To promote the digital transformation and intelligent upgrade in education and strengthen international communication, BNU convened the Global Smart Education Conference 2022 (GSE2022) in conjunction with international organizations, universities and research institutions on 18th-20th August 2022. The theme of this conference is “Intelligent Technology and Digital Transformation in Education”.
GSE2022 is organized by Beijing Normal University, co-organized by UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, and jointly hosted by Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, China Institute of Education and Social Development, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, National Engineering Research Center of Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology, Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base of the Ministry of Education (Beijing), etc.
GSE2022 featured by 12 thematic forums. They are Opening Ceremony & Forum on Digital Transformation for Smart Education, Forum on Teacher Education in Metaverse World, Forum on Promoting Digital Literacy in Smart Learning Environment, Forum on the New Ecology of Regional Smart Education, Teacher Forum on Technology Empowered Teaching Innovation, Student Forum on Learning Crisis and Futures of Education, The 6th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments, Forum on Smart Village and Transformation of Rural Education, Forum on AI-driven Open Education, Forum on Digital Governance of Education, Forum on Reform of School Education in the Intelligent Era, Forum on Leveraging Intelligent Technology for Education Innovation & Closing Ceremony.
Forum participants included government ministers, representatives of international organizations, and academic institutions. Experts and scholars from the fields of education and technology were also invited to discuss new theories, emerging technologies, latest achievements and trends in smart education, share relevant cases, build platforms for communication and establish alliances for cooperation. Altogether more than 200 domestic and overseas speakers attended our conference, including 15student speakers. GSE2022 provided five participant modes, namely, live streaming, main venue, local venues, ZOOM meeting, and metaverse exhibition. The livestreaming of the GSE2022 was watched by more than 8,000,000 viewers.
GSE2022 released the outcome of a joint project of Rethinking and Redesigning National Smart Education Strategy, a Report on the Construction Progress of Demonstration Zone of Smart Education and best practices of smart education, and an International Report of Supportive Environment on Artificial Intelligence Courses in K-12. The Initiative for Global Smart Education Network (GSENet) and the Academic Network for Education of China-CEEC Higher Education Institutions Consortium (CCHEIC) were also launched on the conference.
