Graduate School of Education Signs an Agreement with Google-Backed Center for Digital Literacy
- Date2020.05.06
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Supports AI convergence education at Graduate School of Education for the fourth industrial revolution
Strengthens public school teachers' digital literacy and education capabilities using AI
Yukyung Han, dean of Graduate School of Education and Iljoon Park, chairman of Center for Digital Literacy
Graduate School of Education (Dean: Yukyung Han) and the Center for Digital Literacy (CDL, Chairman: Iljoon Park) signed an agreement on April 2nd (Thursday) to strengthen the digital literacy capabilities of teachers of public education and prompt education using AI in accordance with the need for change in the AI era.
The Graduate School of Education will set up AI Convergence Education major to foster AI-specialized teachers who will prepare for the era of the fourth industrial revolution and select graduate students for the AI Convergence Education major from the second half of the school year 2020. This course is a project led and approved by the Ministry of Education and will select current teachers recommended by the three education offices (Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education, Seoul Metropolitan City Office of Education, and Gyeonggido Office of Education) that signed a business agreement for the Opening and Operation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Convergence Education Graduate School in February and March. Center for Digital Literacy is a non-profit corporation that trains people with digital talents and digital Hongik people in preparation for the era of the fourth industrial revolution. It has been supported by the Google headquarters since 2016. The center signed an agreement with Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Education to provide support such as educational contents and professionals.
Yookyung Han, dean of the Graduate School of Education, said "Through cooperation with Center for Digital Literacy, we expect to train excellent teachers with the skills needed in the era of the fourth industrial revolution and lead education for future talent with basic AI skills, creative problem-solving skills and community spirit in the digital world." Iljoon Park, chairman of Center for Digital Literacy, said "In terms of AI, actual utilization is more important than understanding the technology and what should be preceded is understanding the positive and adverse function of AI to gain a healthy perspective and mindset." and further emphasized, stating "Digital literacy should be educated first and then AI technology and utilization education should be combined."
Along with Center for Digital Literacy, the Graduate School of Education will provide support for △developing and operating digital literacy and AI-related subjects, △providing visits and training to domestic and foreign institutions for students majoring in AI convergence education, △co-hosting seminars and workshops on digital literacy and AI utilization and △enhancing personalized education capabilities using AI for elementary and middle school teachers and education experts.
Graduate School of Education, which opened in 1967, trains and operates re-education major programs for outstanding elementary, middle and high school teachers. It received excellent evaluation in 2006 and the best evaluation in 2010 for the nationwide graduate schools of education evaluation by the Ministry of Education. It was selected as the best group of Graduate School of Education by the Ministry of Education's assessment of teacher-training institutions in 2016.