Usage of Gyeonggi Province Online Lifelong Learning Platform More Than Doubles After COVID-19
Suwon NewsPublished 2020.05.26 06:07
April educational video content usage on 'Jisik (GSEEK)' doubles compared to January-MarchOnline school reopening and increased demand for non-face-to-face education cited as main factors
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Educational video content usage on Gyeonggi Province's online lifelong learning platform 'Jisik (GSEEK)' has more than doubled since the COVID-19 outbreak.
According to the Province on the 26th, content usage on 'Jisik (GSEEK)' recorded 1.33 million views in January, 1.169 million in February, 1.912 million in March, and 2.944 million in April—marking a doubling of April views compared to the first three months combined.
Average daily visitors also showed steady increases, with 17,472 in January, 20,767 in February, 24,977 in March, and 31,092 in April. Daily visitors reached a maximum of 47,970 in a single day.
The Province attributes this increase to rising demand for non-face-to-face education due to COVID-19. Following online school reopening on April 9th, the Province has been providing over 2,600 educational video contents free of charge to approximately 390 schools across 17 cities and provinces nationwide as remote learning materials, in response to teachers' requests.
Average daily visitors also showed steady increases, with 17,472 in January, 20,767 in February, 24,977 in March, and 31,092 in April. Daily visitors reached a maximum of 47,970 in a single day.
The Province attributes this increase to rising demand for non-face-to-face education due to COVID-19. Following online school reopening on April 9th, the Province has been providing over 2,600 educational video contents free of charge to approximately 390 schools across 17 cities and provinces nationwide as remote learning materials, in response to teachers' requests.
Additionally, as offline lifelong education programs previously provided to residents were suspended, there has been an increase in 'Jisik (GSEEK)' content users.
The most popular course during April was ▲'Finding My Path: Career Discovery' with 136,285 views. Other top courses included ▲'Mandatory Reporter Training on Child Abuse' (71,214 views) ▲'10-Minute Daily Core Workout: The Easiest Way to Better Health' (35,096 views) ▲'God of Vocal Training' (31,557 views) ▲'Drawing Playground: Creating Your Own Character' (26,726 views) ▲'Secrets to Healthy Running Without Injury' (25,575 views).
With growing 'Jisik (GSEEK)' users, there has been an increasing number of requests from both internal and external organizations to provide high-quality content on the 'Jisik (GSEEK)' platform, and the Province expects this will enable learning in an even wider range of fields.
The Province is also recruiting 30 online instructors in lifestyle hobbies, parenting and couples education to build a lifelong learning ecosystem where residents can directly participate and share content.
The Province plans to expand existing online lifelong learning by constructing a lifelong learning portal to provide information on group training programs implemented directly by the Province. Through this, the Province aims to make it easier for residents to access lifelong learning by comprehensively providing online and offline lifelong learning information.
A Provincial official stated, "Requests for content uploads from external sources demonstrate that 'Jisik (GSEEK)' is solidifying its position as a representative lifelong learning platform," and added "At a time when the necessity of expanding remote learning systems, including the transition to non-face-to-face education, is continuously being raised, we will make efforts to enable 'Jisik (GSEEK)' to become the standard for lifelong learning platforms."
The most popular course during April was ▲'Finding My Path: Career Discovery' with 136,285 views. Other top courses included ▲'Mandatory Reporter Training on Child Abuse' (71,214 views) ▲'10-Minute Daily Core Workout: The Easiest Way to Better Health' (35,096 views) ▲'God of Vocal Training' (31,557 views) ▲'Drawing Playground: Creating Your Own Character' (26,726 views) ▲'Secrets to Healthy Running Without Injury' (25,575 views).
With growing 'Jisik (GSEEK)' users, there has been an increasing number of requests from both internal and external organizations to provide high-quality content on the 'Jisik (GSEEK)' platform, and the Province expects this will enable learning in an even wider range of fields.
The Province is also recruiting 30 online instructors in lifestyle hobbies, parenting and couples education to build a lifelong learning ecosystem where residents can directly participate and share content.
The Province plans to expand existing online lifelong learning by constructing a lifelong learning portal to provide information on group training programs implemented directly by the Province. Through this, the Province aims to make it easier for residents to access lifelong learning by comprehensively providing online and offline lifelong learning information.
A Provincial official stated, "Requests for content uploads from external sources demonstrate that 'Jisik (GSEEK)' is solidifying its position as a representative lifelong learning platform," and added "At a time when the necessity of expanding remote learning systems, including the transition to non-face-to-face education, is continuously being raised, we will make efforts to enable 'Jisik (GSEEK)' to become the standard for lifelong learning platforms."
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