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PROJECT NAME:

Remote Education System

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND CURRENT LOCATION:

Kansai region, centering in Kansai Science City, Japan

PROJECT COORDINATOR:

Mr. Takeo Matsumoto, Managing Director
Association of Broadband-ISDN Business chance and Culture Creation (BBCC)
(Project promotion manager: Mr. Yousuke Kawamura)
MAILING ADDRESS: Keihanna Plaza, 1-7, Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Kyoto, Japan
PHONE/FAX: +81-774-95-5150 / +81-774-95-5174

BRIEF OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY:

This project is one of BBCC's B-ISDN application experiment projects. This project demonstrates validity of B-ISDN for remote education as well as development of curriculum and systems through experimental education (English conversation, and others) via B-ISDN.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

a) To provide effective education with students and teachers in separate locations via B-ISDN using image communication, database and multimedia teaching materials.
b) To find the most effective and user-friendly teaching materials, methods and systems through experimentation.

EXPECTED/ACTUAL RESULTS:

a) Development of educational materials and curriculum supporting B-ISDN.
b) Demonstration proving the validity of B-ISDN as a key way to pursue off-site education
c) Newly invented systems and equipment for experimental use.

TARGET GROUPS:

PARTNERS/ACTORS IN THE PROJECT:

Group 1) Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; Kawai Juku; The Kansai Power Co., Inc.; Canon Sales Co., Ltd.; NTT; Nova Information Systems:

Group 2) Osaka Sangyou University; Toshiba Corp.; Nova Information Systems; Apple Computer Inc.; Canon Sales Co., Ltd.; Seika City Office; NTT; Nippon Telematique Inc.; NOVA Intercultual Institute; National Institute of Multimedia Education, Ministry of Education; Hewlet-Packard Laboratories Japan Inc.:

USE OF INFORMATION/TELEMATIC TECHNOLOGIES:

a) Multimedia information such as multi-point motion pictures and voice, still pictures, text, database materials and CD-ROMs on personal computers.
b) Multi-point high-speed ATM transmission technologies.

BENEFITS TO THE INFORMATION SOCIETY:

This project offers an example of remote education method and system in the information society.

EXPECTED COST: