Digital Learning Week 2025 - Parallel Session Presentation Proposal Form

UNESCO is hosting the third edition of Digital Learning Week from 2 to 5 September 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The concept note is available here for your reference.

To exemplify good practices and facilitate knowledge sharing, UNESCO is currently inviting presentation proposals through an open call for proposals. Selected presenters will have the unique opportunity to share their presentations with a global audience of policy-makers, practitioners, researchers, private sector partners and development agencies.

The form below requests a narrative description of your presentations. If selected, the description will be used directly on the UNESCO website and related communication materials. We encourage you to take the necessary time to complete the required fields and ensure that the text is concise, clear and readable. Please note that only proposals in English or French will be considered.

Presentation proposals must be submitted to UNESCO no later than 26 May 2025. Selected proposals will be notified by mid-June 2025.

Please note that only selected submissions will be notified via email.

Each participant will be responsible for their own travel and accommodations to Digital Learning Week.

1. Please select the category that best aligns with your presentation's focus
Please select the one category that best aligns with the primary focus of your completed activity or project. Presentations describing activities that are only in the planning stage will not be considered.
*This question is required.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

The call for proposals is organized across the following themes and subthemes. Each proposal should align with one theme and its corresponding subtheme. Please select the single theme that best fits the focus of your proposal.

1. AI in educational practices

AI and curriculum design and content creation
AI and personalized learning and adaptive instruction
AI and assessment and evaluation
AI and foundational learning (literacy, numeracy, etc.)
AI and specific disciplines

2. AI competency development for students

Development of AI competency frameworks for students
AI curricula and extra-curricular programmes for students
Fostering media and information literacy, ethical reasoning, critical thinking and learner agency

3. AI for teacher development and educational leadership

Development of AI competency frameworks for teachers and leaders
Training programmes to develop AI competencies of teachers (training about AI)
AI to support teacher training and continuous professional development (training with AI)
AI and educational leadership, management and administration

4. AI and equity in education and sustainable development

AI to support learners with disabilities and special needs
AI and gender equality in education
AI in rural and low-resource educational contexts
AI for refugee and displaced learners' support
AI and the environment

2. Please select the theme of your presentation *This question is required.

Please select the sub-theme of your presentation
Theme: AI in educational practices *This question is required.

AI and curriculum design and content creation
AI and personalized learning and adaptive instruction
AI and assessment and evaluation
AI and foundational learning (literacy, numeracy, etc.)
AI and specific disciplines, please specify: Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

Please select the sub-theme of your presentation
Theme: AI competencies development for students *This question is required.

Development of AI competency frameworks for students
AI curricula and extra-curricular programmes for students
Fostering media and information literacy, ethical reasoning, critical thinking and learner agency

Please select the sub-theme of your presentation
Theme: AI for teacher development and educational leadership *This question is required.

Development of AI competency frameworks for teachers and leaders
Training programmes to develop AI competencies of teachers (training about AI)
AI to support teacher training and continuous professional development (training with AI)
AI and educational leadership, management and administration

Please select the sub-theme of your presentation
Theme: AI and equity in education and sustainable development *This question is required.

AI to support learners with disabilities and special needs
AI and gender equality in education
AI in rural and low-resource educational contexts
AI for refugee and displaced learners' support
AI and the environment

3. Please specify the target education level for your activities (select all that apply) *This question is required.

Early childhood education
Primary education
Secondary education
Higher education
Teacher education
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET)
Non-formal education
Others, please specify: Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

4. Title of your presentation (15 words maximum) *This question is required.

5. Description of your proposed presentation (300 words maximum)

The description should include the following elements: 1) Context; 2) Outline, including key topics and content to be presented; 3) Presentation method (e.g., lecture with/without PPT, interactive discussion, hands-on workshop, etc.); 4) Relevance to the theme of Digital Learning Week *This question is required.

6. If available, please provide internet links to information related to your presentation (for example a website describing a particular project you will address during your presentation)

8. Please indicate your organization, unless 'Independent' selected above. *This question is required.

11. If applicable, please list the specific country or countries in which you are working (three countries maximum)

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12. Personal data of main presenter *This question is required.

First Name

Last Name

Email This question requires a valid email address.

Telephone number (including the country code)

Country

13. Brief biographical note. The biography should be written for a general public in the third person (Example: 'John Doe is a professor of education'). Feel free to include links to personal websites or social media accounts. (100 words maximum) *This question is required.

14. Photograph. Please upload a high-resolution profile photo. The photograph will be used in the Digital Learning Week programme and on the event website, should your proposal be accepted.

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15. Additional presenters. Besides yourself, will there be additional presenters? *This question is required.

How many co-presenters? (maximum 2)

Co-presenter: First name *This question is required.

Co-presenter: Last name *This question is required.

Co-presenter: Gender

Co-presenter: Organization affiliation *This question is required.

Co-presenter: Email address *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Biographical note for co-presenter. Please ensure the biographical note is relevant to a general audience. Feel free to include links to relevant websites or social media accounts. The biography should be written in the third person. Example: 'John Doe is a professor of education' (100 words maximum) *This question is required.

Photograph. Please upload a high-resolution profile picture of the co-presenter. The photograph will be used in the Digital Learning Week programme and on the event website, should your proposal be accepted *This question is required.

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Information about CO-PRESENTER #1

Co-presenter #1: First name *This question is required.

Co-presenter #1: Last name *This question is required.

Co-presenter #1: Gender

Co-presenter #1: Organization affiliation *This question is required.

Co-presenter #1: Email address *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Please write a brief biographical note for co-presenter #1. Please ensure the biographical information is relevant to a general audience. Feel free to include links to relevant websites or social media accounts. The biography should be written in the third person. Example: 'John Doe is a professor of education' (100 words maximum) *This question is required.

Photograph. Please upload a high-resolution profile picture of co-presenter #1. The photograph will be used in the Digital Learning Week programme and on the event website, should your proposal be accepted *This question is required.

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Information about CO-PRESENTER #2

Co-presenter #2: First name *This question is required.

Co-presenter #2: Last name *This question is required.

Co-presenter #2: Gender

Co-presenter #2: Organization affiliation *This question is required.

Co-presenter #2: Email address *This question is required.

Please write a brief professional biography for co-presenter #2. Please ensure the biographical information is relevant to a general audience. Feel free to include links to relevant websites or social media accounts. The biography should be written in the third person. Example: 'John Doe is a professor of education' (100 words maximum) *This question is required.

Photograph. Please upload a high-resolution profile picture of co-presenter #2. The photograph will be used in the Digital Learning Week programme and on the event website, should your proposal be accepted *This question is required.

File: {{filename}} delete

16. Terms and conditions *This question is required.

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Digital Learning Week 2025 - Parallel Session Presentation Proposal Form

Presentation proposal form