2023 Plenary conferences programme

Although there's still a long way to go (in terms of quality, quantity, usage...), decades of public investment have gradually led to a significant increase in the levels of connection and digital equipment for teachers, schools and students. Touchscreen tablets, TBIs and TNIs, videoconferencing and telepresence equipment... in many schools, the question of renewal is now being asked.

At the same time, environmental concerns are gaining ground and, in the wake of the IPCC, the French National Council for Ecological Transition is warning of the risk of a 4°C climate trajectory if no effort is made. Against this backdrop, how can we forget that the ecological footprint of the digital age is becoming increasingly significant, and could triple again by 2050 if nothing is done to halt the increase in the production and use of terminals?

We therefore need to better measure the levers for reducing the environmental impact of digital technology in education, both in terms of tools and objects, and in terms of content: how can we rethink the way schools are equipped? How can we influence teaching practices and content to meet these new challenges?

Come and discover two projects run by the interdepartmental operator "Seine-et-Yvelines Numérique". Econocom's Education teams have been proud to support these digital projects since their launch.

COMMUNE OF CLAMART
Since the start of the 2021 school year, almost 1,600 pupils in CP, CE1 and CE2 have benefited from the new municipal "one child/one tablet" scheme, in partnership with the French Ministry of Education. The aim is to enable pupils and teachers to benefit from all the opportunities offered by digital technology. By 2025, all pupils, i.e. 5,300 schoolchildren, will have a digital schoolbag.
What does digital technology look like in Clamart's schools? What are the changes in
teaching methods in the classroom? What are the results after 2 years of implementation?

COMMUNE OF MEUDON
The Micro-Folie Digital School is Meudon's new facility for digital training and creation.
the town of Meudon. It's a place for digital education and awareness-raising, aimed primarily at schoolchildren, parents and educational staff. With a floor space of nearly 250 m², it offers a number of areas for learning and discovering new digital practices.
At this conference, come and discover the infinite potential offered by this place of digital learning for all.

Deux enjeux majeurs pour le monde éducatif : offrir aux élèves et étudiants une connectivité sécurisée et développer sa responsabilité écologique en maîtrisant les dépenses énergétiques grâce à des outils de mesure efficaces.

Pour vous accompagner dans cette direction, Cisco vous propose de débattre avec :

Christophe Gros, ancien Resp IT CCI Ile de France, Responsable Infrastructure IT d’Eduservices, spécialiste français de l’enseignement supérieur privé en apprentissage nous présentera sa stratégie et ses choix en matière de réseau pour un enseignement de qualité.

Benoit Vagneur, fondateur de Sensing Vision : comment lié sa transition numérique à sa transition énergétique ?

Dominique Yang , Deputy CISO de Paris 2024 : la cybersécurité des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris 2024 un cas concret pour donner à tous la possibilité de vivre les Jeux.

La stratégie du numérique pour l’éducation avait été publiée il y a quelques mois, le 27 janvier 2023. Il est encore trop tôt pour faire un bilan complet de la mise œuvre. Cependant, des premiers résultats ont été obtenus tout au long de l’année. Des difficultés ont également été rencontrées et conduisent les acteurs à ajuster leurs travaux. Fort de ces huit mois d’expérience, l’État, les collectivités territoriales et les représentants de l’EdTech partagent leurs analyses sur la mise en œuvre de la stratégie et les clés de réussite pour les prochains mois.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is raising many questions in school and higher education. Its tools are being integrated into classrooms, and teachers are now having to deal with them, not only to thwart the use of AI, but also to use it to support pupils and students. 

But can AI also become a tool to boost the creativity of pupils, students and teachers? Should teachers be trained in certain tools and use them in the class to become learning aids and open up students' critical thinking? What AI resources and media can be brought into the classroom and ultimately enable adaptive learning through this approach?
During this conference, we will analyze the challenges of AI in terms of pedagogical innovation and learning.

Au cours de cette conférence, seront explorés les principes fondamentaux et enjeux de la Charte et son importance pour l’éducation à la culture et à la citoyenneté numériques. La table ronde sera composée des représentants des principaux auteurs et acteurs de ce texte et nous donnera l'opportunité d'approfondir la discussion, d'échanger des idées et d'explorer les moyens de mettre en pratique ces principes pour co-construire une société numériquement éclairée, responsable et inclusive.

Equality of opportunity is at the heart of the republican school system: it postulates that every pupil should have the same opportunities to succeed in his or her academic and professional career. In so doing, it requires schools and all those involved in education to take into account all the factors that all too often make this equality a sham.
During this round table, we propose to organize our reflections around the challenges of digital technology for inclusive education in a context of dematerialization. Noting that there are major inequalities in access to knowledge, higher education, employment and citizenship (...), we will be looking at the methods, tools and educational practices that enable us to make a concrete commitment to inclusive education.

