The 2024 Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) Conference will be held at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences on Grafton Campus between 26 – 28 August 2024. This will be an in-person event to provide opportunities to network and interact with attendees across the Tasman.
In keeping our learners integral in the teaching-learning process, our theme Evolving Practice in Flexible Learning reflects our rapidly evolving environment and calls for flexibility to meet the diverse needs of our learners. Whether they are evolving spaces, methods, pathways, strategies, approaches, technologies or pedagogies, having the flexibility embraces diversity and inclusivity.
Join us to share your expertise, insights and research findings in this in-person engagement. We welcome submissions which fall under the following streams but not limited to:
- Evolutionary practice, flexible methods and pathways
- Technologies and models
- Professional development & training
- Sustainable practices
- Diversity, inclusivity and equity
Key dates
| Call for submissions | Friday, 02 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Extended to 28 April 2024 |
| Submission notification | Friday, 31 May 2024 |
| Early bird registration opens | Thursday, 29 Feb 2024 |
| Early bird registration closes | Sunday, 30 Jun 2024 |
| Revisions & confirmations | Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024 |
Call for submissions
We are using Microsoft’s Conference Management Toolkit (CMT) to manage submissions, reviewing, and proceedings. Click here for the FLANZ 2024 CMT website (requires additional account creation).
The call for proposals is now open. Full papers, practice papers, digital posters, workshops, and plenary panel sessions are all invited for the event. We invite you to submit your original work in relation to any of the streams. All submissions will be reviewed.
- Full papers. Abstracts of 400 words are invited for review. Full papers will be limited to 3,000 words and will be peer-reviewed. Decisions based on abstracts will be made in May 2024. Final paper submissions due in July 2024. Full papers will be presented in the conference (15 min presentation with 5 min for Q&A). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Please see the instructions and template for submitting full papers here.
- Practice papers. Abstracts of 400 words are invited. Final papers will be limited to 1,500 words and will be peer-reviewed. Decisions based on abstracts will be made in May 2024. Final paper submissions due in July 2024. Practice papers will be presented in the conference (15 min presentation with 5 min for Q&A). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Please see the instructions and template for submitting practice papers here.
- Posters. Abstracts of 400 words are invited for review. Digital posters will be presented at the conference, and linked to the FLANZ 2024 website. Please see the instructions and template for submitting posters here.
- Workshops. Workshops of up to one hour are available. Please submit an outline of your proposed workshop: a total of 800 words including an overview of the workshop aims, a description how the workshop will be delivered (one hour) and bullet points describing the workshops alignment to the conference streams. Instructions and template are here.
- Plenary panel session. The plenary panel session will be an hour session, focused on work-integrated learning. Please submit an outline of your proposed plenary panel session (including any technical requirements): a total of 800 words including an overview of the aims, a description how the session will be delivered (one hour) and bullet points describing the alignment to the conference streams. Instructions and template are here.
Proposal deadline 28April 2024 – all forms.
You will be advised of the outcome of your proposal by Friday, 31 May 2024.
Final paper submissions due 31 July 2024.
Selection of presentations will be based on the relevance of the submission to the conference streams, likely interest to conference delegates, and contribution to open, flexible and distance learning theory and/or practice.
Call for reviewers
FLANZ 2024 conference is seeking for reviewers who have excelled in their fields of research and have practical experience in open, flexible and distance learning. Reviewers play a significant role in high-quality conferences. We would appreciate your support as a reviewer to represent our principle in evaluating the submissions. The advice and guidance from reviewers are invaluable assets to our conferences and authors. That is also a good opportunity for you to learn about emerging work and give back to our professional community. We will acknowledge you and your institution on the conference website.
If you are interested, please contact us by email: conference@flanz.org.nz.
Please forward this message on to friends and colleagues interested and/or active in open, flexible and distance learning in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad. More updates will be sent from time to time. We’re anticipating an exciting and thought-provoking event that continues the great tradition of FLANZ conferences!
See you in Auckland, in August!