The Inter-American Award for Educational Innovation in Higher Education

The Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), the Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina (FUAA) and the IOHE Foundation in Colombia, announce the fifth edition of the Inter-American Award for Models of Educational Innovation in Higher Education (MEIN Award 2024) through the presentation of research results and case studies that bring together innovative practices within IOHE member higher education institutions (HEIs).

The 5th edition of the MEIN Award will be held virtually, from September 23 to 25, under the theme of “Use of artificial intelligence in higher education: Strategies, successes and challenges.”

The MEIN Award is an initiative promoted by the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) which aims to promote knowledge, dissemination and exchange of trends and innovative educational practices implemented in HEIs within the continent. Four editions of the competition have been held since 2016, mobilizing more than 116 IOHE member higher education institutions, representing 16 countries within the continent.

The fifth edition of the MEIN Award is co-organized with the Transformative Education Research Group of the Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina, in Colombia.

Themes

The research or case studies must focus on one of the following thematic areas in connection with the main theme of the call “The use of artificial intelligence in higher education: Strategies, successes and challenges”:

Use of artificial intelligence for learning

We are interested in proposals that address topics such as:

• The use of artificial intelligence in order to improve student learning;
• Classroom projects where students direct their own processes;
• Software or application development carried out by students.

Use of artificial intelligence for teaching

We are interested in proposals that address topics such as:

• Innovative teaching practices based on artificial intelligence;
• Use of artificial intelligence for health education;
• Use of artificial intelligence for specific didactical purposes in any discipline;
• ChatGPT or other applications deployed in the classroom.

Artificial intelligence and institutional development in HEIs

We are interested in proposals that address topics such as:

• Educational evaluation based on artificial intelligence;
• Developments that facilitate institutional management thanks to artificial intelligence;
• Platforms: Online learning platforms (Learning Management System, LMS) with artificial intelligence.