Special Issue: Liberating Learning - call now closed

This call for submissions has now been closed. The issue will be released in Winter 2024-25.     

The special issue will include the following themes:

1. Rekindling a joy of learning: For example, you might explore the historical and potential value of learning for its own sake; investigate the role of joy in higher education in the context of student mental health and wellbeing; or consider pedagogical practices that foster innovation for a joyful learning and teaching experience.
2. Decentring grades: For example, you might address the resistance and barriers to moving beyond traditional grading systems; share scalable solutions from individual classes to entire institutions; or debate the necessity of a grading revolution versus gradual change.
3. Caring and compassionate pedagogies: For example, you might assess the emphasis on content versus a compassionate and caring pedagogical approach; evaluate current efforts in integrating care and compassion in learning designs, teaching, and assessments; or identify potential pitfalls and further actions that could be taken to promote a more humane education system.
4. Myth-busting the modern academy: For example, you might challenge conventional arguments that resist change in academia; discuss whether traditional pedagogies favour economies of scale over quality education; or consider real-world examples of how structures either impede or foster innovation and transformation in higher education.