The 2025 conference will present an overarching theme, accompanied by four distinct sub-themes, outlined below.
Main Theme: Currency, Creativity, and Innovation in Learning Development
Key Question: How can Learning Development (LD) meet the evolving needs of our students through creative and innovative approaches to enhancing their learning experience?
Sub-theme 1: LD Across Disciplinary Boundaries
- Key Question: How are LDers leading, supporting, and cultivating new collaborations across disciplines to address complex problems and prepare students to engage actively and critically in current and future social, political, and professional contexts?
Sub-theme 2: LDers and Inclusive LD
- Key Question: How are LDers shaping and informing the design of new curricula, content, and resources to ensure accessibility, equity, and inclusivity?
Sub-theme 3: The Role(s) of Evidence in Developing LD Practice
- Key Question: How are LDers evolving their practice in response to relevant evidence? What different types of evidence are LDers actively producing, and how is this supporting change and innovation?
Sub-theme 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Emerging Technologies, and Their Implications for LD
Key Question: How are LDers engaging creatively and critically with AI and other emerging technologies to support student learning?