Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC@AOM 2025) 

Call for Submissions

Program Co-Chairs: Nancy Lam, Saint Mary’s College of California, and Ayesha Malhotra, University of Calgary

The Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC@AOM) will host its 12th Annual Conference during the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. TLC@AOM is a "conference within a conference" designed to help Academy members with a passion for teaching discuss and learn new teaching practices in an open forum of shared experience. To attend the TLC@AOM, you need to be registered for the Annual Meeting of Academy of Management and also separately register for the TLC; however, there are no additional registration fees this year.  

Important Dates and Submission Information

The AOM Annual Meeting Submission Center opens in the first week of December. Please carefully review the submission guidelines before submitting. All proposals must be submitted through the AOM online submission center. The submission deadline is Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 17:00 ET (UTC-5/GMT-5). We look forward to reviewing your innovative, engaging, and teaching-focused submissions. 

All sessions will be 45 minutes long and must be delivered in-person (on site). There is no option for remote presentation. 

Exciting News for 2025! 

TLC registration is free.

To celebrate the first AOM to be held outside of North America, there is no additional registration fee for the 2025 TLC. Your AOM registration fee includes TLC attendance. However, TLC participants must register for both the AOM conference and the TLC. The TLC registration number will be capped. We encourage early registration if your submission is accepted for the TLC. Due to the unique logistics of the Copenhagen conference, no meal is included as a part of the TLC.   

TLC Poster Sessions 

While the majority of accepted proposals will be assigned to the 45-minute interactive session format that matches prior versions of TLC, an exciting addition to this year’s AOM conference is the poster session format. Poster sessions encourage open dialogue and are a great way for presenters to share their work in a less formal setting than traditional sessions, while still being an official part of the program. Accepted posters will be displayed visually and should summarize innovative teaching techniques, resources, and/or curriculum innovation. Posters provide an interactive platform for networking and a venue for presenters to receive immediate feedback on their work. Poster presentations will be scheduled in one-hour in-person sessions during the TLC on Sunday, 27 July 2025. In-person attendance is required for all poster sessions. 

You are welcome to indicate your presentation mode (symposium vs. poster) in your TLC submission, but it is not necessary to indicate your preferred mode. If your submission is accepted, you will be notified in April 2025 whether your presentation is slated for a 45-minute interactive session or a poster session. 

Outstanding Reviewer and Best Submission Awards 

This year, TLC Best Submission Awards will recognize proposals exemplifying relevant, practical, and high-impact teaching and learning practice and pedagogy. The TLC Committee will also recognize reviewers who go above and beyond the call of duty. Outstanding reviewers will receive certificates of appreciation for the timeliness, consistently high quality, and comprehensiveness of their reviews.  

Submission Topics  

TLC Proposals should focus on one or more of the following categories: 

Criteria for Acceptance 

TLC submissions should describe an innovative teaching technique or curriculum innovation. Proposals must explain how the session will promote a high level of interactivity and engagement amongst TLC participants. In addition, takeaways for participants should be clearly outlined. We ask that all submitters to the TLC volunteer as TLC reviewers. Be sure to check out the reviewer guidelines for additional information. 

Submission Guidelines 

Your proposal must not exceed five pages (including cover page and main body plus the reference list). Please note that submissions will NOT be reviewed unless the following guidelines and instructions are met: 

Cover Page includes: 

Main body includes the following headings: 

To facilitate the blind review process, REMOVE ALL AUTHOR-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, including acknowledgments, from the uploaded document. Make sure to include ALL authors on the submission form, but not in your uploaded proposal (given the session length, the number of presenters included should be limited to a maximum of four). The author information provided will appear in the program. Submitters do NOT need to be AOM members to submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting. However, if a proposal is accepted, participants must register to attend the Annual Meeting. All participants attending the Annual Meeting must be AOM Members and registered for the Annual Meeting. Furthermore, to attend TLC@AOM a program participant must also be registered for the TLC@AOM conference. 

NOTE: Any proposal that appears to market a product or service is not suitable for the AOM Teaching and Learning Conference and it will be rejected. If you would like to market a product or service, please contact TLC@AOM via email and request a sponsorship or advertising packet. 

 If you prefer to discuss your ideas before submitting a proposal, please contact tlcprogram@aom.org no later than 13 December 2024. 

 The TLC Program Chairs and Committee look forward to receiving your submissions and to your participation at the TLC in Copenhagen! Please note that the submission deadline is Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5). All proposals must be submitted through the AOM online submission center.