China and Higher Education Conference 2023
New spaces and places in education:
Technology and innovation in Chinese Higher Education
13th – 14th December 2023
University of Manchester
Lingnan University, Hong Kong｜Hybrid
Introduction
During the recent pandemic, closed borders and limited global mobility significantly altered the flow of education around the world. These constraints have led to questions of what constitutes ‘space’ in international higher education and the subsequent increases in distance learning and online education have not only changed the nature of higher education learning environments, but have also sparked a remarkable increase in innovation.
The rising demand for learning and studying at home during COVID-19 saw a dramatic increase in China’s intelligent education hardware market along with online learning provisions such as MOOCs and the platforms “XuetangX” (www.xuetangx.com) and “iCourse International” (www.icourse163.com). This rapid development has continued and more recently with China’s “Smart Education of China initiative”, which explores how ‘smart education’ can be used to create intelligent and more flexible learning environments using ‘smart technologies’ and ‘Chinaooc’ as an integrated online platform for Chinese HE post COVID.
The rapid development in technology and innovation in relation to education in China is attempting to create opportunities for greater access to HE within China, but also more widely. While there have been quality concerns with online higher education in the past, which has led to the banning of foreign online courses in China, China is attempting to fill this gap with its own wide selection of courses and learning opportunities. Technology is not only aecting policies and pedagogies in China but also the experiences of Chinese international students hosted across the world. While online learning has increased, there has also been renewed demand for in-person teaching – but in ways that have been supported and mediated by new technologies.
Technology appears in six out of the ten targets in the fourth Sustainable Development Goal, quality education for all, and is therefore of great interest to all of those working within education. However it is important to not only consider how technology aects education (as input, means of delivery, skill, tool for planning, and providing a social and cultural context), but also to consider the wider conditions, such as access to technology, governance regulation, and teacher preparation. While the appropriate use of technology in education can oer solutions to challenges such as, access; equity and inclusion; quality; technology advancement, many of the solutions proposed may also be detrimental (OECD, 2023).
In this conference we invite participants to reflect on the information above and consider the following questions / topics, including, but not limited to:
Keynote speakers
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Prof. S. Joe Qin President of Lingnan University Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science
Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
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Prof. Susan Robertson Professor of Sociology of Education, Fellow of Wolfson College The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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Dr. Tang Tang HENG
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Dr. Kun DAI
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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Event details
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Date |
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Venue |
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13 Dec 2023 (Wed) |
5:00pm to 1:15am (+1) (HKST | Online) |
University of Manchester, Ellen Wilkinson Building B.4.7 |
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14 Dec 2023 (Thu) |
2:00pm to 8:00pm (HKST | Hybrid) |
- University of Manchester |
Registration
Rundown
Deadline
8 Dec 2023
Conferences Details
This conference is free to attend and will be flexibly organised over 2 days. When registering please indicate whether you want an in-person ticket (which is also suitable for online sessions) or an online only ticket.
Hosted by
University of Manchester
Co-organisers
Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership
School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University
Institute of Policy Study, Lingnan University
Enquiries
For enquiries, please contact gspe@ln.edu.hk
