집에서 맞은 개학 첫날, 온라인 수업 어땠나?<br /><br />Schools will be providing 3 types of online classes... real-time video conferencing, pre-recorded video lessons, and assignments.<br />Some students have already had trial lessons and were more prepared than others for the start of the school year.<br />Our Lee Kyung-eun went to check out what the first day back at school looked like.<br />On the first day of the new semester, high school senior Shin So-min is at home.<br />Instead of taking a 30 minute ride to school, she opens her laptop and logs in to her virtual classroom.<br />The attendance rate, which was only about one-third of the class during the test run, has risen to one-hundred percent.<br />She first exchanges virtual "hello"s with her classmates who she hasn't seen for months.<br />The teacher instructs students to turn on the camera and audio so that they can engage in some Q&A.<br />"So-min, how would you define travel?"<br />"Travel is action. Even if you do a lot of planning, it becomes nothing without action."<br />The class is shorter than the usual 50-minute lessons as the free version of the e-studying platform has a 40-minute time cap.<br />But other than that, the virtual classroom isn't too different.<br />"It's just the matter of whether it's face-to-face or on screen. And how great is it that I could see my friends at least like this? I thought I wouldn't be able to see them until the summer."<br />Not all lessons use this real-time video conferencing. Some will use pre-recorded videos or have assignments for students to do instead.<br />"Actually, most of the classes are in pre-recorded form. Still, they are helpful because I can go back and revisit parts that I don't understand well."<br />"While schools are closed for students, they remain open for teachers, who've created their own studios for online lectures."<br />From webcam to microphone,... the technology is all set to go, but it's going to take a little more time for a smooth transition to online classes.<br />"Some students still don't have smart devices and those using their smartphones, their data quickly runs out. And one disabled student had an especially difficult time today."<br />For that, the government is making efforts to make sure all students have access to a computer and internet connectivity in the weeks to come.<br />Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News.<br />
