알파세대 교육목회를 위한 교육과정 설계의 방향성 모색

Abstract

Edcuational ministry mus constanly change its charcateristics and strategies depending on the target of the ministry, In order to operate an effective educational ministry, it is necessary to design the curriculum according to the decuactional target, The new generation that is emerging today is called the Alpha Generation. This is the generation born between 2010 and 2024. Alpha generation has the characteristics of digital natives, digital only, digital living visas, and digital learners, and at the same time must overcome the challenge of the digital divide. Korean church schools have reached an urgent point where they need to redesign their curriculum to operate a more effective educational ministry targeting this generation. In order to properly solve this problem, the first purpose of this study was to identify the conceptual definition and functional role of educational ministry. first of all, it is introduced that educational ministry is an area of ​​practical theology and the basic framework of ministry that integrates theoretical theology and worldly studies. Next, the feasibility of educational ministry was examined in the practical area in terms of a relationship-centered educational ministry method based on coaching, an organic curriculum design that shares religious experiences through generational integration, and a plan for competency development of teachers and educational pastors within a cooperative learning community. The second purpose of this study was to examine three elements that must be considered in curriculum design to efficiently operate Alpha Generation educational ministry based on a conceptual understanding of educational ministry. First, in order to redefine the purpose of educational ministry, the concept of Smalog education was introduced, educational goals were set accordingly, and various forms of educational ministry using edtech were presented while maximizing analog sensibilities. Second, in order to expand the holistic capabilities of the Alpha Generation, the concept of intelligence amplification was introduced, and according to this theory, the framework of recognition for the Alpha Generation as a new learners in the educational ministry was presented as an expaned concept by comparing it with the existing understanding of learners. Third, in order to more efficiently operate worship, education, and service, which are the places of learning where educational ministry is practiced, the concept of affordance was introduced, and using this theory, educational strategies was presented to three-dimensionally apply sensory, physical, cognitive, and functional affordances to the educational envirionment of educational ministry. Using the above design directions, we attempted to create an educational ministry environment where the alpha generation living in the era of digital revolution can continue the tradition of faith by designing and practicing a curriculum in which the alpha generation becomes the subject of ministry.