Mokpo National University Institute for Educational Innovation and Development Successfully Concludes 2nd Semester Faculty Competency Teaching Method Workshop

Mokpo National University Institute for Educational Innovation and Development held a "Teaching Method Workshop for Enhancing Faculty Competency in the Second Semester." (Photo by Mokpo National University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National University (President Park Min-seo) Institute for Educational Innovation and Development (Director Oh Jang-geun) announced that it held six sessions of the "Teaching Method Workshop for Enhancing Faculty Competence in the Second Semester" from the 18th to the 26th.

This teaching method workshop was conducted with thorough adherence to social distancing principles in daily life, including wearing masks by all participants and implementing quarantine measures in preparation for COVID-19.

The faculty competence enhancement teaching methods focused on introducing and practicing various teaching methods and programs that can be utilized for diverse non-face-to-face classes in preparation for the second semester. A total of 135 participants, including full-time faculty and those in charge of teaching and learning support, attended the six sessions.

Additionally, for faculty members who could not participate in the first and second workshops, lecture videos were made available on the university's LMS, receiving positive responses from many faculty members. These videos will be accessible for faculty use until the 4th of next month.

A professor who participated in the workshop commented, "The various functions of the LMS, concrete examples, and sharing of cases applied in actual classes were helpful," adding, "We were able to learn about various tools for non-face-to-face classes such as Zoom and Office 365 Teams, and at this point in preparation for the second semester, the timing makes these tools highly useful."

Oh Jang-geun, Director of the Institute for Educational Innovation and Development, stated, "We will continue to create and operate programs that introduce practical cases of non-face-to-face classes and teaching methods that can effectively improve the quality of lectures."

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