme(s) your proposal is most aligned with
- Title
- Abstract (100–200 words)
Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by a conferencing organising panel that will take into account:
- Clarity of the proposal:
- Is the focus and structure clear?
- Does it describe a specific practice or project?
- Does it describe clear results or conclusions showing benefits to students?
- Relevance:
- Is the topic relevant to colleagues across disciplines?
- Is the topic relevant to University and sectoral priorities and needs?
Deadline
The deadline to submit your proposal is Friday 4 April at 12pm.
All proposals will be reviewed by a panel. Please note that we may not be able to accommodate all eligible proposals in the upcoming L&T Conference, but we may be able to propose another event or format you could contribute to.
Your proposals
We would love to hear from you if you have a proposal. Complete this MS form to suggest your proposal. We will then be in touch once your proposal is reviewed by our conference organising panel.
