ICT Platform Development Project

The project manager is responsible for:

1. Database development, construction of the platform using Moodle, a Learning Management System (LMS),
2. To make it available to anyone at the university, and
3. The evaluation of the contents in classes.

This platform should offer a broad range of contents to meet the needs of professors and students with variety of backgrounds. In 2012, this project will be widely promoted throughout the campus to increase the number of users who will benefit.

Features of English ICT Contents

Here are the features of the contents being developed.

1. Supplementary teaching material useful for any faculty
When used in connection with a course, the contents can be used as supplementary teaching material, such as a review of what is taught in class or previously studied.

2. Order-made contents
In order to make the contents perfect for the course intended, the program manager works closely with the teacher to meet the requirements. By carefully preparing, even if the Japanese teacher is not fluent in English, s/he can add some tasks which increase the opportunity for the students to be exposed to English.

3. Contents for Self-study
The students can access to the platform to do exercises in the self-study areas by selecting contents from something close to their interests to basic skill building.

4. Contents close to the students’ area of interest
Since the students already have some background knowledge of their major, it is easier for them to do the work in English by using the knowledge as a clue. At the same time, they will learn technical terms and expressions frequently used.

5. Contents database that can be easily accessed and used according to the teacher’s needs
Contents stored in a database can be easily located and used as a part of a new course the teacher would like to construct. The database can be shared and recycled in many different courses.