Call for Papers | International Multi-Disciplinary Conference for Postgraduate Students - UEW 2023
The University of Education, Winneba branch of the Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG - UEW), is inviting Abstracts/Proposal for the International Multi-Disciplinary Conference for Postgraduate Students (IMCfPS) UEW. The conference is scheduled to take place from 9th - 11th August, 2023, on the theme, "A Paradigm Shift in Pedagogical Innovation for Transformative Education"
Guidelines for Abstract Submission
Interested persons are invited to submit an abstract of 250 words or less on any of the sub-themes below for paper presentation and panel discussion.
Please include a brief bio-data detailing the author’s name and institutional affiliation to the Organizing Committee via imcfps@uew.edu.gh
Sub-themes:
- Innovative Trends in Education
- Innovative Teaching Models
- Language Learning Innovations
- STEM Education
- Curriculum Design
- Blended Instruction
- Scientific and Technological Literacy
- Inclusive Education
- Leisure, Recreation & Sports
- Arts, Media and Cultural Studies
Format for Abstract Submission
All submissions must be in double spacing in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman 12-point font, with a left margin of 3 cm and all other margins of 2 cm. Pdf submissions will not be accepted for review. Full-refereed papers and working papers are accepted from prospective presenters.
Presentation Modes
- Standard Presentation
Standard presentations are face-to-face, classroom-style presentations. Standard presentations are scheduled for 20 minutes each. Your presentation should be a maximum of 15 minutes, with the remaining 5 minutes allocated for Questions & Answers.
- Virtual Presentation
Virtual presentations are online presentations. It is scheduled for 20 minutes each. Your presentation should be a maximum of 15 minutes, with the remaining 5 minutes allocated for Questions & Answers.
Conference Timelines
- Deadline for Submission of Abstract: 16th July, 2023
- Feedback for Abstracts: 23rd July, 2023
- Payment of Conference Fee: 30th July, 2023
- Publication of Papers: 30th October, 2023
Registration package for Presenters:
- Publication in IMCfPS Journal (Vol.2, No 2, 2024)
- E-brochure with abstracts for virtual presenters
- Certificate of presentation
- Participation in panel discussion
- Participation in social network
Conference Fees
- Registration: Free
- Presentation
- Face to Face Presenters: GHC 350
- Virtual Presenters: GHC 300
- International Presenters: $100
- Certificate
- GRASAG Members: GHC 25.00
- External Participants: GHC 100
Additional Benefits for face-to-face presenters:
- T-Shirts
- Note Pad and Pens
- Feeding
- Coffee Break
Registration package for non-presenters includes:
- Certificate of Participation
- Feeding
- Coffee Break
Conference Synopsis
Pursuant to the novel trends and dynamics of higher education globally, embedding sustainability into university curricula necessitates a context of learning that serves as an alternative to instructivist and instructor-centered learning and teaching approaches. The dynamics of innovation and transformation in education across different contexts have recently received a considerable scholarly focus in higher education. The recent shift and increasing adoption of open, flexible, and innovative-enhanced learning across the educational sector has made available large datasets on students’ interaction and engagement with their learning environment.
This new transformative pedagogy underlies and contributes to change, as many argue for a range of analytical and context-related skills to be developed in students. To operationalize education associated with sustainability, teaching approaches must focus on elements relating to learning processes rather than the accumulation of knowledge to create graduates with capabilities to improvise, adapt, innovate, and be creative. Innovation and pedagogical transformations have stimulated significant challenges for students and academic communities in adapting to teaching and learning. However, despite this swift and increasing acceptance of innovativeness in academia, there seems to be a status quo where far or less scholarly attention has been paid to how students rapidly adopt (adapt) the current innovative and transformative pedagogical experiences as in the case of higher education.
Given this, the ideal question that challenges academia and policy-makers in education is deciding upon the teaching and learning students in higher education will need to meet the profound social, environmental, economic and political challenges of the 21st century. Indeed, this critical question for higher education is echoed. Hence, the IMCfPS Secretariat of the University of Education, Winneba, announces its Seventh International Multidisciplinary Conference for Postgraduate Students scheduled at the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana from 9th – 11th August 2023.
For further information please contact:
Prof. Asiedu Addo, Chairman: 0243518385
Prof. Charles Assuah, Co-Chair: 0203558357
Mr. Enock Yeng, Committee Secretary: 0248308616 Mr. Ransford Samovie, President: 0556807417
