Teaching and Learning Professional Organizations


Association for Learning Technology (ALT) - is a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology.

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) - serves the profession with international conferences, high quality publications, leading-edge Digital Library, Career Center, and other opportunities for professional growth.

IISSAM (International Institute for SoTL Scholars and Mentors) formerly CASTL (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) - supports the development of a scholarship of teaching and learning that: fosters significant, long-lasting learning for all students; enhances the practice and profession of teaching, and; brings to faculty members' work as teachers the recognition and reward afforded to other forms of scholarly work.

Council of 3M Teaching Fellows - serves the profession with international conferences, high quality publications, leading-edge Digital Library, Career Center, and other opportunities for professional growth.

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) - supports and promotes high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.  CUR and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share a focus on providing undergraduate research opportunities for faculty and students at all institutions serving undergraduate students.

Educational Developers Caucus - serves the profession with international conferences, high quality publications, leading-edge Digital Library, Career Center, and other opportunities for professional growth.

Educause - is a nonprofit association that promotes the intelligent use of information technology by helping those who lead, manage, and use information resources to shape strategic decisions.

Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) - is oriented to professionals whose work requires knowledge and communication in the field of instructional technology. Please visit their site for more information regarding conferences and events.

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) - is a national association of academics interested in the improvement of teaching and learning in higher education. Its members comprise faculty and teaching and learning professionals from institutions of post-secondary education across Canada and beyond.

The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) - serves the profession with international conferences, high quality publications, leading-edge Digital Library, Career Center, and other opportunities for professional growth.

The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) – serves the profession and promotes scholarship related to postsecondary teaching and learning through publications and scholarly conferences.

The International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) - serves the profession with international conferences, high quality publications, leading-edge Digital Library, Career Center, and other opportunities for professional growth.

The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (ISSOTL) - serves faculty members, staff, and students who care about teaching and learning as serious intellectual work. The goal of the Society is to foster inquiry and disseminate findings about what improves and articulates post-secondary learning and teaching.

The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network - serves the profession with international conferences, high quality publications, leading-edge Digital Library, Career Center, and other opportunities for professional growth.

The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) – seeks to foster and enhance research on teaching and learning in higher education via conferences and seminars, networks, and publications.