As part of the 49th edition of the Book Forum, the library hosted a cultural and intellectual session titled: The Child Between Imagination and Technology: New Approaches to Digital-Age Intelligence in Children’s Literature and Education.
The participating professors discussed a contemporary issue related to the child’s interaction with the rapidly developing digital world, and how this interaction can be used to develop the child’s intelligence, imagination, and values.
Through five scholarly contributions, the speakers aimed to present new approaches linking children’s literature and education on one hand, and the requirements of the digital revolution on the other.

Session Themes:

1. Children’s literature in the age of digital intelligence

2. The child’s digital identity

3. The child’s brain and neurolearning

4. The child’s mental health in the digital age

5. New environmental education – Eco-Childhood

6. Play as a new educational method

The session began with Professor Mohi Eddine Nabil and his talk titled Rebuilding the Digital Intelligence of the Child: Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches. He addressed the fundamental shift in human intelligence in the digital environment and explored how cognitive, emotional, and social intelligence is reshaped through the child’s intensive interaction with digital tools, emphasizing the importance of play and the need for new educational models.

Professor Aïcha Al-Achmi followed with a talk titled Smart Childhood Ecology: Transitions from Literary Imagination to the Digital Reality, where she introduced the concept of “smart childhood ecology” and analyzed the child’s transition from fictional literary worlds to interactive digital environments, explaining how this shift can be enriching when properly guided.

Next, Professor Dihya Mouwafak presented The Family’s Role in Protecting the Child Between Imagination and Technology – A Systemic Psychological Approach. She highlighted the child’s place within a broader family and social system, warned against the sharp separation between imagination and technology, and stressed the dual responsibility of families: protection and empowerment.

Professor Nassiba Mohi Eddine then delivered a talk titled Digital Values and Childhood: The Role of Algorithms in Redefining the Child’s Imagination and Cultural Identity. She examined how algorithms influence the content children consume and how they shape values, worldviews, and cultural imagination, calling for algorithmic awareness among children and educators.

The final contribution came from Professor Oum Hani Rahmani with her talk Generative Storytelling in Children’s Literature: A Critical Educational Analysis of Selected Models. She explained the concept of generative storytelling and evaluated selected models aimed at children, highlighting criteria for building effective generative narratives that enhance thinking and creativity.

The speakers concluded by recommending the development of this cultural session into a national forum that includes additional fields related to the topic.