Technology Advancing the Smart Education Ecosystem

Insights from the Global Smart Education Conference 2024–Volume 2
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9254-61-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology

This book presents the second part of the key contributions at the Global Smart Education Conference 2024. It brings together insights from plenary sessions, high-level dialogues, thematic forums, roundtable discussions, and workshops that explored smart education policies, technologies, and practices, and includes exemplary outcomes from the Global Smart Education Innovation Prize (GSE Prize). Structured in four thematic parts, this book first provides a global perspective on the principles and characteristics of smart education in the digital era. The second part then explores innovations in theory, technology, and practices, and presents exemplary cases of technology-driven educational initiatives. The third part examines the design and implementation of future smart learning environments, focusing on digital infrastructure, intelligent educational tools, and integrated learning ecosystems. The fourth part considers the broader construction of smart education ecosystems, analyzing regional, institutional, and rural case studies, and offers strategic guidance for promoting high-quality educational development. Designed for scholars, educators, policymakers, and practitioners, this book offers valuable insights into the theory, practice, and technological applications of smart education. By presenting global perspectives alongside locally grounded Chinese experiences, it guides and inspires readers in advancing equitable, inclusive, and high-quality educational systems worldwide. Readers who wish to learn more about this topic can refer to 'Navigating the Future: Policies, Teaching and Learning in Smart Education, Insights from the Global Smart Education Conference 2024–Volume 1'.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liu, Dejian

Zeng, Haijun

Cai, Yinmao

Miao, Miao

Xu, Lin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Overview.- Chapter 1. Global Understanding of Smart Education in the Context of Digital Transformation (Huang).- Chapter 2. From Forming Smart Learning Environment to Constructing Smart Education Ecosystem (Cai and Wang).- Part II. Research-Informed Innovations and Applied Practices in Smart Education.- Chapter 3. A Sketch of Professor Zhu Zhiting’s Academic Thoughts on Educational Informatization (Zhu, Zhong, and Yi).- Chapter 4. Accelerated Learning through Flexible Learning Experience with Modular Academic Progression through Modularly Designed Curriculum (Bhatti, Inam, and Sheikh).- Chapter 5. Pepper in the Classroom: Enhancing Education through Robotics and AI (Babic, Milicevic, Ilic, Dimitrijevic, Nikolic, Simovic, Segrt, and Bodiroga).- Chapter 6. Shenzhen Welkin School: A New Paradigm of Smart Education (Gong, Tang, and Chen).- Chapter 7. Digital Transformation Empowers High-Quality Development of Regional Education (Wang, Nie, Miao, Zhou, Wang, Huang, and Huang).- Chapter 8. The Implementation of Digital Technologies to Enhance Mental Health Education for Promoting the Holistic Development of Students in Multi-Ethnic Regions within Qinghai Province (Shen, Li, Gan, Luo, and Wang).- Chapter 9. Higher Education Press Digital Textbook “Yunchuang” Platform (Li, Xie, Han, Geng, Chen, Sun, Han, Fan, Tian, Fang, Hao, and Ma).- Chapter 10. Smart Education “644” Model in Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing (Li, and Wang).- Chapter 11. Exploration on Large-Scale Application of Regional Virtual Experiment Teaching (Tan, Sheng, Chen, Zhu, Zhang, Chen, Wang, and Jiang).- Chapter 12. Research on the Practice and Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Teaching in Ethnic Minority Areas (Wu, Ao, and Liu).- Chapter 13. Promoting    Authentic Scientific Practices through Idea-Friend Maps and Opportunistic Collaboration in a Knowledge-Creating Community (Feng, Chan, van Aalst, Yang, and Zhao).- Chapter 14. Key Technology of Identity Recognition Based on Multi-Modal Image Intelligence and Large-Scale Application of Educational Scenarios (Ruan, Hu, Xiao, Yue, Zhang, Wang, and Qian).- Chapter 15. iFLYTEK Spark Smart Blackboard (Zhou, Guo, Wang, Chen, Zhan, Shi, Li, and Li).- Chapter 16. Enhancing Personalized Learning Resource Recommendation System with Interpretable Large Language Models (Wang, Xie, Li, Pang, and Zhang).- Part III. Transformative Technologies Shaping Future Learning Environments.- Chapter 17. Innovate Virtual Reality (VR) 2.0 and Develop Internet 3.0 to Deeply Support the Digitization of Education (Zhao).- Chapter 18. Accelerating the Construction of Smart Library Systems to Support Intelligent Reading Development (Xiong).- Chapter 19. Digital Textbook Construction for Smart Education (Wang).- Chapter 20. Practical Exploration and Future Prospects of Digital Textbooks with Chinese Characteristics (Tan).- Chapter 21. NBIC-Convergence and Contemporary Education (Mazarchuk).- Chapter 22. Building High-Quality Smart Reading Classes (Xie, Chen, and Qiu).- Chapter 23. Embracing ChatGPT in Foreign Language Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies (Li).- Chapter 24. Review of Research on Intelligent Learning Evaluation Based on Deep Learning in the Age of Digital Intelligence (Chen and Wang).- Chapter 25. Design and Application Research of Conversational Intelligent Guidance System—Taking the Function Knowledge of Advanced Mathematics as an Example (Sun and Ma).- Part IV. Building Smart Education Ecosystems: Policies, Pathways, and Practical Innovations.- Chapter 26. Higher Education’s Strategic Role in National AI Strategies: A Comparative Policy Review (Pedró and Mendigutxia).- Chapter 27. The Implementation of an Ambitious Agenda onto a Complex Terrain: Will, Necessity, and Commitment (Valentin).- Chapter 28. Legal and Regulatory Framework for AI in Education (Duggal).- Chapter 29. Online Professional Development to Empower Rural Education (Shaw).- Chapter 30. Digital Education and Lifelong Learning — Inclusive, Scalable, and Sustainable Pathways (Gjelsvik).- Chapter 31. Digital-Intelligence Empowered Convergence Education: An Innovative Practice Framework for Wisdom Education (Zhu).- Chapter 32. New Forms of AI Empowered Competency-Oriented Higher Education Transformation in Digital Era (Xu).- Chapter 33. Case Study: Enhancing the Capstone Projects System for STEM Schools in Egypt (Hafez Shaheen).- Chapter 34. Exploration and Practice of Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence in Empowering Education and Teaching at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Zhang).- Chapter 35. Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Empowering Ecological Civilization Education (Cheng).- Chapter 36. Exploration and Practice of Smart Sports on Promoting Adolescent Physical and Mental Health (Mao).- Chapter 37. Shenzhen Welkin School Design Research Practice — The Road to Digital Transformation for the Future (Gong).- Chapter 38. Leading Regional Education Digitalization Development through Exploration and Practice in Smart Education (Hu).- Chapter 39. Yangzhong’s Practice of Digital Empowerment in Preschool Education (Fang).- Chapter 40. Digital Empowerment to Advance High-Quality Development in Regional Basic Education (Wang).- Chapter 41. The National Direction of Educational Reform and Development in the Digital Era and Changsha’s Practical Exploration (Miao).- Chapter 42. The Construction and Practice of Smart Education Classroom Teaching Paradigms in Guangzhou Primary and Secondary Schools (Chen).- Chapter 43. Research Hotspots and Evolution Trends of Artificial Intelligence in School Physical Education in China in Recent 20 Years - Bibliometric analysis based on COOC/VosViewer (Zhang).

