Abstract
This paper reports cooperative experiment undertaken by Hokkaido University in Japan and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in the United States. The experiment was conducted in January, 2005. A classroom in the IT Education Hall at Hokkaido University, Japan and the Discovery Laboratory of the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center at the University of Alaska, Fair-banks were connected via the Internet and a domestic next-generation Internet research and educational network infrastructure called JGN2 that was operated by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in Japan. A high definition video conferencing system, a chat system, and a web-based voting system were used in the experiment to promote the establishment of an effective learning environment, particularly for cross-cultural learning.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-187 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Collaborative learning
- Cross-cultural learning
- High quality video conferencing
- Symmetric
- Synchronous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering