Rikkyo University Faculty of Business Administration and NEC Networks & System Integration Corp. will conduct joint research on the theme of "With & After Learning / Exploring the Campus Environment in the Corona Era" from April 2021 to March 4.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, online lessons are accelerating on a global scale. Even in the era of After Corona, it is the responsibility of the university to improve the online environment, and it is important to guarantee the quality of education even in the online environment and to provide the value unique to online.In addition, it is one of the important functions of the university that students build relationships through various activities as well as classes, and the decrease in face-to-face classes and opportunities for interaction between students due to online learning is the motivation for learning and extracurricular activities. May lead to a decline in.
Therefore, at Rikkyo University Faculty of Business Administration and NEC Nets SII Co., Ltd., we have combined Rikkyo University's knowledge of education with NEC Nets SAI's own practice and know-how of digital cloud services gained through co-creation with customers. We will support each and every one of us, maintain and strengthen the quality of education and the environment by using various online tools and know-how, and start joint research with the aim of creating a "new university image" in the future.
The three goals of the joint research are "improving the quality of lessons," "creating a network of students," and "creating a system that is close to students." In "improving the quality of lessons," we will combine digital cloud services such as Zoom to facilitate online discussions and group work, and improve the quality of lessons.We will consider various improvements such as adding functions such as "search" and "index" to on-demand lessons that students can watch at their favorite time, and improving convenience during preparation and review.
In "creating a student network," we provide a place for interaction in a virtual space so that various activities can be realized both inside and outside the university, even online, to support the creation of a student network.First, we will introduce it into activities by three student groups, "High School-University Collaborative Student Project", "BISLIN" (exchange group with business people), and "COBBY" (international student support group), and explore further possibilities by trial utilization.
Engagement measurement to diagnose whether students are enthusiastic about activities at the university in a situation where it is difficult for faculty and staff to meet with students and it is difficult to grasp the situation of students in "creating a mechanism to be close to students" Use tools to monitor learning motivation and whether or not there is a mental disorder.
