Announcing Keynote Speakers and Reminder -Call for Proposals closes April 13

Tue Apr 7 09:42:32 EDT 2026

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Dear Colleagues,

DPI2026<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/about-dpi-conference> will be taking place online August 18 to 20, 2026. We will be online. There will be no registration fee this year.

Plenary Speakers
This year, we will be welcoming two plenary speakers<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/keynotes>.

Dr. Bonnie Stewart

[Dr. Bonnie Stewart, a smiling woman with round glasses and high wavy hair, wearing a large scarf and jacket.]Dr. Bonnie Stewart is a longtime educator and digital researcher whose work in participatory learning has spanned all eras of the web. Associate Professor of Online Pedagogy and Workplace Learning in the University of Windsor's Faculty of Education, Bonnie explores the implications of digital information ecosystems for institutions and society. An early MOOC researcher, Bonnie also did a Ph.D on Twitter (RIP) as a space of academic influence and remains fascinated by the complexities of digital networked practice. Bonnie currently investigates what it means to know, to learn, and to belong, with agency, in an era increasingly marked by digital automation and weaponization.

Dr. Marcel O’Gorman

[Dr. Marcel O’Gorman, a bald man with a goatee, wearing a black shirt.]Dr. Marcel O’Gorman is a University Research Chair, Professor of English, and Founding Director of the Critical Media Lab (CML), where he teaches courses, leads collaborative projects, and directs workshops that combine research/creation and critical media studies. O’Gorman has published widely about the impacts of technology, including academic books and public-facing articles in Slate, The Atlantic, and The Globe and Mail. He is also a digital artist with an international portfolio of exhibitions and performances. His most recent book is Making Media Theory: Thinking Critically with Technology.

Important dates - Call for Proposal information.

Opens: March 2, 2026.

Closes: April 13, 2026.

Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2026.

Submission of presentation slides: July 31, 2026 *See website for more information*

Learn more about the Call for Proposals.<https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/call-proposals>

Submit your proposal using the DPI Call for Proposals Form<https://forms.gle/yKhiu3ttFcz77p1b8>

The Call for Proposals for DPI2026 is now open. At this year’s DPI, our goal is to continue to create a virtual space that allows participants to explore diverse approaches to digital pedagogy from a variety of perspectives, including those of undergraduate/graduate students, faculty, librarians, educational developers, and technologists.

Our streams for this year’s conference include:

  1.  Digital Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies: Higher education institutions are navigating the intersection of pedagogy and emerging technologies. How are these innovative technologies reshaping teaching and learning experiences? What are the associated affordances, concerns, and implications?
  2.  Critical Digital Pedagogy and the Post-Truth society: It is becoming increasingly difficult to tell what is real and what is true. How can Digital Pedagogy help instructors and students to navigate issues related to digital literacy, data ethics, social media influences, etc.? How do we question and challenge dominant beliefs and practices in the field of Digital Pedagogy?
  3.  Digital (de)colonialism: How have digital pedagogy techniques and tools helped instructors and students address anti-racist and decolonization practices in their curriculum and research? What are the challenges and opportunities? Do you have any best practices to share?
  4.  Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Digital Pedagogy: Issues related to inclusivity and accessibility are at the forefront of Digital Pedagogy. What barriers have you encountered in your research and practice? How have you resolved them? What barriers remain? This is an opportunity to reflect on and share frameworks and best practices that have helped to reduce pedagogical barriers and integrate digital pedagogy approaches.
  5.  Sustainability, Renewability, and Environmental Costs in the digital sphere: Digital pedagogy is not immune to environmental critique. There are environmental impacts associated with generating the power and equipment needed to support digital initiatives. How should we reconcile the benefits of digital pedagogy with its environmental costs? Can digital pedagogy proponents be good environmental stewards?

Format

20 minute synchronous sessions presenting research, projects, initiatives, case studies, critical reflections, pedagogical innovations, or frameworks, as related to one of the conference streams, with additional 5 minutes for Q&A.

If you have any questions, please contact the co-chairs of CFP committee:

Cheryl Lepard: email cheryl.lepard at utoronto.ca<mailto:cheryl.lepard at utoronto.ca>
Mohammed Estaiteyeh: email mestaiteyeh at brocku.ca<mailto:mestaiteyeh at brocku.ca>

Hope to “see” you there!

Your 2025 Steering committee co-chairs:

Paulina Rousseau: email paulina.rousseau at utoronto.ca<mailto:paulina.rousseau at utoronto.ca>
Tim Ireland: email tireland at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:tireland at uwaterloo.ca>

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