2021 Global Smart Education Conference Replay
Currently, as emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, 5G, VR/AR/MR, and the Internet of Things, integrate with other technologies unprecedentedly, human society approaches a threshold of a new round of transformation. In this situation, smart society, as a more advanced social pattern in comparison with the agricultural society, industrial society, and information society, may arrive soon. This trend will fundamentally transform the way we live, work, and learn. Human-machine collaboration, cross-industry integration, as well as co-creation and sharing, may become a new series of characteristics embedded in people’s life.
The social transformation of the intelligence era generates new demands on future education. In response to these demands, major countries and international organizations all over the world are exploring new paths and approaches to accelerate the process of talent cultivation to adapt to the intelligence age. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2016) has put forward the idea of “ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education to promote lifelong learning opportunities (LLO) for all (SDG4)”. In 2019, UNESCO launched the Futures of Education Initiative. The plural form of “Futures” emphasizes on multiple dimensions to the future and appeal to reimagine how education and knowledge can shape the future of humanity in a context of complexity, uncertainty, and precarity. In 2019 and 2020, to better overcome the challenges of the intelligence age, UNESCO and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China jointly organized two International Conferences on Artificial Intelligence and Education, discussing the future development of global education. It released the first international consensus on AI and Education, the Beijing Consensus, which provided useful suggestions for promoting the innovative integration of technologies and education as well as the implementation of SDG4.
The mission of education is to enlighten people’s cultivating innovative talents and supplying the country’s economic and social development with talent support and intellectual guarantee. In face of the new situation, a series of strategies and policies have been proposed by the Chinese government, including China’s Education Modernization 2035 plan, the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan, the AI Innovation Action Plan for Institutions of Higher Education, Education Informatization 2.0 Action Plan, which emphasize the importance of developing Smart Education. In addition, the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035 also stresses the need to build a high-quality educational system and further points out that Smart Education should be specifically employed in the application scenarios of the digital economy, which clarified the direction for educational innovation in the future. As a high-end form of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education, Smart Education is committed to setting up smart learning environments, exploring new models of teaching, and building a modern educational system. As of 2021, the Ministry of Education of China has selected 20 regions as Smart Education Pilot Zones, expecting to expedite the exploration of a new model, new method, and new path to transform education through intelligent technologies.
Beijing Normal University (BNU) is a comprehensive and research-intensive university which leads the way in the theoretical innovation and practical exploration of Smart Education. From 2016 to 2020, Beijing Normal University, together with international organizations and universities have held five Smart Education Conferences consecutively and released a series of smart-education-related reports. In 2020, BNU and its international partners also launched a Joint Project on Rethinking and Redesigning National Smart Education Strategy, generating enormous influences in the field of Smart Education globally. Especially during the pandemic, Smart Learning Institute (SLI) and National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology (CITlab) have been seeking educational solutions under special circumstances. Specifically, they worked with UNESCO, finalizing and publishing a series of handbooks which comprise Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption: The Chinese Experience in Maintaining Undisrupted Learning in COVID-19 Outbreak，Ensuring Effective Distance Learning under COVID-19 School Closures: Guidance for Teachers as well as AI and Education: Guidance for Policy-makers. A variety of learning strategies and practical experience adopted in China have been collected in these handbooks, which provided institutions with feasible recommendations in minimalizing disruption and ensuring continuity of course delivery during the pandemic. Furthermore, they also elaborated challenges in applying Artificial Intelligence to achieve SDG4 and supplied policymakers with practical advice to the formulation of regulations.
Technology empowers education, and education adds value to economic and social development in return. Smart Education, as an important part of the smart society, should be based on the current situation while also provides support for the new era. It means that education should be human-oriented and pay attention to the cultivation, rather than simply the materials and teaching process. With a focus on identifying the promise of futures of education, Beijing Normal University, with the approval from the Ministry of Education, will collaborate with international organizations and other higher education institutions to organize the 2021 Global Smart Education Conference on 18-20 August this year. The aims of the conference lie in three areas: 1) To further understand the latest achievements and development trends in Smart Education, facilitating the innovative integration of intelligent technologies and education. 2) To gather global resources and strength in Smart Education to provide recommendations for narrowing long-standing equity gaps and promoting personalized growth for all. 3) To set up international platforms for educational research, exchange, and cooperation and contribute to the establishment of a community with a shared future for mankind. With the theme of Smart Learning and Futures of Education, the conference sincerely invites policymakers, experts, scholars, researchers, teachers and students, business representatives and media to contribute to the development of Smart Education.
