No.1 is Blended Learning... Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Announces 'Top 10 Education News in Busan 2021'
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The biggest news in Busan education this year was the future education field of ‘Blended Learning.’
As a result of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education selecting the ‘Top 10 News of Busan Education in 2021,’ ‘Promotion of Busan-type Blended Learning Activation Project and Creation of Future Education Environment’ took first place.
The ‘Top 10 News of Busan Education’ was selected through a survey conducted on six SNS channels of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education from the 1st to the 7th of last month.
A total of 8,511 participants including students, parents, and citizens took part, with each participant selecting five out of 20 ‘candidate news’ items.
The first place was the ‘Promotion of Busan-type Blended Learning Activation Project,’ which received 3,967 votes.
The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education established a blended learning environment and installed wireless networks in all general classrooms of elementary, middle, high, and special schools for future education in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
The education office is digitalizing the student learning environment by supporting one smart device per student for those in fourth grade and above in elementary school and is building a platform-centered teaching and learning system.
The second place, with 3,559 votes, was ‘Achieving first place nationwide for two consecutive years in student and parent satisfaction through various after-school programs.’
The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education expanded cultural, arts, and physical education programs, operating them regularly in various formats such as in-person, remote, and blended, and increased the number of integrated after-school programs from 18 to 20 locations.
The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education ranked first nationwide for two consecutive years in the Ministry of Education’s satisfaction survey on after-school program operations targeting elementary, middle, and high school students and parents.
The third place, with 3,262 votes, was ‘Opening of experiential education facilities such as Ullim Maru and Nambu Changui Maru.’
In September, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education opened ‘Ullim Maru,’ a hub for character education for Busan elementary students, and in December, ‘Nambu Changui Maru,’ an education and cultural complex space for maker education in Busan.
The education office plans to nurture ‘future talents equipped with character and creativity’ through the operation of experiential education facilities.
Fourth place was ‘Full-scale promotion of education utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Metaverse’ with 2,964 votes; fifth place was ‘Promotion of education recovery support projects due to prolonged COVID-19’ with 2,665 votes; sixth place was ‘Expansion of pilot schools for food allergy alternative diets’ with 2,634 votes; and seventh place was ‘Selection as an excellent institution in various external evaluations’ with 2,586 votes.
Eighth place was ‘Expansion of support to overcome COVID-19 including education disaster relief funds’ with 2,549 votes; ninth place was ‘Expansion of safe and happy care classrooms’ with 2,084 votes; and tenth place was ‘Creation of school spaces linked to future curricula such as Green Smart Future Schools and School Space Innovation Projects’ with 1,947 votes.
The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to produce card news of the selected Top 10 Busan Education news to promote on SNS channels and create videos to be released on the education office’s website, YouTube, and SNS.
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Superintendent Kim Seok-jun said, “In the new year, we will put student safety first, devote all efforts to school quarantine and academic operations, and take Busan education to the next level.”
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