Special Session 2

Dual-dimensional Innovation in STEM Education: Digital Transformation & Human-AI Collaborative Teaching

Description: This special session, themed "Dual-dimensional Innovation in STEM Education: Digital Transformation & Human-AI Collaborative Teaching," addresses core challenges in STEM education including difficulties in interdisciplinary resource integration, insufficient practical learning scenarios, and critical teacher capacity gaps. It explores the deep convergence of digital transformation—characterized by intelligent resource development and data-driven decision-making—with human-AI collaborative teaching approaches exemplified through AI inquiry assistants and virtual lab mentors, driving the evolution of STEM education from discipline-specific knowledge delivery to cultivating interdisciplinary innovation literacy. The session establishes six interconnected sub-themes: intelligent generation and collaborative governance of interdisciplinary STEM digital resources; human-AI co-reconstruction of inquiry-based teaching models; data-driven STEM competency modeling with adaptive evaluation; AI-empowered innovation in blended physical-virtual practice environments; digital equity assurance mechanisms for inclusive STEM education; and multi-stakeholder synergy in building sustainable STEM innovation ecosystems, collectively forging a technology-enhanced, human-centered paradigm for transformative STEM education.

Session organizers
Senior Engineer Jian Lin, Lingnan Normal University, China
Dr. Pengli Wang, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
▪ Intelligent Generation and Collaborative Governance of Interdisciplinary STEM Resources
▪ Human-AI Collaborative Reconstruction of Inquiry-Based STEM Teaching Models
▪ Data-Driven STEM Competency Modeling and Adaptive Evaluation
▪ AI-Empowered Innovation in Virtual-Physical Practice Environments
▪ Digital Mechanisms for Equity Assurance in STEM Education
▪ Multi-Stakeholder Synergy in STEM Innovation Ecosystems

Submission method
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Introduction of Session organizers

Senior Engineer Jian Lin
Lingnan Normal University, China

Jian Lin, a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, a software engineer, is an associate professor appointed by Lingnan Normal University. His research focuses on the application of digital educational resources and artificial intelligence in education. In the past three years, the scholar has led one project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62307023), one project funded by the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences Fund (23YJC880063), one Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Planning Project (GD23XJY72), participated in the sub project of the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Innovation Project (GD22TWCXGC10), and a key reform project of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China's Reform Office. He has published five SCI and CSSCI papers in the field of intelligent education applications. In 2019, he was awarded the honorary title of "Guangdong Provincial Technical Expert" by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security.

 

Dr. Pengli Wang
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China

Pengli Wang, Lecturer at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, holds a doctoral degree from South China Normal University and has been a visiting scholar at University College Dublin (Ireland). Her research focuses on artificial intelligence education, educational digital resource development, learning analytics. She has led over five projects, including those funded by the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning. She has published several papers in Chinese core journals, including China Educational Technology and e-Education Research, and has been involved in the formulation of industry standards for educational informatization. Recently, she focuses on educational assistance in the eastern, western, and northern parts of Guangdong Province, as well as school brand building, conducting a comprehensive diagnosis of the characteristics of primary and secondary school operations.