Title :
Learning in a Distance and Collaborative Course that Connected Kyoto University and UCLA
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Educ., Kyoto Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, I´ll report the learning in a distance and collaborative course that connected Kyoto University and UCLA. This course on Kyoto University side consisted of various activities, for example, a distance lecture by instructors and guest speakers, a visit to UCLA, group work for designing educational content by using squeak, and an open workshop held with Horikawa High School. The author noticed in the quantitative and qualitative data collected to research the various activities that students in this course at Kyoto University have experienced authentic learning with others mediated by information technology or computers
Keywords :
courseware; distance learning; educational courses; Kyoto University; UCLA; collaborative course; distance learning; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Computer interfaces; Computer science education; Cultural differences; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Global communication; Information technology; Tides;
Conference_Titel :
Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing, 2006. C5 '06. The Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2563-6
