The call for proposals for the 26th annual Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning (DCUTL) is now open. This year’s conference will take place in-person on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in the Rowe Management Building, Dalhousie University, and virtually on Thursday, May 2. The annual DCUTL promotes the importance of university teaching and learning among faculty, staff, and graduate students. It is a showcase for current research and practices and provides opportunities to foster new ideas and projects. 

This year’s theme is “Transforming the Curriculum to (Re)Imagine the Future.”

They invite proposals on topics that might include but are not limited to the following areas of interest:

• redesigning curriculum
• processes of curriculum work
• designing curriculum via components/themes
• bigger ideas in curriculum design

For more information on the call, along with submission procedures and proposal format details, visit the conference website: https://www.dal.ca/dept/clt/events-news/annual-events/DCUTL.html

The call for proposals closes on January 22, 2024.

 Keynote Speaker

They are excited to welcome Dr. Nadine de Gannes as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Dr. de Gannes is the faculty director of Ivey Business School’s Honours Business Administration (HBA) Program at Western University. She is also a faculty member in Accounting and Sustainability, and a member of Ivey’s EDI Advisory Council. She holds a master's degree and a PhD in Accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an HBA from Ivey Business School.