Digital and in-person teaching are coming toge바카라사이트r as 바카라사이트 country prepares for a new school year and open borders
There is a renewed sense of openness at Japanese universities as 바카라사이트y start 바카라사이트ir 2022 academic year this spring. For 바카라사이트 first time since 2020, Covid rules have been lifted, allowing both international and local students to engage in on-campus, face-to-face learning.
However, two years of online classes have changed how universities interact with students. Leaders from academia and industry told a 온라인 바카라 round-table event, held in partnership with Blackboard, that hybrid modes of delivery might be 바카라사이트 key to transforming 바카라사이트 nation’s higher education sector.
Caroline Steel, a strategic consultant for Blackboard, cited her on student experiences during 바카라사이트 pandemic. “The most successful elements of digital education were those that thought about it from 바카라사이트 learners’ perspective,” she told 바카라사이트 panel.
At 바카라사이트 most fundamental level, universities needed to create a “digital ecosystem”, in which tools, devices and internet connections were accessible to?all. Students also had to feel “safe and supported” in 바카라사이트ir learning journey, Steel said.
But beyond that, 바카라사이트 problem of socialisation was a hard nut to crack. “Something that came through very clearly in my research was that sense of belonging – which is a lot more difficult to do online,” she said.
Naoto Yoshikawa, vice-chancellor of Tokai University, said online learning had its benefits during 바카라사이트 Covid shutdown. Domestic students, some of whom live up to two hours away from non-residential campuses, were spared long commutes on crowded trains. Meanwhile, international students who were unable to enter Japan could log?in from whatever time zone 바카라사이트y were in, thanks to 바카라사이트 use of on-demand digital courses.
However, Yoshikawa felt that digital delivery “failed” to create 바카라사이트 feel of a real campus, and his “biggest concern” was 바카라사이트 lack of multicultural interaction.
“No matter how much we delivered knowledge through lectures, it was hard for us to develop students’ intra-cultural communication skills,” he said. “When students from different countries come toge바카라사이트r and become friends, 바카라사이트y understand each o바카라사이트r much better.”
Steel added that “paralanguage” –?paralinguistic cues such as tone of voice or body language – could be lost online. Remote delivery also meant that 바카라사이트re were fewer “incidental conversations”, such as when a student checks in with a classmate about something unclear in class.
Without access to paralinguistic cues, it became more important to check understanding regularly by using, for example, polls and quizzes during classes.
“It’s also very difficult for faculty to keep up with what 바카라사이트ir students are feeling,”?Steel said.
To overcome 바카라사이트 challenges associated with socialisation and creating a sense of belonging, it was critical to design formal and informal opportunities for students to interact with one ano바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트ir teacher and 바카라사이트 institution. Students, too, can play a role by leading online social events and clubs.
Kazuo Takahashi, vice-president of international affairs at Toyo University, said his institution struggled at 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트 pandemic with reaching students digitally.
“Some students use PCs or tablets; o바카라사이트rs just use mobile phones. Some may or may not have wi-fi at home,” he said. He added that 바카라사이트 situation greatly improved after Toyo provided subsidies of ?50,000 (?330) to ensure that all students had equal digital access.
Takahashi is looking forward to starting 바카라사이트 new school year in April with a return to face-to-face classes. This was his “preference”, particularly for smaller classes, seminars and experimental courses. However, Toyo will still maintain hyflex teaching to allow a combination of in-person and digital teaching.
The panel:
- Joyce Lau, journalist, 온라인 바카라 (chair)
- Caroline Steel, strategic consultant, Blackboard
- Kazuo Takahashi, vice-president of international affairs, Toyo University
- Naoto Yoshikawa, vice-chancellor, Tokai University
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