March 30, 2026
This event took place on 28 April 2026. It was a conversational session to explore the potential of postgraduate degrees and research to drive professional development for those practicing within various settings. We will explore how to approach the idea Read more…
November 18, 2025
This event took place on 4 December 2025. In this spotlight session, IPDA England Vice Chair, Dr Nathan Douglas, took attendees through all things about the Literature Review! Including:
November 14, 2025
What is a practice fellowship? The Practice Editorial board would like to support 5 writing fellows during 2026. The aim of the fellowship programme is to support fellows to ‘get over the line’ with a key article that will be Read more…
October 27, 2025
This event took place on 18 November 2025. In this IPDA Scotland online event we explored how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can help shape the research within their own study. The discussion was led by Professor Read more…
June 30, 2025
On June 17th 2025, IPDA members from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales came together for an online symposium to present and discuss research and issues related to teacher workload. This built upon a successful IPDA Scotland online event on teacher workload Read more…
June 18, 2025
IPDA Vietnam hosted the following seminars in June/July 2025: Seminar 1: Measures for Applying Teaching According to the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Model Speakers: Prof. Pham Thi Thanh Hai and TPACK research team Main contents: Seminar 2: Teaching Soft Read more…
June 7, 2025
This seminar took place in Hanoi on June 6, 2025. The Faculty of Education at Hanoi University of Science and Technology hosted a two-part seminar series featuring Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ju Seong Lee, Acting Head of English Language Education at Read more…
June 3, 2025
The event will took place on 11 July 2025. This conference is being hosted in partnership with the the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Rabat, Mohammed V University where the event will take place. The theme is‘The Future Trajectory of Professional Read more…
June 2, 2025
This conference took place 11 July 2025 and was being hosted by Hanoi University of Science and Technology and in partnership with IPDA Vietnam. The conference theme is ‘Reimagining Education: Inclusive Education, Educational Collaboration, and Lifelong Learning in a Globalized Read more…
May 22, 2025
In Hanoi on May 21, 2025 a virtual seminar titled “Applying AI in Systematic Reviews of Educational Science” was successfully held on Wednesday at 8:30 PM, via Microsoft Teams, offering a deep dive into how Artificial Intelligence is transforming academic Read more…
May 14, 2025
On Saturday, 10th May 2025, education professionals from various universities, schools and organisations came together to discuss and reflect on professional learning. In a symposium hosted at Queen Margaret University and the outdoor learning hub, members of the IPDA Scotland Read more…
May 8, 2025
On 20 May 2025 we were delighted to meet with colleagues for the IPDA Cymru Relaunch event. The event was hosted by Professor Gary Beauchamp and Ulrike Vogel. The relaunch was framed as an informal discussion with our members in Read more…
April 15, 2025
Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang – April 14, 2025 — Over 100 local teachers and education administrators participated in an intensive two-day training program focused on STEM lesson design and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching. The workshop, Read more…
April 14, 2025
In Hanoi on March 6, 2025 – A pioneering international collaboration between universities in Vietnam and the United Kingdom has successfully concluded its latest phase, marking a significant step forward in promoting gender equality through education in Vietnam. The project, Read more…
April 3, 2025
IPDA hosted our second Spotlight Session for early career researchers, this time focusing on ‘De-mystifying the Viva’. The session took place on 8 May 2025. In this spotlight session, we covered:
February 14, 2025
IPDA Ireland hosted our Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event on 20 March 2025, hosted by Dr Niamh Hickey. IPDA Ireland’s first Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event offered an opportunity for emerging and early career members of the IPDA Read more…
February 4, 2025
On 5 March 2025 IPDA England held this session with Professor Gary Beauchamp looking at research impact: what it means and how it could be evidenced. The session was delivered in hybrid format in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University. Read more…
January 13, 2025
On 5 February 2025 IPDA Scotland held this webinar ‘in conversation with the authors’ of the recently published Teacher Workload Research Report. Professors Moira Hulme and Gary Beauchamp shared their insights from research in this discussion webinar. Event host: Lynn Nisbet, Read more…
November 22, 2024
This event took place on Thursday 12th December 2024. IPDA welcomed all doctoral researchers to our very first Spotlight Session. In the session we talked through all things theoretical! Including: IPDA members can watch the recording in the ECR group Read more…
October 7, 2024
This event took place on 7th November 2024. IPDA England and India welcomed colleagues for a stimulating discussion on how mentoring is used within the Indian and English context to facilitate professional learning conversations. The event included presentations from key speakers Read more…
This event took place on 16 October 2024 at Canterbury Christ Church University. This session aimed to provide Early Careers Researchers, Post-Doctoral Researchers, and anyone who is interested in learning how to develop a bid or a grant application in Read more…
September 18, 2024
On 26th September 2024, IPDA Ireland hosting the fourth event in our Journal Club Series entitled: ‘Journaling where we have not journaled before’. IPDA Ireland vice-chair, Dr Eimear Holland hosted the event. After journal club delegates explored the themes of Read more…
August 26, 2024
Guiyang, China – August 22, 2024 — The 2024 ASEAN–China Digital Education Alliance (ACDEA) Conference convened in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, bringing together nearly 70 members from across Southeast Asia and China to advance collaboration in digital education. Held as part Read more…
January 26, 2024
This first meeting of the year for the International Professional Development Association’s Research Network took place on 25 January 2024. As always, the network meeting was split into two sections. The first 45 minutes handed over to our guest speaker Read more…
November 18, 2023
The IPDA England Early Career Researcher Celebration bought together a group of researchers at various stages of their journey at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall campus in October 2023. Key presentations were made by Diana Bannister, Director of the University’s Read more…
November 8, 2023
On 30 November 2023, IPDA Ireland hosted an exciting online event exploring professional learning across different professions from an Irish perspective. In the event we explored how professional learning is structured, supported, and enacted in different professions from an Irish Read more…
On 13 December 2023 IPDA England hosted a book discussion continuing on the theme of coaching and mentoring to support professional learning, focusing on: Mentoring and Coaching in Education: A Guide to Coaching and Mentoring Teachers at Every Stage of Read more…
On 23 November 2023 IPDA England hosted a vibrant discussion focusing on Coaching and Mentoring in Teacher Education, in collaboration with the International Journal for Mentoring and Coaching, where we discussed the key learning, findings and insights of this special Read more…
October 29, 2023
IPDA Scotland hosted this event on 8 November 2023 with Dr Suzie Dick and Dr Helen Burns discussing their paper ‘Professional learning and an emergent community of practice on the Scottish islands as viewed through Biesta’s educational domains’ The paper Read more…
October 9, 2023
IPDA Ireland hosted the third Journal Club event on 8th June 2023, hosted by Dr Eimear Holland and with author Philippa Cordingley. Host: Dr Eimear HollandJournal Paper: Cordingley, P. (2015) ‘The contribution of research to teachers’professional learning and development’, Oxford Read more…
On 7t November 2023 IPDA England held this workshop with Dr Liz White and Dr Miranda Timmermans. Our international collaborative research project explored the experiences of student-teachers in school-university partnerships in the Netherlands and England, focussing on dilemmas in their Read more…
September 20, 2023
IPDA England presented the first online ‘lightning conference’, giving researchers and early career researchers the platform for short, 7 minute prensetations on an issue/topic regarding qualitative data collection and generation methods. The lightning conference, just like the main IPDA conference, Read more…