We invite proposals that celebrate or challenge digital learning. We welcome sessions that explore the opportunities, limitations and ethical considerations of digital practice, alongside work that reimagines or balances digital approaches with in-person, sensory and object-based learning.

We are looking for proposals that:
  • Share innovative and inclusive digital learning practice
  • Explore how digital technology can help reach and engage new audiences
  • Reflect on evaluation, impact and audience experience in digital learning
  • Highlight collaborative approaches, including co-production with communities
  • Consider sustainability, wellbeing and ethical digital practice
  • Offer practical skills, tools or case studies that colleagues can apply in their own settings
  • We also welcome submissions from freelancers, community partners and organisations working beyond traditional museum spaces.
Potential themes:

· Innovative digital and hybrid learning programmes
· When and how does digital enhance learning?
· Creating access through digital learning
· Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
· Co-creation, participation and community-led practice
· Evaluation, impact and evidence
· Skills, confidence and organisational change
· Sustainable and responsible digital practice
· Balancing digital with in-person, sensory and object-based learning

Session format: Workshop (1h)

Hands on, interactive and skills-based sessions that actively involve participants. Workshops should encourage discussion, experimentation or collaborative problem-solving. Workshops will be delivered to in-person delegates as breakout activities and won’t be livestreamed. We can programme a small number of online workshops for online delegates. Please get in touch via the form if you wish to propose one and make it clear that it’s an online workshop in the description.
To submit a session proposal, fill out this form before 10 April:

10 April 2026 – Call for Papers deadline
Late May – Results announced

We kindly as you not to book your GEM Conference ticket until you hear back from us: if you are selected to deliver a workshop at the Conference, you will be entitled to a discount. You will be notified regarding your proposal at the end of May and will have plenty of time to book your discounted ticket at an Early Bird rate.

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* 1. Your name

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* 2. Your organisation

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* 3. Please include the names of any co-presenters or colleagues also involved

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* 4. Your e-mail

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* 5. Are you a GEM member?

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* 6. Please can you include a short professional biography for yourself (100 words max)

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* 7. Title of your workshop

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* 8. Description of your workshop (100 words max)

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* 9. Please specify the goals and outcomes of the workshop – 100 words max.

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* 10. Please explain how participants with different abilities, skills and experiences will  be catered for (100 words max)

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* 11. Do participants need to have any specific resources to hand in order to take part in the workshop (pen and paper, craft materials etc)? Please provide as much detail as possible.

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* 12. Will your workshop require the use of AV?

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* 13. Please upload a lead image for your workshop. This will appear with your presentation information in the conference programme and on social media, if your proposal is accepted.


Please make sure that you have permission to use the image you submit and attach any relevant permissions if required. Please save your image with the title of your presentation and your name.

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* 14. Have you presented either a workshop or GEM member presentation at previous GEM conferences? If so, please give details.

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* 15. Do you have any access requirements? If so, please specify. 

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