Dongjak District Residents' Informatization Education Conducted Online Non-Face-to-Face

Anyone who is a district resident in September can take informatization education through YouTube on smartphones, PCs, etc... Providing various informatization education from smartphone usage to YouTube video production

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) will conduct the September citizen informatization education online in a non-face-to-face format due to the spread of COVID-19 community infections.

This education program is designed to bridge the digital divide among residents in the rapidly changing digital society driven by the 4th Industrial Revolution and COVID-19. It covers a variety of topics including ▲smartphone usage ▲internet information search ▲program usage such as Excel and PowerPoint, and ▲YouTube video production methods.

The application period is until September 4, and the education period runs from September 2 to 29.

The informatization education will be conducted by specialized instructors in each field, consisting of a regular course of 20 hours (2 hours 30 minutes per session) and a special lecture course of 9 hours (3 hours per session).

First, the regular course is held on Mondays and Wednesdays, with the 1st session (9:30 AM to 12:00 PM) titled “Diverse Uses of Smartphones,” the 2nd session (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM) “Convenient Internet World in Daily Life,” and the 3rd session (4:00 PM to 6:30 PM) “Practical Excel 2010 Calculations.”

Additionally, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, courses such as “I am also a YouTuber! Video Production,” “I am also a Smartphone Information Search King,” and “Creating Animated Videos with PowerPoint” are offered.

On Fridays, the special lecture courses include “Enjoying Blogs with Your Phone” from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and “Proper Use of Cloud Services” from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Participants can enter the channel 10 minutes before the start of the class by searching “Dongjak-gu Online Broadcasting” on YouTube using smartphones, personal computers, or smart TVs.

In particular, residents attending the courses can freely engage in real-time Q&A and exchange opinions with instructors and fellow students through the YouTube chat window, and any missed parts during the class can be reviewed later via the replay feature.

Any Dongjak-gu resident can apply through the district office website or the Dongjak-gu Informatization Education Call Center.

Park Yeon-su, Director of the Future City Division, said, “We will do our best to improve residents’ digital skills and provide useful online information in daily life through this informatization education,” and added, “We hope for the interest and participation of many residents.”

Meanwhile, the district plans to conduct “Digital Competency Education” next month for local residents, covering how to use smart devices and frequently used digital services in daily life.

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