2026 the 11th International Conference on Distance Education and Learning
Hangzhou Normal University, China (in hybird with virtual style) | June 12-15, 2026
IEEE Conference Proceedings (ISBN:979-8-3195-4234-2)
2026 the 11th International Conference on Distance Education and Learning (ICDEL 2026) has been held successfully in Hangzhou Normal University, China in hybird with vitual style during 12-15, 2026.
Group Photo
At the beginning of the conference on June 13, 2026, Host：Prof. Xuesong Zhai from Zhejiang University, China host the opening ceremony
浙江大学翟雪松教授主持开模式
Prof. Jianmei Xu, Deputy Dean of the Jing Hengri School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, China, delivered opening remarks
杭州师范大学经亨颐教育学院副院长许健美教授发表开幕致辞
Prof. Jixian Zhang, Vice President, Zhejiang Open University, China delivered guest remarks
浙江开放大学副校长张吉先教授发表嘉宾致辞
Prof. Cai Jun, Deputy Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Urban Governance, China
浙江省城市治理研究中心副主任蔡峻教授发表欢迎致辞
KN1-Prof. Irwin King, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
香港中文大学副校长金国庆教授发表专家演讲报告：Data-Rich, Insight Poor? Reimagining Assessment in the Age of AI
KN2-Prof. Kam Cheong Li, Dean, School of Open Learning, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, China
香港都会大学开放学院院长李锦昌教授发表专家演讲报告：Reimagining University Teaching: The Professorial Role Shift in an AI-Intensive Higher Education Landscape
KN3-Prof. Yi Zhang, Central China Normal University, China
华中师范大学张屹教授发表专家演讲报告：GenAI-Supported Agents in Education: Application Issues and Research Design
KN4-Prof. Feng-Kuang Chiang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
上海交通大学教育学院副院长江丰光教授发表专家演讲报告：Reconstructing Education for the AI Era: The Empowerment of AI+HI for Education Innovation
Prof. Michelle Smith, UCLA, USA
Prof. Hongxia Cen, Zhejiang Open University, China
Assoc. Prof. Sherif Welsen, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China
Dr. Yu Li, University of Montana Western, United States
Dr. Murat Dagistan, Kent State University, United States
Assoc. Prof. Rui Li, Yunnan Normal University, China
Prof. Yanjiao Chen, Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Harris Wang, Athabasca University, Canada
Dr. Cui Yan, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
Lecturer Noble Lo, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Chi Chiu So, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Nikita Mamedov, North America International School, China
Meanwhile, there were 8 onsite sessions and 3 special sessions and 6 online sessions for authors' presentations from June 12-15, 2027. These sessions' topics were Online Education and Blended Learning; Artificial Intelligence in Education and Educational Robots; Digitalization of Education and Distance Education; Diversification of Education and the Future Development; Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Mobile Learning; Educational Data Mining and Human-Machine Collaborative Learning; Distance Education and Virtual Learning, etc. After sessions ends, the best student paper award was announced at dinner banquet.