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Call for Proposals!
 October 17th

Are you passionate about self-directed learning? We want to hear about it!

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Process doc and instructions coming soon

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The International Self-Directed Learning Symposium provides an international forum for the discussion of important current developments in the study and application of self-directed learning (SDL). The International Society for Self-Directed Learning (ISSDL) defines SDL as “an intentional learning process that is created and evaluated by the learner.”  The symposium offers a collaborative space for researchers, theorists, and practitioners to present their work for feedback and elaboration. 

 

Types of Presentations Accepted:

 

  1. Research Paper

  2. Practice Brief

  3. Roundtable

  4. Panel

After completion of the form, you must email your proposal saved in Word Normal format to issdl.sdlglobal@gmail.com. The proposal should be labeled with the lead author’s last name and the year; for example: Long.2022sym.doc.

 

The email should also include a headshot of each presenter suitable for a conference program (preferably a jpeg file); note the following:

• Digital camera picture only on the highest resolution setting.

• Head and shoulder shot, looking at the camera, with a plain background if possible.

• If there are religious or social objections to being pictured in the program or having your email in the program, please indicate that on your cover sheet.

Proposals are due by October 17, 2025.

To begin submission of your proposal, please complete the following form:

 


 

 

Delivering Package

Submission Date for 2026
Coming Soon!

Coming up Spring 2026

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Many symposium presenters use this feedback to prepare submissions for the International Journal of Self-Directed Learning Journal

 

Program structure includes large group sessions as well as small group interaction opportunities.

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