dialogue, reflection,
and design
Keynote presenter
Professor Jason M. Lodge, PFHEA – Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Learning, Instruction, and Technology Lab in the School of Education at The University of Queensland, Australia.
His work explores the cognitive and emotional mechanisms of learning with digital technologies, addressing critical questions of how technology, particularly AI, is shaping learning and education. Jason’s research informs educational policy and practice across Australia and internationally. He serves as an expert advisor for the Australian Government and OECD, applying his work to enhance equitable learning for all students.
Expression of interest
Are you passionate about sharing your insights and expertise? We’re inviting Expressions of Interest from individuals who wish to present at any of our upcoming symposiums. This is your chance to inspire, engage, and connect with a diverse audience by showcasing your work, research, or ideas. We welcome innovative and thought-provoking contributions.
Our Theme
For the Teaching and Learning Symposium theme Assessment, we invite submissions that critically examine the design, implementation, and impact of assessment in contemporary higher education, especially our new assessment architecture.
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We welcome contributions that showcase innovative, inclusive, and authentic assessment practices aligned with learning outcomes and graduate capabilities. This may include assured assessment, authentic and real-world tasks, feedback design, assessment for learning, use of rubrics and standards, peer and self-assessment, and strategies that promote academic integrity in an era of generative AI. Approaches that reduce assessment burden while enhancing learning, as well as those that foreground equity, accessibility, and transparency, are particularly encouraged.
Submissions may present empirical research (e.g., Scholarship of Teaching and Learning), evaluative case studies, or theoretically informed reflections grounded in practice. We are interested in work that demonstrates how assessment drives learning, supports student success, and informs curriculum improvement.
Presenters should clearly articulate:
- The assessment approach or innovation,
- Its alignment with learning outcomes and pedagogy,
- Evidence of impact (e.g., student learning, engagement, integrity, or progression), and
- Transferable insights for practice.
The symposium aims to surface rigorous, reflective, and practice-based work that repositions assessment as a central mechanism for enhancing learning and educational quality.
We’re doing 3 Symposia this year!
This is our first one of the year, but we’ve got more planned. Have a look at the other themes to come!
