‘Post-Corona’ Education? "It's Not Just About Uploading Online"

UNIST, Post-Pandemic Era Online Education Direction Workshop
Live on YouTube on the 30th... Online Lecture Cases and Future Prospects

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yongwoo Kim] “We are now entering the new normal era of education. Education in this new era should not be limited to simply transferring offline education to online.”

The special lecture by Stephen M. Kosslyn, President of Foundry College, broadcast live on YouTube, delivered a message emphasizing the need for systematic preparation to develop flexible educational environments and high-quality educational content.

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) held an online workshop on July 30th from 1:30 PM under the theme “Directions of Online Education in the Post-Pandemic Era.” The workshop, which continued until 6 PM, was streamed live on the UNIST YouTube channel.

This workshop was organized to discuss the future direction of higher education, focusing on the expansion of online education triggered by COVID-19. In particular, the workshop examined the potential changes in university education based on the online class cases conducted at UNIST during the first semester of 2020.

The workshop, composed of three sessions, began with a special lecture by Stephen M. Kosslyn, President of Foundry College.

Attending the workshop online from New York, USA, President Kosslyn introduced changes in education in the digital age during his lecture.

Foundry College is a new form of two-year online college offering curricula for working professionals. Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn, who previously served as Dean of Social Sciences at Harvard University and designed the Minerva School, is currently its president.

Following this, Professor Taeok Lee from KAIST, Professor Joon Heo from Yonsei University, and Professor Kyungho Lee from UNIST each presented on the current status and prospects of online education. They shared new perspectives on the possibilities and future of online education through domestic and international cases.

The final session introduced UNIST’s online class cases. First, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jaeyong Lee presented the status of online classes conducted in the first semester of 2020.

Vice President Lee said, “Although there were many trial and error experiences while conducting all classes online in the first semester, on the other hand, we gained confidence that high-quality lectures can be sufficiently provided online,” adding, “I hope many new ideas for educational innovation will be shared through today’s workshop.”

UNIST President Yonghoon Lee emphasized, “We now have the opportunity to completely change the traditional education model that has been fixed for centuries,” and added, “We will prepare new education models and concrete strategies to nurture talents who will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

The workshop was conducted entirely in English, with Professor Jinsook Choi from the Department of Basic Science serving as the moderator. UNIST plans to continue offering lectures online as a principle for the second semester of the 2020 academic year as well.

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