GCCCE2024 Invited High-end Forum

Topic: Artificial Intelligence Enabling Educational Innovation

Duration: 90 minutes (during the main session of the General Assembly)

Planner：Shang Junjie, Peking University Wenli Chen, Nanyang Technological University

Moderator: Wenli Chen, Nanyang Technological University

Interviewees: (in alphabetical order)

Guodong Chen, Central University

Mingxuan Chen, Jiangnan University

Shaoqing Guo, Northwest Normal University

Geping Liu, Southwest University

Chengjiu Yin, Kyushu University

Forum abstract:

In recent years, the advancement of AI technology, especially generative AI, has brought new opportunities and challenges to promote educational innovation and reshape the development of education. This forum invites several key scholars in the Chinese academic community in the field of AI application in education to share their views and discuss topics on AI-enabled education innovation as panelists. The topics will cover human-computer interaction and classroom applications, building future learning environments, transforming future learning styles, big data and learning analytics, as well as AI and teacher teaching, research and development.

Brief introduction of participants: (in alphabetical order)

Guodong Chen, Ph.D., Professor, is a professor in the Department of Information Engineering, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan, China. His research expertise involves human-computer interface design, interaction design for e-books, human-computer interaction design for robotics and mixed reality, and interaction design for virtual humans as system agents. Prof. Chen has in-depth research and rich academic achievements in the field of human-computer interaction and educational technology integration. Prof. Chen has published more than 100 conference papers and 61 journal papers; his research broadly covers a wide range of areas including e-learning, knowledge management systems, and robotics in teaching and learning. Prof. Chen's research fully demonstrates the depth of his expertise in the field of educational technology, especially in the innovative application of human-computer interaction and drama-based learning.

Mingxuan Chen, former Dean of Teachers College, College of Education and College of Humanities of Jiangnan University, second grade professor, doctoral supervisor, Jiangsu Province Teaching Master. Mingxuan Chen is also the deputy director of the Teaching Guidance Sub-committee of Educational Technology of the Ministry of Education, a member of the Expert Working Committee of Curriculum and Teaching Materials of Basic Education of the Ministry of Education, the deputy director of the Professional Committee of Information Technology Education of China Association for Educational Technology, and the deputy director of the Professional Committee of Film and Television and Media of China Association for Educational Technology. Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of Hubei Education Informatization Research Center, Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of Tsinghua University Vocational Education Informatization Research Center, Member of the Academic Committee of China Association for Educational Technology, Special Consultant of Internet Society of China, and Chairman of the Science Committee of Jiangsu Teachers' Education Teaching Guidance. He has won 31 national, provincial and departmental awards for teaching and research achievements, presided over more than 20 national, provincial and departmental projects, published more than 130 high-level papers and 15 books; presided over the first batch of national first-class majors and new liberal arts projects, and presided over 2 national high-quality courses. Main research directions: digital education theory and practice, comprehension learning and cognition, curriculum and instructional design.

Shaoqing Guo is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Northwest Normal University. He is the director of the Education Informatization Strategy Research Base (Northwest) of the Ministry of Education. He is mainly engaged in the research of information technology and education, professional development of teachers supported by technology, development strategy of education informatization, and big data analysis technology, etc. He is a leading talent in science and technology in Gansu Province.

He is a member of the overall group of the Education Digitization Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Education, and deputy head of the Expert Group of Smart Education Demonstration Zones of the Ministry of Education.

Geping Liu is a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Education of Southwest University. He is the director of Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Colleges and Universities in Smart Education, and the head of the national first-class undergraduate major construction point of Educational Technology. In recent years, he has presided over more than 10 national key, national general, provincial and ministerial research projects; published more than 80 papers in CSSCI/SSCI/SCI journals and international and domestic academic conferences. His research areas include intelligent learning environment, online education system, and education digitalization strategy. He was awarded one first prize of National Teaching Achievement Award of Higher Education in 2022; and one second prize of National Teaching Achievement Award of Higher Education in 2018. Member of the Teaching Steering Committee of Educational Technology Specialization in Higher Education, Ministry of Education. He is also the vice chairman of the Education Informatization Branch of the Chinese Society of Higher Education; the chairman of the Chongqing Computer Security Society; and the chairman of the Educational Technology Specialized Committee of the Chongqing Society of Higher Education. He was the president of International Chinese Society for Educational Technology 2022.

Chengjiu Yin, Ph.D., Professor of Information Infrastructure Research and Development Center, Kyushu University, Japan, Voice CIO (Chief Information Officers), Director of Educational Infrastructure Business Office, Head of System Operations Department of Learning Analytics Center, and part-time at Graduate School and College of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University. Dr. Yin has nearly 20 years of research experience in the field of educational technology (e.g., language learning, mobile learning and learning analytics, learning analytics), and his current research focuses on educational data mining and learning analytics. He has published more than 200 academic papers, 57 of which are journal papers (8 Top 10% papers), and has been invited by several universities to speak about his research on big data in education.