Programme
Pedagogies of Hope in Higher Education runs online from 9–20 November 2026. Across the two weeks, the symposium combines asynchronous participation in six online streams with a small number of live keynote conversations and workshops.
This programme is nearly final. The overall schedule is set, but some session titles and workshop details may still be refined before the symposium begins.
Live programme
Opening conversation
What is hope for in higher education now?
Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke + Bea Rodriguez-Fransen
Wed 11 Nov
2:00 pm NZ
2:00 pm NZ
Workshop
Storytelling in Research: Conceptualizing through Images
Maya Weeks
Thu 12 Nov
9:00 am NZ
9:00 am NZ
Keynote conversation · Stream 3
Hope in a time of socio-ecological crises
Chris Eames + Finn Maling
Chair: Alice Beban
Fri 13 Nov
9:00 am NZ
9:00 am NZ
Keynote conversation · Stream 2
Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous perspectives for a decolonized & pluriversal future
Leonora Souza Paula + Adreanne Ormond
Chair: Amanda Flaim
Mon 16 Nov
2:00 pm NZ
2:00 pm NZ
Keynote conversation · Stream 1
Hope, uncertainty and the work of educational change
Wendy Steele
Chair: Lisa Vonk
Tue 17 Nov
9:00 am NZ
9:00 am NZ
Keynote conversation · Stream 4
Nurturing Hope: mutuality, action, and the gift of listening
John Forester
Chair: Clare Mouat
Tue 17 Nov
2:00 pm NZ
2:00 pm NZ
Workshop
Building Hope in Education through Sketchy Thinking
Tammy Soanes-White + Donna-Lynn Baskin
Wed 18 Nov
2:00 pm NZ
2:00 pm NZ
Keynote conversation · Stream 6
Hope, Technology, and Alternative Futures in Higher Education
George Veletsianos
Chair: Elaine Khoo
Thu 19 Nov
2:00 pm NZ
2:00 pm NZ
Keynote conversation · Stream 5
Universities as sites of refuge, struggle and action
Florencia Rojo
Chair: Daniel Ahlquist
Fri 20 Nov
9:00 am NZ
9:00 am NZ
Closing reflection
Closing reflection
Jessica Riddell
View international time-zone table
| Session | NZ | Australia | India | SEA | UK | Europe | South Africa | US ET | US Central | Arizona | US Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov – Opening: Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke + Bea Rodriguez-Fransen | 12pm | 10am | 4:30am | 7am | Mon 11pm | 12am | 1am | Mon 6pm | Mon 5pm | Mon 4pm | Mon 3pm |
| Wed 11 Nov – Maya Weeks workshop: Storytelling in Research: Conceptualizing through Images | 2pm | noon | 6:30am | 9am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 8pm Tue | 7pm Tue | 6pm Tue | 5pm Tue |
| Thu 12 Nov – Chris Eames + Finn Maling | 9am | 7am | 1:30am | 4am | 8pm Wed | 9pm Wed | 10pm Wed | 3pm Wed | 2pm Wed | 1pm Wed | noon Wed |
| Fri 13 Nov – Leonora Souza Paula + Adreanne Ormond | 9am | 7am | 1:30am | 4am | Thu 8pm | Thu 9pm | Thu 10pm | Thu 3pm | Thu 2pm | Thu 1pm | Thu noon |
| Mon 16 Nov – Wendy Steele | 2pm | noon | 6:30am | 9am | 1am | 2am | 3am | Sun 8pm | Sun 7pm | Sun 6pm | Sun 5pm |
| Tue 17 Nov – John Forester | 9am | 7am | 1:30am | 4am | Mon 8pm | Mon 9pm | Mon 10pm | Mon 3pm | Mon 2pm | Mon 1pm | Mon noon |
| Tue 17 Nov – Tammy Soanes-White + Donna-Lynn Baskin workshop: Building Hope in Education through Sketchy Thinking | 2pm | noon | 6:30am | 9am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 8pm Mon | 7pm Mon | 6pm Mon | 5pm Mon |
| Wed 18 Nov – George Veletsianos | 2pm | noon | 6:30am | 9am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 8pm Tue | 7pm Tue | 6pm Tue | 5pm Tue |
| Thu 19 Nov – Florencia Rojo | 2pm | noon | 6:30am | 9am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 8pm Wed (Nov 18) | 7pm Wed | 6pm Wed | 5pm Wed |
| Fri 20 Nov – Jessica Riddell | 9am | 7am | 1:30am | 4am | Thu 8pm | Thu 9pm | Thu 10pm | Thu 3pm | Thu 2pm | Thu 1pm | Thu noon |