2024 Conference Call for Proposals

CDAG 2024 Virtual Conference
Call for Proposals

CDAG is excited to announce a call for proposals for our upcoming annual conference, which will be held online from November 13-15, 2024. We welcome your submissions to lead discussions and presentations on cutting-edge topics and practices vital to curriculum development, renewal, and innovation in the college sector.

Session Formats

Please indicate in your proposal the format best suited to your session.

Click on the chevron beside each session format to see a description.

Workshop (60 minutes)

    These interactive sessions allow for plenty of audience participation! This is the ideal format for taking participants through the design and/or implementation of a new or successful strategy used in your work. Share your challenges, successes and insights and provide opportunities for the audience to consider how to apply something similar in their practice.

Panel Discussion (60 minutes)

    With a panel of colleagues (multi-college representation is always popular!), address one or more topics related to the conference theme. Panelists might discuss their approaches to one or a variety of specific problems, processes, research, trends, etc., and share insights from their experiences. Plan for no more than 3-4 panelists plus a moderator who keeps speakers on track and on time to allow for a 10- or 15-minute Q&A/discussion with the audience.

Presentation (60 minutes, inclusive of Q&A)

    Interested in sharing a new approach to your work, findings from research you conducted, or a favourite or successful methodology or practice? Then, this is an ideal format! Share the details of your topic in a 40- to 45-minute talk, allowing ample time at the end for audience questions.

Conference Streams

The conference sessions will span four streams to support this year’s conference theme: Curriculum in Action: Cultivating Community Through Collaboration.

This conference is designed to bring together professionals from diverse backgrounds to share their insights and experiences.  By fostering a community dedicated to developing quality curricula and enriching student learning experiences, we aim to highlight and address the evolving needs of education. In doing so, we ensure that our approaches to curriculum remain dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative in meeting the challenges of modern learning environments.

Click on the chevron beside each stream to see a description.

Stream A: Theoretical Perspectives on Curriculum

Examples

  • Traditional: Behaviourism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, Humanism
  • Social Learning Theory
  • Socio-Cultural Theory
  • Critical Pedagogy/Critical Digital Pedagogy
  • Pedagogies of Kindness
  • Connectivism
  • Multiliteracies
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Place-Based Education
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
  • Gamification/Game-based Learning
  • Use of artificial intelligence
  • Trauma-informed teaching
  • Open Education

Stream B: Implementing Curriculum: Strategies for Application

Examples

  • Bridging Theory and Practice: Effective Curriculum Implementation Models
  • Technology-Enhanced Learning: Tools for Dynamic Curriculum Delivery
  • Multiliteracies in the Classroom: Approaches to Inclusive Curriculum Design
  • Navigating the Challenges of Curriculum Change
  • Assessment as a Tool for Curriculum Implementation: Formative Strategies for Success
  • Professional Development and Teacher Empowerment for Successful Curriculum Implementation
  • Strategies for Implementing a Culturally Relevant Curriculum
  • Global Perspectives on Curriculum Implementation: International Case Studies
  • What’s worked/not worked: Practical Strategies for Curriculum Implementation
  • Open Educational Resources

Stream C: Innovations in Curriculum Development

Examples

  • Digital literacy integration
  • Maker Spaces and FabLabs (hands-on learning)
  • VR/AR, simulations
  • Adaptive learning (AI)
  • Personalized learning journeys
  • Learning communities
  • Project-based learning
  • Inquiry-based learning
  • Research, Development and Diffusion (RD&D) Model
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches to Curriculum Development
  • Generative AI

Stream D: Advancing Curriculum Quality Assurance

Examples

  • Frameworks for Effective Curriculum Evaluation
  • Best Practices in Curriculum Review Processes
  • Incorporating Student Feedback in Quality Assurance
  • Role of Accrediting Bodies in Curriculum Development and Renewal
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches to Curriculum Development
  • Stakeholder Engagement in Curriculum QA
  • Emerging Trends in Curriculum QA
  • Approaches to Program Curriculum Mapping

Proposal Submission

We encourage you to reflect on the conference theme and/or streams in your session title and description.

You are welcome to submit proposals for more than one session. Please complete a separate proposal form for each proposed session.

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for the 2024 CDAG Conference. Submission of proposals is now closed. Confirmation of accepted proposals were communicated early October, 2024. View the 2024 Conference Schedule for further details.

If you have any questions, please contact CDAGOntarioConference@gmail.com.

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