Pukyong National University’s 1,500 Innovative Classes Show Remarkable Lecture Effectiveness

Published 22 Jun.2023 17:37(KST)

Updated 06 Aug.2025 23:03(KST)

Students at Pukyong National University demonstrated the effectiveness of their classes by receiving awards based on the university's extensively operated 'innovative classes.'

Professor Park Jun-hyung of the English Language and Literature Department at Pukyong National University, along with students Jeong Eun-seo, Kim Ye-seo, and Hwang Do-eun, recently received the Best Paper Award at the 2023 Student Workshop of the Korean Association for American Studies held at Kyung Hee University.

At the workshop, the Pukyong National University team presented on the course process and outcomes of the 'Introduction to American Studies' class, which was conducted last semester using the PBL (Problem-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning) innovative teaching method, earning high praise.

Innovative classes refer to lectures that break away from traditional methods, such as those conducted by two or more professors or involving online learning followed by on-site discussions.

Previously, professors individually applied innovative teaching methods, but since 2020, Pukyong National University has officially established guidelines for operating innovative classes and has been providing systematic support.

The team from Pukyong National University, awarded by the Korean American Studies Association, is taking a group commemorative photo.

Pukyong National University classifies innovative classes into eight types: problem-based learning, project-based learning, team-based learning, flipped learning, blended learning, team teaching, co-teaching, maker education, and action learning. It offers special lectures on teaching methods for professors and provides support to students by informing them about the class methods from the course registration stage.

Since 2020, the number of innovative classes offered annually at Pukyong National University has reached approximately 1,500, with high student engagement leading to an increasing number of participating faculty each semester.

Park Jong-yong, Director of the Educational Innovation Performance Institute at Pukyong National University, stated, “To enhance the quality of lectures and student competencies, we plan to further expand the operation of innovative classes by systematically supporting faculty according to their proficiency in innovative teaching methods.”