Dongdaemun-gu to Create Smart Classrooms in 49 Schools... 980 Million Won Invested

Investing 980 Million Won in Smart Classrooms Capable of Online and Video Lessons... Operating Smart Tutors Supporting 4th Industrial and Digital Technology Education

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yu Deok-yeol) is creating a digital future education environment in line with the post-COVID-19 era by establishing smart classrooms as part of the Digital New Deal.

Although online remote classes have been actively conducted in schools due to COVID-19, students and teachers have experienced inconvenience because a smooth learning environment has not been established.

Accordingly, the district will invest a total of 1.15 billion KRW in the Smart School project to improve the quality of remote classes and enable stable and smooth lessons.

First, Dongdaemun-gu will support 980 million KRW to create smart classrooms in 49 schools within the district. The smart classrooms are equipped with soundproof interiors and state-of-the-art digital devices such as broadcasting cameras and microphones to enable high-quality online classes and video lesson production.

Additionally, 170 million KRW will be allocated to operate smart tutors that support not only teachers' online classes but also education related to various Fourth Industrial Revolution and digital technologies such as drones and 3D printers.

Smart tutors assist teachers with video editing, data analysis, and smooth online class operation, helping students develop their digital capabilities.

A Dongdaemun-gu official stated, “We plan to actively support smart classrooms and smart tutors that back digital future education amid the rapidly changing educational environment due to COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, last year, Dongdaemun-gu also supported a budget of 427 million KRW to purchase 356 tablet PCs for online classes to strengthen the remote learning infrastructure.

Yu Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “We are building online education infrastructure to prepare for the transition to a future education system after COVID-19. We will support students so that they can receive high-quality education stably in any situation, thereby closing the education gap and creating a happy educational environment.”

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