The Chungcheongbuk-do Office of Education announced that on the morning of the 27th, the Chungcheongbuk-do Office of the Superintendent of Education hosted a Future Education Roundtable with Professor Paul Kim, a world-renowned education scholar, Senior Associate Dean at Stanford Graduate School of Education, and an expert in educational technology and digital learning.

The meeting was held at the suggestion of the Korean Secondary School Principals' Association, and was organized to share global education innovation trends and to refine the direction of Chungbuk's education policy in response to the challenges of digital transformation and ensuring fair learning opportunities.

Choi Eun-sook, President of the Korean Secondary School Principals' Association, and Lee Bum-mo, President of the Chungbuk Secondary School Principals' Association, participated in the event, and questions and in-depth discussions were held on the Chungbuk Provincial Office of Education's ‘Diversity’ platform demonstration and changes in school education in the AI era.

After completing elementary and secondary school in Korea and studying computer science in the United States, Professor Paul Kim researched and developed various educational environments using virtual reality while a doctoral student at the University of Southern California, and since 2001, he has served as an associate dean and chief technology officer (CTO) at Stanford Graduate School of Education.

In particular, the SMILE education system, an inquiry-based learning solution developed by Professor Kim, was selected as a future innovative education model in a 2016 UN report.

“The use of AI and digital devices in education is a major turning point in changing not only the form but also the philosophy of education,” said Prof. Kim. "The balance of personalized learning and emotional empowerment through platforms is key. In the age of AI, platforms need to change from providing answers to helping us find answers."

In the discussion that followed, various opinions were exchanged on the importance of the ability to ask questions in the age of AI, the inclusiveness of the Dachaeum platform, and the creation of a digital environment to close the education gap.

Based on the insights derived from the meeting, Chungbuk Provincial Office of Education plans to upgrade the Dachaeum platform and enhance the implementation of Chungbuk education policies.

“In the age of AI, education should be centered on people, not technology,” said Superintendent Yoon Gun-young. “We will not stop the growth of Chungbuk education, where global vision and field-oriented practice meet.”

Meanwhile, the Chungbuk Provincial Office of Education's Hwanghaeum Platform is a digital learning platform that supports students' self-directed learning and reading activities beyond the constraints of time and space, and will be expanded to services for parents from September, and the customized learning support function using artificial intelligence (AI) will also be strengthened.

[News source: Chungcheongbuk-do Office of Education]