NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY - BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

New technologies, like artificial intelligence and virtual collaborative environments, are in our daily lives and are becoming part of the fabric of human interactions and thought processes. They are powerful tools to improve our well-being and development that also challenge and create risks to our known processes and ways of being in the world. In Education, and in other areas, several projects, initiatives, research and general use offer material for critical analysis and planning of future avenues. As in other complex challenges, networked discussions, learning from each other and creating community is an important part of the solutions to be charted. Partners in the European University for Customised Education (EUNICE) have combined efforts to organise the event Seminar New Technologies in Education and Society (NTES), allowing deep discussions based on real and/or research-based uses and cases across different countries and contexts. This 3-day seminar, featuring plenary sessions, discussions, and poster sessions, will dive into the exploration and discourse surrounding new technologies in education and society. The plenary sessions will showcase new technologies utilized in education, while also serving broader social needs. Attendees will gain insight into the innovative concept of the EUNICE Virtual Lab, explore the opportunities and challenges posed by the Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and blended real/virtual teaching approaches. Attendees will also have the unique opportunity to experience the virtual world first-hand through the use of VR headsets. This seminar aligns with the EUNICE4U project, which aims to develop a shared system of support for pedagogical innovation. One of the primary goals of EUNICE activities is to improve student learning through continuous pedagogical innovation, including effective integration of learning technologies, interdisciplinary teaching methodologies, and challenge-based learning approaches. EUNICE strives to harness the potential of immersive learning, particularly through virtual collaborative environments, as a promising method for delivering distance academic programmes.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio