On November 8th to 9th, the 60th-anniversary celebration of the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), a part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was successfully held in Paris, France. Prof. HUANG Ronghuai, the Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education at Beijing Normal University and Co-Director…
Paris, October 25-26 – The UNESCO Expert Meeting on Learning Sciences convened at the UNESCO headquarters, orchestrated by the Education Policy Department of UNESCO. This prestigious gathering aimed to foster interactive exchanges between academic researchers and policymakers, leveraging research outcomes in learning sciences to propel policy development, catalyze educational transformation, and advance the Sustainable Development…
With the rapid advances of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its technologies, human teachers and machines are now capable of collaborating to effectively achieve specified outcomes. In educational settings, such collaboration requires consideration of several dimensions to ensure safe, responsible, and ethical usage. While various research studies have discussed human-machine collaboration or cooperation in education, a…
On October 17th, 2023, with the support of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia and the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of Cambodia, Hunan Science and Technology Publishing House and the Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of Cambodia jointly launched the teacher training program for Grade 10 “Information Technology”…
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) creates new content in response to prompts, offering transformative potential across multiple sectors such as education, entertainment, healthcare and scientific research. However, these technologies also pose critical societal and policy challenges that policy makers must confront: potential shifts in labour markets, copyright uncertainties, and risk associated with the perpetuation of societal…
Information source accuracy and trustworthiness are vital in undergraduates’ education in terms of how they seek teacher feedback and educational content. Nowadays, the infusion of technologies into education has led to convenient and easy access to learning materials in electronic libraries and web-based platforms or search engines. Undergraduates are expected to make rapid use of…
Abstract Despite the importance of Student-Centered Learning (SCL), limited information exists in the literature on how SCL can be facilitated by various educational technologies. This study, therefore, explores the literature to investigate the role of educational technology in supporting SCL. Particularly, it builds on the American Psychological Association (APA) learner-centered principles framework, and a classification…
Generative AI can be a tremendous opportunity for human development, but it can also cause harm and prejudice. It cannot be integrated into education without public engagement, and the necessary safeguards and regulations from governments. This UNESCO Guidance will help policymakers and teachers best navigate the potential of AI for the primary interest of learners….
Drafts of the two AI competency frameworks will be presented and further refined during Digital Learning Week (4-7 September 2023).Frameworks will be launched at the next Digital Learning Week in March 2024. The AI competency framework for teachers will define the knowledge, skills and attitudes that teachers should possess to understand the roles of AI…
Digital Learning Week is UNESCO’s new annual flagship event on digital learning and the transformation of education. It convenes international policy-makers, practitioners, educators, private sector partners, researchers and development agencies to jointly respond to the new dynamics around digital innovation, and steer technology for education. Digital Learning Week is the rebooted version of Mobile Learning…
