In August of XNUMXrd year of Reiwa, the liberal arts course "Information Processing Exercise" of Kio University was selected for the certification system "Mathematical / Data Science / AI Education Program (Literacy Level)" of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, commonly known as "MDASH".
This system was established in collaboration with the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to encourage the efforts of mathematics, data science, and AI education at each university and college of technology.With the rapid progress of ICT promotion at universities, Kio University has been actively introducing ICT to educational sites, such as lending notebook PCs to all students for seven years.We will talk about the efforts leading up to this "MDASH" certification and the background behind it, with the talk of President Masahiko Fuyuki, who is also the director of the Education Promotion Office, the director of the Education and Learning Infrastructure Center, who is in charge of program management, and the director of the Next Generation Education Center, Professor Mitsugu Fukumori. I will introduce it while.
Class support type e-learning system "OpenCEAS", introduction of rental PC to all students is a stepping stone to "MDASH" certification
"Mathematical / Data Science / AI Education Program (Littery Level)", commonly known as MDASH (Approved for Mathematics, Data science and AI Smart Higher Education), is a "mathematical / data science /" that is needed for an advanced information society. This is a system in which the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology certifies efforts to learn the knowledge and utilization ability of "AI".Kio University is one of the five private universities in Kansai that was accredited in the first year, and "Information Processing Exercises I and II", which is a compulsory liberal arts subject common to all universities in the first year, is subject to accreditation.
In "Information Processing Exercise I", from the introduction section such as information environment and learning support system usage of Kio University, information security, utilization and risk of Internet and cloud, SNS, etc., latest trends of AI, basics of data handling, etc. We will acquire specific knowledge and skills.In "Information Processing Exercise II", you will learn data utilization know-how, basics of statistics, basics of programming, etc. (curriculum contents differ depending on the faculty) to deepen a more practical understanding.
The major foundation behind this program was the introduction of loan-type PCs to all students, which began in 2014.Nowadays, many universities recommend students to bring their laptops with them by means such as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Seven years ago, it was an epoch-making attempt for the university to prepare notebook PCs for all freshmen and lend them for learning by the COPE method (Personal use of devices owned by companies = Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled). bottom.
President Masahiko Fuyuki: "I am very pleased that this" MDASH "certification has been highly evaluated for our achievements so far. At our university, we emphasized the merits of introducing ICT to educational institutions from an early stage. , In 2010, we formulated the basic information environment plan and implemented various measures in sequence. Introduced a suitable class support type e-learning system "CEAS". In order to promote active learning against the background of environmental improvement, we decided to try the COPE method in 2014 after considering making students a must-have PC, 2011 We started lending notebook PCs to all new students from the fiscal year. "CEAS", which can be freely used as an open source, has continued to evolve with an emphasis on operability of teachers and students, and was rebuilt from April 2013. The latest "OpenCEAS" is in full operation as a university-wide LMS. Currently, the conventional PC classroom has been abolished and is not available at our university.
Students of this university will use the comprehensive support system "KiTss" and this "OpenCEAS" to register for courses immediately after enrollment, but by using the system in the same PC environment lent by all. There is a big merit that imbalances in operability and information enjoyment can be avoided, and centralized management becomes possible on the university side.In addition, a great educational effect can be expected.The basic policy of the university is "do not explain the operation method".Personal PC utilization requires initial setup, but students who are new to PCs face a number of questions and errors.Therefore, by investigating the solution by yourself and cooperating with friends, you will acquire reliable ICT responsiveness.The COPE method was able to smoothly realize a style in which the same PC was used for course management, preparation and review at home, and used for classes and group work between students on campus. "
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