When Online School Starts, "Access Learning Sites in Advance... Do Not Record Teachers or Friends Without Permission"

Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and ICT Announce 10 Practical Guidelines
5 Each for Smooth and Safe Use

On the 30th of last month, a teacher at Hwibong High School in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, designated as a remote education pilot school, is recording a class video. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The government announced on the 8th that it has established practical guidelines for teachers and students to follow ahead of the online school opening for 9th and 12th graders starting the next day.

The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and ICT presented 10 practical guidelines to ensure that remote classes due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) proceed safely and conveniently.

The guidelines are divided into two themes: smooth usage and safe usage.

For smooth usage, the guidelines include ▲using wired and wireless internet whenever possible ▲accessing the learning site in advance ▲operating class start times flexibly ▲producing educational materials in SD quality or lower ▲uploading and downloading educational materials preferably the day before.

For safe usage, the guidelines to follow include ▲setting passwords for video conference rooms and keeping links private ▲not using video conference apps (web) with security vulnerabilities and using them only after security patches ▲installing antivirus programs ▲not opening emails or messages from unknown senders ▲not recording teachers or friends during class or distributing unauthorized recordings.

The Ministry of Education recommended, "Remote classes should be watched using televisions such as IPTV, cable TV, and satellite broadcasting, and attendance checks should be conducted using social network services (SNS) like Band and KakaoTalk."

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