Track 1
Artificial Intelligence in Education
How artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, assessment and learning — with attention to evidence, ethics and equity.
11 topics
- Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) in teaching, learning and assessment
- Intelligent tutoring systems, pedagogical agents and conversational agents
- Adaptive, personalised and differentiated learning with AI
- AI-supported instructional design, content generation and course authoring
- Recommender systems and personalised learning pathways
- AI literacy, competencies and curricula for learners and teachers
- AI-driven assessment: validity, fairness and security
- Academic integrity, authorship and assessment security in the generative AI era
- Ethical, equity, privacy and governance issues of AI in education
- Evaluating the learning impact of AI tools: evidence, efficacy and scalability
- Human–AI collaboration, learner agency and the changing role of teachers
Track 2
Learning Environments & Emerging Technologies
The design, use and evaluation of the physical, virtual and hybrid settings in which learning happens.
7 topics
- Online, blended and hybrid learning environments
- Virtual classrooms, virtual laboratories and simulation-based learning
- Immersive learning: VR, AR, XR and mixed reality
- Mobile, ubiquitous and seamless learning
- Learning platforms and LMS design and evaluation
- Smart learning spaces: IoT, smart campus and digital twins
- Social robots, wearables and sensor-based learning technologies
Track 3
Learning Design, Pedagogy & Engagement
How learning experiences are designed, and how technology changes the way students engage, collaborate and regulate their own study.
7 topics
- Learning design, learning experience design and instructional design
- Technology-enhanced pedagogy and active learning
- Problem-, project- and inquiry-based learning with technology
- Collaborative, social and community-based learning (CSCL, wikis, social media)
- Gamification, game-based learning and learner motivation
- Flipped, blended and self-regulated learning
- Universal design for learning and differentiated instruction
Track 4
Assessment, Feedback & Quality Assurance
Technology-enabled assessment design, feedback practice, and how institutions evidence the quality of their programmes.
7 topics
- Technology-enabled assessment design: e-assessment, computer-based testing and authentic tasks
- Automated feedback systems and rubric-based scoring
- Assessment validity, fairness, security and online proctoring
- Competency-based and performance assessment
- Programme and institutional accreditation, quality assurance
- Learning outcomes measurement and assessment analytics
- Teacher evaluation and appraisal in digital contexts
Track 5
Learning Analytics & Educational Data Science
What educational data can tell institutions, and how that evidence is collected and used responsibly.
6 topics
- Learning analytics and educational data mining
- Predictive modelling, at-risk detection and intervention
- Dashboards, visual analytics and data-informed teaching
- Multimodal learning analytics: interaction logs, video, eye-tracking and physiological signals
- NLP and discourse analytics of learner-generated text
- Data governance, consent, privacy and ethics of educational data
Track 6
Openness, Inclusion & Lifelong Learning
Access, openness and continuity of learning across institutions, regions and stages of life.
6 topics
- Open education, open educational resources and open pedagogy
- MOOCs, micro-credentials and stackable credentials
- Equity, inclusion and accessibility for learners with disabilities
- Digital divide, connectivity and capacity building in under-resourced regions
- Lifelong learning, continuing professional education and reskilling
- Global virtual exchange and cross-cultural collaboration
Track 7
Teacher Education, Leadership & Institutional Transformation
How teachers, leaders and institutions build the capability to sustain technology-enabled change.
6 topics
- Digital competence, TPACK and teacher professional development
- Faculty development and pedagogical training for STEM and engineering teachers
- Professional learning networks and communities of practice
- Institutional strategy, leadership and change management for digital transformation
- Learning organisations and organisational learning
- Policy, governance and funding of educational technology
Track 8
Domain Applications & Industry Engagement
Discipline-specific practice, and the boundary between formal education and the workplace.
7 topics
- Engineering, computing and STEM education with technology
- Health, medical and clinical simulation education
- Business, management and entrepreneurship education
- Industry–academia collaboration and work-integrated learning
- Vocational education and higher education pathways
- Case studies and lessons learned in educational technology deployment
- Sustainability and SDG-oriented applications of educational technology