Seoul Metropolitan Council Holds Meeting to Discuss Education Policy in the Digital Transition Era

Seoul Metropolitan Council People Power Party and Ministry of Education hold ‘Yoon Suk-yeol Government Digital Transition Education Policy Consultation Meeting’

Ministry of Education introduces new digital education paradigms such as ‘High Touch’ and ‘High Tech’

Seoul council members emphasize that content development and teacher training should take priority over distribution of core digital transition education devices

The People Power Party of the Seoul Metropolitan Council (Representative Choi Ho-jung) held a consultation meeting on the 20th, organized by the negotiation group, to enhance understanding of the Yoon Suk-yeol government’s digital transition education policy direction and preparations, and to seek cooperation between the central government and the city council.

To explain the Ministry of Education’s digital-based policies, the Ministry’s Digital Education Transition Officer and Digital Infrastructure Officer attended.

From the People Power Party, Representative Choi Ho-jung, Senior Deputy Representative Kim Gil-young, Political Affairs Deputy Representative Heo Hoon, Legislative Deputy Representative Seo Sang-yeol, Policy Committee Chair Park Sang-hyuk, Regional Deputy Representative Seo Ho-yeon and Lee Byung-yoon, Spokespersons Ok Jae-eun and Kim Jong-gil, along with other parliamentary leaders and Education Committee members including Vice Chair Ko Kwang-min, Kim Hye-young, Shim Mi-kyung, Lee Sae-nal, Lee Jong-tae, Jung Ji-woong, Chae Su-ji, and Choi Yoo-hee participated.

The Ministry of Education introduced ‘High Touch’ and ‘High Tech’ as tailored education policies for the digital era. The main point is that the paradigm shift in digital education requires simultaneous innovation in school-level technology such as curricula and devices, as well as in teaching and learning methods.

The council members expressed concerns about frontline administration’s tendency to focus excessively on device distribution competition for immediate visible results. They pointed out that devices become outdated within six months to a year and new technologies emerge rapidly. The Ministry of Education also agreed with the members’ opinion that more attention should be paid to teacher training and development of teaching and learning methods rather than the speed of device distribution, and listened seriously.

Additionally, the members requested the Ministry to play a role in thoroughly preparing for the digital education transition, given the large budget requirements and the fact that verification of educational effectiveness is still at an early stage, based on results from leading schools and pilot projects.

Representative Choi Ho-jung, who organized the consultation meeting, stated, “This was a meeting to share understanding with the central government about the path education should take based on a macro understanding of the digital transition period.” He added, “Having confirmed the Ministry of Education’s efforts in content development and teacher training, we will seriously consider the direction and preparations for Seoul education in the digital transition era together with council members.”

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