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Dejian Liu is the Founder and Chairman of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited, and serves as Co-Dean of the Smart Learning Institute and the National Engineering Research Center for Big Data Application in Education at Beijing Normal University, China. He is a member of the Governing Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), and is widely regarded as a leader in the field of smart education innovation. As a contributor to China’s National Smart Education Platform, Dr. Liu has driven technological innovations aimed at enhancing educational equity. He has played a pivotal role in global education initiatives under UNESCO and the Belt and Road Initiative, with impact across Africa, the Middle East, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regions. Through NetDragon’s education technologies, his work now supports over 1.3 million classrooms in more than 150 countries. Dr. Liu and his team hold over 1,400 patents and have authored 17 books and more than 30 academic papers.

Dr. Haijun Zeng is the Vice Dean of the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (China), the Deputy Director of the Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base (Beijing) of the Ministry of Education, and the Deputy Director of the National Engineering Research Center of Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology. His main research interests are online education and Digital Learning Support (DLS) service systems.

Miss Yinmao Cai is an master's student at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, China. Her research interests include smart education, online learning, and the application of artificial intelligence in education.

Ms. Miao Miao obtained her Master’s degree from Durham University, United Kingdom. She currently serves as Director of the Cooperation and Exchange Center at the National Engineering Research Centre of Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology, Beijing Normal University.

Ms. Lin Xu holds a Master of Arts in Education from University College London (UCL), and a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. She currently serves as a Research Assistant and International Project Officer at the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, China. Her research focuses on technology-enhanced language learning and digital education, with a commitment to promoting international collaboration in the field.