Busan National University, Busan National University of Education, and AIEDAP Project Support Group, Hosted and Organized by the Ministry of Education and Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Office of Education
Development of Creative and Customized Educational Content Utilizing AI-Digital Technology for Prospective Teachers in Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam
Busan National University (President Choi Jae-won) Comprehensive Teacher Training Center under the Education Specialization Headquarters successfully held the ‘2024 AI·Digital Convergence Education Content Development Competition’ on the 22nd at the campus 10.16 Memorial Hall.
The competition was co-hosted by Busan National University of Education Future Education Institute and AIEDAP Gyeongnam Regional Project Support Group, and jointly organized by the Ministry of Education, Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, and Gyeongnam Office of Education.
AIEDAP (AI Education Alliance & Policy lab) means ‘answering children’s future lives and curiosities through future education and digital education innovation.’ It is a comprehensive government public-private-academic support system established to strengthen the AI and digital capabilities of pre-service and in-service teachers.
This competition was designed to evaluate the creative educational content development skills using AI and digital technologies among undergraduate students of teacher training colleges and education universities in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions, and to discover talents who will lead future education.
The grand prize (Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education Award) was awarded to Yoon Seo-hyun, a student in the Department of Education at Busan National University (Project on solving ticket scalping issues). The top excellence awards went to Park Jung-seo from the Department of Special Education at Busan National University (AAA Project) and Kim Ju-hyang from the Department of English Education at Silla University (Solving Social Issues with AI: A Creative Video Project). In total, 10 students received awards including excellence and encouragement prizes.
The judges comprehensively evaluated the various submitted class contents based on creativity, educational effectiveness, and AI technology utilization. In particular, contents that induced active student participation using AI and provided personalized education tailored to individual learning levels received high evaluations.
Nam Yoon-kyung, professor of Earth Science Education and head of Busan National University Comprehensive Teacher Training Center, said, “This competition demonstrated the rapid spread of AI and digital technologies in educational settings and served as an important opportunity to suggest the direction of future education. We expect that active development of creative educational content using AI will enhance students’ learning outcomes and contribute to nurturing talents who will lead future society.”
The Comprehensive Teacher Training Center under Busan National University Education Specialization Headquarters, Busan National University of Education Future Education Institute, and AIEDAP Gyeongnam Regional Project Support Group, which co-hosted the competition, plan to explore various ways to share and disseminate the excellent contents developed in this competition. They also plan to develop follow-up programs to strengthen pre-service teachers’ AI education capabilities and support continuous growth.
Busan National University is holding a competition for developing AI and digital convergence education content and taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Busan National University
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