TALE is held in December each year in the Asia-Pacific region (IEEE Region 10), complementing the other events in the IEEE Education Society’s suite of conference offerings, including Frontiers in Education in North America (IEEE Regions 1–7), EDUCON in Europe/Middle East/Africa (IEEE Region 8), and EDUNINE in Latin America (IEEE Region 9). 

The conference is organized jointly by the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Region 10, IEEE Bangalore Section, IEEE Education Society Bangalore Chapter, and Manipal Institute of Technology.

It aims to provide a forum for scholars and practitioners to share their knowledge and experience in engineering and technology education, as well as in technology-enabled educational innovation across a variety of academic and professional disciplines. The target audience of the conference is diverse and includes those working in the higher education, vocational education and training (VET), K-12, corporate, government and healthcare sectors.