The 21st installment of Kobe Shimbun Mikiban's "Academic Inquiry: Introductory Course at Kansai International University" series is "Problems such as online classes 'appearance'" by Professor Hiroshi Sato, who specializes in educational sociology and higher education theory.
In an article, Professor Hiroshi Sato said that due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, each educational institution is hoping to introduce home learning through online classes, but even universities where the transition to online classes is progressing relatively smoothly A lot of challenges were raised as a theme.
Taking the problem of students showing their faces on the screen in an online class as an example, in addition to students who turn off the screen and skip classes, there are students who can't stand the state of having their face always displayed on the screen. Such as, it is said that there are psychological factors that cannot be solved simply by showing up in online classes as a problem of class etiquette. It was concluded that there was no other choice.
Published: 2021.9.21 Kobe Shimbun Miki edition morning edition
“Academic Inquiry Introductory Lecture at Kansai International University (21) Issues such as Online Class 'Appearance'”
In principle, this series will be published on the 4th Thursday.
Once a month, the faculty members of the Department of Psychology, Department of Business Administration, and Department of Nursing provide topics that can be understood by junior high school students as a gateway to research and learning.
