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Global MOOC and Online Education Conference

Sub-forum : The Era of Higher Education Digital Transformation: Improving Digital Literacy for University Teachers

8 December 2022, Shenzhen, China

Background

The ever-emerging digital technology has brought infinite possibilities to the development of higher education. At the Transforming Education Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed that: "If harnessed properly, the digital revolution could be one of the most powerful tools for ensuring quality education for all and transforming the way teachers teach and learners learn." For higher education institutions, the application of digital technology is reshaping their teaching, learning, and management models at an unprecedented pace and provides crucial support for education development amid the COVID-19 crisis.

In Beyond Limits: New Ways to Reinvent Higher Education, published by UNESCO during the third World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022), it was forecast that in a new ecosystem of higher education, lifelong learning and flexible learning expect to become the mainstream learning pattern; technological advances will be an essential medium for stakeholder empowerment; the digital transformation of university teachers' capacity will serve as a priority agenda to improve education quality. Therefore, cultivating university teachers' digital literacy and supporting teachers to use technology effectively are crucial steps to realise inclusive and high-quality online and blended teaching and learning (OBTL), reshaping the existing models of curriculum development and assessment, and improving the institution's overall quality and efficiency.

Education and technological progress are not static phenomena confined to a particular era or location. Faced with the global trend of digital transformation, numerous local initiatives that integrate the teaching profession has emerged to improve teachers' digital literacy. In this regard, the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI) and the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) will co-host the Sub-forum 4 of the Global MOOC and Online Education Conference (GMOEC) 2022, themed "The Era of Higher Education Digital Transformation: Improving Digital Literacy for University Teachers." Global experts, practitioners, and relevant higher education stakeholders with diverse backgrounds will share their research findings or best practices for enhancing the digital literacy of university teachers given the trend of higher education digital transformation.

Specific goals include:

• To discuss both positive and negative impact of digital technology development on the higher education ecology.

• To summarise the background, necessity, and feasible approaches to enhance digital literacy among teachers, including university teachers.

• To call for potential international collaborations on promoting digital transformation in higher education and enhancing the digital literacy of university teachers.

• To provide practical suggestions for current academic discussions or theoretical studies on the digital literacy of university teachers, based on recent research reports on the digital transformation of education published by UNESCO and other international organisations.

Time

8 December 2022, Thursday; Streaming Hours Pending

Language

English will be the working language of this meeting. Simultaneous interpretation in Chinese will also be provided.

Contact

For any inquiries pertaining to Sub-forum 4: The Era of Higher Education Digital Transformation: Improving Digital Literacy for University Teachers, please contact Ms Chen Huang (huangc@ichei.org).

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