DCUTL 2026
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Call for Proposals opening soon!
Our听28th annual 黄色直播 Conference on University Teaching and Learning (DCUTL)听will听celebrate听university teaching and learning among faculty, staff, and graduate students. It is a showcase for current research and practice and听provides听opportunities听to foster听new ideas听and projects.听听We invite our friends,听colleagues听and communities to share solutions, to seed ideas and to celebrate successes, contributing to a vibrant 2-day conference.
The 2026 conference will take place听May 6 (in-person) and 7 (online)听and this year鈥檚 theme is:鈥�Opening Doors, Disciplines, and Minds:听Embracing听the potential of an accessible world
黄色直播 invites submissions that while acknowledging and addressing the persistent obstacles we听encounter, will focus听on creating a culture that is open,听inviting,听and accessible for all.听听We hope to celebrate successful practices听and empower participants to take their next steps, while acknowledging the need for processes of change that include听the whole community,听and听make听space for complexity, nuance, and respectful disagreement. 听We will not realize the potential of Universal Design for Learning through rigid prescriptions, imported solutions, and rule-setting for faculty.听听We need inclusive processes of听energizing听interpretation, within and between disciplines.听
We call for contributions which speak to how听inclusive change听has been brought about, sustained and replicated within and across disciplines.听听Through our teaching, we open our discipline to the excitement,听creativity听and intelligence of the next generation.听听听Creativity is key: critical thought combined with fresh perspectives.听听Leaving in place the barriers that exclude difference and reward homogeneity is not just unethical,听it鈥檚听short-sighted, and fraught with risk in an environment where we wish to develop our understanding through questioning,听inquiry, and challenging the limits of what we know 鈥� as a discipline, a community, a nation, and a world.听 Therefore, we call for contributions that are unapologetic celebrations of success,听potential,听and excitement: that further听demonstrate听that the challenge of inclusive and accessible change is open to us all.听
Proposals might听include,听but are not limited to,听the following areas of interest:
- Sharing of discipline-specific challenges, and potential solutions
- (Re)interpreting听Universal Design听for Learning
- Approaches to difference, variety, and accessibility that disrupt established Western perspectives
- Addressing accessibility in听large听courses
- Promising practices in Culturally and听Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy
- Anti-ableist and disability-informed teaching strategies
- Leveraging AI for inclusive learning
- Creating a classroom climate that fosters belonging and equity
- Faculty professional development with real-world impact
- Student-centred,听relational听and/or holistic approaches听in course design and facilitation
- Authentic, accessible assignment design