Intelligent Technologies Promoting Educational Equity and Balance
Intelligent Technologies Shaping Futures of Education
Coordinated Development of Global Smart Education Strategy
The New Normal of “Internet + Education” in the Post-Pandemic Era
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UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
Nobel Prize Laureate, Founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, Chairman of Yunus Center AIT
Director of the Institute for Information Technologies in Education，UNESCO
UNESCO International Council for Open and Distance Education Chair in Open Educational Resources.
Former Deputy Director-General of UNESCO
Director-General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization
Former Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Director for the Directorate of Education and Skill, OECD
Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies，Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Rector of Moscow State Pedagogical University
President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
Director of Foreign Affairs Department, Royal Foundation of Thailand
Director of Information and Communication Technology Department of ALECSO
Chief Learning Officer of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Head and Professor of the HSE Institute of Education
Chief of the Unit of Teacher Professional Development and Networking at UNESCO IITE
Scientific Officer at the Joint research Centre of the European Commission
Vice President of Swedish Association for Distance Education, Sweden
Global Key Account Director, Bett portfolio, Event Director of Bett Asia (BETT), United Kingdom
Director of the SEAMEO Secretariat
Deputy Director of SEAMEO Secretariat
Director of SEAMEO regional centre for SEPS
Director of SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre
Dean of the College of Information at the University of North Texas
Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Thammasat University, Thailand
College Dean of International, Cardiff University
Dean at Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Belgrade
Deputy President of Digitalization and ELearning,An Najah National University
Associate Provost（Undergraduate Education），Nanyang Technological University
Director of Yunus Center of Asian Institute of Technology
Professor Emeritus of Department of Development and Sustainability, Asian Institute of Technolofy
Executive Director of Mekong Institute
Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Professor of Carnegie Mellon University
Associate Professor,School of Global Affairs, Ambedkar University Delhi(AUD)
Professor of Digital Systems for Teaching & Learning, Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Greece
Professor in Wireless Communications at Institute for Communication Systems, University of Surrey
Associate Professor, College of Management, Shenzhen University
Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
CEO of Encyclopaedia Britannica Group
President and CEO of Sony Global Education, Inc.
Head of International Education StrategyatNetDragon
Founder and President at Global Village Connections (GVC), Bhutan
Education Specialist of Commonwealth of Learning
Researcher at Oslo Metropolitan University
Programme Specialist in Section of Education Policy at UNESCO HQs
Science Research Specialist of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD)
Research Associate, Centre for South Asian Studies, Nepal
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Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Professor of Beijing Normal University
President of Beijing Normal University
Director of Department of Science, Technology and Information, Ministry of Education, P.R.C
Secretary-General of National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
Senior Inspector in the Education Department of Hunan Province
Vice President of Beijing Normal University
Professor, Beijing Normal University
Professor of Tsinghua University; Academician of Academia Europaea
Co-Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University
Co-Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University , Chairman of NetDragon
Deputy Mayor of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province
Director of Education Information Technology and Network Security Division, Department of Science, Technology and Information, Ministry of Education
Head of Teaching and Equipment Information Office in the Department of Basic Education, Ministry of Education, China
Director of China Center for International People-to-People Exchange Ministry of Education
Director of Center of Educational Management Information, Ministry of Education, China
Deputy Director of the National Assessment Center for Education Quality, Ministry of Education, China
Executive Vice-director of National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning
Secretary of Nanchang Municipal Education Committee; Director of Nanchang Municipal Education Bureau, Jiangxi Province
Director of Yuncheng Municipal Education Bureau, Shanxi Province
Deputy Director, Changsha Education Bureau, Hunan Province, China
Professor of Central China Normal University; former Dean of National Center for Educational Technology
Vice Director of the University Council of Beijing Normal University
Professor of Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University
Vice Director of Educational Information Strategy Research Base (Central China)
Deputy Director of Chenghua District Education Bureau, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Deputy Director of Xingqing District Education Bureau, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Deputy Director of Hexi District Education Bureau, Tianjin
Vice Director of the Public Service Bureau of Xiong‘an New Area, Hebei Province
Vice Secretary of Education Committee of Dongcheng District, Beijing, Vice Director of Education Committee of Dongcheng District, Beijing
Dean of Haidian Institute of Education Sciences, Beijing
Vice-president of the Open University of China
Rector of Shenzhen Polytechnic
Secretary of Party Committee of Hunan University of Science and Technology
Excutive Director of UNESCO INRULED
Director of Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Dean of School of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Vice Dean of International College & Deputy Director of ASEAN-China Education & Training Center, Yunnan Agricultural University
Dean of the College of International Development and Global Agriculture (CIDGA) at China Agricultural University
Director of Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, Beijing Normal University
Director of Office of Science and Technology, Science Research Institute, Beijing Normal University
Professor of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Beijing Normal University
Professor and Director of Office of Overseas Science Research Cooperation, Science Research Institute, Professor of Beijing Normal University
Professor of School of Education Technology, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Professor of Beijing Normal University
Professor at Beijing Normal University
Dean of Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, Dean of School of Computer Science and Technology,Harbin Institute of Technology
Professor of Central South University
Professor of School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
Professor of Northwest Normal University
Professor, School of Wisdom Education of Jiangsu Normal University, China
Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University
Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Lecturer of Beijing Institute of Education
Associate Professor at Beijing Institute of Education
Deputy Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University.
