'K-eLearning Award' Hanwoolwon and Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Win... Leading Use of 'AI and Virtual Reality' in Education

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Introduces AI in Internal Training Materials
Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Applies VR Technology in Education

Asia Economy and the Korea U-Learning Association held the '38th e-Learning Match Point and 2023 K-eLearning Awards Ceremony' on the 13th at the Federation of Korean Industries building in Yeouido. In the public sector, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power received the grand prize, while Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies won the grand prize in the university sector. Both were highly praised for actively utilizing e-learning technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) in education.

On the 13th, our newspaper and the Korea U-Learning Association held the "38th e-Learning Match Point and 2023 K-eLearning Awards Ceremony" at the Yeouido Federation of Korean Industries Building and presented the K-eLearning Grand Prize. The photo shows Minwoo Lee, Director of Educational Innovation at Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, who won the Grand Prize in the university division. Photo by Minwoo Lee

The K-eLearning Awards were established to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the e-learning industry development law and to expand the overseas advancement of domestic e-learning technologies. The awards evaluate and recognize excellence in content, services, and talent development among domestic universities, public institutions, and e-learning specialized companies.

The two grand prize-winning institutions stated that they have been striving to introduce technology into the education field. Ryu Yeon-seok, head of the Smart Learning Department at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power’s Talent Development Institute, said, "As a public institution operating highly advanced systems, we have many mandatory trainings for employees," adding, "It was difficult to acquire necessary information when collaborating with personnel outside one’s own field." He continued, "To solve this problem, we converted work-related learning materials into text and stored them, and introduced AI to enable searching of educational materials," explaining, "We restructured long videos into 3-6 minute segments to enable microlearning."

Lee Min-woo, director of the Educational Innovation Office at Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, said, "As a leading institution in online education, we considered how to integrate science and technology into education," adding, "We conducted attempts such as applying actual VR to class content." He also said, "In language department classes such as Vietnamese and Chinese, we linked 360-degree VR materials with learning so that students can fully experience the local environment without going there," and added, "We are continuously expanding subjects suitable for VR characteristics."

The employees of the grand prize-winning institutions actively worked to apply e-learning to on-site education. Lee explained, "Not only students but also professors are studying e-learning," and added, "Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has students of various age groups, and we are helping older students adapt by providing both traditional learning materials and VR materials concurrently."

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