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Kumiko Aoki
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Globalization of E-Learning: Issues and Opportunities for International Collaboration
Kumiko Aoki
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 461–466
E-learning enables provision of higher education services beyond national boundaries. International trade in educational services is expected to be liberalized as the General Agreements in Trades in Services (GATS) negotiations will seek to promote ...
Topics: Internet
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Distance Learning Programs and Schools in Japan: From Correspondence Learning to E-Learning
Kumiko Aoki
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1802–1806
Distance learning has been around in Japan for the past 50 years at least, mostly as the form of correspondence schools. With the wide spread use of the information and communication technologies (ICT), not only distance education institutions but...
Topics: Schools, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Information Communication Technologies
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The Challenges of ICT Applications in Distance Higher Education in Japan
Kumiko Aoki
Asian Journal of Distance Education Vol. 8, No. 2 pp. 29–39
Japan is a technologically advanced country with a number of challenges being faced by distance education institutions. Applications of information and communication technologies (ICT) have the potential to transform educational practices from...
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International Collaborative Learning using Web 2.0: Learning of Foreign Language and Intercultural Understanding
Kumiko Aoki; Pal Molnar
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 3782–3787
According to O’Dowd (2007), the first collaborative learning with distant partners dates back in the 1920s when French educationalist Celestin Freinet had his students publish a newspaper and exchange it with classes in other parts of the country....
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Telecollaboration 2.0: Using Facebook for Intercultural Exchange
Kumiko Aoki; Mary Kimura
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 135–144
This paper will discuss the use of Facebook for intercultural learning in a telecollaborative project linking classes in Japan and classes overseas. There is a good amount of literature already existing in the field of online intercultural exchange...
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Project-Based International Collaborative Learning using Web 2.0 Tools for Authentic Learning of Foreign Language and 21st Century Skills
Kumiko Aoki; Pal Molnar
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 2349–2353
Web 2.0 tools and social networking approaches give unique opportunities for students across national borders to communicate and collaborate. They are especially suitable for fostering foreign language learning and intercultural understanding as...
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Predictors of Learning Satisfaction in Japanese Online Distance Learners
Eric Bray; Kumiko Aoki; Larry Dlugosh
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 9, No. 3 (Oct 21, 2008)
Japanese distance education has been slow to utilize the Internet, and mainly depends on the mail system and to a lesser extent TV broadcasting as its mode of delivery. However, since 2001 regulations have been relaxed to allow students to complete...
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A Case Study of Teacher-Teacher Communication in the Use of Document Cameras and Computers
Noriko Nakao; Tatsuya Horita; Kumiko Aoki; Makiko Miwa
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4848–4856
The use of document cameras and computers by the teachers at a certain elementary school was investigated to determine which teachers were asked for information and proposals and the nature of these requests. At this elementary school, teachers use...
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Internet-mediated Intercultural Exchange for Learner-Centered Learning, Part 1
Kumiko Aoki; Eric Bray; Mary Kimura; Bert Kimura; Curtis Ho; Pal Molnar
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 1091–1095
Various Internet tools such as emails and discussion boards, and more recently those Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook, Skype, Slideshare, YouTube, and Flicker, make it possible to connect learners across languages and cultures in and outside...
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Internet-mediated Intercultural Exchange for Learner-Centered Learning, Part 2
Kumiko Aoki; Eric Bray; Mary Kimura; Bert Kimura; Curtis Ho; Pal Molnar
Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 1096–1100
Various Internet tools such as emails and discussion boards, and more recently those Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook, Skype, Slideshare, YouTube, and Flicker, make it possible to connect learners across languages and cultures in and outside...