According to UNESCO statistics, COVID-19 pandemic has led to school closures in about 200 countries worldwide, affecting 90% students of primary and middle schools and HEIs. With widely adopted online learning, teachers, students and parents are using variable Internet platforms and tools, but they lack the awareness of personal data and privacy security issues. Therefore, learning how to protect personal data and privacy is critical for teachers, students and parents, especially in African and Central Eastern countries where online learning was less used before the pandemic.

On June 18, 2020, an international webinar entitled “How to Protect your Personal Data and Privacy in Online Learning” will be held at 20:00-22:00 (GMT+8). The webinar is organized by UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE), UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) and Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (SLIBNU). It aims to explore the personal data and privacy issues in online learning during COVID-19 pandemic. It also aims to discuss how to coordinate government, enterprises and schools to protect the personal data and privacy of online learners. Several experts and educational administrators from China, the United States, Russia, Africa and other countries and regions will attend this webinar, including Dr. Xiaoyun Wang, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Dr. Tao Zhan, Director of UNESCO IITE; Dr. Joseph South, chief learning officer at ISTE, etc.

Agenda
Date and Time
June 18th, 20:00-22:00 (GMT+8)
Zoom Meeting Link: https://www.zoomus.cn/j/1553110638

Invited Experts 

Dr. Tao Zhan
Director of UNESCO IITE, mainly engaged in the research on analytic number theory.

Dr. Denis Kapelyushnik
Programme Specialist of UNESCO IITE, mainly engaged in the research on open educational resources (OER), e-learning, etc.

Dr. Joseph South
Chief learning officer at ISTE, a strategic national educational technology leader, focusing on evidence-based learning transformation.

Dr. Sergei Bezzateev
Professor from St Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, main research interests include Internet of Things (IOT), cloud computing, data security, etc.

Dr. Robert Oboko
Professor of University of Nairobi, main research interests include e-learning and m-learning, instructional design, monitoring and evaluation of technology-supported learning projects, adaptive user interfaces for learning, technologies for informal learning and knowledge management, etc.

Dr. Yu Yu
Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, main research interests include cryptography,  post-quantum cryptography, etc.

Dr. Weiping Sun
President of Blackboard China, dean of Education Research Institute of Blackboard China

Dr. Tietao Guo
Data security architect of Tencent, China; formerly of Microsoft’s and Alibaba’s security department; experienced in information security including data security and network security.

Dr. Ronghuai Huang
Professor of Beijing Normal University, Co-Dean of SLIBNU, Director of UNESCO INRULED, mainly engaged in the research on smart learning environment, artificial intelligence in education, educational technology, knowledge engineering, etc.

Dr. Dejian Liu
Chairman of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited, Co-Dean of SLIBNU, specially invited professor of Harvard Graduate School of Education, currently enjoying the State Council special allowance

Dr. Lixin Zhu
Senior Engineer of National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology
 （The list of the guests attending the meeting is being updated.）