Short description:

This book explores how emerging digital technologies can enhance educational quality in primary and secondary settings across Asia, including South Korea, Indonesia, Mainland China, and Hong Kong SAR. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4, it challenges the assumption that technology alone guarantees quality education.

Long description:

This book explores how emerging digital technologies can enhance educational quality in primary and secondary settings across Asia, including South Korea, Indonesia, Mainland China, and Hong Kong SAR. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4, it challenges the assumption that technology alone guarantees quality education.

Drawing on insights from the Learning Innovations and Emerging Technologies forum series (2024–2026), co-organized by The Education University of Hong Kong, Peking University, and UNESCO-IITE, this edited volume offers an Asia-centered, Global South-informed perspective that counters Western-dominated EdTech narratives. Beginning with a landscape review of emerging technologies in Asian contexts from 2015 to 2025, the book is structured into three sections. The first examines localized applications of emerging technologies in teaching and learning, followed by an exploration of technology-enabled teacher professional development and workforce capacity building. The final section addresses equity and inclusion through public-private partnerships and international collaborations. Case studies span Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, South Korea, Indonesia, and other Global South regions, including rural schools, ethnic minority communities, and under-resourced settings, providing practical insights for implementing inclusive, equitable education.

This volume is indispensable for education researchers, policymakers, teacher educators, and EdTech practitioners interested in technology integration, educational equity, and sustainable development in the Global South.

Table of Contents:

1. A Landscape Review of Emerging Technologies to Bridge the Education Quality Gaps in Developing Asian Countries  Part 1: Innovative Use of Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning  2. A Recognition System of Math Word Problems Using Vision-Language Models  3. Enhancing Educational Equity with GenAI: Automated Generation of Instructional Videos and Learning Tasks for Online Learning  4. Chatbots in Educational Settings: A Scoping Review of Current Research  5. Emerging Technologies in Early Literacy Education: A Systematic Review  6. Reshaping Educational Ecosystems: Emerging Technologies as Catalysts for Pedagogical Innovation and Higher-Order Thinking  Part 2: Capacity Building of the Education Workforce  7. Developing Teachers’ Digital Literacy in Designing Micro-Lessons: Evidence from Novice Teachers in Guangxi, China  8. A Study on Individually Guided Professional Development and Its Challenges of Millennial Generation Teachers  9. Developing Teachers’ AI and Digital Competencies: Insights and Lessons Learned through the AIEDAP Project in Korea  Part 3: Collaborative Ecosystem: Policies and Partnerships  10. A Transdisciplinary Blueprint for Sustainable English Language Learning in Indonesia  11. Policies and Partnerships: Leveraging New Technologies to Build Collaborative Ecosystems for Equitable and Inclusive Education  12. Emerging Technologies for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: Consideration for Key Stakeholders