1:1 Computing in Technical High Schools in Korea

Hyunbin Im

Teacher

Seoul Robotics High School

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

General education

Education system in Korea

Education of Korea

Age Grade School

Over 23 Master Degree &

Doctor Degree

Over 19 4 Year University or

2 Year College

16-18 K10-K12 (3 Years)

Academic High School

Vocational High School

13-15 K7-K9

(3 Years) Middle School

7-12 K1-K6

(6 Years) Elementary School

High Schools in Korea

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

General education

Schools No. of

Schools No. of

Students Percents

Academic High Schools

1,742 1,589,000 80%

Vocational High Schools

540 355,000 20%

Total 2,282 1,944,000 100%

Education of Korea

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

General education

1:1 Computing in Secondary Schools

- Computer oriented classes are not prevalent

in most middle schools and academic high schools in Korea.

- Most of the Classes in secondary schools are adopting conventional type of instruction.

Education of Korea

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

General education

1:1 Computing in Secondary Schools

- Technical high schools in Korea have adapted their curriculum to the one to one computing methodology of teaching.

- According to the characteristics of the curriculum in the technical high schools, several subjects are inevitably taught within the ICT based environment.

- One of the examples is Seoul Robotics High School, a technical high school in Seoul, which specializes in robotics.

Education of Korea

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Curriculum of SRHS

Academic Subjects

Technical Subjects

Experiential Activities

Total

Credits (%)

82 (39%)

104 (49%)

24 (12%)

210 (100%)

Delivery of

Instruction

Conventional Lectures on Blackboard

1:1 Computing

with Students-teacher

Interaction

Hands-on-Activities

& Out-school Activities

SRHS

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Outline of SRHS Curriculum

Subjects : Credits Freshmen

(K10) Junior (K11)

Senior (K12)

Academic Subjects

(82 Credits)

Korean Language : 12 Mathematics : 12 English : 12 Sociology : 8 Science : 12 Gym & Arts : 10 Culture & Living : 16

5 5 5 8 8 4 4

5 5 5 0 4 6 8

2 2 2 0 0 0 4

Total : 82 Credits 39 33 10

Technical Subjects

(104 Credits)

Robot Related Subjects : 104 Credits

25 31 48

Experiential Activities

(24 Credits)

Club, Hobby, Sports, or Volunteering Activities etc.

8 8 8

Total 210 Credits 72 72 66

SRHS

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Lists of Technical Subjects in SRHS

SRHS

Freshmen (Grade 10)

Junior (Grade 11)

Senior (Grade 12)

Subjects &

Credits

Robotics Introduction 3

Robot Components 3 Electric Circuits 6

Programming 4 Robot Manufacturing

3 Drawing 3

Motor Control 3

Robot Manufacturing 6

Sensors 4 Java Programming 3

Manipulators 2 Robot Design 7

Motion Control 5 Microprocessor 2

Industrial Robots 2

Manipulators 2 Microprocessor 2

Industrial Robots 2 Manufacturing Skills

4 3D Modeling 4

Imbedded Control 4 PLC 4

Vision Treatment 5 Robot Service 5

Capstone Design 16

Total 7 Subjects 25 Credits

8 Subjects 31 Credits

10 Subjects 48 Credits

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Examples of 1:1 Computing Classes

Inside look

Laboratory of Electric Circuit for K10

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Examples of 1:1 Computing Classes

Inside look

Laboratory of Motor Control for K10

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Examples of 1:1 Computing Classes

Inside look

Laboratory of Motion Control for K11

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Examples of 1:1 Computing Classes

Inside look

Laboratory of Robot Manufacturing for K11

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Examples of 1:1 Computing Classes

Inside look

Laboratory of 3D Modeling for K12

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Benefits of 1:1 Computing

1:1 Computing

- Draws students’ attention

- Provides brilliant pictures & animations

- Enables student-teacher interaction

- Increases student involvement

- Elevates students’ motivation

- Allows spontaneous responses

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Drawbacks of 1:1 Computing

1:1 Computing

- Requires high cost & maintenance fee

- Does not guarantee effectiveness &

efficiency

- Requires enormous teachers’ effort to

keep students focus

- Exposes students to gaming addiction

SRHS

Inside look

1:1 Computing

Education of Korea

Conclusion of 1:1 Computing

1:1 Computing

- In normal academic subjects, 1:1

Computing is not recommended in

secondary schools.

- Adapting one to one computing in

technical subjects needs close attention

by both teachers and monitoring systems

in the school.

Q & A

Thank You!