Blackboard's Fall 2026 Digital Teaching Symposium
Come together for a day of learning & sharing best practices
Location
Online
Date
November 19, 2026 (All Day Event)
Description
What’s working in your classroom? What have you learned, changed, or discovered that other educators could benefit from?
Reach, Teach & Demonstrate — this year’s theme celebrates the ways technology can connect learners, transform teaching, and demonstrate what’s possible.
The Call for Papers is now open! The Digital Teaching Symposium 2026 is back on Thursday, November 19 and Blackboard is looking for educators to share their ideas, experiences, and practical approaches with colleagues around the world.
👉 Submit your proposal to Blackboard by Fri Sept 18 and help inspire the next generation of digital teaching.
Reach: How do we reach every learner?
How can we create learning experiences that engage, include, and support every student? Blackboard welcomes ideas and experiences around accessibility, inclusion, belonging, student engagement, diverse learner needs, course design, personalization, and student success. This might include innovative approaches to digital or blended learning, or practical examples of how technology has helped remove barriers and connect with learners.
Teach: How do we teach well in a changing world?
How are educators evolving their teaching practice to create meaningful, engaging learning experiences for today's students?Share approaches to AI, pedagogy, assessment, feedback, active and authentic learning, digital teaching, emerging technologies, and innovative teaching practice. Blackboard is particularly interested in practical experiences — what you tried, what you learned, and what changed as a result.
Demonstrate: How do we demonstrate that it was worth it?
How do we understand and evidence the difference our teaching and learning approaches make?This could include learning analytics, student outcomes, assessment data, educational research, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, quality enhancement, evaluation, or reflective practice. Blackboard also welcomes honest reflections on initiatives that did not go as planned and the lessons that emerged.
👉 Submit your proposal to Blackboard by Fri Sept 18 and help inspire the next generation of digital teaching.
About the Digital Teaching Symposium
The tenth Digital Teaching Symposium, hosted by Blackboard, brings educators together to share and discover innovative uses of technology in an ever-changing teaching environment. To keep learners engaged, teachers must be innovative and create an environment that successfully meets expectations while also delivering more personalized experiences.
Join faculty, instructional designers, and academic technologists from around the world on November 19th for a full day of peer-led sessions on digital teaching strategies for the unique needs of needs of 2026 and beyond.
This free event will be updated as more information is released.
Explore recordings from last year’s Digital Teaching Symposium to hear from fellow educators, discover practical ideas, and get a taste of the conversations that inspired this year’s event.
Watch the 2025 Digital Teaching Symposium recordings:
