CityU joins World Digital Education Alliance, Rector Jun Liu shares insights to promote teachers’ digital literacy
The 2024 World Digital Education Conference (WDEC), co-organized by the Ministry of Education, the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO, and the Shanghai Municipal Government, opened today at the Shanghai World Expo Center. At the same time, the founding ceremony of the World Digital Education Alliance (WDEA) was held, where City University of Macau (CityU) announced its membership in the alliance upon invitation. Rector Jun Liu was also invited to deliver a speech at a parallel session on “Improvement of Digital Literacy and Competency of Teachers,” focusing on the opportunities and challenges of developing teachers' digital literacy.
Focusing on promoting the digital transformation of education, the World Digital Education Alliance aims to establish a sustainable international cooperation mechanism, encourage the active involvement of all stakeholders in global digital education governance to drive the progress of digital education and transformation. CityU will actively participate in the development of the alliance, leverage its disciplinary strengths in various fields, especially data science and artificial intelligence, and promote the reciprocal sharing of digital education resources with other members. In addition, CityU will actively implement and promote digital education to cultivate future talents for the digital era.
At the parallel session of “Improvement of Digital Literacy and Competency of Teachers” held on the same day, Rector Jun Liu delivered a speech under the topic of “Developing Teacher’s Digital Literacy” and discussed the challenges faced by teachers, including the lack of time and resources, resistance to change, technical infrastructure limitations, and lack of professional development opportunities. Rector Jun Liu provided suggestions to help teachers improve digital literacy, including professional development plans, collaborative learning and peer support, supportive leadership, and access to technology as well as encourage teachers continuous learning. In conclusion, Rector Liu emphasized the importance of developing digital literacy for teachers, as it enables them to effectively engage and educate the digital generation of students, preparing them for success in a digitally driven world.
The WDEC 2024 aims to work with governments, universities, primary and secondary schools, enterprises, and other stakeholders, relevant international organizations and non-governmental organizations to jointly explore practices and innovations in digital education. It seeks to promote inclusive, equitable, and quality education through digital education transformation, thereby realizing of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. With the theme of “Digital Education: Application, Sharing, and Innovation,” the conference focus on discussing the improvement of digital literacy and competency of teachers, education digitalization and learning society construction, digital education resources development and utilization and cross-border mobility, artificial intelligence and digital ethics, global trends of digital education development and evaluation index, and governance and digital transformation of education.
Source: 2024 World Digital Education Conference
