1. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
I. Instructional Design and Delivery This sub-theme encompasses such concepts as: Innovative Teaching and Learning, Instructional Practices, Catering to Indigenous students, Inclusivity for SEN Learners; Intercultural Teaching and Learning, Pathways for student success, and STEAM.
II. Technology Use in the Higher Education Classroom This sub-theme includes ideas such as: Groupware Tools and Teacher/Student collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, Gamification and Game-based Learning.
III. Use of Soft Skills in Higher Education This sub-theme consists of such concepts as: Resiliency, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Psychological Capital, and Ecological Intelligence.
IV. Assessment in the Higher Education Classroom This sub-theme comprises: E-testing, E-Proctoring Solutions, Teacher Evaluation and Assessment, Authentic Assessment in Higher Education, Innovations in
Assessment, and Artificial Intelligence and Assessment.
2: Leadership in Higher Education
I. Leadership in Higher Education Institutions
This sub-theme encompasses: Soft skills and Leadership, Social Justice, Morality and Utilisation, Ethics of Care, and Leadership and Styles of Leadership pre, during and post pandemic.
II. Professional Development in Higher Education Institutions
This sub-theme includes: Lifelong learning, Faculty Development Models, Community Building.
III. Quality Assurance in Higher Education
This sub-theme comprises: Designing meaningful courses, Blended/Hybrid Teaching and Learning, Quality Assurance and Programme Standards, Universal Design and Accessibility, and Open Education Resources Adoption.
IV. Research in Higher Education Institutions
This sub-theme encompasses: Educational Research Development and Publishing, Self-Publishing, Predatory Journals, Research and Knowledge Transfer-collaborative partnerships globally.