KAIST Supports Online School Opening for Middle and High Schools in Yuseong, Daejeon

KAIST Director of Education Kwon Young-sun is conducting remote classes using Zoom, a real-time interactive video program. Photo by KAIST

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] KAIST is supporting remote classes for local middle and high schools. This initiative aims to provide technical assistance to frontline schools that must conduct unprecedented online openings and classes due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

KAIST announced on the 5th that it has formed a ‘Middle and High School Online Class Support Team’ which will operate until the 29th of this month.

The support team will provide remote class know-how, including training on the use of real-time interactive video remote class programs (Tools), to middle and high school teachers to minimize confusion in the educational field caused by online school openings.

The target schools are 38 middle and high schools located in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, where the main campus is situated, along with their teachers.

About 40 participants, including undergraduate and graduate students experienced in online lectures or familiar with remote class program usage, will be assigned one or two per supported school to assist teachers in preparing for remote classes and to resolve various inconveniences arising during the class process.

Earlier, on the 3rd, KAIST also held a special lecture on how to use remote class programs for about 100 local middle and high school teachers.

KAIST is the first university in Korea to support frontline middle and high schools with remote classes.

KAIST President Shin Sung-chul said, “As the COVID-19 situation prolongs, educational institutions and educators lacking prior preparation for online openings are expected to face significant difficulties. KAIST will do its best to support middle and high schools in Yuseong-gu to promptly resolve the inconveniences of online classes and provide quality education.”

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