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NLC2026 Submission Information

Please find information on how to submit your research for the 2026 Networked Learning Conference below and in the Call for Papers

NLC2026 Submission Information

Please find information on how to submit your research for the 2026 Networked Learning Conference below and in the Call for Papers

NLC2026 conference themes

We invite submissions that engage critically and creatively with the field of networked learning and address one or more of the following conference themes:

  • Equity, inclusion, and digital transformation in education (e.g., accessibility, digital divide, inclusive technologies, equitable access to learning resources, transformative digital practices, teaching across borders)
  • Policy and AI in education (e.g., AI governance, policy frameworks for AI in education, ethical AI implementation, regulatory considerations, AI-driven educational reforms) 
  • Future of teaching and value-based AI supported learning (e.g., innovative pedagogies, Human-centered AI, values-driven AI applications, ethical AI integration in education) 
  • Ethical and responsible innovation and research (e.g., privacy, surveillance, inclusion, criticality, equity and social justice, relational pedagogies, eco pedagogies)
  • Spaces, places and modalities (e.g., online, blended, hybrid, boundless)
  • Networked learning in formal, non-formal and informal contexts of learning and development across the lifespan (e.g., early childhood, school, higher education, professional development, community learning, large-scale and small-scale open courses)
  • Theory and theorisation advancing the field of networked learning
  • Philosophies, theories, methodologies, and research designs (e.g., postdigitality, posthumanism, phenomenography, phenomenology, social network analysis, socio-material approaches)

NLC2026 submission formats

  • Full papers on research results
  • Short papers on research in progress (Pecha Kucha presentation)
  • Symposia: 1.5 hours – You convene, organise and invite 3–4 full papers to present on a chosen theme
  • Workshops: 1.5 hours – Active involvement of participants (e.g., concerning a concept, method, model or technology)
  • Round table discussions: 1.5 hours – Open discussion of topic introduced and framed by the organiser

NLC2026 submission details

Please find more information on how to submit the submission types listed below

Please note:

All NLC submissions (excluding round table and workshop proposals) are peer-reviewed anonymously. However, we kindly ask you to include author details when uploading your final submissions.

Please note:

All NLC submissions (excluding round table and workshop proposals) are peer-reviewed anonymously. Therefore, please remember to remove all author details from your documents before submission. This includes removing the names from appearing both in your document and in the document properties.

If you are unsure how to remove author details from the document properties, please follow the guide below to remove author details from your (Windows) document.

How to remove author details from your submission

  1. 1
    • Right-click on your document and select properties
    • Click Remove Properties and Personal Information
    • Tick the box Remove the following properties from this file
    • Tick the boxes Authors and Last saved by
    • Click Ok