All of humankind has suffered because of an uninvited guest called Coronavirus. Recently, with Coronavirus, we have begun to move forward with daily recovery. Nevertheless, it seems almost impossible to express in a few words the pain and suffering during the pandemic. In the post-Coronavirus era, what we want here and now is to return to our previous daily life. However, mankind cannot go back to the way things used to be. A group of scholars has characterized the future human being who will lead a completely different life as ‘Corona Sapiens’.

The dominant logic of exploiting nature, mechanical thinking, and the dichotomy of thought separating nature from humans have brought about the present crisis, which encompasses widespread environmental or ecological degradation, the display of competitiveness and selfishness as the fundamental human characteristics, the estrangement of people from aspects of their true human nature, the gap between the rich and the poor, and global warming, etc. The arrival of a crisis is a signal to change the worldview we have used so far. The change of a worldview is required in the post-Coronavirus era in order to move toward new societies, where people can live together by discarding the logic of anti-life that disregards nature as part of satisfying human selfishness. With this context in mind, we should ask questions concerning what the new paradigm that education would advance should be and what convergence education could explore in the Coronavirus era and beyond Coronavirus. This conference has as its theme convergence education in the post-Coronavirus era to build the society of the future.

COVID-19 has provided an opportunity to rethink the role of schools. Before COVID-19, disappointment with offline school education was growing because of problems such as knowledge-delivery-oriented education, students sleeping in the classroom, students not being interested in learning, and students without basic academic skills. These problems led to skepticism about the roles of schools and teachers and even about the usefulness of schools. In contrast, education that overcomes the limitations of time and space by using virtual reality, augmented reality, and the Internet of Things as well as AI learning assistants or mentors is believed to enhance their self-learning ability, enabling personalized and adapted learning. Expectations for Edutech-based education during COVID-19 were growing. However, we realized that Edutech solutions still have a long way to go; all-out online education is not user-friendly and is not particularly helpful for the educationally disadvantaged. Of course, the shortcomings were also due to the lack of preparation for online education, but the COVID-19 education grand experiment showed that there is still a role that only offline schools can play. Thus, it is time for us to diagnose how we should define the role of schools in the post-Coronavirus era. Likewise, it is necessary to diagnose what the role of convergence education will be in the post-Coronavirus era. Even if this crisis was unavoidable in the context of Coronavirus, after it has passed, we should be able to create a desirable educational new normal suited to the characteristics of humans, education, and the current state of convergence education.

Futurists argue that in the not-too-distant future, humanity will again face unpredictable agendas triggered by climate change, food, environment, and energy. And it is expected that the ability to solve the problems faced by the complexity of modern society will be grounded in convergence thinking. This prediction was actually proven through the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted all social activities around the world for several months and caused numerous deaths. Therefore, in the ‘age of great transformation’, convergence thinking, problem-solving ability, and the nurturing of talented people with such abilities are more emphasized. Even if Coronavirus is overcome in the future, there may be a comparable disaster. What should convergence education look like for a new paradigm shift in education in the post-Coronavirus era? This conference welcomes all discussions that interrogate convergence education and a new paradigm shift in education in the age of Coronavirus and beyond. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

1) Exploring the Value of Convergence (STEAM) Education for Future-making
2) Attempts at Convergence (STEAM) Education throughout the COVID-19 Era, and Convergence (STEAM) Education Standards Post-COVID-19
3) Convergence (STEAM) Education’s Roles and Tasks in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals after COVID-19

You can submit your abstract at http://isas2020.net/submission.

Abstract Submission Deadline (Paper/Poster)	October 15/ 2022

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