Association for Visual Pedagogies - AVP

Call for Papers!
The Association of Visual Pedagogies is heading to beautiful Western Australia for our 2026 conference — and we want YOU to be part of it!

Connecting the Dots explores how visual ways of knowing shape our research, stories, technologies, and futures. Join an interdisciplinary community of researchers, educators, artists, and practitioners as we dive into:

1️⃣ Visualities of Land, Place & Relation
2️⃣ Visual Storying, Diversity & Shared Futures
3️⃣ Visualities, Technologies & Futures Thinking
4️⃣ Visual Research, Pedagogies & Ways of Knowing

From leading lines to focal points, rhythm to connection—let’s reimagine how visual and multimodal inquiry can tackle today’s complex challenges.

22–24 November 2026
Western Australia
Submit your paper and come help us Connect the Dots!

https://visualpedagogies.com/conference-2026/

📌 Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy
Call for Papers

SPECIAL ISSUE
Embodiment and the Visual: Fostering Wonder, Imagination, and Connection Through Cultural Heritage

Guest-editors:
Dr. Ilene R. Berson (University of South Florida, USA)
Dr. Michael J. Berson (University of South Florida, USA)

Full articles due: May 15, 2026

This special issue invites contributions that illuminate how embodied, visual, and sensory experiences can cultivate wonder, imagination, and human flourishing across educational, cultural, and community contexts. We seek to explore how individuals engage with cultural heritage—both physical and digital—through practices that enliven perception, deepen empathy, and connect people to shared histories and evolving identities.

https://visualpedagogies.com/embodimentvisual/

🌟 New Special Issue of AVP🌟

Volume 10 (2025): Issue 2 (Dec 2025)

Special Topic: Star Wars: A New Hope for Visual Pedagogies in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Edited by Andrew Gibbons and Rene Novak

In Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy

1️⃣🦾 “These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For”: the Visual Provocations of Star Wars - Andrew Gibbons and Fiona Westbrook

2️⃣🧠 Jedi Mind Control, Idiot Compassion, and a Pedagogy of Discomfort: Rethinking Care and the Ethics of Pedagogical Influence - Rebecca L. Hopkins

3️⃣👾 Forging Balance in a Video Game – When Gestell Meets the Force - Rene Novak

4️⃣💻 Interrupting Empire: Playing with Concealment and Pedagogy in the Meme ‘For the Better, Right?’ - Amy N. Sojot

5️⃣🤖 The Life of Droids: A Droidean Corporeal Horror - Andrew Gibbons, Andrew Denton, and Rainie Yu

6️⃣🛡️“Only a Sith Deals in Absolutes”: Dialogising a Single Truth - Fiona Westbrook

Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy Volume 10 Issue 2: Special Topic: Star Wars: A New Hope for Visual Pedagogies in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, edited by Andrew Gibbons and Rene Novak (2025) "Volume 10 (2025): Issue 2 (Dec 2025): Special Topic: Star Wars: A New Hope for Visual Pedagogies in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, edited by Andrew Gibbons and Rene Novak" published on 12 Dec 2025 by Brill.

📣📣AVP Conference 2026 📣📣

‼️Save the Date! ‼️

The Association for Visual Pedagogies is proud to present its 2026 conference “Connecting the Dots". This will be an interdisciplinary gathering for researchers, educators, artists, and practitioners exploring how visualities shape knowledge, research, and our shared futures.

📍 Perth, Western Australia | November 2026
🗓 22–24 Nov | AVP Conference | ECU Joondalup, School of Education Arts Hub
🌿 25–27 Nov | AVP Elements Tour | South West WA

CFP coming soon.

https://visualpedagogies.com/conference-2026/

Reminder that abstracts are due next week!

