Introduced ‘Google G-Suite Service’ from the first semester of 2020
Can use Google G-SUite with school e-mail accounts
Real-time online video lectures and team projects using Classroom and Meet
[April 13, 2020]
<School of Fine Arts Professor Shin Gi-woon conducting online classes in real-time using Google Meet>
G-Suite service (Google G Suite for Education) that YU (President Sur Gil-soo) introduced from the first semester of 2020 is maximizing usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Google G-Suite service is a service that Google offers for free to educational institutions and the Google G-Suite service has become available for YU students and faculty using their college e-mail accounts since March of this year.
All YU members having school e-mail accounts including students and faculty can not only use unlimited Google Drive and Mail, but also use other G-Suite services such as Classroom and Meet for educational and research activities as well as administrative work.
<Workshop using Google Classroom>
Professors can give online video lectures in real-time using Meet and students can share materials needed for class and perform team projects regardless of time and place. In particular, as most college classes are being conducted online due to the spread of COVID-19, it is expected that the use of Google G-Suite will continue to grow for college education.
The YU Education Development Center operates study coaching and consulting online in real-time through Meet so that students can continue to engage in self-initiated learning and to strengthen their capacities for self-development.
Google G-Suite is being applied for the administrative duties of faculty as well. The efficiency of Google G-Suite can be checked in work-at-home enacted by YU as part of social distancing efforts. YU faculty holds online meetings through Meet and use Google Drive to share various materials in real-time to minimize work deficiencies resulting from work-at-home.
YU Systems Operation Team Leader Kim Byung-soo said, “YU has actively reviewed implementing Google G-Suite even before the spread of COVID-19. Members have formed consensus on the utilization of Google G-Suite especially with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”
YU conducts integrated operation for university information systems dispersed per function such as lecture support, e-mail and web drives by implementing the Google G-Suite service, and therefore, it is expected to cut costs significantly compared to operating a proprietary system, not to mention improving education efficiency.
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “As the use of mobile devices such as smart phones continue to grow, it is quickly switching to an environment so that students can study not only in class, but study and communicate wherever they are.” Furthermore, “The university will provide full support to construct ICT infrastructure so that students can learn more efficiently.”
