Dr. Christine Sommers, explores how blended learning and AI are transforming education. She discusses the benefits of flexible learning models, how AI can enhance both teaching and learning, and the importance of guidelines for responsible AI usage in higher education.

Speaker – Dr. Christine Sommers, Executive Dean for the College of Nursing and Education, Universitas Pelita Harapan

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Angela Newby explores the evolving role of AI and EdTech in modern education. She shares insights on balancing technology with face-to-face learning, the impact of AI-powered feedback tools, and how schools can navigate privacy concerns, ethical considerations, and parent perceptions around AI in the classroom.

Speaker – Angela Newby, Head of Digital Learning, United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA)

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Daniel Shen shares how his company is revolutionising immersive learning by making it easy for educators to create their own virtual reality (VR) worlds. With plug-and-play avatars, interactive 3D environments, and AI-driven content, Sokol is empowering teachers—even those without technical expertise—to design engaging learning experiences for students. Daniel also reflects on his startup journey at EDUtech Asia, highlighting how the event has helped Soqqle grow and connect with educators, researchers, and innovators across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and beyond.

Speaker – Daniel Shen, Chief Executive Officer, Soqqle

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Kathrin Probst, Engineering Director at Google for Education, shares insights on how AI and generative technologies like Gemini are transforming the learning experience. From freeing up teachers’ time by automating mundane tasks to enhancing student learning with AI-driven insights, Kathrin discusses Google’s vision for AI-powered education.
How can AI empower educators and students in meaningful ways?
What role does Gemini play in shaping the future of learning?
How is Google integrating learning science principles into AI for better educational outcomes?
Explore the power of AI in education and its potential to redefine learning for students of all abilities.

Speaker – Kathrin Probst, Director of Engineering, Google for Education

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Dr. Jason Bergagnia, Dean of the College of Innovative Teacher Education at the University of Makati, discusses the evolving landscape of teacher education, AI in learning, and technological adaptation. Rediscover the importance and need for educators to embrace change, develop policies for managing AI responsibly, and ensure academic integrity while preparing teachers for global opportunities. Addressing teacher attrition, he highlights the importance of valuing educators and fostering continuous professional development.

Speaker – Dr. Jason Bergagnia, Dean of the College of Innovative Teacher Education, University of Makati

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Katie Mayne discusses the integration of digital technology and AI in education, ensuring students use tools like ChatGPT responsibly. From fostering responsible AI usage among students to leveraging inquiry-driven learning, Katie discusses the challenges, opportunities, and best practices in EdTech. Gain new insights on evaluating and embedding new technologies, fostering digital citizenship, and preparing students for future workplaces.

Speaker – Katie Mayne, Director of Learning and Innovation, Nishimachi International School, Japan

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When we talk about smart campuses, the focus often falls on innovations in the classroom. Immersive learning, augmented reality, personalised experiences — it’s all about how technology is transforming education.

But before we achieve these breakthroughs, we must first consider the foundation that supports them: campus administrative and security operations — the backbone of every successful academic institution.

Without a safe and robust environment, attracting top talent, for one, will be a challenge. Educators already overwhelmed by administrative tasks will be wary of inefficient institutions. Parents will steer their children away from schools with inadequate safety measures. Administrators will feel frustrated with overwhelmingly repetitive and unproductive workloads.

Setting the stage for future-ready campuses

To power next-generation learning experiences, we need next-generation groundwork. Technology presents a powerful solution.

In the following sections, we will explore how emerging technologies, along with Canon’s innovative solutions, can transform campus operations and pave the way for a smarter, more efficient future in education.

Let’s dive in.

Streamlining administrative functions with smart solutions

An overly menial and inefficient campus administrative function can reduce productivity and morale among administrative teams. This can negatively impact the experiences of students and faculty — and ultimately undermine the institution’s competitiveness.

