'KT Edu' Commercialized... Korea's First One-Stop Online Education Platform

[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] KT is launching the full-scale commercialization of its online education platform ‘KT Edu (KT Edu),’ which integrates so-called ABC capabilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Cloud.

According to KT on the 1st, the company plans to provide full-scale commercial services of KT Edu to major schools under the jurisdiction of education offices nationwide from the first semester of the 2021 academic year and expand the target schools. Communication channels to closely analyze the voices from the education field and quickly implement them in actual services will also be continuously operated.

KT Edu is Korea’s first one-stop online education platform that comprehensively provides all functions necessary for remote classes, including conducting real-time video classes, creating and managing teaching materials, attendance management, and assignment submission. Previously, KT piloted KT Edu during the second semester of last year at 37 schools nationwide, including Seoul.

Starting this new semester, KT will strengthen the stable video class function optimized for teachers’ class progress and students’ learning in KT Edu, and apply a facial recognition attendance system using KT’s AI and Big Data technology in March. In addition, based on AI and Big Data technology, functions that allow teachers to analyze students’ class participation and concentration more precisely during remote classes, as well as teaching material creation tools such as narration insertion using TTS (Text to Sound) technology, will be additionally applied within this year.

The role of Edu-Alliance, launched by KT together with domestic specialized companies in various fields, was significant in integrating fragmented existing education services and solutions into one platform. Companies such as Ubion, a specialist in LMS (Learning Management System) solutions, Gurumi, which owns video class solutions, and Yuansoft, a video solution specialist, cooperated. In addition, education content specialists such as Cheonjae Education and Icecream Media also participated.

The ‘Lan Line Night School,’ a non-face-to-face learning mentoring program based on ‘KT Edu’ conducted by KT and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education since October last year, will also be gradually expanded nationwide starting this year.

Kim Hun-bae, Executive Director of KT Media Platform Headquarters, said, “In the post-COVID era, the wave of non-face-to-face will intensify throughout our society, and the role of innovative platforms and infrastructure will become even more important.” He added, “KT will continue to advance the online education platform commercialized by integrating ABC capabilities, not only resolving social issues such as educational gaps but also leading digital innovation in broader areas.”

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