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IBE-UNESCO Webinar: Curriculum and textbooks in the AI era

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TopicICT Education and Innovation
How we workGlobal dialogue and intellectual leadership
Publication date07-12-2020
IBE-UNESCO convened Parallel Session 1 - Curriculum and textbooks in the AI era at the International Forum on AI and the Futures of Education on 8 December 2020, at 10am Geneva Time.

Background

Parallel Session 1 aims to inspire participants to think deeply about the transformation of education and education systems, and in particularly around curriculum related issues and textbooks, to unleash the potential of AI in education with regard to supporting the development of personal, interpersonal and social competencies in a disruptive changing context.

Objectives
 
  • Share a common understanding of AI in education as a driver of curriculum transformation and development processes from ECCE onwards.
 
  • Evidence-base the relevance of AI in education to support the personalization of teaching, learning and assessment to the diversity of learners’ capacities, needs and expectations.
 
  • Analyse the implications of AI in education with regard to strengthen leaners’ readiness competencies for a better and sustainable future.
 
  • Discuss how AI in Education can support the production, use and dissemination of learning materials and on-line resources engaging practitioners. 

Guiding questions for speakers
 
  • How can AI in education serve to enhance and improve learning opportunities, processes and outcomes for all learners?
 
  • How can AI in education contribute to the development of learners’ autonomous thinking, creativity and resilience?
 
  • What are main developments of AI in education with regard to personalizing education in hybrid modes of education, learning and assessment?
 
  • How shall we reform curriculum to help learners obtain the competences needed in the AI era?

Working Languages

Interpretation services will be provided in English, French and Chinese.

Programme
 
Tuesday 8 December 2020
17:00 - 18:30 UTC+8, China Standard Time  
                                              
17:00 – 17:07 Moderation and Introduction (2 minutes)
Moderator: Mr. Renato Opertti.  IBE Senior Curriculum Specialist

Introduction with regard to setting the stage of the webinar (5 minutes)
Mr. Yao Ydo, Director a.i., IBE- UNESCO
 
17:07 - 17:14 Session 1: AI as a window of opportunities for Post-Covid19 curriculum related issues

Intervention (7 minutes)

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Mr. Philippe Jonnaert, BACSE
International – Bureau d’appui curriculaire aux systèmes éducatifs, Canada
 
17:14 – 17:28 Session  2: The critical use of AI to support the production and dissemination of learning materials and on-line resources for in-person and distance learning

Intervention (14 minutes, 7 minutes each)

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Mr. Aliou Sow, Education / Textbooks specialist, Guinea

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Mr. CHEN Yunlong, Vice Director, National Institute for Curriculum and Textbook Research, Ministry of Education, China
 
17:28 – 17:42 Session 3: The critical use of AI tools to ensure inclusion, address diversity of learners’ needs and customize learning and assessment

Intervention (14 minutes, 7 minutes each)

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Ms. Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, Social Entrepreneur in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Education, Nigeria

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Ms. Raïssa Malu, Director, Investing in People, D.R. Congo
 
17:42 – 17:56 Session 4: How AI can contribute to hybrid teaching and learning
Intervention (14 minutes, 7 minutes each)

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Ms. Mariana Montaldo and Mr. Emiliano Pereiro, Plan Ceibal, Uruguay

Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward by Mr. CUI Yunhuo, Professor, Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, East China Normal University, China
 
17:56 - 18:20 Q&A (24 minutes)

Discussion among panelists and participants

Moderated by Mr. Renato Opertti,  IBE Senior Curriculum Specialist
 
18:20-18:30
 		 Wrap up and the way forward by IBE (8 minutes)

Closing of the webinar (2 minutes)

Mr. Yao Ydo, Director a.i., IBE- UNESCO
 

Videos
https://aiedforum.org/#/videos
Recordings available in English and Chinese (AI Forum - Videos - Day 2 - Parallel Session 1 - English/ Chinese) 

Report
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/sites/default/files/resources/report_ai_forum_parallel_session_1_en_0.pdf
 

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