Special Sessions

Symposium: Dankook University

Sat, Oct 10 · 13:30–15:10 · Main Hall 111

  1. Collaborative Educational Governance for Sustainability and Ecological Transformation: Community Educational Networks and Inter- and Transdisciplinary Integration (Keynote Address) — Yeon-A Son
  2. Developing a Community Educational Network Model and Implementing·Disseminating Sustainability Education Based on It — Kyungsuk Bae, Sunki Kang
  3. Implementing and Disseminating Community Service-Learning Based on a University-Local Office of Education-School Network — Jaehyeok Choi
  4. Implementing and Disseminating Sustainability Education Via a Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Living Lab Program — Hyun-Jeong Oh, Yejin Moon, Lovepreet Kaur
  5. Developing a Sustainability Education Platform That Grows with the Community: Educational Practice and Dissemination — Hyun-Jung Lee, Jaehyeok Choi, Yeji Lee

All presenters: Institute of Integrated Science Education, Dankook University (Lovepreet Kaur: Department of Mobile Systems Engineering, Dankook University). Each presentation is 15 minutes.

Special Session: National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR)

Sat, Oct 10 · 16:20–18:00 · Main Hall 111

  • The Nagoya Protocol and Korea’s ABS Act for Foreign Researchers Using Korean Genetic Resources: An Explanatory Overview and Procedural Guide — Soon Woong Kim, Seung Yeol Lee (Jungjin IP Law Firm)

Special Session: Researching Artist, Researching Teacher, and Researching Citizen Scientist

Sun, Oct 11 · 10:30–12:10 · Main Hall 111 · Chair: Young Joon Shin

  1. Harmonizing Biodiversity Conservation and Education: The 20-Year Journey of the Korean Teacher’s Plant Research Society — Junghyean Won (The Korean Teacher’s Plant Research Society)
  2. Notes to Illustrations of Joseon Plants: A Selection of Toxic Plants — Soyo Lee (Korea National University of Arts)
  3. A Voice for Frogs: Becoming the Change — Paul Scott (Independent Citizen Scientist and Educator)

Workshops

WorkshopTime & roomTitleFacilitator
W1Sun, Oct 11 · 10:30–12:10 · Room B102Hands-On AI Microscopy for Teens: Upgrading Old Scopes with Raspberry Pi, Capturing Multimodal Images, Labeling Data, and Running Cell AIYonggeun Yoon (Songnae Jungang Middle School)
W2Sun, Oct 11 · 10:30–12:10 · Room B104Improving the Quality of Human Physiology Education Through 3D Visualization Tools: Overcoming the Limitations of Textbooks and Dissection LabsHo Il Lee (Sungshin High School)
W3Sun, Oct 11 · 10:30–12:10 · Room B105AI-Integrated Science Inquiry Models for Biological Classification: Leveraging Google Teachable Machine and Orange3 Data AnalyticsTae Young Kim (Onsan High School)
W4Sun, Oct 11 · 14:10–15:50 · Room B102From Hands-On Molecular Modeling to AI-Assisted Structural Biology: Exploring Biomolecular Structure with 4D Frame, AlphaFold, and PyMOLYonggeun Yoon (Songnae Jungang Middle School)

Country Reports (Plenary Session)

Sun, Oct 11 · 16:40–17:40 · Main Hall 111

CountryTitleSpeaker
KoreaDirections of National Curriculum Reform in Korea and the 2022 Revised Science CurriculumGyeonghui Park (Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity)
The PhilippinesBiology Education in the Philippines: Current Developments, Emerging Trends, and the Role of BIOTAMarie Christine M. Obusan (University of the Philippines Diliman)
IndiaBiology Education, Research and Development in India, 2024–2026Narendra Deshmukh (Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR)
IndonesiaTransforming Biology Education in Indonesia: From Surface Learning to Impactful LearningMurni Ramli (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
JapanChallenges and Effective Use of Terminology in Biology Education: A Discussion with Asian Countries Based on the Japanese Essential Biological Terms (2025 Edition)Takayuki Sato (Hirosaki University)