Teaching and Learning in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Video-Conference Lectures from Japan to Australia

Autor/in	Yasumoto, Seiko
Titel	Teaching and Learning in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Video-Conference Lectures from Japan to Australia
Quelle	(2014), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-989-8533-30-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Blended Learning; Case Studies; Videoconferencing; Lecture Method; Academic Achievement; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Teaching Methods; Educational Strategies; Cultural Pluralism; Program Effectiveness; Student Motivation; International Programs; College Programs; College Students; Student Surveys; Australia; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulleistung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstrategie; Kulturpluralismus; Schulische Motivation; Studienprogramm; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Australien
Abstract	"Blended learning" has been attracting academic interest catalysed by the advance of mixed-media technology and has significance for the global educational community and evolutionary development of pedagogical approaches to optimise student learning. This paper examines one aspect of blended teaching of Japanese language and culture in the Australian classroom. The study encompasses the Japan-to-Australia component of a bi-lateral teaching and learning program established in 2002 between the Faculty of Arts, the University of Sydney, Australia and the Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Japan. The significance of the program was affirmed by the National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME), a Japanese government agency dedicated to research and development in e-learning/distance education in the tertiary sector, who confirmed in 2006 that the programme was the only one of its kind. Lectures provided by Gifu University, are in real time, the mode of delivery is via web-based video conference. The international exchange of lectures is one component of a rich teaching strategy created for the multicultural environment of the Australian classroom. Findings draw on student learning outcomes and views on motivation as the criterion of the efficacy of the program. The study confirms, within the defined parameters, that video-conferencing from Japan to Australia is an effective tool, as an adjunct to current teaching methods within the classroom, to enhance learning and motivate students learning Japanese culture? [For the complete proceedings, see ED557181.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01