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Reflections and Countermeasures on Traditional Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Taking ChatGPT as an Example (Advances in Education; Vol.13, No.5) Year of publication: 2023 Author: 罗蕾 | 张祖国 | 幸丽君 Since the turn of the century, the pace of scientific and technological advancement has been increasing rapidly, like a rolling wave gaining momentum. As a result, the topic of artificial intelli-gence and its potential applications has remained a hot topic in the field of education. The introduction of ChatGPT had an immediate and significant impact on the domestic education industry. Addressing how to manage this impact on teaching activities has become an urgent issue that requires prompt consideration and resolution. In light of the ongoing impact of artificial intelligence technology on traditional teaching methods, this article focuses on ChatGPT’s response as an intervention point, delving into a thorough analysis of the inherent strengths and weaknesses of traditional teaching modes, as well as the opportunities and challenges presented by intelligent teaching. Through our analysis of artificial intelligence, we aim to propose effective measures and explore new directions for the development of education in its influence. 
Research on the Cultivation of Normal Students’ Information Teaching Ability (Vocational Education; Vol.11, No.2) Year of publication: 2022 Author: 左航 With the increasing emphasis on the deep integration of information technology and education teaching in the field of education, information teaching ability has become a necessary comprehensive quality for teachers in the 21st century. In process of cultivating normal students’ teaching ability, normal universities constantly improve the original traditional education mode, innovate and break through the cultivation of information-based teaching ability, ensure that normal students master the necessary information-based teaching ability for teachers, and adapt to the needs of social development for teaching ability after entering their career. This paper summarizes the information teaching ability, and analyzes the problems and deficiencies in the cultivation of information teaching ability of normal students in normal universities, and puts forward some suggestions to improve the training of information teaching ability of normal students, which will bring some reference significance to normal teaching and research personnel. 
The Influence Mechanism of Students' Information Literacy in Rural Areas (Modern Education Review; No.6, 2022) Year of publication: 2022 Author: 宋宇 | 刘芷楠 | 邝艺敏 | 贾朝良 | 梁秋淼 Using information technology to expand the coverage of good education resources is an important breakthrough to realize the high-quality development of rural education. Improving the information literacy of rural students is the key to better play the role of information technology. In order to explore the current situation and influence mechanism of rural students' information literacy, this study selected 26558 rural students of compulsory education, 453 rural information technology teachers and 3096 parents from a province in south China for questionnaire survey, Using the mediating effect analysis method to construct the influencing factor model of rural students' information literacy and the network analysis method was used to explore the interaction mechanism between the influencing factors and information literacy. The results show a low level of rural students' information literacy and insufficient motivation for learning information technology. The weak understanding of the value of information technology mainly limits the improvement of rural students' information literacy. Besides, teachers' low level of information technology and difficulties in using information equipment are constraints to students' information literacy. To improve the information literacy of rural students, efforts should be made in the following three aspects:enhance information technology service support and improve the using efficiency of equipment, enhance the practical efficiency of teacher training and give full play to the exemplary and leading role of excellent teachers, optimize the teaching content of information technology, and improve the cultivation effect of information literacy. 
What Kind of Power Does Technology Have on the Development of Education: On the Development Principle of Technical Force in the Process of Educational Modernization (Modern Education Review; No.3, 2022) Year of publication: 2022 Author: 余清臣 In the process of continuously promoting the comprehensive modernization of education, the issue of what influence technology has on the development of education has caused many debates and disputes. Therefore, it is necessary to deeply explore the connotation of technology and the possible influence of technology on the development of education. Up to now, technology has been a concept with multiple connotations, which can be divided into two levels:core essence and peripheral influence. At present, the influence of technology with multiple connotations on educational development is manifested in three aspects:technology enriches and upgrades educational means, promotes and changes the action efficiency and life form of educational subjects, and influences and changes the way the educational world is organized. In the process of comprehensively promoting the modernization of education, the planning and application of technological forces in education should focus on promoting the all-round development of mankind in the world, not on defeating or replacing other forces, and pursue the organic combination with other forces. In addition, continuous introspection, feedback and correction are also very important. 
The health, Psychological and Educational Damage resulting from School Children’s Addiction to Electronic Games Year of publication: 2022 Author: Mazara Naima, Ahmed Al-Sayed Abdel-Qawi Children’s, addiction to electronic games, and the researchers adopted the descriptive method, to achieve the objectives of the research, a questionnaire was prepared for health, psychological and educational damages, it was applied to a sample of 60 individuals (teachers and parents of children), and after statistical analysis, it showed The results found the following: - There are many health damages resulting from school children’s addiction to electronic games from the point of view of their teachers and parents, which are: short-sightedness and visual impairment by( 86%), health problems of the nervous system (75%),health problems in the spine(100%), malnutrition (58.3%) sleep disorders (83.3%), damage to the fingers of the hand (60%). - There are many psychological damages resulting from school children’s addiction to electronic games from the point of view of their teachers and parents, which are: introversion (78.33%), violence (70%), poor memory (53.33%), addiction (100%), feelings of depression (58.3%), emotional imbalance (76.67%). - There are many educational damages resulting from school children’s addiction to electronic games from the point of view of their teachers and parents, which are: School delay (100%), failure to attend homework (96.7%), preference for playing over review and study (50%), inability to pay attention to the lesson (80%), go to private lessons (73.33%). 
