In the Untact Era, the Heat of 'Global Collaborative Education' Crossing the Pacific Ocean Heats Up

Dongmyeong University, 20 Korean and American Students Actively Engaged in Zoom Project in the Era of Unlimited Educational Access

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs and Professors Provide 4 Hours Daily of Convergent Education and Collaboration

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A scene of global collaborative education via Zoom between Korean and American universities held at Dongmyung University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “I think it has been going quite well so far. Sometimes conversations can be difficult, but I think I have learned a lot.”

A student from California State University in the United States shares their thoughts on the lecture via Zoom.

The Zoom project learning, involving 20 Korean and American university students from Dongmyung University, is heating up over a four-week period.

It is an era where Zoom effortlessly overcomes space to conduct international project-based learning aimed at securing global software capabilities.

Following various domestic and international meetings, year-end parties, and New Year’s gatherings, global learning is now also conducted non-face-to-face. This is the new trend of global untact cooperation in the COVID-19 era.

Software education and international collaboration through Zoom are emerging as a new model for nurturing global software talent in the untact era.

The Software-Centered University Project Group at Dongmyung University (President Jeong Hong-seop) is collaborating with California State University to conduct a four-week project and learning on the latest web technologies via Zoom from January 5 to 29.

At Dongmyung University, 10 students participated: Kim Yong-jin (Game Engineering, 3rd year), Jeon Gwan (Game Engineering, 3rd year), Kim Min-woo (Game Engineering, 4th year), Ban Min-a (Convergence Media Major, 3rd year), Kim Tae-won (Software Convergence Protection, 3rd year), Eom Jun-gyeong (AI Department, 1st year), Park Eon-gyu (Computer Engineering, 3rd year), Kwon Hye-su (Computer Engineering, 1st year), Kwon Sun-woo (Computer Engineering, 1st year), and Yoo Gwi-ho (Computer Engineering, 3rd year). California State University had 11 participants.

In the morning, students learn the latest web technologies such as HTML, Node.js, TypeScript, and Angular from a web technician at the American IT company Bay Valley Tech via Zoom.

In the afternoon, students from both countries form teams to carry out collaborative projects. They share information through text and voice chats using Discord by team. Professors Lee Kang-hyeok and Jo Mi-kyung from the Game Engineering Department provide interpretation support and mentoring.

To share information and experiences about global employment and entrepreneurship with Dongmyung University students, a special Zoom lecture with Korean senior engineers in Silicon Valley is held once every Wednesday.

On January 7 and 13, Korean engineers from Silicon Valley, Mr. Park Jae-kwon of Nutanix and Mr. Jo Seong-ju of LinkedIn, stimulated the eyes and ears of students dreaming of success through special lectures. In the remaining two weeks, special lectures by Mr. Kim Hoon of Amazon and Mr. Kim Jae-bong of Google will also be held.

Jeon Gwan (Game Engineering, 3rd year) from Dongmyung University said, “I am learning the latest web-related technologies and overcoming my fear of English through team projects with American university students.”

At the opening event of the untact global collaboration project on January 5, Dongmyung University Vice President Park Nam-gyu, California State University Dean (Dr. Evans), international exchange directors of both universities (Dr. Caudill, Kwon Jung-rak), Bay Valley Tech CEO, and the head of Dongmyung University Software-Centered University Project Group delivered encouraging speeches, emphasizing the collaboration project.

President Jeong Hong-seop said, “The normalization of non-face-to-face interactions caused by COVID-19 is leading to unlimited openness and extensive sharing of educational content. Students have broad opportunities to choose regardless of time, place, or their home university, but professors must make high-level efforts to refine their classes so that they are not ashamed to present them anywhere in the face of unlimited competition.”

President Jeong pointed out, “In the untact era, we must also prepare higher-level character education that cultivates communication and empathy skills, which tend to be neglected, fosters a spirit of community cooperation, and hones emotional and spiritual qualities.”

This means that in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, various human qualities can be much more important attributes than specialized knowledge or skills. Knowledge and technology are easily accessible online, but if emotional capabilities do not develop, universities will lose their place, according to President Jeong’s view.

Professor Jo Mi-kyung, head of Dongmyung University Software-Centered University Project Group, explained the significance of this Korea-US university collaboration education, saying, “It will be a pilot and innovative educational model for nurturing global software talent in the untact era and will be the starting point for training Dongmyung University students as global software talents.”

The global Zoom learning was planned as part of Dongmyung University Software-Centered University’s global software talent nurturing program. Since early 2020, Dongmyung University has signed an MOU with California State University and has been preparing online software education, exchange students, and a 2+2 joint degree program to nurture software major students as talents who will go beyond Busan to the world.

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