2025 AAU Teaching Showcase Call for Proposals

2025-06-04

Annual AAU Showcase Call for Proposals 

University of New Brunswick to Host on October 18th, 2025 

Submission Guidelines 

Deadline: August 25, 2025 

Epjila’si, Kulahsihkulpa, Welcome! 

The association of Atlantic Universities are pleased to partner with the University of New Brunswick to host the 2025 Annual AAU Teaching Showcase on the unsurrendered and unceded traditional lands of the Wolastoqiyik peoples, in beautiful Fredericton. The 2025 AAU Teaching Showcase will take place in person on Saturday, October 18th 2025 at University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus. 

Submission Guidelines 

As postsecondary institutions grapple with rapid social, environmental, and technological change, this year theme of Reimagining Higher Education calls on educators, scholars, and learners to rethink the purposes, practices, and possibilities of teaching and learning. This theme invites critical reflection and bold experimentation to center equity, care, and creativity in pedagogical design. It challenges us to move beyond traditional models and co-create learning environments that are inclusive, relational, and responsive to the diverse realities of today’s students. Submitted proposals will be adjudicated by a committee, and those selected will be invited to present at our conference and will be included in the conference proceedings.  Proposals are invited from all areas of teaching and learning with a specific interest in the following areas: 

Belonging 

  • Decolonizing curriculum and pedagogy 
  • Creating inclusive learning spaces for marginalized students 
  • Faculty and student well-being, mental health, and care-centered teaching 
  • Designing inclusive and accessible learning experiences 
  • Supporting equity-deserving students through trauma-informed and culturally sustaining pedagogies 
  • Building community and connection in online, hybrid, and in-person classrooms 

 Innovation 

  • Interdisciplinary and community-based approaches to teaching and learning 
  • Technological innovation and equitable pedagogies 
  • Creative assessment and multimodal scholarship 
  • Reimagining assessment through authentic, multimodal, and student-driven approaches 
  • Integrating emerging technologies to enhance learning while addressing digital equity 
  • Collaborative teaching models and interdisciplinary curriculum design 

Renewal 

  • Sustainable and ethical partnerships in teaching and research 
  • Faculty development for transformative and anti-oppressive pedagogy 
  • Embedding care, wellness, and sustainability into teaching practices 
  • Reconfiguring institutional structures to support pedagogical leadership and innovation 

 

Eligibility   

Proposals are open to presenters who are affiliates or members of an AAU institution submitting proposals in teaching and learning in higher education. 

Submit Proposals via Open Journal Systems (OJS)   

We will be using Open Journal Systems (OJS) to review all proposals, and to publish them following the conference. To submit to OJS, you will need to first let us know of your intent to submit so we can create a secure account for you in OJS.   

  • Email teachingandlearning@unb.ca with “Intent to submit AAU Proposal” as the subject as soon as possible. 
  • Include your name and preferred email address. 

You will receive an email from OJS prompting you to set a password for your account, and detailed instructions on how to submit your proposal. Check your junk/spam folder!   

 

Proposal Guidelines: 

All proposals should include the following information in a single document submitted to Open Journal Systems (OJS) following the creation of your OJC account (see instructions above).   

  • Presenter(s) and Organization - Identify the author(s) and organization(s) for the proposal  
  • Short Bio - Short bio (under 100 words) for each presenter  
  • Formats – Proposals can be for two possible formats:   
  • Paper/presentation (20 minutes + 5 minutes for questions)  
  • Workshop (75 minutes)  
  • Session Title - Provide a title for the proposed session  
  • Keywords - Provide up to three keywords  
  • Areas of Interest - Indicate relevant areas of interest for the proposal  
  • Proposal (400 words max) - The proposal should  
  • Demonstrate the present relevance to teaching and learning in higher education  
  • Name clear learning outcomes  
  • Reference pertinent literature  
  • Be of interest to a multidisciplinary audience  
  • Connect with at least one areas of interest identified above  
  • For workshops, in addition to the above, proposals for workshops should:    
  • Demonstrate a clear plan for the 75 minutes including a sample agenda   
  • Information of the interactive elements of the workshop  
  • Any space, technology or material requirements for the workshop  

* There will be a limited number of spaces for workshops compared to presentations.