Gwangyang Office of Education Holds 'Remote Class Quality Enhancement Discussion'

Gwangyang Office of Education held a 'Remote Class Quality Enhancement Empathy Discussion' for faculty and staff. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Gwangyang Office of Education announced on the 4th that it held the '2020 Remote Class Quality Enhancement Empathy Discussion' on the 2nd and 3rd, with 60 elementary school staff members participating.

At the event, time was spent discussing "Ways to Enhance the Quality of Remote Classes and Minimize Learning Gaps" based on the Jeonnam Video Conference System.

The discussion focused deeply on the entire process of planning, conducting, and sharing, with on-site teachers playing a central role, to inspect the school field for learning loss and learning gaps caused by remote classes, recognize problems, and seek solutions together.

Participants proposed to improve the quality of remote classes by ▲producing engaging content to boost learning motivation ▲using quizzes to review lessons and assess students' learning levels ▲providing feedback and rewards through online platforms.

To address learning gaps, they requested ▲operating online (and offline) academic improvement classes ▲guidance for students with basic academic difficulties using university student mentors ▲‘Pumasi Dolbomi’ (mutual care helpers) for vulnerable groups in remote classes.

Additionally, various policies such as ▲adjusting class sizes ▲providing laptops to all teachers ▲opening after-school remote classes were also proposed.

Im Yong-hyun, a teacher at Gwangyang Deokrye Elementary School who participated in the discussion, said, “Gwangyang Deokrye Elementary uses Google Classroom as the basic platform, which enables collaboration, lesson design through group thinking, and continuous evaluation such as individual feedback for students, which is very advantageous. Small schools could reduce teachers' burdens by cooperating with nearby schools.”

Superintendent Jo Jeong-ja stated, “We plan to continuously enhance understanding of remote classes through video conferences for school principals and parents, and actively support the field.”

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