You are cordially invited to participate in the 18th International Conference on Blended Learning (ICBL 2025) to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 22 to 25 July 2025.
Blended learning has become one of the promising approaches to teaching and learning. It aims to integrate traditional learning with innovative means in order to offer more flexibility for learning, improve learning effectiveness and enrich learning experience. Inevitably, this introduces revolutionary changes in the learning process. It is time for researchers and practitioners to explore new concepts and practices of blended learning, especially as to make learning become more sustainable, flexible and smart.
ICBL 2025 aims to provide a platform for knowledge exchange and experience sharing among researchers and practitioners in the field. The conference theme is Blended Learning : Sustainable and Flexible Smart Learning. Original papers reporting the latest research findings and novel applications of blended learning are welcome. ICBL 2025 covers topics related to blended learning including, but not limited to:
Original papers should be written in English and submitted by 15 January 2025 28 February 2025 (extended). Your paper should follow the Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science format in around 12 pages. The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer under the Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series (subject to confirmation). Best/Excellent Paper Awards will be granted to authors of papers with exceptional merits. Selected papers will be recommended to relevant international journals.
Early-bird rate: HK$4000
Regular rate: HK$5000
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| Admission to all sessions. |
| Conference proceedings included. |
| Enjoy coffee breaks and lunches. |
| Conference banquet included. |
HK$2500
| Benefits |
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| Admission to all sessions. |
| Conference proceedings NOT included. |
| Enjoy coffee breaks and lunches. |
| Conference banquet included. |
Professor Xibin Han is a professor of educational technology at the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University. His research interests include theories and technologies of e-learning environments, blended learning and data-based learning analytics to explore the potential of ICT in learning, teaching and administration in higher education and vocational training. He has published more than 100 journal articles, ten books, received more than 20 research and teaching awards and was named to Elsevier's "China's Most Cited Scholars" list in 2020. He has been involved in policy and project evaluation for the Ministry of Education of China as an expert on educational innovation through Education Innovation through IT. He is co-editor of the Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE) and editorial board member of the Journal of the Internet and Higher Education. He has served as Vice Dean of the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University from 2009 to 2023. He served as President of the Society for International Chinese in Educational Technology (SICET) in 2018. He was invited as a member of the expert team of the UNESCO Project on Building the Capacity of Higher Education Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region for Blended Learning in 2015-2017.
Prof. Dr. Achmad Nizar Hidayanto is a Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia (UI). He is currently the Vice Dean for Resources, Venture, and General Administrations at the Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia. He graduated his BSc, MSc, and PhD in Computer Science from Universitas Indonesia.
Professor Zou Di is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Communication and the Faculty of Humanities at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She holds a PhD in English from City University of Hong Kong and a TESOL certificate from Trinity College London. Her research expertise lies in educational technology, language education, computer-assisted language learning (CALL), game-based language learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) in language education.
With a strong research focus on educational technology in language education, Professor Zou has led and collaborated on over 20 research projects. She has published more than 200 research papers, primarily in SSCI- and Scopus-indexed journals, including Computers & Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Learning & Technology, and System. Her work has had a significant impact in the field, with a Google Scholar citation count of 9,408 (as of February 2025), an h-index of 46, and an i10-index of 95. She has been recognized as one of the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for four consecutive years (2021–2024). Several of her papers in Computers & Education and Computer Assisted Language Learning rank among the Most Cited Articles in their respective journals.
Professor Zou's contributions to teaching and research have earned her numerous awards. She has received the Excellent Paper Award from the International Conference on Blended Learning and the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education. Her innovative teaching projects have been recognized internationally, winning the Gold Medal and Special Awards at the International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN) and the Silver Medal at the International Innovation and Invention Competition (IIIC) in Taiwan.
Beyond her research and teaching achievements, Professor Zou plays an active role in academic publishing. She serves as an Associate Editor for Computers & Education (SSCI IF=8.9), Computers & Education: X Reality, and previously for the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (SSCI IF=4.1) (2021–2022). She is also an editorial board member for Educational Technology & Society (SSCI IF=4.7) and theInternational Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. Additionally, she has led special issues for several prestigious journals, including Computers in Human Behavior (SSCI IF=9.0), System (SSCI IF=4.9), Educational Technology & Society (SSCI IF=4.7), and Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence (Scopus CiteScore=16.8).
Professor Zou’s extensive research, editorial contributions, and dedication to technological advancements in language education continue to shape the field and inspire scholars worldwide.