The discussion will be around the role of teachers in the era of digital technologies and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI). It is desirable to identify and respond to the concerns of many teachers and parents that digital and computer technologies negatively influence on children and adolescents. We will also consider which digital and soft skills teachers should develop and how AI can challenge or complement the work of teachers. It is necessary to discuss the inevitability of the onset of the digital era and why a teacher needs to develop rapidly his/her Digital Skills and especially Soft Skills; how to become a professional better than AI can do.
Time
08:30 - 10:00 CET
09:30 - 11:00 Moscow, Minsk, Riga
11:30 - 13:00 Yekaterinburg, Dushanbe, Ashgabat, Tashkent
12:30 - 14:00 Nur-Sultan, Bishkek
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdO-uqDgsG9BnQFR3Bd_nTX0K7H…
Speakers
- Dr Natalya Lomovtseva, moderator, Russia
Ass. Professor of ICT Department, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Federal expert of upskilling training programmes of the federal platform of additional professional pedagogical education "Digital didactics of vocational education and training"
- Dr Irina Suslova, Russia
Head of ICT Department, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
- Dr Uktam Dzhumaev, Tajikistan
Resident Expert, The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, UNAPCICT, Expert on ICT development in education of the Open Society Institute of Assistance Foundation of Tajikistan
- Yakov Krotoff, MBA, Russia
Service Delivery Manager - Russia GDC (Fujitsu), TOP-100 IT Managers under Russian Leaders 2021 competition
- Dr Patriks Morevs, Latvia
Head of International Department, University of Liepaja, Expert in IT teaching and learning, Portfolio Coordinator of Erasmus+ projects
- Saule Koilybayeva, Kazakhstan
Workforce Training Specialist, World Bank Project Management Group, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
- Professor Vitaly Kopnov, Russia
Project Manager, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
- Dr Asiya Tureiyazova, Uzbekistan
Head of IT department of Nukus Branch of Tashkent IT University
It is recommended to participants to watch in advance the movie “My Teacher is a Cyborg | Animated Story about Strange Lessons”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5RXAwaUAWY (Russian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNZvj1Fel3Q (English)
Messages
Dr Irina Suslova: “We need to improve content, development and presentation of learning materials on Artificial Intelligence for students "Vocational training and Pedagogical education".
Dr Uktam Dzhumaev: "When we go to global digitalization, teacher's functions transform - from the role of Instructor to the role of Adviser. ICT is a vital instrument for academic mobility."
Dr Natalia Lomovtseva: “The effective use of AI, data analytics, and machine learning can enable educators to make learning more fun through the use of immersive technologies by creating personalized Curriculum for each student.”
Yakov Krotoff: “We are entering an era of global competition in the education market. How to compete? Very simple. Develop and sell unique competencies. Develop a service approach in education. Pack offline education into a luxury service format with related features.”
Dr Patriks Morevs: “ICT is everywhere, in your everyday life. How to make your life easier by using ICT? How to make it more prospective?”
Saule Koilybayeva: “It is necessary to develop a systematic approach of using ICT in TVET to improve the efficiency and quality of education and its results by integrating ICT and anticipatory pedagogy.”
You are welcome to moderate the round table!