Communication technologies have a major impact on education. They help to democratize access to education and promote the inclusion of students, regardless of their geographic location, disability, or social status.

Zoom, a global leader in video conferencing, is organizing a conference to explore this topic.

A panel discussion moderated by Sébastien Borgnat, journalist, with:

• A Zoom expert
• A Logitech expert
• Users from the education and public sectors :  Sciences Po, EM Lyon, HEC
• Q&A with the audience

The City of Marseille have a vision for digitisation in schools which empowers all educators and students to reach their full potential. 

In this roundtable discussion, leaders from the city explore the four principles that drove their vision: equitable access to education, environmental commitment, online student safety, and the ethical use of technology. And why investing in Apple technology in education aligned their budgets with the right products and services to achieve their vision, while limiting the impact on the environment. 

Built to last and designed with the environment in mind, iPad and Mac maintain their performance over time while improving operational efficiency — both in and out of the classroom.

In partnership with INRIA

The term "Artificial Intelligence" covers a range of digital technologies enabling a machine to detect, categorize, recognize, describe, evaluate, understand, reason, predict, explore, decide, prescribe, etc., with performances that previously seemed unattainable. These technologies open up numerous opportunities in the field of education, but also raise many questions. In close collaboration with key players in the field, Inria(*) is working both on the development of AI for education (e.g. to personalize learning for a wide range of profiles) and on AI education for as many people as possible (e.g. through MOOCs for teachers or in-class interventions with students).

(*) Inria is the French national institute for research in digital science and technology. Within its project-teams, scientists explore new avenues, often interdisciplinary, to meet ambitious challenges. The institute supports a diversity of innovation paths (standardization, open source software publishing, partnerships with companies, creation of deeptech startups, etc.) and is committed to implementing high-stakes public policies.

ChatGPT, Dall-e, Midjourney... The rapid emergence of generative AI in 2022 and 2023 has caused euphoria and panic throughout society.  Of course, schools have not been spared: while EDTECH companies (from schools to higher education) are seeking to appropriate new knowledge in record time, while teachers and educational engineers are seeking to measure the consequences of these new uses on their professions, many are worried about the consequences of uncontrolled use, both for the acquisition of knowledge and for our sovereignty. Some even see in the arrival of these new tools a resurgence of the spectre of Artificial Intelligence replacing teachers, with all the associated risks of manipulation.

This round-table discussion will draw on a wide range of knowledge to dispel fantasies and establish knowledge as a basis for shared questioning. Modestly, it aims to provide answers to the following questions:

• How does generative AI work?
• What ethical issues does it raise?
• From primary to higher education, how is it transforming and will it transform schools and teaching practices?
• What kind of new alliance should be forged between research and schools?
• What kind of public policy should be built around these issues?

Cette conférence vous invite à plonger au cœur de la révolution éducative catalysée par l'Intelligence Artificielle (IA). En introduction, nous explorerons en détail les multiples facettes de l'IA au sein des institutions pédagogiques. Ensuite, nous découvrirons de manière pratique comment l'IA peut être intégrée dans les méthodes d'enseignement, mettant en lumière des outils innovants destinés aux enseignants. Enfin, nous laisserons la place à un panel d’enseignants, de directeurs pédagogiques et de spécialistes, dont la modération sera assurée par Nejma Belkhdim, co-fondatrice et CPO de la compagnie edtech française NOLEJ. Ce panel offrira une plateforme dynamique pour des échanges sur l'avenir de l'éducation à l'ère de l'IA. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de réinventer l'apprentissage et d’explorer les possibilités pratiques que l'IA offre aux institutions éducatives.

Let's lift the suspense right away: Computing wouldn't even exist without women. From the first computer program invented by Ada Lovelace in 1843 to the DNS service that still structures our use of the Internet today, women have always been at the heart of digital technology and its progress.

However, parity is still far from the norm. According to INSEE (2019 figures):

• Men account for 77% of digital jobs, 91% of network and telecom infrastructure professions
• At European level, only 18% of ICT specialists are women

In the context of society's digital transformation, this situation has a major impact on the algorithms used by the tools we use every day (sexist and gender bias). It deprives women of access to valued professions, and our companies of the talents that could express themselves in them.

Faced with this situation, the educational players (teachers, complementary associations, EDTECH players, higher education channels, etc.) have an important role to play in inspiring and giving women the place they deserve.

How can we encourage girls to enter the digital professions? How can we combat gender stereotypes in our educational programs? What role can EDTECH players play, and what alliances can we build with higher education?