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Development of a Smart Device Utilization Education Program for Senior Citizens

  • Ahra CHO;Chan-Woo YOO
    • Fourth Industrial Review
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.19-27
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: This study is based on the results of the National Information Society Agency's the Report on the Digital Divide in 2022. This study sought to develop digital literacy education programs for senior citizens, a digitally disadvantaged group, and to utilize smart devices to enhance their digital capabilities. Research design, data and methodology: Based on Gagné's nine events of instruction, a total of 7-session educational programs using smart devices were developed, and teaching-learning goals were set at a level that older learners can realistically perform. In preparation for the era of digital transformation, AI utilization methods are introduced and utilized in some sessions of the educational program. Results: Among a total of 7 sessions of the educational program, 5 sessions using KakaoTalk and Naver App, and 2 sessions using other apps were developed. There are a total of three sessions using AI. Conclusions: This study presented a digital literacy education program that combined AI, addressing the insufficiency of AI-based education programs targeting senior citizens. It is expected that this educational program will be able to improve the digital literacy skills and provide a basis for fulfilling their responsibilities as digital citizens by suggesting a direction for AI utilization education for senior citizens.

Analysis on the Teachers' Utilization Levels of Smart Devices for Their Improvement (스마트기기에 대한 교사의 활용 수준과 개선 사항에 대한 실태 분석)

  • Kim, Chongwoo
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.483-490
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    • 2014
  • Smart classrooms have been set up nationwide to utilize smart devices for teaching and learning in the knowledge- based society, As this trend might quickly spread, we have investigated the utilization levels, and issues around the facilities from the experienced teachers. In order to study the impact of easy access to smart devices, the teacher sampling groups were divided into two: one teacher group responsible for smart classrooms and the other group teaching in ordinary classrooms. Survey questions dealt with teacher needs analyses, their expectation of their students' attitude changes, their satisfaction and utilization levels of smart devices currently built in classrooms. The results showed us that teachers have vague expectation about the smart devices and want more highly applicable devices for instruction, improvement of their compatibility with other multimedia devices or applications as well as to improve the resolution of electronic boards. and basic functions of information search and videos that they use everyday.

A study on Ability and Utilization of Smart Devices for the Disabled: Focusing on the Effect of Education for Smart Device Utilization (장애인의 스마트기기 사용능력 및 활용도에 관한 연구 - 스마트기기 활용교육의 효과를 중심으로 -)

  • Song, Jihyang;Kim, Dongwook
    • Informatization Policy
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.67-88
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    • 2014
  • The research hypothesis of this paper is that education for smart device utilization has a positive effect on ability and utilization of smart devices for the disabled. The data for disabled of NIA's 2012 survey about digital divide is used, and the research method is "Heckman's 2-stage method" which considers the problem of selection bias. As a research result, this paper says that the disabled who had experience of education for smart device utilization have higher level of ability and utilization of smart devices. Also, a high level of education and family income, professional career and young generation have been very positive effect on the high level of ability and utilization of the disabled. The level of ability and utilization of the blind tend to be lower than those of the physically disabled. These results remind that the education for smart device utilization for the disabled is important and effective. And various contents and methods of education which are appropriate for the disability types should be developed.

Educational Utilization of Smart Devices in the Convergence Education Era (융복합 교육 시대에 스마트기기의 교육적 활용방안)

  • Pi, Su-Young
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.29-37
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    • 2015
  • Entering the convergence education era, the emergence of smart devices removed the constraint of time and space for study, so if we use smart devices appropriately for education, it will strengthen students' abilities and cultivate creative human resource. Therefore the current study analyzed the general application condition of the smart devices through surveys targeted to students and proposed a measure in applying the smart device as an educational information. In relation to information application, a test was proceeded after carrying out education targeted to experiment group students by naming the group information search, communication, cooperation, sharing, report generation, data storage, online assessment and project management activity. Through the test and survey analysis, it was discovered that the experiment group students displayed higher self-efficacy and ability in applying the smart device as information compared to the control group.

Awareness and Utilization Plan of the Smart Learning in University Education (대학교육의 스마트러닝에 대한 인식 및 활용 방안)

  • Lim, Jin-Hyung;Ko, Sun-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.5232-5239
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to examine university student's awareness and utilization plan of Smart Learning of the university education. For this purpose, a needs analysis is performed through a survey of 345 university students. Through the survey, first, students of media devices, including the average daily usage time of four hours at the most common smart devices, the intended use was used SNS, games and entertainment, datebook, and more. Second, the benefits of the smart learning, which students learn to recognize the challenges and reducing the burden most common obstacle was the difficulty in immersion classes. Third, the demand for university education smart learning, the most common opinion about the classroom building. On the basis of the above research findings, the utilization plans are proposed.

