It's Okay If You Can't Attend School... Gyeongnam Office of Education Provides 'Real-Time Classes' for Self-Isolating Students

Immediate Answers to Questions, Customized Content and Assignments Too

Gyeongnam Gimhae High School is conducting face-to-face classes and online real-time classes using laptops.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education has prepared support measures to protect the learning rights of children who cannot attend school due to COVID-19 infection.

As the Omicron variant virus spreads and the number of students in self-quarantine increases, measures have been introduced to prevent learning loss and keep up with class progress.

Each school is required to prepare alternative learning methods in advance, such as real-time interactive classes, online content, and assignments for home study, and to provide guidance on how to use them in early March so that alternative learning can be immediately offered when students are unable to attend school.

Until students return to school, their health, learning progress, and psychological state are continuously monitored, and after returning, their learning performance is assessed to help them adapt to school life through supplementary classes and other support.

Real-time interactive classes are operated by broadcasting class scenes live using remote video systems like ‘TokTok U-Prism’ and checking learning status through participation screens and real-time comments.

Big data and artificial intelligence platform iTalkTok provides learning materials by grade and subject.

For students who have difficulty participating in classes, customized online learning content or home study assignments are provided through Gyeongnam e-Hakseupter and iTokTok, and learning content is checked and individual support is given to ensure sufficient communication with students.

Changwon Sangnam Elementary School creates and provides materials that enable self-directed learning and interacts with students in the iTokTok online classroom using big data and artificial intelligence platforms.

Using TokTok U-Prism, face-to-face classes are transmitted in real time, allowing students who do not attend school to participate in group activities online using smart devices.

At Gimhae High School, laptops are placed in positions where the blackboard is visible before class, and students who are not attending school are guided to meeting rooms to conduct classes while their participation is immediately checked.

Teachers respond in real time to questions from quarantined students and provide appropriate alternative learning depending on the situation for students who are unwell or have difficulty attending real-time classes.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon said, “There must be no gaps or losses in learning due to Omicron,” adding, “We will strengthen interaction between teachers and students and solidify alternative learning to ensure that all students’ learning rights are guaranteed.”

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