To stay ahead, campuses must embrace technology. Here’s how technology can streamline administrative workflows to enhance productivity and efficiency:

1. Simplifying student admissions and management

Ask any campus administrator and they will tell you how tedious and stressful the admissions process is, particularly during peak periods. Small teams often juggle tens of thousands of paperwork and applications, manually verifying, recording, assessing, and processing each one.

This labour-intensive process not only creates inefficiencies and human errors, but also hampers productivity across the board. With so much coordination needed between students and faculty, any slowdown in this process will impact everyone’s progress.

Canon’s Solution-in-Focus: Student Profile Management

Intelligent information management systems like Canon’s Student Profile Management can streamline the process and significantly lighten the workloads of administrative teams.

Here’s how it performs:

1. Automated Workflow
   The Student Profile Management system functions as a robust digital library that automatically captures, indexes, and stores student records in one central location. Staff simply upload their documents, and the system takes care of the rest.With records stored digitally, searching and retrieving information is effortless. Workflows can also be automated to further reduce the need for manual tasks, freeing administrators to focus on higher-value activities and meaningful interactions.

   

2. Intelligent Reporting
   An intuitive dashboard enables administrators to easily access information and generate reports. This gives them the insights needed to make informed decisions, whether in resource management or course planning, boosting efficiency across campus operations.

2. Automating attendance taking

Student attendance is an integral part of the classroom experience. It keeps students engaged and ensures they don’t miss out on learning opportunities, which are key to achieving better educational outcomes.

Effective monitoring not only helps keep students in the classrooms, but also plays a part in deterring chronic absenteeism. In fact, research shows that timely communication with parents about their child’s attendance can cut absenteeism rates by more than 10%^[1].

However, tracking attendance can be a labour-intensive task for both educators and administrators. Leveraging technology in this area can make a difference.

Canon’s Solution-in-Focus: Course Scheduling Attendance System (CSAS)

CSAS is a facial recognition-based attendance system designed to automate and streamline the attendance process. Here are two ways it can make the lives of educators and administrators easier and more efficient:

1. Seamless Access Control
   Advanced facial recognition devices at classroom entrances seamlessly verifies students’ registration status before granting access.This not only ensures that only registered students are allowed entry, but also enhances safety by preventing entry to unauthorised individuals. For students prone to entering the wrong classrooms, the system also serves as a helpful reminder to double-check their schedules.

2. Automated Attendance Taking
   Once access is granted, attendance is automatically recorded in the system, freeing educators from the burden of manual attendance-taking. This seamless process lets them focus on what they do best: teachingOn the back end, administrators can easily monitor attendance data and analyse trends to identify potentially truant students, facilitating timely interventions before issues escalate.

Strengthening safety and security with artificial intelligence

Schools are meant to be safe havens for staff and students, whether in K-12 or higher education. Yet, headlines of widespread school bullying^[2] and escalating campus violence^[3] tell a different story.

An unsafe environment can tarnish an institution’s reputation and prevent parents from entrusting their children to their care. While security teams and educators are doing their best to maintain safety, they can’t be everywhere at once. More can certainly be done to protect against and deter violent incidents on campus.

That’s where artificial intelligence (AI) comes in. With 24/7 monitoring capabilities, AI is the perfect ally for educators and security teams in creating a safer campus environment.

Canon’s Solution-in-Focus: Workplace AI

Workplace AI is a powerful edge computing solution that transforms existing surveillance cameras into proactive security teams. At its core, Workplace AI is a video analytics solution that leverages machine learning to develop specialised algorithms that detect custom events and provide real-time insights.

Potential campus use cases for Workplace AI.

1. Violence Detection

Workplace AI algorithms can be trained to identify violent behaviours, including physical altercations or the presence of weapons. When an incident occurs, the system will immediately trigger alerts to relevant personnel or authorities, ensuring swift intervention for everyone’s safety.

