The learner and the Australian History Association conferences for 2018

Athens, the white city that will host the 25th Learner conference in 2018 

The 25th International conference on learning called The Learner, is on of the popular Common Ground Research network conferences. This conference will be held at the University of Athens in Athens, Greece, on 21 to 23 June 2018 and the next due date for proposals is 21 March 2018. People who attended a previous learner conference can apply for a discounted registration fee. The main theme of the conference is Education in a time of austerity and social turbulence. As usual, there will be 10 themes to choose from: 

• Theme 1: Pedagogy and Curriculum
• Theme 2: Assessment and Evaluation
• Theme 3: Educational Organization and Leadership
• Theme 4: Early Childhood Learning
• Theme 5: Learning in Higher Education
• Theme 6: Adult, Community, and Professional Learning
• Theme 7: Learner Diversity and Identities
• Theme 8: Technologies in Learning
• Theme 9: Literacy Learning
• Theme 10: Science, Mathematics, and Technology Learning

And if you plan to go down under this coming winter, why not check out the invite for abstracts by the Australian Historical Association (AHA) and their partners for the annual conference at the Australia National University in Camberra from 2 to 6 July 2018. The theme of the conference is 'The scale of history'. Three AHA affiliated associations – the Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine (ANZSHM), the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH), and the Religious History Association (RHA) – will convene streams during the conference. There will also be formally curated streams on History and the National Cultural Collections (GLAM), environmental history (green stream), economic history, war and society, and ‘1968 – 50 Years On’.

The online call for abstract submissions is open and will close on 28 February 2018.