National Kaohsiung Normal University and ViewSonic Collaborate to Integrate Remote Teaching into Maker Education Courses
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (May 4, 2021) – ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual and educational solutions, and National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU) announced their productive achievements in the “Innovative Remote Teaching and Technology Hands-on Courses” program. Since 2020, NKNU has collaborated with ViewSonic and 10 local elementary and junior high schools to co-develop the courses which have successfully incorporated remote teaching into maker education. The program has increased the efficiency in collaborative lesson preparation, enhanced students’ learning interests, and further solved the challenges of teaching in rural schools.
Other than cross-school collaborations using ViewSonic’s education technology solutions, courses like “Making mask decompression adjustment belt”, “AI experiencing” and “Sketch drawing and recognition” have greatly enhanced the students’ responsiveness and creative thinking ability.
The 10 schools which participated in the program include Chao-Jhou Primary School, Chao-Jhou Junior High School, and Chau-Sheng National Primary School in Pingtung County; Alian Junior High School, Tao-Yuan Junior High School, Dashu Junior High School, Xinmin Elementary School, and Tso-Ying Primary School in Kaohsiung City; as well as Fu-Chuen Primary School and Shigang Elementary School in Taichung City in Taiwan.