Recently, the plenary meeting and academic seminar of the China E-Learning Technology Standardisation Committee (CELTSC) took place.
During the event, the "Compilation of E-Learning Standardisation Research Report and Outstanding Application Cases (2024)" was unveiled. The case study titled "Practice of Constructing an Interconnected System for Digital Lifelong Education" submitted by the Open University of China (OUC) has been recognised as one of the CELTSC's outstanding application cases. This accolade signifies that the OUC's research and practice in the fields of educational digitalisation and lifelong learning are at the forefront in China.
The case collection initiative was designed to honour those "Standard Application Outstanding Cases" that have demonstrated exceptional performance and made significant contributions in the research, promotion, and application of educational information technology standards. The "Practice of Constructing an Interconnected System for Digital Lifelong Education" is grounded in the OUC's Lifelong Education Platform development practices, highlighting how the platform, through standardised application and leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, achieves seamless interconnectivity and deep resource sharing with lifelong education platforms across various levels and categories, including national, provincial, and others. This has set a benchmark for constructing a standardised aggregation of cross-platform data and resources, as well as an interconnected system.
In recent years, the OUC has been diligently implementing the directives from the 20th National Congress of the CPC, which call for the "construction of a learning society and country where lifelong learning is pursued by all," placing a high priority on the development and application of digital educational resources and platform systems. The inclusion of the OUC's case in the CELTSC's list of outstanding applications is a testament to the university's pioneering efforts in the realm of digital lifelong education. Moving forward, the OUC's Lifelong Education Platform will continue to aggregate more high-quality educational resources, undergo upgrades and optimisations, and integrate with the Smart Education of China platform. The OUC is committed to advancing standardised, digital, intelligent, and integrated development, leveraging its role as a model to strengthen partnerships and exchanges with domestic and international higher education institutions and enterprises. This will facilitate the nationwide rollout and application of the interconnected digital lifelong education system. Furthermore, the OUC will persist in deepening its research in related fields, driving the deep integration of digital education with lifelong learning, and providing crucial support to accelerate the establishment of a lifelong learning education system accessible to all.
By Zhang Xiaobang, OUC