A computer-equipped classroom has been opened in Asunción, Paraguay, that uses Korean information technology.
A ceremony to celebrate the opening of the high-tech classroom was held at the No. 1 National School of Commerce (Escuela Nacional de Comercio Numero Uno) in Asunción on December 4. Over one hundred people, including the Paraguayan education minister and other officials from both Korea and Paraguay, attended the ceremony and watched a demonstration of the technology installed in the classroom.
Korea's project to establish and provide management support for high-tech classrooms across the world started in 2011. The government aims to share its experiences in the digitization of education and in the use of related technologies. Such classrooms have now been opened in a total of nine countries so far, including Brunei, Colombia, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka.
As part of the project, the Korean Ministry of Education conducted studies into the current situation and demand for IT products in targeted countries. This way, it was able to provide solutions customized to the students who were going to learn in the high-tech classrooms. It provided the necessary equipment, including electronic white boards and desks, and notebook computers, as well as related software. It also provided the teachers with two years' of training on how to use the high-tech educational tools and how to develop related content so that the classrooms could be properly utilized. Satisfaction in and the utilization of the classrooms in Colombia, for example, is very high, as 45,000 students have used the classrooms every year since they opened in 2011.
The Ministry of Education will continue to provide related content and additional equipment, and dispatch professionals as part of follow-up procedures so that the high-tech classroom in Paraguay can be used to train both students and teachers. It has also been cooperating with 22 nations, including Laos, since 2005 to share Korea's experience in e-learning and some of its associated technologies. In addition, the ministry has been hosting e-Learning Korea events and international symposiums on the use of information technology.
"We intend to share our experience in promoting digitization and related technologies as part of various international cooperation and exchange projects focused on the digitization of education, including high-tech classrooms," said a ministry official. "We plan to continuously promote the globalization of e-learning."
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos courtesy of Ministry of Education
jun2@korea.kr
A ceremony to celebrate the opening of the high-tech classroom was held at the No. 1 National School of Commerce (Escuela Nacional de Comercio Numero Uno) in Asunción on December 4. Over one hundred people, including the Paraguayan education minister and other officials from both Korea and Paraguay, attended the ceremony and watched a demonstration of the technology installed in the classroom.
Students in Asunción, Paraguay, use the IT products that are part of their high-tech classroom.
Korea's project to establish and provide management support for high-tech classrooms across the world started in 2011. The government aims to share its experiences in the digitization of education and in the use of related technologies. Such classrooms have now been opened in a total of nine countries so far, including Brunei, Colombia, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka.
As part of the project, the Korean Ministry of Education conducted studies into the current situation and demand for IT products in targeted countries. This way, it was able to provide solutions customized to the students who were going to learn in the high-tech classrooms. It provided the necessary equipment, including electronic white boards and desks, and notebook computers, as well as related software. It also provided the teachers with two years' of training on how to use the high-tech educational tools and how to develop related content so that the classrooms could be properly utilized. Satisfaction in and the utilization of the classrooms in Colombia, for example, is very high, as 45,000 students have used the classrooms every year since they opened in 2011.
Over one hundred people, including the Paraguayan education minister, attend a ceremony to celebrate the opening of a high-tech classroom.
The Ministry of Education will continue to provide related content and additional equipment, and dispatch professionals as part of follow-up procedures so that the high-tech classroom in Paraguay can be used to train both students and teachers. It has also been cooperating with 22 nations, including Laos, since 2005 to share Korea's experience in e-learning and some of its associated technologies. In addition, the ministry has been hosting e-Learning Korea events and international symposiums on the use of information technology.
"We intend to share our experience in promoting digitization and related technologies as part of various international cooperation and exchange projects focused on the digitization of education, including high-tech classrooms," said a ministry official. "We plan to continuously promote the globalization of e-learning."
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos courtesy of Ministry of Education
jun2@korea.kr
A high-tech classroom is developed using Korean information technology.
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