Chosun University Receives Positive Response for Visiting Kindergarten AI and SW Robot Coding Special Lecture

The SW-Centered University Project Group at Chosun University conducted the "Visiting Kindergarten AI·SW Robot Coding Special Lecture" program for young children on the 26th. Photo by Chosun University.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] The SW-Centered University Project Group at Chosun University announced on the 29th that it conducted a ‘Visiting Kindergarten AI·SW Robot Coding Special Lecture’ program for young children.

The AI·SW Robot Coding Special Lecture held on the 26th was conducted for 28 children aged 7 from the Chosun University daycare center.

The program involved Professor Cho Young-joo, the person in charge from the SW-Centered University Project Group, the faculty, and student instructors No Chi-sang, Kim Jun-hyun, Park Min-sol, and Kim Dong-woo.

This program was promoted to make AI (Artificial Intelligence) and SW (Software), which have become essential curricula for children living in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, more easily accessible at the children’s level.

The visiting kindergarten AI·SW Robot Coding Special Lecture was conducted using Ozobot and AR (Augmented Reality) for SW coding education. This education was designed to increase children’s interest in coding, improve their comprehension and concentration, and foster creativity and problem-solving skills.

One child who participated in the program said, “It’s amazing and exciting that the robots move through the village I made,” and “It’s fun to build a huge city with friends and see many robots moving all at once, and I want to keep playing with the robots.”

Director Cha Yong-sim said, “I was happy to see our children focusing happily and joyfully on the class using robots, and it was a special lecture that greatly helped enhance imagination and creativity so that children scheduled to enter elementary school next year can enjoy AI·SW education at school,” adding, “I thank Professor Cho Young-joo and the SW-Centered University Project Group for conducting coding education perfectly suited to the children’s level, and I hope AI·SW education will continue steadily in the future.”

Professor Cho Young-joo, the person in charge, said, “This special lecture was conducted using robots for children in preparation for the mandatory elementary school software (SW) education, and it was designed so that through play, children can share their thoughts with friends and improve concentration, creativity, and problem-solving skills,” adding, “I believe that if regular storytelling education is conducted using robot teaching aids in the future, the educational effect will be greater than expected.”