SPECIAL ISSUE
Visual Pedagogies and Innovative Assessment

This Special Issue welcomes papers that explore creative, multimodal, and visually oriented approaches to teaching and assessment. It seeks to highlight how visual pedagogies can enrich learning experiences and transform assessment practices across educational contexts. We particularly invite contributions that examine the role of visual and creative methods in supporting reflective, inclusive, and transformative learning. We welcome pre-service and practicing teachers, instructional designers, educational technologists, and other practitioners in developing their video-based or visually creative projects into short scholarly articles that illustrate the potential of visual media in educational practice.

Guest-editors:
A/Prof. Gloria Quiñones (Monash University)
A/Prof. Megan Adams (Monash University)

Abstracts due: 1 December 2025
Full articles due: 31 March 2026
https://visualpedagogies.com/video-journal-of-education-and-pedagogy-2-2-2/

Cocreating Awareness and Fostering Action on Violence Resilience

In: Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy

Authors: Céline A. Favre, Wassilis Kassis, and Dilan Aksoy

Online Publication Date: 09 Oct 2025

https://brill.com/view/journals/vjep/aop/article-10.1163-23644583-bja10063/article-10.1163-23644583-bja10063.xml

Asynchronous Video-Based Scaffolding of English Academic Writing Skills for Distance Tertiary Students: an Innovative Approach to Supporting Postgraduate Students in Hybrid Courses

In: Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy

Authors: Tracey Millin, Mark Millin, and Jeanne Pearce

Online Publication Date: 25 Sep 2025

https://brill.com/view/journals/vjep/aop/article-10.1163-23644583-bja10062/article-10.1163-23644583-bja10062.xml

Exploring Bilinguality, Agility, and Agency in a Welsh Classroom through Mobile Media-making

In: Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy
Authors: Merris Griffiths, and Dafydd Sills-Jones

Online Publication Date: 25 Sep 2025

https://brill.com/view/journals/vjep/aop/article-10.1163-23644583-bja10061/article-10.1163-23644583-bja10061.xml

⌛ abstract submissions close soon ⌛

2026 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR RELATION-CENTERED EDUCATION NETWORK

Deadline for submissions: November 8, 2025
Acceptance decisions communicated: December 12, 2025

Hosted by Griffith University on June 15th to 17th, 2026

Conference Theme: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Relational Pedagogy

This inclusive theme aims to highlight the diverse ways in which different fields - from education and health to social sciences, the arts and beyond - understand and apply the importance of human relationships in teaching and learning. Together, we aim to deepen our understanding of how relational approaches can enrich educational practice, foster inclusion and support meaningful connections across diverse contexts and continents.

This is the first time the Network conference has been held in Australia and we are looking forward to having vibrant and thought provoking conversations with practitioners, academics and friends new and old.

Key Note Speakers

We are delighted to announce our keynote speakers. This is an amazing opportunity to hear about their work and to engage in a practical workshop/masterclasses with them.

Professor Andrew Hickey & Professor Stewart Riddle (University of Southern Queensland, AU)

Professor Jayne White (University of Canterbury, NZ)

Professor Liz Jackson (University of Hong Kong)

https://rcen.wildapricot.org/event-6323716

What a fantastic AVP Conference! 📸
This event brought together a vibrant community committed to exploring and expanding the possibilities of visual pedagogies. From thought-provoking panels to hands-on workshops and rich conversations, the conference sparked ideas, collaborations, and new directions.

Thank you to Lancaster University for hosting, and to Nataša Lacković for bringing creative energy and vision to the organisation of the event.

A big shout out to our brilliant committee members:
Felipe Sanchez
Radka Newton
Derek Gatherer
Sid Cook-Giraud
Bethan Garrett
Harry Rolls

And thank you to Gabriel Velasco for volunteering and supporting things behind the scenes.

We’re excited to see what comes next — the momentum from this gathering is just the beginning.

🎤 AVP 2025 Keynotes – What a Line-up!
From bold provocations to inspiring insights, our keynote speakers lit up the stage in Lancaster.

Huge thanks to:
Carey Jewitt | Elsa Lee | Rene Novak | Fiona Westbrook | Maria Giulia Dondero

Visual pedagogies have never looked so alive.
📸 Swipe to see them in action!