Thirty-Third International Conference on Learning

  • Digital Literacy for Future Readiness
  • 8-10 July 2026
  • University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong + Online

Special Focus & Annual Themes

The Learner Research Network is brought together around a common concern for learning in all its sites, formal and informal, and at all levels, from early childhood, to schools, colleges and universities, and adult, community and workplace education. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Thirty-Third International Conference on Learning calls for research addressing the following annual themes.

  • 2026 Special Focus—Digital Literacy for Future Readiness
  • 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: Literacies Learning
  • Theme 10: Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning

Plenary Speakers

The Thirty-Third International Conference on Learning will feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

LIM Cher Ping

LIM Cher Ping

Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), Hong Kong

"Rethinking the Role of University Professors for Teaching and Learning"

Gary Ka Wai Wong

Gary Ka Wai Wong

Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Lianjiang Jiang

Lianjiang Jiang

Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

"Doing Digital Literacies through Multimodal Composing with GenAI"

Bill Cope

Bill Cope

Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States

Angel M.Y. Lin

Angel M.Y. Lin

Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), Hong Kong

Nancy Law

Nancy Law

Professor and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Carol Chan

Carol Chan

Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong

Óscar Alonso-Álvarez

Óscar Alonso-Álvarez

Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Sciences, University of Oviedo, Spain

(Online in Spanish)

Program

The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.

Research Network Chairs

Bill Cope

Bill Cope

Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States

(English)

Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States

(English)

José Luis Ortega Martín

José Luis Ortega Martín

Professor, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

(Spanish)

Local Conference Committee

Gary Ka Wai Wong

Gary Ka Wai Wong

Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Shihui Feng

Shihui Feng

Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Lianjiang Jiang

Lianjiang Jiang

Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Lukas Liu

Lukas Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Host Institution

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