Busan Office of Education Launches Full-Scale Operation of Digital-Based Education Innovation Leading Schools

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education's leading schools selected for digital-based educational innovation are entering full-scale operation.

The digital-based educational innovation leading schools are operated to build an educational environment in line with the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology and to cultivate future competencies of students in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The Office of Education selected a total of five leading schools, including three elementary schools and two middle schools. These schools operate various programs for "realizing student-customized education," "changing the role of teachers," and "developing the Busan-type HTHT teaching and learning model."

HTHT stands for High-Touch High-Tech education.

To efficiently promote the project, the leading schools must form an in-school promotion team called the "AI Vision Team," consisting of 6 to 10 members, including the principal or vice principal as mandatory participants. They must also operate three essential tasks and one elective task for developing the Busan-type HTHT teaching and learning model.

Busan Office of Education.

To ensure smooth project implementation, the Busan Office of Education will hold a "Leading School Operation Workshop and Launch Ceremony" at 4 p.m. on the 5th at the Nongshim Hotel in Dongnae-gu, targeting about 20 leading school administrators and staff members.

This workshop aims to explore operation plans for the leading schools and directions for future generalization.

At the workshop, Professor Hong Gwang-pyo from Ulsan College of Science will give a lecture titled "Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Using AI Courseware." Professor Hong will inform participants about ways to realize student-customized education using advanced technologies such as AI.

After the lecture, participants will share opinions on applying AI courseware to the curriculum, directions for developing teaching and learning models, teacher training methods, and plans for generalization after operation.

Han Jong-hwan, Director of the Digital Future Education Division at the Busan Office of Education, said, "Our Office of Education is leading education utilizing advanced technologies including AI," and added, "We hope this leading school operation will serve as a foundation for effectively utilizing AI digital textbooks, which will be introduced in schools starting in 2025."

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