Jung-gu Education Support Center Iro-um Class Online Opening

Online Opening of Iro-um Class at Jung-gu Education Support Center on the 14th at 10 AM... Offering Various Contents and Operating Pilot Online Education Project Based on Digital Literacy Education

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Seoyangho) opened the Jung-gu Education Support Center Ero-um Class online at 10 a.m. on the 14th in the mayor’s office on the 3rd floor of Jung-gu Office to provide online educational content.

The online opening event, held live on YouTube, began with the screening of an opening video. Following this, Jung-gu Mayor Seoyangho, Jungbu Education Support Office Director Jeon Byunghwa, teachers, parents, and students participated in an open discussion for about an hour, sharing their thoughts on the unique role and distinctiveness of the soon-to-be-opened Jung-gu Education Support Center 'Ero-um' and their expectations for it.

Viewers watching the live broadcast also expressed various opinions in the chat room, cheering on the future activities of the Jung-gu Education Support Center. A user with the nickname Kim○○ posted in the chat room, "It is very reassuring and encouraging that the local government and the Education Support Office are working together for education. Students living in Jung-gu seem very fortunate. I hope other local governments adopt Jung-gu’s educational direction as a model. Jung-gu residents are very lucky."

The event can be rewatched on Jung-gu’s official YouTube channel, Euljiro Jeonpasa.

Recently, as confirmed COVID-19 cases have increased again following a lull due to the Itaewon outbreak, the sequential school reopening starting on the 20th has been put on red alert. With expectations that COVID-19 will spread in the fall season, the validity of online education, which has fewer restrictions on specific spaces and times, is being further emphasized.

Accordingly, before the official opening of the Education Support Center Ero-um scheduled for July, the district has temporarily launched the Ero-um Class site (https://sites.google.com/cdledu.org/jung/) and started operating a pilot online education project. The Jungbu Education Support Office and the Digital Literacy Education Association have also contributed their support.

The pilot project is based on digital literacy education that supports various learning contents and the use of digital devices to perform desired tasks, ensuring smooth online classes.

First, the district supports online experiential learning programs that can be accessed simultaneously by classes in local schools.

Students can experience promising careers such as world travelers, digital music composers, picture book critics, smart artists, humanoid planners, and journalists online while discussing with classmates. Teachers must apply for these learning programs by Tuesday, the 19th. However, essential tools for conducting remote classes must be in place.

Applications are also being accepted for parent training to strengthen children’s digital literacy education capabilities. To accommodate working parents, the training will be held at 8 p.m. on the 26th, with applications accepted until the 22nd. The program will recruit the first 100 applicants, and anyone can apply regardless of their region.

Since last year, the Jung-gu Admission Counseling Center’s one-on-one customized admission consulting, which has received enthusiastic responses from parents, will also be conducted via non-face-to-face video consulting using ZOOM. Online parent lectures related to admissions and learning will be opened to help children continue their admission plans without gaps.

Additionally, after-school online learning content using various contents from online education specialists and individual instructors will be supported. Students can participate live or by video viewing in career experience programs such as architect, MC/voice actor experience, YouTube creator, as well as making programs like animation flapbooks, mood lamps, stands, and drawing using VR in various fields.

Applications for online learning and parent training can be made on the Ero-um Class site. For more details, contact the Education, Children and Youth Division of Jung-gu Office.

Jung-gu Mayor Seoyangho said, "The name of the Jung-gu Education Support Center, Ero-um (E-Ro-um), was created through a public contest and means 'gaining intellectual benefit together with Education.' As the name implies, we will create a center that adds intellectual benefits to residents and contributes to their lives."

The Jung-gu Education Support Center Ero-um is a school-out education hub center for children and youth in the area, built on the site of the Donghwa-dong public parking lot (62-44 Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, and others) with a total floor area of 2,769㎡ (about 837 pyeong), consisting of two basement floors and three above-ground floors. From space utilization to name selection, residents have been actively involved, and it will serve as a specialized education center playing a key control tower role in Jung-gu’s educational innovation going forward.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.