CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for the 2010 conference have been accepted.  This page contains all the information you require to make your submission.

All submissions should address the 2010 conference theme: Making the links: Learning, teaching and high quality student outcomes. 

  • We are particularly interested in the sharing of stories of success and achievement from the bridging educator community.

Papers will be collated into a volume of proceedings.

You are invited to submit a proposal to present in any of the following categories:

  • Research or theory papers:  Sessions will be 40 minutes duration; you should allow 10 minutes of this time for discussion. Submit a 300-500 word abstract including authors' names and affiliations or the full paper if you want it refereed. Email as a Word attachment to: address

  • Workshop contributions:  Workshops will be 40 minutes long. Contributors will be asked to speak for 15-20 minutes to describe an innovation, share a resource or describe a strategy from their practice, and to encourage discussion for the rest of the time. Submit a 300-500 word abstract including authors' names and affiliations. Email as a Word attachment to: address

Submission date for refereed papers: 6 August 2010 (closed)

Submission date for non-refereed papers/workshops: 6 August 2010 (closed)

Please note that all presenters must register for the conference.

Instructions for authors:

Please provide your paper title, author's name, contact email address, institution and department.

The subject line for your submission email should be Making the links: Abstract from (author's name).

Format requirements:

  • Size 12 font Times New Roman throughout
  • 1.5 line spacing on A4 paper
  • 2.5 cm margins on all sides
  • Pages numbered
  • All headings bold
  • Title page: Title of paper, name of author/s; their institutional affiliations and their contact email address
  • First page of paper: Title of paper followed by your abstract with no identifying details

Referencing: Please follow APA referencing guidelines:

  • List references under a section heading References.
  • Long quotations (approximately 30 words or more) 10 pt, indented 1 cm from left and right margins.
  • Footnotes appear at the foot of the page on which the reference appears, not at the end of the text.
  • Word count: Papers should be of a length that reflects the 40 minute time slot for delivery and should not, generally, be more than 4000-4500 words.