Korea’s e-Learning Experience in the Higher Education Sector Updated on August 1, 2007 Knowledge & Information Infrastructure Division Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development Republic of Korea Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development

E-Learning in Higher Education Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development

Higher Education in Korea Universities - 184 four-year Universities (enrolment of 1.88 million) Polytechnics - 18 Industrial Universities (enrolment of 190,000) - 1 Technical College (enrolment of 100) Junior Colleges - 158 two- to three-year Junior Colleges (enrolment of 850,000) Others - 1 Air & Correspondence University (enrolment of 280,000) - 17 Cyber Colleges & Universities (enrolment of 56,000) Ministry of Education & HRD

Major e-Learning Policies Master plan to build an education network (Dec. 1988) Established an education network and launched service (1991); commissioned a commercial network (2001) Comprehensive plan to promote e-Learning in higher education (Dec. 2002) Established university e-Learning support centers and an administrative information system (2003~) Master plan to digitize information on educational environments (June 2003) Established support centers for distant education and training at teachers’ colleges and set up an administrative education system(ERP) HRD strategies to promote e-Learning (Dec. 2004) Master plan to protect information for educational organizations (Aug. 2005) - Established a cyber education security center (2006~) Ministry of Education & HRD

Current Status of e-Learning at Universities Rate of usage (2004) : National and private universities(97%), medium- to small-sized universities(68%), teacher’s colleges(40%) 480 universities operating e-graduate schools - Sookmyung Women’s, Ajou, Sejong, Joongbu University, etc. Distance education & training support centers at teacher’s colleges - First opened at Gyeongin National University of Education in 2003 Helps utilize IT in teacher training, improve teaching methods and digitize contents Boosting interest in e-Learning through the NURI project - Helps enhance the innovation capacity of local universities Expansion of e-Learning at universities - Yeungjin College : Introduced e-learning for all students Ewha Womans Univ. : Set up project to establish a distance education system - Sungkyunkwan Univ. : Integrated cyber education and life-long education systems Ministry of Education & HRD

Best Practices of e-Learning at Universities Description Jeju Univ. Fosters e-communities between faculty and students through an integrated e-course support system University e-Learning support centers Gyeongsang Univ. Collaborates closely with businesses through an e-learning support system Kangwon Univ. Supports a local innovation cluster composed of the industry, military, public sector and local community Chonna Univ. Used e-Learning to merge with Yeosu University Yeungnam Univ. Maintains high effectiveness in developing contents and promoting course exchanges Seoul Univ. Promotes researches and educational e-communities by means of blog services Public Sookmyung Women’s Univ. Operates a distance graduate school based on e-Learning Private Ewha Womans Univ. Offers special programs to train e-Learning experts and female IT professionals Wonkwang Univ., Kwandong Univ. Offer blended and seasonal courses Ministry of Education & HRD

Korea National Open University II Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development

Korea National Open University (KNOU) Background Recognized the need to actively respond to changes in modern society, and build a lifelong learning system History - 1972. Opened with five departments providing two-year college-level courses 1992. Introduced a college-based system (established colleges for the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, educational sciences and general education) - 1996. Established the Open University TV (channel 47) - 1999. Launched an Open University satellite TV channel 2001. Established a lifelong education school with four departments and a cyber education support center Ministry of Education & HRD

KNOU Cyber Education Support Center Responsible for promoting e-Learning at the Open University Supports course development for the lifelong education school and the Korea cyber campus - All courses at the lifelong education school are offered via the Internet - The Korean cyber campus increases e-learning effectiveness by enabling online course exchanges between 10 universities Builds partnerships with other educational organizations to develop contents for global exchange - Collaborates with the Korea Development Institute and the Korean Language Education Center of Seoul National University - Developed English contents for global exchange and posted them on the website of the Asia Association of Open Universities Ministry of Education & HRD

KNOU Cyber Education Support Center Organization System Operation Team Administration Contents Development - e-Learning Contents Design and Development - Design and Multi-Media Development - e-Learning System Quality Management - e-Learning Teaching-Learning Support - Training Support for Professors and Teaching Assistants - Planning, Administration, Budget Compilation - Lifelong Education School System Operation - Korea Cyber Campus System Operation - Lifelong Education Center System Operation - Courseware System Operation - College System Operation Cyber Education Support Center Ministry of Education & HRD

Cyber University III Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development

Background and History - Changes in people’s perception of work : from lifelong jobs to lifelong careers - Social changes placing more value on ability than academic backgrounds - Need to acquire new knowledge and technology and develop individual abilities - Provision of re-education opportunities through lifelong education Major Developments - Four-step Educational Reform Measure (1995-1997)      • Step 1: Built infrastructure for an open education and lifelong learning society • Step 2: Proposed bills on the credit bank system, distance education & home schooling      • Step 3: Proposed the establishment of a “central lifelong education center”     • Step 4: Set directions and tentative plan to legislate the Lifelong Education Act - Test-operated a cyber university (March 1999 – Feb. 2000) - Legislated the Lifelong Education Act (Aug. 1999); licensed cyber universities - 17 cyber universities in current operation (15 four-year universities and 2 two-year colleges) Ministry of Education & HRD

