Informatization and Digital Transformation of Education
Scientific and technology advances are changing rapidly,enlightening human thinking and empowering different industries.Modern information technologies such as the Internet,cloud computing,and big data have profoundly changed the way of production,living,and learning,having opened up broad prospects for development.At the same time,the field of education is also evolving.As the integration of science and technology innovation and education deepens,two key concepts,namely"education informatization"and"education digital transformation",have brought extensive discussion and practice.They seem to be similar,but actually represent different directions of education development.This paper explores these two concepts in depth and reviews the relevant policies and measures in the field of education from 2012 up to the present.It identifies education informatization as the practice of information technology serving education and improving efficiency;while education digital transformation is an overall change in the medium of education transmission and knowledge acquisition,which further implies reshaping the education industry.The article also analyzes the significance of education digital transformation,mainly including the positive effects on promoting education equity,education reform,and cultivating innovative talents.
Education InformatizationEducation Digital Transformation"Internet+education"Education ReformEducation EquityInnovative Talents