EARLI SIG26 Conference
1–3 September 2026, Brno
Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning in the Age of AI: Tradition as Roots, Technology as Wings?
We are delighted to invite you to Masaryk University for the conference of the EARLI Special Interest Group 26 “Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning” from 1st to 3rd September 2026. The main venue will be the Faculty of Arts (Arna Nováka 1, Brno) – one of the largest humanities-oriented institutions in Central Europe, where tradition meets an open space for new ideas. Founded in 1919, Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, today home to more than 30,000 students from around the world.
We would like to invite all researchers interested in argumentation, dialogue and reasoning to exchange and discuss their scholarly work at the conference. Its theme particularly appreciates how our research is embedded in a rapidly evolving context, keeping us on our toes with new challenges. We can reflect on our research building on strong roots while taking off with innovative developments.
We would like to encourage you to submit your theoretical, empirical, or methodological contributions in the scope of EARLI SIG 26 Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning as well as addressing topics in the following (non-exhaustive) list:
- Learning from and through Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning
- Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning in and across domains (Mathematics, History, etc.)
- Motivation, affect, social dynamics and epistemology
- Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning in multicultural contexts
- Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning in online and hybrid settings
- Teacher professional development for Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning
- Conceptual foundations of Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning
- Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning and Educational Equity
- Epistemic Dimensions of Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning
- Designing Dialogic and Argumentative Learning Environments
- Measuring and Analysing Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning
- AI, Technology and the Future of Argumentation, Dialogue and Reasoning
When and where does it take place?
The conference will take place in early September in central Brno, at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University (Arna Nováka 1).
Submissions
You will be able to submit a conference proposal by following the following steps:
1. Log in to your personal EARLI account.
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2. Navigate to the ‘my submissions’ section.
3. Select the green ’+ new submission’ button.
4. Select the correct conference from the list.
For detailed submission guidelines, click here.
Keynote speakers
We are excited to annouce two keynote speakers: Sara Hennessy (University of Cambridge) and Gaowei Chen (The University of Hong Kong).