Global Education Dialogues: The Asia Series - The Impact of Technology on Higher Education Institutions

26/06/2013

Global Education Dialogues: The Asia Series - The Impact of Technology on Higher Education Institutions

authored by Zhao Li

Organised by Cultural and Education Section of British Embassy and China National Academy of Education Administration

Date: 17 October 2013
Venue: National Academy of Education Administration, Beijing, China

Aims of Dialogue:
With the development of digital technology, past few years have seen emergence and boosting of its massive application in higher education, such as MOOCs, which is playing an increasing role in changing the pattern of higher education at a global scale. Since the changes become inevitable, what will be the impact of technology on future higher education? Will it bring new and innovative approaches to tradtional way of teaching and learning? How will it reshape the future of research activities and its international collaboration? What challenges and opportunities will it bring to transnational education?
This regional policy dialogue will bring together education leaders, researchers and distance learning experts to exchange ideas and share practices.

Themes:

Trends and development of digital technology applied in higher education;
Impacts on higher education and how the sector responds
Opportunities and challenges

Participants:

Chinese Ministry of Education
China National Academy of Education Administration
Chinese university leaders
UK Higher Education Institutions
Regional higher education practitioners

Programme:

Time	Programme
9.00 a.m.- 9.30 a.m.	Registration
9.30 a.m. - 9.45 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction by Cultural and Education Section of British Embassy National Academy of Education Administration
9.45 a.m. - 10.15 a.m.	Development and Trends of Digital Technology Applied in Higher Education Followed by panel discussion
10.15 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.	Digital Technology and Teaching & Learning Digital Technology and Research Followed by panel discussion
11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.	Coffee Break
11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Digital Technology and Trans-national Education Digital Technology and University Governance Followed by panel discussion
12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.	Lunch
2.00 p.m. - 3.45 p.m.	Breakout Session – 4 Group discussion on opportunities and challenges on respectively teaching & learning, research, transnational education and university governance
3.45 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.	Coffee Break
4.00 p.m. - 4.45 p.m.	Group Feedbacks
4.45 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.	Conclusion

Action Required

Participation in this Dialogue is free of charge. The deadline for registering participation is 2 September 2013. Please email to IHE@britishcouncil.org.cn.