Number of Enrolled Students and Graduates (number of students, as of 2007 Classification (Year of Establishment) Year of Establishment Admission Quota Enrolled Students Graduates Four-year universities Youngnam Cyber Univ. 2001 600 532 215 Sejong Cyber Univ. 1,300 3,595 1,219 Kyunghee Cyber Univ. 2,400 6,694 2,557 Korea Digital Univ. 2,500 6,706 2,539 Open Cyber Univ. 1,000 1,505 968 Seoul Digital Univ. 3,000 9,747 3,395 Seoul Cyber Univ. 1,800 7,123 3,196 Korea Cyber Univ. 1,650 4,243 1,923 Hanyang Cyber Univ. 2002 2,200 8,164 1,358 Busan Digital Univ. 2,103 729 Wonkwang Digital Univ. 700 2,462 605 Hansung Digital Univ. 2,958 702 Daegu Cyber Univ. 2,495 766 Gukje Digital Univ. 2003 750 1,944 384 Cyber Univ. of Foreign Studies 2004 1,350 3,147 140 Total 15 21,450 63,418 20,536 Two-year colleges Yeungjin Cyber College 800 1,866 1,591 World Cyber College 2,652 3,330 2 2,100 4,428 5,081 23,550 67,846 25,617

Contents Development and Operation Provision of support for content development at cyber universities : 2,200 million KRW (2003-2007), 2 billion Government-sponsored content development for cyber universities Innovative educational technologies Year of Development Developed Contents 2003 15 types including “web 3D cyber space modeling” 2004 10 types including “World English for 21C” 2005 10 types including “Leadership in the 21st Century” 2006 10 types including “Child Teaching Methods (365 Days of Child Care Centers)” 2007 5 types including “Ubiquity & Privacy” Ministry of Education & HRD

Evaluation of Cyber Universities 17 Cyber Universities all Evaluated in 2007 Classification Contents Goal Improve conditions for cyber universities Promote the quality of distance education Enhance school accountability & public confidence Target 17 cyber universities Supervisor Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development Assessment Committee(professors & e-learning experts) Results Results are disclosed to the public Grades are rated on 4 levels : A, B, C, D (A-level universities are given incentives; C & D levels are re-assessed the following year) Ministry of Education & HRD

Financial Support for Cyber Universities Average 1.2 hundred million KRW in funding for 3 universities graded at the distinguished level in evaluation (2007) Universities and Programs that Received Funding - Kyunghee Cyber University: globalization of KHCU • Cyber Korean language & culture in Japanese, Chinese and English • Online TTE(Teaching Through English) program • International core-competency for government/local officials Seoul Cyber University: courses and programs for the elderly Hanyang Cyber University: cross-over education system for lifelong learning Ministry of Education & HRD

University e-Learning Support Centers Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development

University e-Learning Support Centers Major Goals - Develop learner-centered e-Learning communities * Share learning resources through LMS/LCMS - Reduce the gap of educational quality between regional universities Share human resources through e-clusters composed of industries, universities and research institutions - Reduce costs of hardware and software Ministry of Education & HRD

Promoting e-Learning in Higher Education Higher Education e-Learning Activation Project - E-Campus VISION 2007 - Plan to establish e-Learning support centers at universities Seven regional centers involving 95% of all universities and colleges in the regions were established in 2006 Unit: one million KRW ( ) refers to US dollars in million Classification 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total No. of Centers 1 1 3 2 3 10 Budget 817 (0.8) 813 (0.8) 2,139 (213) 2,139 (213) 2,819 (281) 8,727 (872) ※ 1 million Korean won = approx. 1,000 US dollars Ministry of Education & HRD

Status of Centers by Region(2003~2006) Year Region Univ. Specialized Areas No. of Univ. in Region No. of Univ. Participating ’03 Jeju Island Jeju Univ. Global Free City and tourism 6(3) ‘04 Busan, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province Gyeongsang Univ. Industry-University collaboration (e-clusters) 46(23) 39(20) ‘05 Gangwon Province Kangwon Univ. Development of military human resources 20(10) Gwangju, South Jeolla Province Chonam Univ. Cultivation of future global CEOs 39(17) 36(15) Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province Yeungnam Univ. Support for the needy 54(30) 40(19) ‘06 North Chungcheong Province Cheongju Univ Creation of e-clusters for bio-agriculture 16(5) North Jeolla Province Chonbuk Univ. Traditional culture, environment and welfare 21(10) ※( ) refers to the number of two-year colleges Ministry of Education & HRD

Major Tasks & Visions for e-Learning in Higher Education Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development

Vision for e-Learning in Higher Education A New Paradigm in Higher Education Resources Obstacle removal Learners Teachers Teaching-Learning Resources Teaching-Learning System Secure digital teaching-learning resources Develop contents to foster future global leaders Develop models for next-generation teaching-learning Manage records of learning (e-Portfolios) - Train Professional Human Resources - Enhance the University System Establish a resource sharing system Ensure and approve e-learning quality Sharing System Ministry of Education & HRD

Major Tasks for e-Learning in Higher Education e-Learning as a new educational paradigm - Facilitate a knowledge revolution through the timely acquisition, creation and sharing of knowledge e-Learning as a major driving force for national competitiveness Build a lifelong learning society by enhancing national learning capacity Fostering industry-academia cooperation through e-Learning Promote active participation of businesses in cooperating with universities, developing high technologies and training human resources Ensuring better quality of e-Learning - Recognize best practices in contents development, quality assurance, etc. Ministry of Education & HRD

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