2. 24/7 Monitoring

Always on duty, Workplace AI enhances campus safety by detecting loitering and potential intrusions — including catching truant students attempting to leave school grounds. Real-time alerts enable security personnel or authorities to respond quickly to any threats or breaches.

3. Attire Detection

To protect student and personnel safety, certain areas on campus like laboratories and technical areas may require special safety attire. Workplace AI can facilitate compliance by detecting the right clothing requirements, assisting educators in upholding safety standards.

Tomorrow’s education begins with a smart campus today

Academic institutions play a crucial role in shaping future generations. As other industries embrace tomorrow’s technologies, they must ensure they are not left behind.

From streamlining administrative functions to enhancing campus security, technology can support and empower educators and administrators to focus on what truly matters: delivering exceptional learning experiences that pave the way for student success.

Work with Canon to kick-start your journey to educational success today!

^[1] 2023, How schools can use edtech to improve attendance, SIMS, https://www.ess-sims.co.uk/resources/blog/how-schools-can-use-edtech-to-improve-attendance
^[2] 2023, Ending bullying and violence in school should be a top priority in Asia-Pacific, UNESCO, https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ending-bullying-and-violence-school-should-be-top-priority-asia-pacific
^[3] 2022, Thailand massacre: ex-cop kills 24 children in knife and gun rampage, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-20-people-killed-mass-shooting-thailand-police-2022-10-06/

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Dr Ng Pak Tee discusses the impact of AI on education thus far, dispels common myths about AI replacing teachers, looking past the hype of AI and unlocking the true potential of AI in the classroom. Hear more from Dr Ng at EDUtech Asia 2024 Conference during his Keynote “If AI is artificial intelligence, what is real intelligence?”. Get your tickets here.

Speaker – Dr Ng Pak Tee, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore

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Ahead of his appearance at EDUtech Asia 2024, we spoke to Professor Yike Guo, Provost at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to get his thoughts on the packed marketplace of ‘AI-powered’ tools, managing potential regulations on the technology and the future of educational institutions.

Speaker – Prof. Yike Guo, Provost, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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But now, in the way that technologies are influencing how confident we can feel about how much we’re actually learning, [metacognition] is potentially more important for us to be considering that so that we can make good judgements about how we’re progressing in our learning

EDUtech Asia 2024 Keynote Speaker Jason Lodge, Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) and Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, shares his thoughts on the current challenges around student engagement, the true value ‘AI-powered’ tools bring and the appetite for digital transformation in today’s institutions. We also get a sneak preview of his Keynote topic as Jason shares more about why Metacognition has become an increasingly popular topic in recent years.

Speaker – Jason Lodge, Deputy Association Dean (Academic), The University of Queensland, Australia

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Assoc Prof. Hol delves into the essential considerations for educators transitioning to hybrid learning environments. She emphasises understanding learner needs and institutional requirements, highlighting the pivotal role of technology and teacher proficiency in facilitating effective learning experiences.

Assoc Prof. Hol also explores the transformative impact of AI on education, advocating for ethical AI integration and equipping students with essential skills. From redefining assessments to fostering industry engagement and embracing technological advancements, she outlines a dynamic approach to education tailored to the evolving landscape.

Speaker – Assoc Prof. Ana Hol, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, Western Sydney University, Australia

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Dr. Sophia Wei delves into the transformative power of AI adoption, emphasising its impact on workflows, ethics, and the evolving demands of the industry. Discover how Nanyang Polytechnic integrates AI literacy across its curriculum, equipping students with real-world skills through industry collaborations and competency-based models. Dr. Wei also highlights the crucial role of interdisciplinary collaboration between AI and domain experts, foreseeing a future of enhanced productivity and data-driven intelligence. We explore the dynamic landscape of AI education and its far-reaching implications.

