Minister Lee Ju-ho Visits Changwon to Observe Gyeongnam Office of Education's iTalkTalk Class

Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Park Jong-hoon and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho visited Changwon Sangnam Elementary School together on the 30th.

According to the provincial education office, Minister Lee observed a class utilizing the big data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform iTalkTalk and the student smart device iBook, both independently developed by the Gyeongnam Office of Education.

Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Park Jong-hoon (second from left) and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho (fourth from left) are interacting with children during a class using iTalkTalk and iBook.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

In the 6th-grade science class on "Structure and Function of Plants" taught by Sangnam Elementary teacher Park Jin-se, iTalkTalk was used to diagnose students' levels at each stage of the lesson, provide customized learning guidance, and offer feedback on each student's strengths and weaknesses.

The operating principle of the data-based learning platform was introduced, which collects and utilizes key learning analytics indicators in real time, such as the degree of understanding of the content used in learning and individual responses in the thinking process through TalkTalk Notes.

After hearing about the development process and field application effects of iTalkTalk, Deputy Prime Minister Lee also directly asked students about the advantages of iTalkTalk.

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Education Office (left), is explaining the development process and usage of iTalkTalk to Lee Ju-ho, Minister of Education. [Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

After the class, Superintendent Park, Minister Lee, Ministry of Education officials, and 20 teachers held an education community meeting.

They shared the advantages, class effectiveness, and usability of iTalkTalk in the classroom and discussed ways to link iTalkTalk with the Ministry of Education’s digital transformation projects for practical use.

Teacher Kim Mi-jung said, “Through iTalkTalk, it seems significant that the purpose and direction of utilizing educational information technology are being created centered on field teachers,” adding, “A consensus is spreading on nurturing the basic competencies needed for talents in a digital-based society and enhancing capabilities through customized learning.”

Teacher Hwang Chan-woo stated, “For the introduction and utilization of educational information technology to become routine, it is necessary to advance platform functions and support diverse content, and collaboration with the Ministry of Education is essential,” adding, “I hope the Ministry of Education and the Gyeongnam Office of Education will support the classroom field.”

Superintendent Park said, “iTalkTalk, independently developed by our education office, supports the growth of each student,” and added, “We will strive to make iTalkTalk a nationwide model and also focus on linking it with the AI digital textbook project that the Ministry of Education plans to promote in 2025.”

Deputy Prime Minister Lee said, “I hope the leading cases using iTalkTalk and iBook will spread further,” and added, “I expect this platform to become a good model for nurturing future talents through collaboration with the Ministry of Education and metropolitan and provincial offices of education.”

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