2025 CNIE Conference | Congrès du RCIE 2025
June 2, 2025
The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE|RCIE) is excited to host its 2025 Annual Conference as part of Congress 2025, on 02 June 2025 at George Brown College in Toronto, ON. CNIE|RCIE members are invited to submit proposals for paper and poster presentations centered on the theme of “Reframing Togetherness.” Abstracts are invited for practical workshops as well as paper and poster presentations on ongoing research or projects related to instructional design, pedagogical approaches, and educational technology innovation. Potential topics may include (but are not limited to):
- Innovations in instructional design to facilitate “reframing togetherness” for in-person, blended, or distributed learning.
- Pedagogical approaches to facilitate “reframing togetherness” for in-person, blended, or distributed learning.
- Innovative uses of digital technologies to facilitate “reframing togetherness” for in-person, blended, or distributed learning.
- New, ongoing, or recently-completed research related to instructional design, pedagogical approaches, or leveraging digital technologies to facilitate “reframing togetherness” for in-person, blended, or distributed learning.
- Instructional design pilot projects, proof-of-concept projects, or implementation projects aimed at facilitating “reframing togetherness” for in-person, blended, or distributed learning.
- Practical workshops or digital resource presentations related to “reframing togetherness” for in-person, blended, or distributed learning.
Presentations will be for 30-minute timeslots on 02 June 2025. See the draft program:
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Early Bird registration closed on March 20
Keynote Session – L(l)eadership in a Time of Uncertainty
Leadership in higher education is challenging at the best of times – and these are not the best of times. Leadership at the top of our organizations is certainly challenging, but what about the everyday small (l) kind of leadership? How do we effectively lead our teams through these uncertain times? How do we lead in our fields or our classrooms? The impact of technology on the way we teach and learn has rarely (if ever) been so contested. Is GenAI helping us or hindering us? What literacies do we need to deal with the information abundance brought to us by all these communication technologies? This presentation will explore how technology has impacted our learning institutions in these uncertain times and discuss how we reframe our approaches to leadership – together.
Dave Cormier is an internationally known educational thinker who works at the intersection of technology and pedagogy. He is currently Interim Director of Curriculum Development and Delivery for Open Learning at Thompson Rivers University. Cormier coined the term MOOC in 2008 and contributed to early experimentation in open and rhizomatic learning. Those ideas, as well as his work in creativity and uncertainty in education, have been taught in classrooms around the world. His 2024 book, Learning in a Time of Abundance: The Community Is the Curriculum, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This past summer, Dave initiated and facilitated a free international online conference – ShrugCon – for educators interested in helping students better face uncertainty in their lives and the workplace. With past roles in academic planning, recruitment, student orientation, student mentorship, and retention, Dave is committed to tactical and strategic solutions that support the entire student experience while being practical for faculty and programs.
Collaborative Sessions