Speaker – Dr Sophia Wei, Manager, NYP-Microsoft Centre for Applied AI, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore

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In this insightful interview with the Associate Dean of Employability & HoD, Computing and Information Systems at Sunway University, Malaysia, she emphasises the university’s commitment to enhancing student employability. Prof Lee discusses the dynamic curriculum, tailored to bridge the gap between industry requirements and educational offerings. Highlighting the importance of industry collaboration, she explains the ongoing dialogue to align curriculum with real-world needs. She advocates for the integration of generative AI into education, citing its relevance across diverse sectors.

Speaker – Prof Angela Lee, Associate Dean of Employability & HoD, Computing and Information Systems, Sunway University Malaysia

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EDUtech caught up with one of our returning association partners REFO at EDUtech Asia 2023. Founder and Managing Director, Pepita Gunawan shares her thoughts on the event and why REFO delegations return every year.

Speaking on the recent issues in the education landscape, Pepita emphasises the significance of aligning technology, particularly AI, with desired student skills. She highlights the importance of filtering technology outcomes in line with students’ values and beliefs. Pepita also stresses that educational leaders must embrace technology, acknowledging it as a crucial part of modern education.

Speaker – Pepita Gunawan, Founder and Managing Director, REFO Indonesia

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EDUtech caught up with Noodle Factory to find out more about the great conversations they were having with educators at EDUtech Asia 2023. Co-Founder Yvonne also shared what future developments we can expect from them, especially given the rise of generative AI’s potential.

Speaker – Yvonne Soh, Co-Founder/CEO, Noodle Factory

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Meet Camellia, an innovative educator and Vice Principal at Vinschool, Vietnam’s largest education network. In this insightful interview, she shares experiences from a diverse panel discussion on personalised education at EDUtech Asia 2023, emphasising the importance of collaboration and diverse ideas.

Camellia speaks on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in education, addressing challenges like digital literacy and data privacy. Looking ahead, she underscores the need for a mindful approach to emerging technologies, focusing on sustainability and the well-being of educators and students in this rapidly changing educational landscape.

Speaker – Camellia Dang, Vice Principal, Vinschool, Vietnam

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Discover how SIS, an American school, cultivates digital citizenship through diverse stages, emphasizing safe use and leveraging technology for learning. Head of School James Gerhard gives us some top tips on fostering ethical decision-making online, involving parents, and ensuring teacher participation. He also emphasises on the need to involve all stakeholders in a school’s digital transformation journey, ensuring they are on board and empowered.

Speaker – James Gerhard, Head of School, Seoul International School, South Korea

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Suan Yeo, Head of Adoption and Customer Success at Google for Education shares the excitement of GSA collaborating with EDUtech Asia once again in 2023. Suan also gives more insight into how Google for Education is approaching the increase in AI integration into EdTech tools. He showcases Google’s commitment to integrating AI-powered technologies into classrooms across the region but also empowering students and educators along the way to use these tools effectively to achieve desired educational objectives.

Speaker – Suan Yeo, Head of Adoption and Customer Success, Google for Education

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In this engaging interview, Sangita Singh, the Head of IT and Digital Learning Lead at Global Indian International School Smart Campus, shares her two-decade journey dedicated to fostering inclusive learning environments and promoting digital education.

She discusses the imperative nature of integrating technology into education and highlights her school’s commitment to sustainable development goals. Sangita emphasises the role of IT professionals in enhancing the teaching and learning experience, the potential of AI in education, and her cyber safety program for students.

Speaker – Sangitaa Singh, Head of Department, Information Technology, Global Indian International School Singapore

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Speaking to EDUtech_talks at EDUtech Asia 2023 in November, Soheil Katal, CIO of Los Angeles Unified School District, USA shares more about their key focuses, including digital transformation and designing a secure future classroom. Given the increased use of AI, the implementation of digital citizenship has never been more crucial, spanning students, parents, and staff.

Katal’s goal is to adapt classrooms and create an environment augmented by intelligent devices for collaborative learning. However challenges remain in scaling adoption at speed for all educators and students.

Speaker – Soheil Katal, Chief Information Officer, Los Angeles Unified School District, USA

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