ICI Communication ║In-depth Communication between ICI International Classroom Analysis lab and Education Research Teams from the University of Cambridge

From November 4 to 14, 2023, Dr. Shi Yuchen, deputy director of ICI International Classroom Analysis Laboratory led a team to the UK for an academic week visit and conducted in-depth exchanges with multiple education research teams from the University of Cambridge with hope for cooperation in classroom observation, analysis and evaluation, primary school science inquiry curriculum, and teachers’ professional development and planned to strengthen exchanges through regular international conferences and academic seminars.

The International Classroom Analysis Laboratory of the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction of East China Normal University was established in 2017 and is mainly dedicated to exploring multiple paths for technology-empowered classroom research. For more information about the International Classroom Analysis Experiment, please visit the official website:

http://cn.aiclassroom.net/

During the visit, the team from the Department of Education of East China Normal University communicated with many well-known professors from the University of Cambridge, including Sara Hennessy, Rupert Wegerif, Paul Warwick, Neil Mercer, Peter Dudley and Christine Howe, and listened to academic reports from experts. During the period, Dr. Shi Yuchen demonstrated the existing projects and results of the International Classroom Analysis Laboratory, including high-quality classroom analysis reports based on artificial intelligence. Dr. Shi Yuchen also introduced ICI’ s influence on academy, practice and national policies.

The International Classroom Analysis Laboratory looks forward to cooperating with multiple research centers such as CEDiR, Camtree, Oracy Cambridge, and DEFI at the University of Cambridge, including conducting inquiry courses in primary school science classes and conducting large-scale, long-term project about teacher professional development based on classroom observation and analysis.

Brief Introduction of Education Research Teams from the University of Cambridge

CEDiR (Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research Group) is a research center based at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. It mainly conducts a variety of research around educational dialogue. CEDiR aims to create a supportive teaching and research environment. It has developed a variety of tools and resources that teachers can use for free, including classroom observation scales, classroom discourse coding systems, video explanation resources and encourages researchers and practitioners to form a research community.

Official Website: https://www.edudialogue.org/

Camtree (Cambridge Teacher Research Exchange) is an academic research center affiliated with Hughes Hall of the University of Cambridge. Camtree will be the world’s first platform that helps teachers and educational leaders both to improve learning and share their knowledge.Its mission is to support, promote and publish ‘close-to-practice’ educational research by educators to improve teaching and lead to better outcomes for learners worldwide.

Official Website:https://camtree.org/

Oracy Cambridge is based at Hughes Hall, in the University of Cambridge. Its aim is to promote effective oracy of students and provide teachers with projects and consultant services that are evidence based and dialogue teaching oriented. Its work includes writing papers for governments and other organisations, providing training and consultancy for schools, and organising conferences.

Official website: https://oracycambridge.org/

DEFI (Digital Education Futures Initiative Cambridge) is a research center based at Hughes Hall of the University of Cambridge. The center is committed to building and supporting a global community of stakeholders (including academia, education, policy and industry), aiming to explore innovative teaching methods through new technologies. Research area include dialogue teaching, teacher professional development, teaching innovation (including artificial intelligence and machine learning), design-based research (DBR), etc.

Official website: https://www.deficambridge.org/