The Recognition Comparison for the Utilization State of Smart Devices and Culinary Education Application Development of High School Students (고등학생의 스마트 기기 활용 실태와 조리교육 애플리케이션 개발에 대한 인식 비교 연구)

  • Kang, Keoung-Shim
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.10 no.11
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    • pp.619-626
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the utilization state of smart devices and the recognition level of educational application development of the general high school and the specialized high school. Specialized high school students preferred the utilization of smart devices more and daily spent on the devices more time than general high school students. As for the learning field, language for the general high school and the certificate of qualification for the specialized high school were shown high. The merit of smart device utilization is the use of spare time and its infrastructure was most required. The most expected content is a video lecture for the general high school and cooperative learning for the specialized high school and the most satisfied point was mobility. The specialized high school students feel more necessity about the application development for culinary education and had a plan to utilize it more and more preferred practice videos. As for the food development areas, the general high school students hoped simple food and the specialized high school students did cooking technician food and they both hoped the application to be uploaded in portal sites and the department homepage. The application development for culinary education is required to focus simulation learning including practice videos and cooking recipes and add an evaluation function to check the academic achievement levels. It is required to provide the subject goals of each course and concrete information on solving problems. Contents including video, music, texts need to be attached to improve learning immersion. There should be the beginning and development of a lesson and the flow of arrangement and communication between main bodies of learning should be improved by utilization of SNS cooperative learning services.

A Study on the Actual Condition and Utilization Plan of Smart Devices for Educational Purpose (스마트기기의 교육적 이용 실태 및 활용 방안 연구)

  • Gim, Yeongrok;Chung, Mihyun;Kim, Jaehyoun
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, smart devices have changed the paradigm of education. However, the educational environment and teaching methods could not catch up with this fast improvement and an utmost need for development of educational methods has been realized. In this paper, the general usage of smart devices by elementary school teachers is analyzed and the methods through which smart devices are utilizing smart learning is discussed in the result. A survey of 221 elementary school teachers in Gangwon Province showed that 87.7% of them are currently using smart devices. In addition, teachers were using smart devices with not much difference from ordinary people. The three main motives of teachers who were already using smart devices and those who were planning to take advantage of smart devices were innovativeness, usability and easiness. The reason of need to apply smart devices in education is because of its functionality in various learning types, courses and teaching-learning process methods. Although smart devices have a high efficacy in education but they are not widely utilized yet. In order to solve these problems and be able to take more advantage of smart devices in education, teachers should learn how to use smart devices and a strong sense of willingness is required to make changes in the educational methods. The results of this research on elementary school teachers can be further developed for a greater smart device based smart learning.

Examination of the Physical Environmental Readiness for Smart Learning in Special Schools and Classes and the Actual Utilization of Smart Devices by Special Education Teachers (특수학교 및 특수학급의 스마트교육 환경 조성 및 특수교사의 스마트기기 활용 실태)

  • Kim, Jung-Soo;Kim, Suk-Jin
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.415-424
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the physical environmental readiness for smart learning and the actual utilization of smart devices by special education teachers, and to suggest ways to vitalize smart education. For this, a 14-item survey questionnaire was developed, which touched upon issues regarding the availability of wireless internet service and teachers' utilization of smart devices. An online survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of 991 special education teachers across the nation, including teachers who work at special schools for developmentally disabled students and in special classes at all three levels of regular schools.The collected data was analyzed with the method of a cross-time-frequency analysis using a SPSS 21.0 statistics program. The research findings indicated that both special schools and classes had a poor smart education environment and that special education teachers were having a harding time because of the lack of the infrastructure and additional expenses. In addition, special education teachers were found to use smart device mostly for the purpose of motivating students. These research findings propose that it is urgent to set up a proper smart education environment for special needs students and to provide a systematic training program for special education teachers.

A Study on the SMART Education System Based on Cloud and N-screen (클라우드와 N-스크린 기반의 스마트 교육 시스템 연구)

  • Kim, Bong-Hyun;Oh, Sang-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.137-143
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    • 2014
  • Smart education in the information window, type talent in modern society is changing as talented smart shoes, smart automation creative talent through education, training can be called education revolution. In other words, the advent of smart devices, such as knowledge and information and to actively growing individual customized training paradigm change in the way education and training to reflect this approach. Therefore, in this paper, a smart learning environment based technologies for implementing the system was designed to be the next generation of cloud computing and N screen-based smart education system was studied. From this, educational functions and features in a smart media environment, based on the analysis of the utilization of a smart education system, which maximizes the system design were studied.

A Study on the Effectiveness of Social Networking Service for the Elderly -Focusing on the use of mentors of the same age- (노인 SNS 활용 능력 증진을 위한 효과성에 관한 연구 -동년배 멘토 활용을 중심으로-)

  • Choi, Ye-Sik;Kwon, Soon-Chul;Lee, Seung-Hyun;Lim, Sung-kyu;Cho, Seung-Won
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.147-155
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    • 2021
  • This study covers the effectiveness of SNS utilization education for the elderly. Participants in the study conducted in-depth interviews with trainees currently participating in education and mentors of the same age who are working as assistive instructors. The study deals with whether SNS utilization education, which is considered difficult, can be a more valid class when an elderly person of the same age becomes a mentor and teaches a class. The results of the study said that it was a fun and rewarding education after using SNS for the elderly, free from fear of difficult devices due to the friendly consideration and empathy of the same age. If a mentor of the same age is used for education on SNS for the elderly, SNS education, which has been considered difficult and burdensome for the elderly, is expected to be activated with more flexible education.