In the new semester, which began in September 2015, approximately 9 students (150% of international students from 30 countries and non-US nationalities) will be in 78 cities around the world (San Francisco, London, Buenos Aires, Seoul, and Bangalore) in four years. Le, Istanbul, London) to study and live in a dormitory.All lessons are taught online through active learning, and an exciting program begins in San Francisco, with internships from affiliated companies and public institutions in cities around the world.

　Let's take a look at their day.Seminar-style online lessons for less than 20 students in the morning.In the afternoon, we actively carry out preparations for pre-assignments and field research.The results are fed back to professors and mentors, and students can get useful advice.Such daily life is unfolded in various places.

　Minerva University has developed its own learning platform called Active Learning Form to realize active learning despite being online.The difference from the general INTERNET EDUCATION is that it does not depend on the student's learning independence.In this learning platform,

・ Teachers do not give lectures (teachers focus on facilitation and student performance checks, and are warned if they speak for a total of 10 minutes or more during class)
・ Covers almost everything that can be done offline
・ Discussion, analysis, group work, presentations, etc. between students
・ All lessons are recorded
・ Student performance feedback is at least 1 hour after class.Providing learning improvement advice to each student
・ Everyone, including students, can review class records
・ Student-teacher relationships are closer than in traditional classes

　Please see the video of Active Learning Form.

◆ Opinion sharing screen for each student's assignment

Encourage debate for each student's opinion

◆ Teacher's screen It is possible to approach because the class participation level of each student is displayed in color.

◆ Teacher's screen It is possible to grasp the progress of two group works in a realistic manner.

◆ Teacher's screen Each student's evaluation / feedback screen

　Students trained in this way sell their own internship programs to companies and public institutions and carry out research activities at the facilities. The learning platform developed and operated by Minerva University is a powerful support tool for thoroughly training logical thinking ability, creative thinking ability, and practical communication ability.

　When I actually saw the class status of this learning platform, I felt the active participation and liveliness of the students more than I had imagined.The advantage over offline real lessons is that there is a system that allows teachers to keep track of how much each student is attending this lesson.Even after shifting to group work, teachers can grasp the progress and contents of each group in detail.Since all class performances for each student are recorded, feedback can be provided in detail based on facts.In addition, advice from a third party is also possible based on the record.Student evaluation is also important.

　The author also actually heard the story of current student Yige Li (from China).Since junior high school, she has published several essays summarizing her educational experience and attended the Beijing XNUMXth High School Special Advance Course, including receiving the Model United Nations Best Speaker Award at Harvard University. Has experience as a leader in numerous organizations during the time.I was amazed at her presentation ability and the content of the story.

　Also, according to Hideki Yamamoto, the representative of the school's Japan Liaison Office, Roujia Wen, who has been to Japan before, started programming at the age of 7 and started programming at the Information Engineering Olympics in China. Has a track record of winning the championship for four consecutive years.Currently majoring in computer science and neuroscience at the university.With a keen interest in the field of artificial intelligence, this summer I had the opportunity to program at a state-of-the-art brain science research facility on the west coast of the United States on the recommendation of a university professor.Wen entered Minerva University as a first-year student, although he was admitted to Georgetown University.Although the school has no track record yet, he was convinced that this method of learning would surely grow himself.