| Project/Area Number |
15606006
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
科学高等教育
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| Research Institution | TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHIHARA Akinori Tokyo Institute of Technology, The Center for Research and Development of Educational Technology, Professor, 教育工学開発センター, 教授 (90114884)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAKAYAMA Minoru Tokyo Institute of Technology, CRADLE, Associate Professor, 教育工学開発センター, 助教授 (40221460)
NISHIKARA Atsuhiro Tokyo Institute of Technology, CRADLE, Associate Professor, 教育工学開発センター, 助教授 (60260535)
AOYAGI Takahiro Tokyo Institute of Technology, CRADLE, Research Associate, 教育工学開発センター, 助手 (10302944)
FUJII Nobuo Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Professor, 大学院・理工学研究科, 教授 (00016601)
ARAKI Kyomichi Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Professor, 大学院・理工学研究科, 教授 (90016668)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
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| Keywords | Distance Education / Satellite Communication / International Exchange / Accredited Graduate Courses / Educational Systems |
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| Research Abstract |
We conducted international distance education via satellite. The delivered lectures are the ones taught in English as international graduate program. The receiving universities are Asian Institute of Technology and Ring Mongkut's Institute of Technology, both in Bangkok, Thailand. Pictures and voices were reliably transmitted in high quality via satellite, while internet TV conference system was used for questions and answers. The latter reduced the equipment cost at receiving side while maintaining the real time interaction between lecturer and students, which made the students to keep their high motivation. At least once in a term, the lecturers were sent to the receiving university to have a face-to-face lecture session, which also made students happy and feel they are well treated.
We conducted a survey of school calendars, time tables, etc. of several universities in the world. It becomes clear that the educational systems do not always coincide each other, but it is also found that we may find almost common time slot if we carefully review the systems of two universities. Finding such intersection is not always possible nor an easy job. We may have to combine a special lecture of a intensive course. In fact we conducted an intensive course during summer vacation in Thailand, which attracted Thai students very much.
International distance education inevitably have structural barrier, such as different educational systems, language barrier, physical distance, time difference, etc. We have shown these obstacles can be overcome by mutual understanding and mutual efforts, and conducted successful distance education. Students' survey also show positive responses. We believe that the key points of the success was the enthusiasm of both sides.
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