Direcotr of International Affairs, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Director of Office of Think Tank Management, Neijing Normal University
Post-Doctorate of Beijing Normal University
President and Editor-in-chief of China Educational Technology
Vice Editor-in-chief of China Education Daily
Vice Editor-in-chief of Higher Education Press
Editorial Director Humanities and Social Sciences, Regional Director for Books, Springer Nature
Vice Director of Personal Information Protection Task Force on Apps, Ministry of Industry and Information Technolofy, China
Engineer of National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology
President of iFLYTEK
Director of the board, President of the Institute of Strategic Research, Huawei
Vice-Chairman and Executive Director of NetDragon Inc.
Vice Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Vice President of NetDragon
Vice President of Tsinghua Unigroup
Senior Vice President of Unisplendour Corporation Limited (UNIS)
Vice President of iFLYTEK,Chief Scientist of Educational Technology Research Institute in iFLYTEK
Deputy Director of CIT, CEO of NetDragon
Co-Director of Tele-education Laboratory, National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology
Vice General-Manager of Department Government and Enterprise Affairs,China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd
Director of Technology and Standards Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communication Technology.
General Manager of China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd
Vice General-Manager of Department of Government and Enterprise Educational Business in China, Huawei
Vice General-Manager of China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd
Vice General-Manager of Educational Product Centre, China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd
Head of Sales at LEGO Education in China
CEO of Beijing Yundiantang Tech, LTD
Partner of Squirrel Ai
Director of Alibaba Cloud E-learning
Vice Principal of Shenzhen Senior High School Group
Principal of Dian’nan Middle School, Anxin County，Xiongan New Area, China
Principal and Secretary of Xingyuan primary school, Liangjiang new district, Chongqing Province
Head of Smart Education Work, Municipal Education Bureau, Hubei Province
Director of Office of Smart Education Promotion of Wuhou District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Deputy Director of Qingdao Educational Equipment and Information Technology Center
Deputy Director of Yichang Education Information Technology Center, Hubei Province
Director of Wenzhou Educational Technology Center
Chief Scientist of Tencent Intelligent Platform
Senior Researcher of Research Centre for AI Social Experiment, ZheJiang Lab
Researcher of Hubei Institute of Education Science
Senior Researcher of Guangzhou Education Bureau, Guangdong Province
14:30-18:00 Opening Session & Forum on AI and Futures of Education
Opening Remark：
Speaker：
Dr. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education (Online）
Mr. ZHAO Qinping，Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Prof. DONG Qi，President of Beijing Normal University
Mr. LEI Chaozi, Director of Department of Science, Technology and Informatization, Ministry of Education, P.R.C
Dr. Ahmedin Mohammed, State Minister , ICT and Digital Transformation Sector, FDRE Ministry of Innovation & Technology (MInT) , Ethiopia（Online）
Mr. QIN Changwei, Secretary-General of National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO
Moderator: Prof. ZHOU Zuoyu, Vice President of Beijing Normal University
Project Release：
Rethinking and Redesigning National Smart Education Strategy
Speaker：Prof. HUANG Huairong, Co-Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University
2021 Global Competition on Design for Future Education
Speaker：Mr. LIU Dejian, Co-Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Chairman of NetDragon (Online）
Moderator：Dr. ZHAN Tao, Director of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) (Online）
Keynote Speech：
Connotation of “Internet+Education” and its Innovative Direction
Speaker: Ms. CHEN Li, Vice President and Professor of Beijing Normal University
Pushing the Frontiers with AI, Blockchain, and Robots
Speaker: Dr. Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Adviso on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Online）
The Governance and New Mode of Computers in Intelligence Education
Speaker: Mr. Wushour, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering (Online）
Global or Local? Smart Education for the Future
Speaker: Dr. Asha S. Kanwar, President of Commonwealth of Learning (COL)（Online）
Artificial Intelligence and Online Education
Speaker: Mr. SUN Maosong, Professor of Tsinghua University and Academician of Academia Europaea
Moderator: Mr. CHEN Guangju, Vice Director and Professor of the University Council of Beijing Normal University
Invited Speech：
The Development of Intelligence Education Empowered by Scientific and Technological Innovation
Speaker: Mr. XU Wenwei, Director of Board and President of the Institute of Strategic Research，Huawei （Online）
5G Smart Education Promoting Educational Digital Transformation
Speaker: Mr. LIU Geng, General Manager of China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT. Co., Ltd（Online）
Education Eco-system – A Case Study Egypt MOE
Speaker: Dr. Simon L.K. Leung, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited; Chairman of Promethean World Limited and Edmodo, Inc.（Online）
Moderator:Mr. JIAO Hao, Director and Professor of Overseas Science Research Cooperation Office, Beijing Normal University
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
19:00-22:00 Forum on Smart Education and Digital Resources
Opening Remark：
Speaker：
Prof. Getachew Engida, Former Deputy-Director General of UNESCO (Online)
Dr. XIONG Li, Deputy Director of CIT, CEO of NetDragon (Online)
Moderator: Mr. CHEN Emil, Vice Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Vice President of NetDragon
Keynote Speech：
Designing Education to Achieve Intelligence Augmentation (IA) via Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard University (Online）
Smart Education Framework: Three Leverage Points for National Leaders to Modernize the Digital Learning Eco-system
Speaker: Dr. Joseph South, Chief Learning Officer of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (Online）
Smart Education: A Policy Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Sanjaya Mishra，Education Specialist of Commonwealth of Learning (Online）
Smart School: Different Ways to Different Models
Speaker: Dr. Isak Froumin, Head and Professor of HSE Institute of Education (Online）
Moderator: Mr. CHEN Emil, Vice Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Vice President of NetDragon
Project Release：
Teacher Capacity Building with AI and Digital Technologies: E-library for Teachers
Moderator: Dr. Natalia Amelina, Senior National Project Officer in Education; Chief of the Unit of Teacher Professional Development and Networking at UNESCO IITE（Online）
Panel Discussion：
Panelist:
Mr. Jorge Cauz, CEO of Encyclopaedia Britannica Group（Online）
Dr. Leana Li，Editorial Director Humanities and Social Sciences, Regional Director for Books, Springer Nature
Mr. Masaaki Isozu, President and CEO, Sony Global Education, Inc.（Online）
Dr. Danimir Mandic，Dean at Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Belgrade（Online）
Mr. ZHANG Ze, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Higher Education Press
Mr. QIAN Feifei, Head of Sales at LEGO Education in China
Dr. John Collick, Head of International Education Strategy for NetDragon （Online）
Moderator：Dr. Natalia Amelina, Senior National Project Officer in Education; Chief of the Unit of Teacher Professional Development and Networking at UNESCO IITE（Online）
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
09:00-12:00 Forum on The New Ecology of Regional Smart Education
Keynote Speech：
The Construction of Smart Education Demonstration Areas
Speaker：Mr. REN Changshan, Dean of Education Information Technology and Network Security Division, Department of Science, Technology and Informatization, Ministry of Education
Moderator：Mr. WU Fati, Dean of School of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University; Director of Engineering Research Center of Digital Learning and Public Service in Education, Ministry of Education
Keynote Speech：
Exploration and Practice of Smart Education
Speaker: Ms. WANG Zhuzhu, Professor of Central China Normal University and former Dean of National Center for Educational Technology
Promoting Educationl Evaluation Reform with Smart Recruitment as Breakthrough
Speaker：Mr. LONG Guoying, Deputy Mayor of Nanchang, Jiangxi Province（Online）
Education Informatization 2.0 in Hunan Province: Practice and Experience
Speaker：Mr. YING Ruoping, Senior Inspector in the Education Department of Hunan Province（Online）
The “Internet + Education”Mode in Xingqing Demonstration District of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Speaker：Mr. WANG Shaolong, Deputy Director of Xingqing District Education Bureau, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region （Online）
Smart Education to the Construction of New Educational Ecology – The Practice and Reflection on the Construction of Smart Education Demonstration Area in Dongcheng District, Beijing
Speaker：Mr. ZHOU Lin, Vice Director of Education Committee of Dongcheng District, Beijing（Online）
The Breakthrough in Educational Reform with Smart Education in Guangzhou to Promote High-Quality Development of Education
Speaker：Mr. LIN Ping, Senior Researcher of Guangzhou Education Bureau, Guangdong Province（Online）
The High-quality and Balanced Development of Education Enhanced by Construction of Educational New Infrastructure
Speaker：Mr. WANG Hongtao, President of Unisplendour Corporation Limited (UNIS)
Moderator：Mr. WU Fati, Dean of School of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University; Director of Engineering Research Center of Digital Learning and Public Service in Education, Ministry of Education
Panel Discussion：How to Promote the High-Quality Development of Education with Construction of Smart Education
Panelist:
Mr. LI Ming, Director of Yuncheng Municipal Education Bureau, Shanxi Province（Online）
Ms. MIU Yaqin，Vice Director of Changsha Municipal Education Bureau, Hunan Pronvince （Online）
Mr. ZHANG Shuanglong, Vice Director of the Public Service Bureau of Xiong‘an New Area, Hebei Province（Online）
Mr. MA Tao, Head of Smart Education, Municipal Education Bureau, Hubei Province（Online）
Mr. AI Wei, Researcher of Hubei Institute of Education Science（Online）
Ms. AO Jing, Director of Office of Smart Education Promotion of Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province（Online）
Moderator：Mr. LI Yushun, Professor of School of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
09:00-12:00 Forum on AI and Social Governance
Opening Remark：
Speaker：Prof. CHEN Guangju, Vice Director of the University Council of Beijing Normal University
Moderator：Mr. LI Wen, Director of Office of Think Tank Management, Neijing Normal University
Keynote Speech：
The Innovation of Artificial Intelligence Technology Empowering Society Application
Speaker：Mr. WANG Yaonan，Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Hunan University（Online）
On Three-Dimensional Space: a Case-study of Social Media Observation and Prediction
Speaker：Mr. LIU Ting，Director of Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, Dean of School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology（Online）
Promoting Smart Education in Rural Districts
Speaker：Mr. TANG Yayang, Secretary of Party Committee and Professor of Hunan University of Science and Technology（Online）
The Improvement of Intergenerational Equity of Intelligent Education Application with the Optimization of Algorithm
Speaker：Ms. TONG Lili, Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University, Vice Director of Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base (Beijing)
Communication Technology Governance and 6G Wireless Outlook
Speaker：Dr. Yue Gao, Professor in Wireless Communications at Institute for Communication Systems, University of Surrey（Online）
AI Governance & Ethics for the Educational Domain
Speaker：Dr. Tore Hoel, Researcher in Oslo Metropolitan University（Online）
Moderator：Mr. CHEN Guangju, Vice Director of the University Council of Beijing Normal University
Project Release：
Release of “Campus for Children” Information Platform
Speaker：Ms. TONG Lili, Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University,Vice Director of Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base (Beijing)
Moderator：Mr. CHEN Guangju, Vice Director of the University Council of Beijing Normal University
Panel Discussion: Exploring AI and Social Governance in China
Panelist:
Prof. SHU Huaying, Professor of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication
Prof. WU Shuilong，Professor of School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
Mr. LEI Mingyu，Director of Technology and Standards Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communication Technology.
Mr. LV Mingjie，Senior Researcher of Research Centre for AI Social Experiment, Zhe Jiang Lab
Mr. WANG Bin，CEO of Beijing Yundiantang Tech Co., LTD
Moderator：Prof. LV Peng，Professor of Central South University（Online）
Dr. Wang Huanhuan，Post-Doctorate of Beijing Normal University
Conference Hall 2, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
14:30-18:00 Forum on The New Ecology of Regional Smart Education
Keynote Speech：
Four Key Points on the Promotion of the Regional Education Informatization
Speaker：Mr. CAI Jile, Associate Editor of China Education Daily
The Construction of Smart Education New Ecology Supported by Construction of Educational New Infrastructure
Speaker：Mr. WU Di, Professor of Central China Normal University; Executive Deputy Director of Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base, Ministry of Education, P. R. C（Online）
The Construction of Smart Education Demonstration Districts – For the Benefit of Teaching and Learning for Teachers and Students
Speaker：Ms. WU Yinghui, Dean of Haidian Institute of Education Sciences, Beijing
Smart Education and Intelligent Future
Speaker：Mr. KONG Fanchao, Vice Director of Hexi District Education Bureau, Tianjin（Online）
The Choice of the Time and City – Cloud School in Shenzhen
Speaker：Mr. GONG Weidong, Vice Principal of Shenzhen Senior High School Group; Head of the Preparatory Group of Shenzhen Welkin School（Online）
Promoting the Construction of Educational New Infrastructure to Enhance the Digital Transformation of Regional Education
Speaker：Mr. LIU Gang，Director of Alibaba Cloud E-learning
The Construction and Experience of Huawei Smart Education Demonstration Area
Speaker：Mr. HU Longgen，Vice General-Manager of Department of Government and Enterprise Educational Business in China, Huawei
Moderator：Prof. GUO Jiong，Professor of Northwest Normal University（Online）
Panel Discussion：The Construction and Prospect of Smart Education in Construction of Educational New Infrastructure
Panelist:
Mr. XIE Weimin，Director of Nanchang Municipal Education Bureau, Jiangxi Province（Online）
Mr. YE Shuwen，Vice Director of Chenghua District Education Bureau, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province（Online）
Mr. HOU Yuandong, Director of Wenzhou Educational Technology Center（Online）
Mr. LIU Xiuyuan，Vice Director of Qingdao Educational Equipment and Information Technology Center（Online）
Mr. HUANG Jiatao，Vice Director of Yichang Education Information Technology Center, Hubei Province（Online）
Mr. XU Jian，Vice Director of Educational Information Strategy Research Base (Central China)（Online）
Moderator：Prof. GUO Jiong，Professor of Northwest Normal University, Vice Director of Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base (North-west)（Online）
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
14:30-18:00 Forum on Big Data in Education and Learning Analytics
Opening Remark：
Speaker：Dr. WU Xiaoru，President of iFLYTEK（Online）
Moderator：Dr. ZHENG Qinhua，Professor of Beijing Normal University, Deputy Director of CIT
Keynote Speech：
Enhancing Learning through Analytics
Speaker：Dr. Kinshuk，Dean of College of Information, University of North Texas（Online）
Application and Development of Big Data in Education Management
Speaker：Mr. ZHANG Peng，Director of Center of Educational Management Information, Ministry of Education, China（Online）
Educational Evaluation Driven by Data
Speaker：Ms. ZHENG Qinhua，Professor of Beijing Normal University, Deputy Director of CITlab
How We will Think: Human and Artificial Cognition
Speaker：Dr. George Siemens, Professor and Co-Director: Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning, University of South Australia（Online）
Analysis of Interactive Discourse Behavior in Online Education
Speaker：Mr. LIU Nvsanya，Executive Vice-director of National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning/National Engineering Laboratory for Technology of Big Data Applications in Education（Online）
Data-Intensive Research and Paradigm Transformation
Speaker：Ms. ZHANG Jingjing，Professor of Beijing Normal University
Artificial Intelligence Enhancing Individualized Learning
Speaker：Mr. WANG Shijing，Vice President of iFLYTEK, Chief Scientist of Educational Technology Research Institute in iFLYTEK（Online）
Application of AI in Big Data and Precision Teaching of K12 Education
Speaker：Mr. CAO Yunbo, Chief Scientist of Tencent Intelligent Platform
How does the Education AI SaaS Platform Help the Public School System for Burden Reduction and Efficiency Increase
Speaker：Ms. LIANG Jing，Partner of Squirrel AI
Moderator：Ms. LI Shuang，Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Conference Hall 2, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
19:00-22:00 Forum on Open Educational Practices and Teachers’ Capacity Building
Opening Remark:
Speakers:
Dr. Mohamed Jemni，Director of ICT at Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization（ALECSO） (Online)
Dr. Ebba Ossiannilsson, OER Chair at International Council for Open and Distance Education（ICDE） (Online)
Moderator: Dr. ZHANG Xiangling, Lecturer of Beijing Institute of Education
Project Release:
An Overview of Education Development in the Arab Region: Insights and Recommendations Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG）
Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Tlili，Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Moderator: Dr. ZHANG Xiangling, Lecturer of Beijing Institute of Education
Keynote Speech:
Open Education Informatization Construction: One Road, One Network, One Platform
Speaker: Dr. LI Song, Vice President of The Open University of China
OMO 5S Action in Developing a New School Ecosystem
Speaker: Ms. ZOU Xianlian, Principal of ChongQing Xingyuan Primary School (Online)
The EU’s Strategy for Promoting Digital Education Reform and its Enlightenment——Digital Education Action Plan as an Example
Speaker: Dr. HU Jiayi, Associate Professor of Beijing Institute of Education (Online)
Open Education Practices in Times of Emergency Situations: The Case of Palestine
Speaker: Dr. Saida Affouneh, Deputy President of Digitalization and ELearning, An Najah National University，Palestinian (Online)
Motivation, Volition, and Engagement as Competencies of Teachers for OEP and OER Adoption
Speaker: Dr. Ramesh Sharma, Associate Professor of Ambedkar University Delhi, India (Online)
Renewable Assignments as Open Education Practices for Students
Speaker: Dr. Diana Andone, Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania (Online)
Open Educational Resources in Support of UNESCO Strategic Development Goal 4: Education for All
Speaker: Dr. Rory McGreal, Professor of Athabasca University, Canada (Online)
Moderator:
Dr. Ahmed Tlili，Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Dr. ZHANG Xiangling, Lecturer of Beijing Institute of Education
Conference Hall 2, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
19:00-22:00 Forum on Smart Village and Ecological Civilization
Opening Remark:
Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, Chairman of Yunus Center AIT (Online*）
Dr. Ethel Agnes P Valenzuela, Director of SEAMEO Secretariat (Online*）
Prof. ZHU Xudong, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Moderator: Dr. ZENG Xiaodong, Executive Director, UNESCO INRULED
Keynote Speech:
Producing Grassroots Change-makers for Smart Communities
Speaker: Dr. Faiz H. Shah, Director of Yunus Center AIT, Thailand and special representative of Prof. Muhammad Yunus (Online）
Smart Education for Smart Regional Community in Lancang-Mekong Region
Speaker: Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, Mekong Institute (MI) (Online）
South-South Cooperation in Action: Small Technology with Big Harvest 10 years of Joint Learning Practices of China-Tanzania
Speaker: Dr. XU Xiuli, Professor & Dean, College of International Development and Global Agriculture (CIDGA), China Agricultural University, China (Online）
The “New Theory” Farming System for Rural Development and Sustainability in Thailand and Beyond
Speaker: Dr. Suleeporn Bunbongkarn Choopavang, Director, Foreign Affairs Department, the Chaipattana Foundation, Thailand (Online）
Moderator: Dr. ZENG Xiaodong, Executive Director, UNESCO INRULED
Panel Session: Smart Rural Development and Sustainability
Community Living Labs: Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Practice for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Speaker: Mr. Sukich Udindu, Director, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainability (SEAMEO SEPS), Thailand (Online）
Exploring Bamboo Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt a Mobile App as a Marketing Strategy and Response to COVID 19: the Case of Maasin in Iloilo, Philippines
Speaker: Ms. Analiza C. Diaz, Science Research Specialist, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources, Research and Development (DOST PCAARRD), Philippines (Online）
Agriculture 4.0: Kaiyuan Digital Agricultural Practice in Yunnan, China
Speaker: Dr. LU Yao, Vice Dean of International College & Deputy Director of ASEAN-China Education and Training Center, Yunnan Agricultural University (Online）
China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Prospects of Food Industry in Pakistan
Speaker: Dr. Ghaffar Ali, Associate Professor, College of Management, Shenzhen University, China & Former Assistant Professor, Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan (Online）
Global Village Connections Initiative – the Way Forward for a Better World
Speaker: Mr. Jackson Dukpa, Founder of Global Village Connections and Founder of Better World Alliance, Bhutan (Online）
Gender Mainstreaming as a Key to Rural Development in South Asia
Speaker: Ms. Aashiyana Adhikari, Research Associate, Centre for South Asian Studies, Nepal (Online）
Understanding Rural Schools Management: Insights Inspired by Dian Nan Middle School
Speaker: Mr. YANG Zanbo, Principal of Dian Nan Middle School, Anxin County, Xiongan New Area, China (Online）
Moderator: Dr. LIU Jing, Director of Office for International Exchange and Collaboration, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
09:00-12:00 Forum on Smart Education Empowered by 5G Technology
Opening Remark:
Speaker：
Mr. WEI Bing, Vice General-Manager of Department Government and Enterprise Affairs, China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd（Online）
Mr. ZHANG Quan, Head of Teaching and Equipment Information Office in the Department of Basic Education, Ministry of Education, China（Online）
Mr. XU Lin, President and Chief-editor of China Educational Magazine, National Center for Educational Technology
Mr. ZHAO Lijun, Vice General-Manager of China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd（Online）
Moderator：Ms. LI Baoping, Co-director of National Engineering Laboratory for Cyber-learning and Intelligent Technology
Keynote Speech:
The Construction of Smart Education Service Ecosystem
Speaker：Mr. YU Shengquan, Executive Director of Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education of Beijing Normal University; Director and Professor of China Mobile Joint Laboratory, Mobile Learning of Ministry of Education
Educational Monitering and Evaluation Empowered by Science and Technology: An Analysis of the Current Situation and Prospects
Speaker：Mr. XIN Tao, Deputy Director of the National Assessment Center for Education Quality, Ministry of Education, China; Executive Deputy Director and Professor of National Assessment of Education in Beijing Normal University
Digital Competences and Assessment in A 5G Empowered Smart Education: The Role of the Human Factor
Speaker：Dr. Nikoleta Giannoutsou, Scientific Project Officer / SELFIE project lead, Joint Research Centre, European Commission（Online）
Digital Smart Citizenship Education in the Post COVID-19 Era
Speaker：Dr. Demetrios Sampson, Professor, Digital Systems for Teaching & Learning, Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Greece; Adjunct Professor, Learning Technologies, School of Education, Curtin University, Australia （Online）
The Emergence of the Sixth Educational Revolution in Human Educational History Promoted by 5G Technolopgy
Speaker：Mr. WANG Yunwu, Vice Director of Educational Informationization Engineering Technology Research Center（Online）
Smart Education Technologies and Their Implementation and Use in UK
Speaker：Mr. Tom Poole, Global Key Account Director, Bett portfolio; Event Director of Bett Asia (BETT) (Online)
Moderator：Ms. ZHUANG Rongxia, Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Project Release:
Promotion Ceremony of China Mobile Smart Education Products
Speaker：Mr. KONG Lingkai, Vice General-Manager of Educational Product Centre, China Mobile (Chengdu) ICT.Co., Ltd
Moderator：Ms. ZHUANG Rongxia, Associate Professor of Beijing Normal University
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
14:30-18:00 High-Level Dialogue on New Normal and Sustainable Development for Education & Closing Session
High-level Talk:
Teacher Education in the Context of Global Digital Tranformation
Speaker：Dr. Alexey Lubkov，Rector of Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia (Online)
Smart Education and the Development of High-Quality Education
Speaker：Mr. ZHONG Binlin, Professor of Beijing Normal University, Member of National Advisory Council on Education (Online)
Is on-line the New Norm? Lessons after One Year of Covid-19
Speaker：Dr. Omer Rana, College Dean of International, School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, UK (Online)
How Can Education Respond to Learning Needs during the COVID-19
Speaker： Dr. Ann-Therese Ndong-Jatta, Former Director of UNESCO Regional Office in Eastern Africa，UNESCO (Online)
Intelligence Clinical Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker：Dr. Siriwan Suebnukarn, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Thammasat University, Thailand (Online)
AI Technologies to Support Agile Learning in the Emerging New Normal
Speaker：Dr. Carolyn Penstein Rose, Professor, Language Technologies Institute and HCI Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (Online)
Digitalization of Vocational Education: Establishing a New Ecology for Future Education
Speaker： Mr. YANG Xinbin，President and Professor of Shenzhen Polytechnic (SZPT) (Online)
Preparing Graduates for Industry 4.0 and Beyond
Speaker： Dr. GAN Chee Lip, Associate Provost (Undergraduate Education), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Online)
Seeing the Future of Education Systems with EMIS: The Critical Role of Data in Developing a Sustainable ‘New Normal’
Speaker：Dr. Satoko Yano，Programme Specialist，Section of Edcuaiton Policy at UNESCO (Online)
Moderator：Mr. WU Yujun，Dean of Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, Beijing Normal University
Project Release:
Evaluation Report on Educational Mobile Application——Evaluation Platform
Announcer：
Mr. CHEN Guangju, Vice Director and Professor of the University Council of Beijing Normal University
Mr. ZHOU Wei, Engineer of National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology
Moderator：Mr. DOU Fei, Director of Office of Science and Technology, Science Research Institute, Beijing Normal University
Conclusion：
Summary Speech
Speaker：Mr. ZHAO Yang, Vice Director of Communication Administration Service Center, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
Speaker：Mr. DING Lianpu，Director of China Center for International People-to-People Exchange, Ministry of Education, China
Speaker：Dr. Mohamed Ould Amar, Director-General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) (Online)
Summary Report
Speaker：Mr. HUANG Ronghuai, Co-Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Director of National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology
Moderator：Dr. ZHAN Tao, Director of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) (Online)
Conference Hall 1, Beijing Normal University, Changping Campus
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