Honam University Holds 'RISE Liberal Arts Education Teaching Method Specialization' Seminar

The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Honam University held the "3rd Teaching Method Seminar" on the 18th as part of the third year of the second phase of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Provided by Honam University

Honam University announced on the 20th that its Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences recently held the '3rd Teaching Methodology Seminar' as part of the third year of the second phase of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project by the National Research Foundation of Korea (project lead: Yoon Young).

The seminar, held on the 18th, was attended by Honam University professors and researchers. Professor Min Choonki from Chonnam National University was invited as a lecturer and led the session under the theme, "Professionalization of University Teaching Methods for RISE Liberal Arts Education and Examples of Designing Humanities Literacy Courses."

Professor Min introduced the Agile teaching methodology of European universities and the Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) model, emphasizing that liberal arts education at Korean universities should reflect universality, academic rigor, and relevance to the times. He explained, "Creativity refers to the ability to generate original ideas and solutions, while critical thinking is the ability to evaluate information and knowledge from multiple perspectives."

Professor Min also presented a 15-week syllabus example for the liberal arts course 'Humanities Literacy,' which integrates creativity and critical thinking, and proposed Balanced Literacy as the direction for liberal arts education suitable for modern society.

Honam University, the only private university in the Honam region selected for the National Research Foundation's 'Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project,' has been conducting the first phase of research since 2019 with government funding under the theme 'Research on Liberal Arts Education to Foster Humanities Literacy Competence in a Hyper-connected Society.' Selected for the second phase in September 2022, the university will continue its research through August this year.

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