The eLearning in Libraries Symposium is currently seeking proposals for 15-minute eLearning Lightning Talks and 60-minute Full Sessions/Workshops. This year’s symposium will take place online, via Zoom, on Wednesday, December 2nd & Thursday, December 3rd, 2026.
Tell us (and others!) the ways in which eLearning is helping your library remain a vibrant source of knowledge in a dynamic digital world. Libraries have long been centres of innovation and adaptation, and as new challenges have emerged, so have opportunities to flex our creative muscles in developing enriched learning experiences.
Suggested themes: eLearning in Libraries and…
- Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
- Hybrid learning
- Sustainability, scalability
- Open Education Resources
- (Inter)Active learning
- Instructional Design
- Digital Pedagogy
- Assessment
- Current Issues/Top Trends in eLearning
- Innovation and collaboration in the eLearning space
- Digital Literacy
- Gamification and game-based learning
15-Minute eLearning Lightning Talks
These rapid fire presentations showcase specific eLearning projects, initiatives, highlights, and fail stories. We encourage you to submit proposals that highlight some of the great work you have undertaken this year.
60-Minute Sessions and/or Interactive Workshops
These sessions typically focus on a specific aspect of eLearning and can take the form of an interactive workshop, panel, lecture, etc. We encourage you to submit proposals that highlight how you have used eLearning and other techniques to meet the challenges presented by the current learning environment and your future plans. Topics could include:
- Hands-on software demonstrations (e.g., H5P, Videoscribe, Voice over Powerpoint)
- Best practices in hybrid, synchronous or asynchronous online instruction
- Open educational resource creation, adoption by faculty, training programs & more
- eLearning instructional design techniques
- Expert perspectives on hot topics in eLearning (accessibility, hybrid, virtual / augmented reality, etc.)
- And anything else you can dream up!
We encourage proposals from a diverse range of perspectives. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following three categories:
- Timeliness/originality
- Relevance to eLearning
- Proposal clarity
Submit your proposals here: https://forms.gle/927xeCZtWgaAGTyo6
Proposals close on Monday, September 14, 2026.
Successful proposals will be notified by Tuesday, October 14th, 2026.