The LUDOVIALES are annual online events, organized in three languages – French, English and Spanish – that explore each year the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education.

Designed as a space for discussion, research and practice, the LUDOVIALES bring together teachers, researchers, policymakers, public stakeholders and EdTech companies around one central question:

How can we design, regulate and use AI for a fairer, more ethical and more human form of education?

The event is structured around six major chapters, allowing the theme to be approached from complementary angles: responsibility, society, regulation, understanding, pedagogical practices and students’ use.

1. RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

AI profoundly transforms our relationship to the world, to data and to the planet. This chapter invites reflection on an ethical, sustainable and sovereign approach to educational technology.

Sub-chapters:

• AI and geopolitics: issues of technological sovereignty, dependence on Big Tech, circulation of models and data.
• AI and the environment: energy impact of large models, education for digital sobriety, green AI and eco-design.

2. BUILDING SOCIETY

AI is not just a tool: it reshapes our modes of cooperation, our values and our social ties. This chapter questions the role of school in a world where the relationship to the machine becomes part of the relationship to others.

Sub-chapters:

• AI and social connection: loss of cooperation between students, AI as a cognitive or emotional crutch, student–machine relationships.
• AI and digital commons: towards a public-interest, open-source, educational and shared AI.
• AI and employment: transformation of teaching work, redefinition of educational professions, loss or reinvention of meaning at work in the age of automation.

3. REGULATING

Faced with the power of AI technologies, regulation becomes a democratic necessity. This chapter addresses the legal, ethical and institutional frameworks required for responsible educational AI.

Sub-chapters:

• AI, law and ethics: data protection, GDPR, digital security, the European AI Act, transparency and algorithmic fairness.
• AI governance: usage charters and frameworks developed by institutions, governments and/or collectives.
• International regulation: convergence and differences in educational AI policies (UNESCO, OECD, etc.).

4. UNDERSTANDING

Before acting, one must understand. This chapter explores how AI works, its models, its limitations and its concrete applications in the field of education.

Sub-chapters:

• How AI works: language models, machine learning, bias, training data.
• Uses and innovations: typology of AI tools in education, innovation dynamics, analysis of emerging practices.
• Limits and risks: overreliance, opacity, cognitive dependence, homogenization of learning.

5. USING AI IN THE CLASSROOM (AI AND LEARNING)

This chapter explores how AI transforms teaching practices and the teacher’s role.

Sub-chapters:

• AI and teacher posture: support, AI supervision, redefinition of the teacher as a mediator of knowledge.
• Conversational agents and simulation-based pedagogy: experimentation with immersive and reflective learning environments.
• Differentiation and personalization: AI supporting individualized learning paths and remediation.

6. STUDENT USES

AI is now an everyday tool for students. This final chapter examines the real – often invisible – practices of young people when faced with these technologies.

Sub-chapters:

• AI and homework: assistance with writing, research, time management and homework using AI tools.
• AI and assessment: impact on assessment of knowledge and skills, emergence of “shadow AI” (hidden use of tools by students).
• Critical AI education: developing critical thinking, source verification and understanding of algorithms.

IN SUMMARY

The LUDOVIALES aim to be a laboratory of ideas and practices where AI in education is examined in all its dimensions: ethical, political, pedagogical and human.

Objective: to promote an informed and responsible adoption of these technologies, in order to build an education system where human intelligence remains at the heart of learning.

Editorial Committee:

• Christophe Batier (Univ Lyon 1)
• Audrey Miller (Ecole Branchée)
• Eric Fourcaud (Ludomag)
• Sarah Batier (Maghreb & Middle-East Relations)
• Aurélie Julien (Ludomag)
• Jeff Van de Poël (Univ. Lausanne)

THREE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

• General participant
• Speaker: submit your talk or workshop before February 15, 2026
• EdTech or Publisher partner: event sponsor and organizer of a one-hour session, format of your choice

Presentation formats:

• Thematic workshop (max. 1 hour)
• Thematic conference (1 hour)
• Thematic round table (1 hour)
• Thematic pitch (20 minutes)