First call for papers: HELTASA Conference 2015 As various reports such as the White Paper on Post‐School Education and Training (2014), the preceding Green Paper (2012), the National Development Plan, and various CHE reports have illustrated, the South African higher education system is characterised by low participation and high attrition rates. For South Africa to achieve its national development goals, it is critical that the sector develops systematic strategies that will promote a higher participation rate, improve completion rates, and develop students who are knowledgeable, innovative and take responsibility for their decisions and actions. The report of the CHE Task Team on the reform of the undergraduate curriculum (2103) argues that in order to achieve these goals, it is necessary to re‐ think the way in which the curriculum is planned, designed, delivered and assessed. In many parts of the world, the theme of curriculum reform is a key aspect of the discourse on educating students for the realities of twenty‐first century society. There is a growing concern that the structure and content of the undergraduate curriculum should be reconsidered so that it develops the academic literacies that are necessary for higher education study and also provides students with the type of qualities that will allow them to lead productive lives in the world of work as well as in society more generally. This conference therefore provides a golden opportunity for everyone who is involved in teaching and learning in higher education to take part and share experiences, challenges and opportunities in the re‐imagination of the curriculum. Call for papers All interested parties are invited to submit original, unpublished academic papers for review. The conference theme is Re‐imagining the curriculum: Developing strategies to support student learning. Abstracts can be submitted under the following sub themes  Curriculum structure and design  Learning analytics  Academic staff development  Student learning and development  Technology‐enabled learning Types of presentations  Full papers (20 minutes presentation plus 10 minutes for questions)  Digital presentations (6 min, digital poster, Prezi, infographic, video) Presenters are expected to be available on a specified time to engage with conference delegates regarding their presentation  Interactive workshops (90 minutes)  Pre‐conference workshops (3 hours) Criteria for the selection of papers All submissions need to be linked to the conference theme, i.e. Re‐imagining the curriculum: Developing strategies to support student learning. It should adhere to the technical criteria indicated in the submission procedure below. Please indicate preferred type of presentation on the submission form although the final decision in this regard lies with the conference committee. The submission should make a significant contribution and focus on one or more of the HELTASA objectives. A double blind peer review process is followed. Submission procedure  Follow the link http://www.nwu.ac.za/heltasa to access the abstract submission page  Submission deadline: Abstracts of 500 words (excluding references) should be submitted electronically before 22 July 2015. No late submissions will be accepted.  Notification of acceptance: You will be notified if your abstract has been accepted on or before 26 August 2015  Final author registration: 02 October 2015. Failing to register will lead to deletion of abstract from the programme  Full paper due for publication review: Once your abstract has been accepted you may forward your full paper (5000‐7000 words including references) on or before 13 Novembber 2015. Further details will be communicated upon acceptance of abstract .  Presentation deadline: An electronic copy of the presentation should be submitted by 9 November 2015 to Luzelle van Rensburg ([email protected]) . Further details and assistance regarding digital presentations will be communicated.  Notification of paper acceptance: 29 January 2016  Final paper submission (with changes): 26 Februay 2016