Ulsan Office of Education Builds Remote Education Infrastructure

Establishment of Wireless Network in All Schools, Replacement of Outdated Computers for Teachers

Distribution of Remote Learning Packages and Advancement of Integrated School Homepage

A youth in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, participating in indirect volunteer activities through remote education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jeonghwan] The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education is building a remote education infrastructure to prepare for the post-COVID-19 era.

To this end, wireless networks will be established in all schools. With a budget of over 10 billion KRW, wireless networks will be installed in general classrooms (5,583 rooms) of elementary, middle, high schools, and special schools by the first half of 2021.

Old teacher computers (including laptops) will also be replaced. With a budget of over 6.2 billion KRW, replacements will be carried out by March next year. To provide practical support for teachers' remote classes, computers capable of running interactive communication and learning management without delay will be provided.

A total of 600 million KRW will be provided to purchase about 30 smart pads per high school at all 57 high schools. Last year, the education office supported budgets for about 20 smart pads for high schools with fewer than 20 devices. Elementary and middle schools have already secured more than 60 devices per school through the Ministry of Education's infrastructure construction project.

Schools will be supplied with kits for remote classes. Support funds for securing kits consisting of webcams, microphones, tripods, pens, tablets, etc., will be provided to schools of all levels by March next year. Teacher training for kit utilization and visiting remote support teams will also be operated.

The integrated school homepage will be upgraded by June to improve the quality of remote education. The storage capacity of the integrated school homepage will be increased from the current 26GB to 250GB, and the capacity of the Education Research Information Center server will be expanded from 6TB to 100TB.

An education office official said, “By building remote class infrastructure and strengthening support systems, we will actively respond to future educational environment changes after COVID-19 to prevent educational disparities caused by the digital divide.”

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