CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
JTELSS is for the very first time in Bulgaria! Located on the beautiful Black Sea coast, Sunny Beach, Burgas is one of Bulgaria’s most vibrant tourist destinations, offering the perfect place for learning, collaboration, and cultural exchange. The European Association of Technology-Enhanced Learning (EATEL) is inviting researchers, educators, and practitioners in the Technology Enhanced Learning community to submit workshops to our 20th Technology Enhanced Learning Summer School – JTELSS26!
Submission form: If you would like to offer a workshop at the summer school, we invite you to submit it through this JTELSS26 Workshop submission form (or use the button below). Keep in mind the main target group of the summer school – early and mid-stage PhD candidates working in the field of TEL. Before applying, be ready to provide the title, need analysis, learning objectives, pre-activities and prerequisites, and session description related to your workshop organization (each of these sections is limited to 1000 characters). We encourage balanced sessions that combine the introduction of concepts or theory with interactive and practical activities.
- 01.12.2025 – Workshop submission opens
- 26.01.2026 – Submission deadline for workshop proposals
- 09.02.2026 – Notification of acceptance for workshop proposals
More information is available on the Important Dates page.
☕ Review: Workshop applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria. Each criterion will be scored on a 1–5 scale (1 = very weak, 5 = excellent).:
- Relevance to TEL
- Fit for the PhD audience
- Learning objectives
- Pedagogical design & interactivity
Moreover, if your workshop topic overlaps with a similar workshop, you might be invited to collaborate with other authors. Also, you can be an organizer or co-organizer for up to three workshops. If you have more, then your workshops with the highest scores will be considered.
Data protection: If your workshop proposal is selected, the information you submitted in the proposal will be published on the summer school website. The data you include in the submission form will be securely stored by Nettskjema in their own service, which is provided and operated by the University of Oslo in Norway. The submission data will be shared with the JTELSS26 Organizing Committee.
⏳Duration of workshops: Workshops are usually 90 minutes. You can apply for a 2 x 90-minute duration, but we might not be able to provide two slots in the program.
Multiple workshops: You can submit multiple workshop proposals. However, you can be an organizer or co-organizer for up to three workshops. A workshop with a duration of 2 x 90 minutes will take two slots in the allowed number of workshops you can co-organize. One option is to co-author one 2 x 90-minute workshop together with one 90-minute workshop. Another option is to co-author three 90-minute workshops. Each workshop will require its own submission. Workshop proposals of the “JTELSS Essentials” category and those submitted for the extra program day do not count towards the maximum allowed number of workshops.
Extra program day: The extra program day will contain various networking, match-making, and other collaborative activities. The extra program day is scheduled for 23 May 2026. You are welcome to propose and organize activities that do not fit the format suggested for the workshops. The extra program day is optional to attend.
Costs & Funding: By default, summer school workshop organizers are expected to cover the costs of their trip and accommodation. These costs can be covered by internal university funds or by research projects. The costs can also be covered by Erasmus+ mobility funding, with the support of the Burgas State University Prof. Assen Zlatarov, the co-organizer of the EATEL summer school in 2026. You can read the details on the Erasmus+ mobility page.
Special edition: Don’t miss this chance to be part of the 20th edition of JTELSS – a milestone event bringing together the next generation of TEL researchers and educators in an inspiring setting on the Black Sea coast!