Interculutral Korean STEAM Education Symposium 2022

Welcome to the Korea-Australia STEAM training workshop. I have also been participating in this international cooperation project led by Professor Hye-eun Chu for many years, gaining interesting and meaningful experiences and achievements. I have been interested in climate change education research for about 5 years, and initially had a negative view on STEAM convergence education. It was thought that potential dangers, including the climate crisis, had arrived as a boomerang for the success of a modernized society based on science and technology, and the spread of abundance and freedom. This idea was changed through a conversation with Professor Larry Bentz at an international conference. It has been found that the use of technology can help scientific inquiry and solutions to risks including the climate crisis. The subject of my recent research project was STEAM convergence education as citizen science education on atmospheric environment using technology. The technology used is an Arduino-based combination of sensors, communication, and coding related to the atmospheric environment, and the students learned this technology, conducted research, and practiced for improvement. Data measured directly using technology and the arguments based on it gave students a powerful voice and gave confidence to family, friends, and others. Although I cannot share this experience today, it seems that various STEAM activities on environmental topics in Australia and Korea will be introduced. In our lab, we introduce the climate crisis board game that Mr. Woo-Yong Park developed with the advice of game experts. We hope that today's workshop will provide new perspectives and meaningful experiences for all participants.