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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Apologies for cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><img width="176" height="132" style="width:1.8333in;height:1.375in" id="x_Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01DCAA64.5914D020" alt="Image of the Digital Pedagogy Institute crest. Words on it are Digital Pedagogy Institute Transform undergraduate and graduate teaching "></span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/about-dpi-conference">DPI2026</a> will be taking place online August 18<sup>th</sup> - 20<sup>th</sup>, 2026. We will be online. There will be no registration
fee this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Important dates - Call for Proposal information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Opens: March 2, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Closes: April 13, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Submission of presentation slides: July 31, 2026 *<b>See website for more information</b>*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/call-proposals">Learn more about the Call for Proposals.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Submit your proposal using the <a href="https://forms.gle/yKhiu3ttFcz77p1b8">
DPI Call for Proposals Form</a><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">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.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Our streams for this year’s conference include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="xmsonormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Digital Pedagogy and Emerging Technologies</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">: 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?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsonormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Critical Digital Pedagogy and the Post-Truth society: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">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?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Digital (de)colonialism</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">: 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? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Digital Pedagogy</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">: 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.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo9"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sustainability, Renewability, and Environmental Costs in the digital sphere</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">: 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?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Format<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact the co-chairs of CFP committee:<br>
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Cheryl Lepard: email <a href="mailto:cheryl.lepard@utoronto.ca">cheryl.lepard@utoronto.ca</a><br>
Mohammed Estaiteyeh: email <a href="mailto:mestaiteyeh@brocku.ca">mestaiteyeh@brocku.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Hope to “see” you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Your 2025 Steering committee co-chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Paulina Rousseau: email <a href="mailto:paulina.rousseau@utoronto.ca">
paulina.rousseau@utoronto.ca</a> <br>
Tim Ireland: email <a href="mailto:tireland@uwaterloo.ca">tireland@uwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#222A35">University of Waterloo<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Attawandaron, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee Territories</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#222A35">Waterloo, On</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#222A35"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-4078"><span style="color:blue">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-4078</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#222A35">519-888-4567 X 45061</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:tireland@uwaterloo.ca"><span style="color:#0070C0">tireland@uwaterloo.ca</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif">Co-Chair of DPI 2026</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://uwaterloo.ca/digital-pedagogy-institute/</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The University of Waterloo acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of ý the Neutral, Anishnawbe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://www.sixnations.ca/LandsResources/HaldProc.htm">Haldimand Tract</a></span></u>, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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