Teaching & Learning
A Focus on Pedagogy Series
22-24 June, 2026
Madrid
CONFERENCE
Contemporary Teaching in a Time of Change
Teaching & Learning Strand
Event: 24 – 26 June, 2026 | Abstracts: 15 July, 2025
The Teaching & Learning strand of this conference is interested in examples of innovative pedagogies being applied across disciplinary fields as well as specific innovations in the training and professional development of educators.
The conference itself forms part of the Focus on Pedagogy series. It examines the future of education across disciplines in an era of unprecedent change: A worldwide pandemic that distanced the educator from the learner. The emergence of AI. The continued diversification of the student body. The decolonization of the curriculum. The incorporation of sustainability and resilience into our teaching, and much more.
Reflecting on this scenario from the historic city of Madrid, we draw on an educational history that is deep-rooted: the city is home to the Royal Spanish Academy, the internationally renowned Instituto Cervantes and some of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Europe. With this in mind, the conference is interested in exploring critical perspectives on the future of education in specific disciplines and across disciplinary boundaries, but is equally interested in understanding their individual pasts and maintaining what is strong and functions well in the way we teach today.
Disciplinary Themes
HEALTH & WELLBEING:
Themes include:
Innovative teaching methods, examinations of student support in and outside the classroom, inclusionary teaching models and the documentation of pedagogical theory. It also welcomes papers on peer-to-peer learning, pedagogies like the flipped classroom, the development of educational technologies, and much more..
Other themes:
Health & Wellbeing | Methods, modes of practice and innovations in both how we address health and wellness in how we teach and what we research.
Art & Design | Examinations of art and design studio pedagogy as a mechanism for student success and as a model applicable across disciplines.
Humanities & Social Sciences | Examples of innovative collaborations between educators, humanities researchers and social sciences in both teaching and research.
Built Environments | Presentations on experiments in teaching architecture, urban planning, landscape design and building science.
Science & Technology | Considerations of how technologies such as AI and online modalities have revolutionized pedagogical practices
Further details and to submit your abstract:
Conference outputs include the AMPS Proceedings Series, ISSN 2398-9467; Special Issue Publications of the AMPS academic journal with UCL Press; Books from this event will be developed by Routledge Taylor & Francis, with short films available on the AMPS Academic YouTube Channel. Written papers are optional. If submitted they should be 3,000 word length. Formatting instructions to follow after the conference. All papers are double- blind peer reviewed for the AMPS Conference Proceedings Series. Subject to review, selected authors will be invited to develop longer versions as journal articles with UCL Press or book chapters with Routledge Taylor & Francis. Papers dealing directly with issues of teaching and learning will be considered for the the Routledge series A Focus on Pedagogy. In-person: Live in Madrid @Madrid: For delegates visiting Spain but presenting virtually. Zoom: Virial presentations coordinated by AMPS. Pre-recorded: Pre-recorded presentations or films will be available permanently on the AMPS Academic YouTube channel. Written papers: In all cases, delegates can present full written papers for inclusion in all associated conference publications. Queries: team@amps-research.com Click the button below for full details and to submit your abstract. Publications
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