Region - Educational Research and Reviews

With the rapid development of educational digitalization and artificial intelligence, the digital reform of higher education teaching has become an important path toward educational modernization. Zhejiang Province takes the lead in China's digital economy. It boasts favorable policy conditions, a solid digital foundation, and active reform experience. Based on the theory of educational digital transformation, this paper examines the digital reform of higher education teaching in Zhejiang Province by adopting the methods of literature research, policy analysis, case study, and synthetic analysis. It is found that Zhejiang universities have made progress in digital infrastructure construction, online courses development, blended teaching application , and smart teaching platform building. Yet several challenges remain, including uneven infrastructure allocation, insufficient teacher digital competence, weak sharing of high-quality digital course resources, insufficient application of artificial intelligence in teaching, inadequate utilization of learning data, and imperfect digital governance system. The study argues that universities should improve digital infrastructure construction, strengthen teacher development, redesign digital courses, promote standardized and responsible AI-enabled teaching, improve data-based evaluation, and establish a sound governance system. Digital reform should not be merely equated with the application of platforms and tools. Instead, it should facilitate teaching restructuring, boost learning outcomes, and advance high-quality talent cultivation.