France: In-FINE (International Digital Forum for Education) in June 2020 in Poitiers

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ComUE Leonardo da Vinci
December 13, 2019

Under the impetus of the Ministry of National Education and Youth, Réseau-Canopé, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, Grand Poitiers urban community, the SPN, the Espace Mendès France Poitiers, the Grand Poitiers technopole, the Confédérale University Leonardo da Vinci and the University of Poitiers, the IH2EF, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine academic region and the CNED have joined forces to co-organize an international digital week for education and training in Poitiers from June 2 to 5, 2020 .

This major event has three main objectives:

• Digital education for personal development and the construction of a responsible, engaged and creative digital citizenship;
• Transform teaching practices by seizing the opportunities offered by digital techniques to transform learning activities (virtual reality and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, serious games, new physical and virtual learning spaces, etc.);
• Support learning paths by developing the learning analytics, guidance assistance, new skills assessment methods with their universal certification and recognition process.

Aimed at education and digital professionals, and open to the general public, this event intends to consolidate Poitiers as the “capital of education”. Between conferences, meetings, tour routes, welcoming international delegations… these are three full days and several thousand expected participants who will contribute to the emergence of a learning and inclusive society in the digital age.

The originality and particular positioning of In-FINE will be reflected in the priority given to Media and Information Education, digital humanization, social and solidarity innovation, ethics, and the protection of individuals. but also responsibility, sustainability and digital sobriety.

Supported by the Ministry of National Education and Youth, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, local authorities, industry players in the sector, In-FINE intends to become the 1st event international digital education in France.

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