Children's Television Programs are between Entertainment and Education Year of publication: 2022 Author: Issa Abdi Nouria In this analytical study, we explored the relationship between children and television; we tried to determine the extent of the adoption of television programs by children where entertainment is superior to educational use, revealing the effects of children's exposure to programs that rely on having more entertainment than educational aspect we concluded that television programs directed to children rely more on entertainment aspect to attract children’s audience. Children's television programs that rely on the entertainment dimension have been affected more than educational programs on their behaviors and effects more their psychological, social and educational aspects. 
The Forms and Continuing Challenges of Citizens E-Participation from the View of E-Governance Year of publication: 2013 Author: Xiong Li This paper discusses civic participation through ICT in the context of e-governance and analyses the chanllenges to a form of e-democracy. 
5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship, Health and Well-being (Strand 1) Year of publication: 2021 Author: Shadreck Majwabe | Thomas Greiner | Taka Horio | Niveen Jouhar | Arjen Wals | Lynndina Essack | Didier Jourdan | James O’Higgins Norman | Bolorchimeg Dagva Corporate author: UNESCO | APCEIU Plenary session 1In this first plenary, countries shared their vision, practice and progress underpinning their understanding of “transformative education”. The impact of current practices related to learners’ behavior and the educational system was discussed, highlighting success indicators.Moderator: Ms Krista Pikkat, Director, UNESCO Almaty OfficeMr Shadreck Majwabe, Director of the Department of Curriculum Development and Evaluation, Ministry of Basic Education, BotswanaMr Thomas Greiner, Head of Subdivision, Lifelong Learning, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, GermanyMs Taka Horio, Assistant Secretary-General, the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO & ASP National Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JapanMs Niveen Jouhar, Member of Directorate of Curricula, Ministry of Education, Jordan Concurrent sessions 1Following the plenary session, the concurrent sessions discussed the different components that need to be transformed in the education system, and how to bring about these changes and further advance. Session 1.1 – PolicyModerator: Ms Akpezi Ogbuigwe, Founder, Anpez Centre for Environment and Development, Nigeria Mr Arjen Wals, UNESCO Chair, Social Learning and Sustainable Development, University of Wageningen, Netherlands Ms Anna-Karin Johansson, Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Education, Sweden Mr Felipe de Souza Costa, São Paulo Municipal Secretariat of Education, Brazil Mr El Hadji Gueye, Founder, Banlieu UP, Senegal Session 1.2 – Curricula, pedagogy and assessmentModerator: Mr Yao Ydo, Director, UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE)Dr Esther Care, Professor, University of Melbourne, AustraliaMs Lynndina Essack, Senior Education Officer, Department of Education Services, Ministry of Education, SeychellesMr Daehoon Jho, Professor, Sungshin Women's University, Republic of KoreaDr Jinan Karameh Chaya, Principal, Al Manar Modern School (UNESCO Associated Schools Network member), Lebanon Session 1.3 – Learning environmentModerator: Mr Chris Castle, Chief of Section of Education for Health and Well-being, UNESCOProf Didier Jourdan, UNESCO Chair and Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center "Global Health & Education"Prof James O’Higgins Norman, Director of the National Anti-Bullying Centre, the Dublin City University, Ireland & UNESCO Chair on Tackling Bullying in Schools and CyberspaceMs Bolorchimeg Dagva, Adolescents and HIV Specialist, UNICEF, Mongolia Links to Strand 2 & Special session / Strand 3 / Strand 4 
Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research Year of publication: 2023 Author: Fengchun Miao | Wayne Holmes Corporate author: UNESCO This Guidance aims to support the planning of appropriate regulations, policies and human capacity development programmes to ensure that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes a tool that genuinely benefits and empowers teachers, learners and researchers. It explains the Al techniques used by GenAI and maps out a list of GPT models that are made publicly available, especially those under open-source licences. It also opens a discussion on the emergence of EdGPT - GenAI models that are trained with specific data to serve educational purposes. Furthermore, it summarizes some of the key controversies around GenAI, from worsening digital poverty to the homogenization of opinions, and from deeper deepfakes to issues of copyright. Based on a humanistic vision, the Guidance proposes key steps for the regulation of GenAI tools, including mandating the protection of data privacy and setting an age limit for independent conversations with GenAI platforms. To guide the proper use of the tools in education and research, this Guidance proposes a human-agent and age-appropriate approach to the ethical validation and pedagogical design processes. 
Readiness Assessment Methodology: A Tool of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO In November 2021, the 193 Member States of UNESCO signed the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, the first global normative instrument in its domain. The Recommendation serves as a comprehensive and actionable framework for the ethical development and use of AI, encompassing the full spectrum of human rights. It does so by maintaining focus on all stages of the AI system lifecycle. Beyond elaborating the values and principles that should guide the ethical design, development and use of AI, the Recommendation lays out the actions required from Member States to ensure the upholding of such values and principles, through advocating for effective regulation and providing recommendations in various essential policy areas, such as gender, the environment, and communication and information. With these values, principles, and policy areas in mind, the UNESCO Secretariat elaborated a programme for the implementation of the Recommendation, with the core aim of building national capacities to discharge the actions set out in the Recommendation and bolster regulatory frameworks. The Recommendation mandated the development of two key tools, the Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) and the Ethical Impact Assessment (EIA), which form the core pillars of the implementation. These tools both aim to assess and promote the resilience of existing laws, policies and institutions to AI implementation in the country, as well as the alignment of AI systems with the values and principles set out in the Recommendation. The goal of this document is to provide more information on the Readiness Assessment Methodology, lay out its various dimensions, and detail the work plan for the implementing countries, including the type of entities that need to be involved, responsibilities of each entity, and the split of work between UNESCO and the implementing country.