Speakers

Prof. Zuxiang Li, Nantong University, China

Research field:  Primary school textbook research，Research on basic theory of curriculum and teaching

Prof. Zuxiang Li, born in Xining, Hunan Province, Doctor of Education, professor, director of Curriculum Materials Institute of Nantong University, master tutor. He received a Master's degree in education in 1998 and a Doctor's degree in education in 2007. In 2011, he was a visiting student at La Trobe University in Australia for 3 months. He has been studying primary and secondary school curriculum and textbooks for a long time. In recent years, he has paid attention to and studied situational education. He has presided over the National Education Science Planning Project, the General Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, the Major Project of Jiangsu University Philosophy Community, and the 2011 Collaborative Innovation Platform Project of Beijing, etc. He has published more than 60 academic papers in journals such as China Education Journal and Education Development Research. Many of them have been reproduced by the People's Congress photocopying materials, and four monographs and one textbook have been published. He won the first prize of the fifth National Education Science Research Outstanding Achievements, the second prize of the eighth Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements of universities (humanities and Social Sciences), and the second prize of national higher education teaching achievements in 2018.

Prof. Xiaolong Qian, Nantong University, China

Research field:  Online education、Digitization of education、Teaching system design、International and Comparative education

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Prof.Rustam Shadiev, Zhejiang University, China

Research areas: Advanced learning technology, Speech to text recognition technology, computer aided translation, multimedia learning systems, multi-touch technology, intercultural education and language learning, mobile assisted learning, open and distance learning, etc.

Prof. Rustam Shadiev earned his Ph.D. in Network Learning Technology from National Central University in 2012. He is currently a Tenured Professor at the College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, specializing in advanced learning technologies for language learning and cross-cultural education. Prof. Shadiev is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 2019, he was honored with the title of Distinguished Professor of Jiangsu Province, China. Further, he has been recognized as one of the most cited Chinese researchers in the field of education by Elsevier, Scopus, and Shanghai Rating for four consecutive years, from 2020 to 2023.

Assoc. Prof. Dongzhao Wu, Nantong University, China

Research field:  Teacher education，Higher education

Wu Dongzhao, male, born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, Vice Dean of School of Education Science, Doctor, associate professor, master supervisor, Jiangsu Advanced Typical Research Center of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Base of Jiangsu Universities, Research Institute of Educational Leadership and Management of Nantong University, Research Institute of Vocational Education and Regional Development of Nantong University. He is also a certified professional expert of Jiangsu Provincial Education Evaluation Institute and an expert of Jiangsu Provincial audit Evaluation. He has presided over 1 National Social Science Fund Education Youth project, 4 provincial and ministerial projects such as Jiangsu Graduate Teaching Reform key topics and Jiangsu Educational Science Planning. Published 18 academic papers in high-level journals such as Fudan Education Forum, China Education Journal, and Education Development Research, among which 1 was reprinted in full by Renmin University photocopy materials, and 2 decision-making consulting reports were adopted by the Department of Social Science of the Ministry of Education, winning 1 second prize of National Teaching Achievement Award (higher education category), and 1 third prize of Jiangsu Education Research Research results. The 13th Jiangsu Province universities philosophy and social science research achievements of the third prize 1, Nantong City philosophy and social science outstanding achievements of the first prize, the third prize 1.

Assoc. Prof. Xu Fang, Nantong University, China

Research field: Education Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence Education

Xu Fang is an associate professor and master's tutor at the College of Educational Sciences, Nantong University, engaged in the research of education digitalisation and artificial intelligence education. He has published more than 60 academic papers in domestic and international journals, including 1 SSCI source journal and 15 CSSCI source journals as the first author, and 6 academic monographs in Science Press, People's Publishing House, China Social Science Publishing House, and Jilin University Press. He has presided over more than 20 general projects, including the National Social Science Foundation, key projects of the National Education Examination Scientific Research Planning Project, the Online Education Fund of the Ministry of Education, the Social Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, the Social Science Foundation of Henan Province, the Key Research and Development and Promotion Programme of Henan Province (soft science projects), and the Social Science Foundation of Gansu Province, etc. He has won 11 awards, including the first prize of Excellent Scientific Research Achievement Award of Henan Province Education Science Planning, and the second prize of Excellent Scientific Research Achievement Award of Gansu Colleges and Universities. He is now a reviewer for several CSSCI and SSCI source journals, such as Open Education Research, Modern Distance Education Research, Journal of Distance Education and Current Psychology.