Teachers' Conference 2024 — meaningful learning in our times

The 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference highlights effective, creative and diverse collaborative approaches to enhance learning in higher education.

Stockholm University's fifth biennial Teachers' Conference will take place on Thursday, March 14 at 9-16.15, 2024 in Campus Albano. The conference is aimed at teaching staff and staff with teaching-related tasks at the university. An opportunity to meet colleagues and share experiences on teaching, development and research in higher education pedagogy.

The Teachers' Conference is one of the university's educational initiatives for teachers and the development of teaching and learning at SU. The Conference language is Swedish but there will be lots of contributions in English. We look forward to your participation!

Conference programme

The theme for the 2024 conference is Meaningful learning in our times.
Choose from 50 engaging contributions in our conference programme! Meet colleagues who passionately share their experiences and exploratory approaches to teaching challenges. The conference will inspire, provide new insights and knowledge, and be a forum for new contacts and networking.

Explore the conference programme

Late registration for the conference is still open

Have you missed out on registering but want to attend the conference?

Don't worry, late registration is still possible. Welcome to email us at: lararkonferensen.ceul@su.se

The conference is primarily aimed at those who teach at SU and staff with teaching-related tasks. Teachers within the Stockholm Trio are also particularly welcome. We apply first come, first served! Participation is free of charge. The last day to register is 4 March 2024. The regular registration link for participation is closed.

Conference theme: Meaningful learning in our times

We live in a changing era full of pressing challenges — digital, personal, local and global. How do events around us affect our ability to provide education where both students and teachers feel that the time and commitment we invest is meaningful? We want university education to be just that: Meaningful!

Countless studies in higher education pedagogy since the end of the last century and until today show that students' perception of meaningfulness in what they study, the teaching activities they are involved in and the way they are examined is extremely important for their commitment and interest to persevere, to immerse themselves, to make an effort.

The same, of course, applies to those of us who work as academic staff — university teachers and administrators. The Teachers' Conference2024 is themed 'Meaningful Learning in Time' to allow us to explore, share and critically discuss together the ways in which we seek to understand and create a meaningful environment at the university for both students and teachers.

New keynote is Annika Fjelkner Pihl

Abstract will be published shortly.

Annika Fjelkner Pihl is Senior Lecturer in the Business Program and Educational Developer at the Center for Higher Education Development at Kristianstad university (HKR). Her teaching mainly focuses the development of academic skills and academic writing, and research interest focuses how student social networks and relational competence are related to engagement and both social and academic success in higher education.

Kristin Ewin's keynote on Deliberative leadership - strengthening collegiality and professional responsibility in higher education has been cancelled.

Panel discussion on AI and education

In the panel: Teresa Cerratto-Pargman, Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Alexandra Farazouli, PhD student at the Department of Education, Martin Henkel, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Science and Arnold Pears, Professor, Learning in STEM at the Royal Institute of Technology. The moderator is Andreas Jemstedt, Senior Lecturer at Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching.

Hear our outspoken and insightful panel discuss:

The possibilities of AI in higher education?
Good examples?
What do teachers and students need to learn for this to be successful?
How will it affect teachers' relationships with students?
The panel that dares to predict how AI will be used in higher education in 5 years?

Call for contributions

Have you - alone or together with colleagues - developed and tested new forms of teaching and examination, revised course and programme curricula or run collegial development projects? What do you do differently? What are your best practices? What experiences can you share with your colleagues? Your contribution is most welcome!

You can submit two different categories of contributions. Either scientifically characterised contributions so-called Scholarship of Teaching and Learning studies that report more or less systematic studies of university pedagogical practice. Or good examples of effective, creative and collaborative methods that have developed university pedagogical practice, a so-called Best Practice contribution. Types of submissions for the conference are oral presentations, round table discussions, workshops and poster presentations.

Let's make this Teachers' Conference the best ever!

The call for contributions is now closed, the last day to submit contributions was 15 November 2023. We have received 50 contributions which we are now reviewing and putting together a programme. The programme is expected to be ready by 1 February. Thank you very much for this fantastic commitment! It will be an engaging and very exciting conference.

Format of presentations and abstract format

Descriptions – presentation forms and information about the abstract.

Swedish or English

The conference language is Swedish but there will be an English track to follow. You can therefore choose whether you want to write your abstract and conduct your presentation in English instead. The language you use in your abstract should also be used in the implementation. Please indicate clearly in your abstract if the implementation will be in English.

Each entry will be assessed in relation to the following criteria

Clarity and coherence of the contribution, including the title.
Contribution to the practice, development and evaluation of pedagogical development in education programmes at Stockholm University.
Value for the conference participants.
Adherence of the contribution to the proposed structure and timing of the different forms of presentation.
Active and productive engagement of the participants.
In addition to these criteria, the contributions will be assessed on the basis of how well they fulfil the guidelines for the chosen contribution category and presentation format.

Oral presentation

Each session will last 45 minutes including the presentations and discussion. Two presentations addressing a similar theme is followed by 15 minutes discussion and questions from the audience You may propose a single presentation (we will pair it up with a similar one) or suggest to be paired with a colleague submitting a presentation related to yours.

Abstract should contain the following: a clear statement of the aim, description of activities, outcomes of the project, experience/learning gained, recommendations to others who would undertake a similar project, reference to literature.

Round table discussion

A round table discussion lasts 45 minutes, of which the introduction or presentation of the subject may be a maximum of 15 minutes and no less than 25 minutes for further probing and discussion. Focus should be on experiences, learning and further ideas from undertaking a Best-practice or SoTL-project, and on activate the participants.

Abstract should contain the following: a clearly stated aim and elaborated background to the theme of the session, making it possible for the participants to familiarize themselves with the questions being addressed. Links to relevant literature is welcome. The abstract should end with the 2–4 questions that are planned to be addressed in the session.

Poster presentation

You produce your poster using the Stockholm University digital production tool, Tools: Visual identity on the University staff web: tools for visual identity. During the conference, you will have access to a poster screen for part of the day to present your contribution and answer questions.

Workshop

Workshops will be given a full 90 minute session. Explorations of themes related to research or practice while including a high level of creativity, innovative thinking, critic, active participation and planning of new and further activities/innovations.

Abstract should contain the following: a short and detailed description of aim, background/problem and theoretical foundation together with clarified intended learning outcomes, a detailed description planned activities, including calculated time for each step.

Important dates

Registration for the conference opens: 15 Sep

Registration deadline for contributions: 15 Nov

Notification of accepted contributions: 11 Dec

Programme ready: 25 Feb

Registration deadline for participation: 4 Mar

Contact

The organizer is Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching.

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact our project management team. E-mail:lararkonferensen.ceul@su.se

Last updated: 2025-09-17

Source: Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching