2018-12-18
Moments of Need for Community Formation in a Fluid, Anonymous Life 1: Child Care and Education
Modern people's characteristics in highly advanced technology include mobility and anonymity. Modern individuals use mobility technologies to move constantly and form anonymous relationships in fluid lives. Such mobility and anonymity have caused the decline of traditional communities.
This lecture explores the importance of community in modern society within childcare and education. Based on the lecturer’s experiences, it discusses the necessity of community in childcare and education, providing the counter-education concept accompanied by community formation.
- Child Care and Education
- Community Formation
- Mobility
Cheong, Seonghoon, Seongdong Foundation for Arts & Culture
2019-08-28
Mobility of Cosmopolitan 1: Ecole de Paris- Impressionism and Mobility
During a time when France’s industrial output doubled, the population engaged in agriculture and fisheries decreased by over 50%. Meanwhile, due to the significant mobility revolution brought by the commercialisation of railways, urban workers adopting modern lifestyles surged to nearly 40% of the French population. Through railways, the world’s reach expanded for the public. During this period, the bourgeois, who economically and socially sustained France and led in culture and the arts, sought to break away from the rigid social and cultural codes of the early-to-mid-19th century aristocratic society. Amidst these changes, artists who resisted compliance with the existing academy system, including the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Salon exhibitions, emerged. These artists, later known as Impressionists and honoured as pioneers of modern and contemporary painting, were born in the 1840s. They declared a departure from traditional institutionalised art through the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. The gradual growth of the art market, accompanied by the expansion of bourgeois audiences, disrupted the exclusive status of the Salon. Tired of conventional styles, the audience began to show interest, leading to significant purchases and patronage.
- Cosmopolitan
- Ecole de Paris
- Impressionism
- Mobility
Jaeyeon Park, Dongguk Girls' High School
2019-08-27
Mobility and User Experience – Emotion Sign
With the rise of the digital era, our communication methods are changing, and interaction styles are becoming more varied. People express their thoughts not only through sentences but also by using words and emojis. One clear example of this shift is the expanding emoji market. With images as small as 50 pixels, individuals use emojis to convey their opinions and feelings. By looking at examples of user experiences in communication and emojis, the lecture explores new perspectives and insights into co-evolutionary mobility.
- History
- Media
- Mobility
- World
Jeongsun Lee, Seoul Science Center
2019-08-21
History of Digital Contents 1: Changes in Media
Throughout the lecture, students learn about the dictionary definition of media and the background of media emergence. They also explore how analogue and digital media have transformed through various examples, considering the processes and catalysts behind each characteristic. Also, by examining the evolution of multiple media, from cave paintings to mobile and social media, students explore the characteristics of social media and contemplate effective ways to use them.
- DIgital Contents
- History
- Media
- Mobility
Hee Kyung Kim, High School Attached to College of Education, Dongguk University
2019-08-20
Mobility and User Experience – Synesthetic Sign
Humans have sensory organs like eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin. Whenever we consciously or unconsciously experience moments or places, we undergo user experiences based on these sensory elements. The smell of fresh bread or coffee can trigger purchases, and handshakes with politicians can influence voting decisions. Our senses extend beyond basic instincts and are utilised in various aspects of life, such as politics, economics, and human relationships. Through examples of user experiences based on multisensory elements, we can understand sensory symbols within mobility.
# Sensory signs and modality
# User experience based on sensory symbols
# Designing user experience with synesthetic sign
- Media
- Mobility
- Synesthetic Sign
- User Experiences
Jeongsun Lee, Seoul Science Center
2018-10-31
Did the Fourth Industrial Revolution Change Politics? (2): Civic Movement of Democracy Technology
The Fourth Industrial Revolution brought about changes in government and political parties and catalyzed shifts in civic movements. Future citizens are anticipated to enhance their information-gathering abilities and social criticism skills, making political participation more accessible through democratic technology. Moreover, information and communication technology advancements provide the groundwork for simultaneous and global civic movements. This lecture examines the evolution from offline civic movements to internet-based ones through case studies and proposes the direction that civic movements utilising democratic technology should take. Also, this lecture presents historical examples of civic movements to citizens, discussing the impact of civic movements utilising mobility technology. Ultimately, the lecture raises questions about the implications of civic movements and their proper application.
- Civic Movement
- Democracy
- Future Citizen
- Mobility
Song, Kyungjae, Seoul Science Center
2019-07-25
Living in the Era of Mobility : The Dilemma of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
In a society where online and offline mobility is on the rise, individuals who adapt to technological and societal changes may be the most crucial. Understanding the characteristics of mobility citizens with abilities to move across time, geography, and space is vital. Everyone must strive to live as citizens of this changing mobility society, blending offline geographical movement with online spatial navigation. Guidelines for enhancing citizenship in a mobility society need to be developed.
With the integration of ICT, mobility will become more robust, and changes in time and space will accelerate. Considering the interconnected nature of networks, preparation is necessary at all levels, from individuals and families to schools, civil society, and government. The most essential preparation lies in citizen education. In a mobility society emphasising multi-layered connectivity and mobility, citizen education should focus on fostering empathy for humanity, the future, and philosophical thinking. Adapting to the new society will hasten as our understanding of ICT improves. With the rise of changes in economics, politics, and media throughout the 4.0 Industry, there are optimistic and pessimistic views on human lives. This lecture explores questions about the future of humanity and puts forth new solutions together.
- Living
- Mobility
- The 4th Industrial Revolution
Kyungjae Song, High School Attached to College of Education, Dongguk University
2018-10-12
'White Gold' Sugar Changed the World
Sugarcane originated in tropical New Guinea, dating back to approximately 8,000 B.C. It reached the Philippines and India 2,000 years later, eventually spreading to South China. The earliest record of sugar was found in India in 400 B.C., where sugar was offered to the gods. From ancient times, sugar has been a healing and medicinal substance, as reflected in the English idiom, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Exploring the history of sugar, from its transformation into massive sugar factories that shaped Cuba’s destiny to the brutal slave system on sugarcane plantations, the importation of enslaved Black people, the abolitionist movement, the revolutions in the United States, France, and Haiti, and the birth of contract laborers (new workers engaged in sugar production), this lecture traces the journey and trajectory of sugar, “white gold,” until it became an everyday thing on tables worldwide.
Cho, Hyejin, The Attached High School at Konkuk University
2019-08-13
Mobility and User Experience – Design Sign
There is no symbol revealing its attributes, such as the Arrow (->) or the At symbol (@). The Arrow offers clear directions, while we use the at symbol countless times daily to represent email. The Arrow signifies provision, influence, or change, embodying “this is this.” They serve as metaphors, representations, symbols, and sights. This lecture explores the concept of user experience through examples of design symbols in various channels, types, and cultural and social contexts.
# Sign, symbol, design: design as symbol
# Design signs utilising metaphors
# Channels and types of design sign
# Signs ever-changing and evolving
Jeongsun Lee, Seoul Science Center
2018-09-21
Tobacco: Is it a Gift from God or a Demon’s Smoke?
Tobacco has been known in Latin America since around 16,000 years ago, but its widespread cultivation began between 5,000 and 3,000 B.C. years ago. Tobacco and clay pipes were discovered in the Maya, Aztec, and Caribbean regions. In these cultures, tobacco was considered a crop bestowed by the gods, and the rising smoke symbolised communication with the gods. Tobacco was introduced to three Northeast Asian countries in the early 17th century. In Korea, tobacco was introduced during the reign of King Gwanghae in 1616, passing through Japan and rapidly gaining popularity. This led to extensive tobacco cultivation, resulting in widespread tobacco planting in fertile lands to fulfill the increasing demand.
This lecture explores how Columbus’s encounter with Native Americans smoking tobacco played a pivotal role in its rapid spread to Europe, where it became crucial for early European settlers, and examines the underlying politics behind the rapid diffusion of tobacco.
- Life World
- Mobility
- Tobacco
Cho, Hyejin, The Attached High School at Konkuk University
