International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 11 Issue: 05 | May 2024
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Innovation in Higher Education Under the Vision of Digital Transformation: Demands, Challenges, and Changes 1Shuai Liu, 2 Li Jiang 1 Research Assistant, Academic Affairs Office, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China;
2 Academy of Marxism, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China --------------------------------------------------------------------------***-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract: Higher education is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of digital transformation. The widespread application of digital technology is profoundly reshaping various fields of higher education such as teaching, scientific research, and administration. On the one hand, the emergence of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing has infused higher education with innovative momentum and brought about transformative opportunities for teaching models, learning environments, and talent cultivation. On the other hand, as society continuously raises its demands for the quality and efficiency of higher education, digital transformation in the sector faces a series of challenges such as teachers’ weak digital teaching capabilities, insufficient online educational resources, the need for improvement in teacher-student interaction, limited application of immersive technologies like virtual simulation, and lagging campus network infrastructure construction. These challenges restrict the enhancement of scientific decision-making levels in universities. Higher education institutions urgently need to actively adapt to the new circumstances of the digital age, continuously cultivate digital teaching capabilities among teachers, construct high-quality online educational resources, improve the effectiveness of remote teaching, strengthen the construction of campus network infrastructure, and promote the application of immersive technologies such as virtual simulation in teaching. This will drive a comprehensive transformation in teaching, scientific research, and administration, thereby cultivating high-quality talents that meet societal needs and contributing to the development of the economy and society.
Keywords: Higher Education; Digital Transformation; Change; Challenges I. Introduction Human society has entered the digital age, and the rapid development of digital technologies is profoundly impacting and reshaping every aspect of higher education. The rise of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing has brought innovative momentum to higher education and transformative opportunities for teaching models, learning environments, and talent cultivation. Specifically, the widespread use of emerging teaching tools such as online course platforms and intelligent teaching systems has made personalized, interactive teaching models possible; the introduction of immersive technologies like virtual simulation and augmented reality is optimizing teacher-student interaction and the learning environment for experiments and practice; the empowerment of big data and artificial intelligence enables universities to analyze student needs more precisely and optimize talent cultivation programs. However, along with the opportunities of digital transformation, higher education institutions also face many challenges. The development of teachers’ digital teaching capabilities lags behind the needs of the times, making it difficult to meet the requirements of new models such as online and intelligent teaching; the lagging construction of campus network infrastructure affects the digital learning experience of teachers and students; universities lack comprehensive analysis and accurate profiling of student data, making it difficult to develop personalized talent cultivation programs; problems like information silos and data divides are common, restricting the scientific level of
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