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Worldbank Webinar on Leapfrogging the Challenges of Higher Education During COVID-19Early Lessons from Korea

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    • Category : Education > Education & Teacher Training
    • Keyword : COVID-19Universitiesvirtual learning,online learningonline teaching
    • Taught by : Namgi Park, Hwansun Yoon
    • Created By : Korea Education and Research Information Service
    • Offered By : Korea Education and Research Information Service
    • Date Added : 2020.09.09

    As Universities and governments in Africa and around the world continue to grapple with the response to COVID-19 including issue relating to virtual delivery of coursesassessment of online learningand guidelines for reopening campuses among otherscountries that were impacted by the pandemic early on can offer valuable lessons to help inform the strategic response for othersThis webinar spotlights Korea’s experience in supporting its higher education system during the COVID-19 crisis and brings together experts to discuss early lessons that have emerged and the implications for African countries in particularFocusing on the work of the KERISthe discussions will cover Korea’s efforts to ensure learning continuityprovide infrastructure support to universitiesand introduce new policies and regulations to support students and institutions through the pandemic.

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  • Due to COVID-19Korean universities were suddenly forced to provide remote educationStudentssatisfaction with the remote lectures was quite lowUniversities and professors have had a lot of diffi-cultiesbut they have also gained a lot from ‘online education experimentation’Professorsonline teaching skills have been improveduniversitiesLMS as well as national level online education support system has been establishedUniversities have come to realize what the role of offline universities should beThe professors also learned new things about their role in student educationThe presenta-tion covers Korea’s experience in supporting its higher education system during the COVID-19 crisisIt also covers issues related to the role of universities in studentseducatonvirtual delivery of courses and assessment of online learningstudentsdemand for tuition returnsand efforts to prepare for the opening of the Fall semester.
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  • This presentation seeks to spotlight the Republic of Korea’s experiences and insights on supporting the higher education system throughout an unprecedented pandemicin order to discuss and draw out potential work areas of collaboration with the international communityTo this aimit illustrates the experiences of Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)a leading agency in integrating Information and Technologies (ICTsacross the education sector under the Korean Ministry of EducationThe presentation first shares the early response measures of the K-MOE and KERISSecondit highlights the initiatives led by KERIS after its designation as the Support Center for Distance Learning in Higher Education by the K-MOE in March 2020The initiatives are presented in three aspects supportplatformand contentsFinallythe presentation shares future plans of the Ministry and KERIS to ensure continued support for distance learning in higher educationas its action plans was recently approved by the National Assembly.
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