Travel and Learning Council
A joint paper between APU and IBM Japan on learning in short-term overseas training programs was published in a journal published by the Society for Intercultural Communication (SIETAR Japan)
Analyzing and visualizing the learning process in APU’s short-term overseas training program “FIRST” using AI technology
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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Location: Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, President: Haruaki Deguchi; hereinafter referred to as APU) and IBM Japan Co., Ltd. (APU) are members of the Travel and Learning Council (Secretariat: ANA Holdings, Inc.). Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Akio Yamaguchi, hereafter IBM Japan) today announced a joint paper on learning in short-term overseas training programs, “Visualizing learning in project-type large-scale short-term overseas training programs – Characteristics of interaction in groups. He wrote a book titled “Focusing on the word “leaving” (dependence on others)” and announced that it was published in the 26th issue of “Intercultural Communication,” a research journal published by the Society for Intercultural Communication (SIETAR Japan).
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A theory that proposes learning through experience as a cycle based on four elements: “concrete experience,” “reflective observation,” “abstract conceptualization,” and “active experimentation.” *3: AUM theory
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory. A certain level of anxiety and uncertainty is said to be necessary for cultural adjustment, because if anxiety is too high, one cannot predict the other person’s behavior and is afraid to communicate, and if it is too low, one loses interest in the other person.
[About the content of this research]
In recent years, in higher education, many short-term overseas programs have been developed, but it has been pointed out that the complexity of learning outcomes and the difficulty in verifying educational effectiveness are high. Furthermore, despite the large number of group dispatches, there is a lack of research that focuses on group interactions in different cultures, and most of the studies have been conducted on a small scale.
In this study, we focused on APU’s large-scale overseas training program “FIRST” and visualized the learning process through group interaction during the dispatch. In “FIRST,” more than 100 first-year students are dispatched to South Korea at a time, aiming for destinations determined by a lottery, and conducting questionnaire surveys while moving in groups. In this study, we used text mining to analyze the post-return retrospective reports of 238 participants in FIRST (visited in South Korea) conducted in 2015 and 2016, and analyzed the characteristics that suggest group interactions. Words were extracted and organized. As a result, among the characteristic words suggesting “interaction in a group,” “leave it” (dependence on others) appeared most frequently, and “leave communication in Korean (to other group members)” on site. It was found that it is most often used in the context of “. The results of tracing the learning process related to “delegating” in line with the experiential learning theory that forms the basis of the program suggest changes in consciousness such as an attitude of relying on others to cope with different cultures and an awareness of the significance of
independence. It was done. Finally, we discussed the effectiveness of the “FIRST” educational mechanism based on experiential learning theory and AUM theory and its relationship to learning, and proposed an effective educational design for group short-term overseas training.
Paper name:
“Visualization of learning in project-type large-scale short-term overseas training programs: Focusing on the characteristic word “delegation” (dependence on others) of group interaction”
Co-author: Masao Kamikou, IBM Japan, Ltd.
IBM Japan Digital Services Co., Ltd. Yasutaka Hokuetsu
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Educational Development and Learning Support Center Associate Professor Kumiko Tsutsui
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Educational Development and Learning Support Center Professor Miki Cutting
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Language Education Center Associate Professor JUNG Jonghee
About the Travel and Learning Council
The Travel and Learning Council was organized by ANAHD, with Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) President Haruaki Deguchi, Director Tokyo Gakugei University Graduate School Associate Professor, Study Sapuri Educational AI Research Institute Director Rieko Komiyama, Keio University Graduate School System Together with core experts including Takashi Maeno, professor at the Graduate School of Design Management, and Takashi Samejima, professor at Komazawa Women’s University, we will scientifically examine the benefits of travel from the perspectives of educational technology, happiness studies, and tourism studies. is a voluntary organization established in June 2020 with the purpose of proposing the use of travel as part of
next-generation education.
URL: https://ana-conference.com/
About Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) opened in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture in April 2000 and is Japan’s first multinational
university, known as the “United Nations of Youth.” Foreign students from 106 countries and regions around the world (as of May 1, 2023) account for half of the students, and in “THE Japan University Rankings 2023”, they are ranked 4th among private universities nationwide in “overall evaluation” and nationally in
“internationality”. It has been rated 1st place and 3rd place in the nation for “educational enrichment”. We provide education that emphasizes cross-cultural understanding and global education, and have adopted a unique curriculum that requires learning in both English and Japanese. Our overseas programs have been highly evaluated, and we received the JAOS Study Abroad Award in November 2022. In April 2023, we opened a new faculty, the Faculty of Sustainability and Tourism, as part of our second opening, along with educational reforms in the two existing faculties (Faculty of Asia Pacific Studies and Faculty of International Management).
URL: https://www.apu.ac.jp/home/
About IBM Japan
IBM Japan, Ltd. is the Japanese subsidiary of IBM Corporation, which operates in more than 175 countries around the world. Through the provision of integrated services ranging from basic research and business consulting to IT system construction and maintenance, We support our customers’ corporate transformation and digital
transformation. For more information, please visit
https://www.ibm.com/jp-ja/.
A theory that proposes learning through experience as a cycle based on four elements: “concrete experience,” “reflective observation,” “abstract conceptualization,” and “active experimentation.” *3: AUM theory
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory. A certain level of anxiety and uncertainty is said to be necessary for cultural adjustment, because if anxiety is too high, one cannot predict the other person’s behavior and is afraid to communicate, and if it is too low, one loses interest in the other person.
[About the content of this research]
In recent years, in higher education, many short-term overseas programs have been developed, but it has been pointed out that the complexity of learning outcomes and the difficulty in verifying educational effectiveness are high. Furthermore, despite the large number of group dispatches, there is a lack of research that focuses on group interactions in different cultures, and most of the studies have been conducted on a small scale.
In this study, we focused on APU’s large-scale overseas training program “FIRST” and visualized the learning process through group interaction during the dispatch. In “FIRST,” more than 100 first-year students are dispatched to South Korea at a time, aiming for destinations determined by a lottery, and conducting questionnaire surveys while moving in groups. In this study, we used text mining to analyze the post-return retrospective reports of 238 participants in FIRST (visited in South Korea) conducted in 2015 and 2016, and analyzed the characteristics that suggest group interactions. Words were extracted and organized. As a result, among the characteristic words suggesting “interaction in a group,” “leave it” (dependence on others) appeared most frequently, and “leave communication in Korean (to other group members)” on site. It was found that it is most often used in the context of “. The results of tracing the learning process related to “delegating” in line with the experiential learning theory that forms the basis of the program suggest changes in consciousness such as an attitude of relying on others to cope with different cultures and an awareness of the significance of
independence. It was done. Finally, we discussed the effectiveness of the “FIRST” educational mechanism based on experiential learning theory and AUM theory and its relationship to learning, and proposed an effective educational design for group short-term overseas training.
Paper name:
“Visualization of learning in project-type large-scale short-term overseas training programs: Focusing on the characteristic word “delegation” (dependence on others) of group interaction”
Co-author: Masao Kamikou, IBM Japan, Ltd.
IBM Japan Digital Services Co., Ltd. Yasutaka Hokuetsu
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Educational Development and Learning Support Center Associate Professor Kumiko Tsutsui
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Educational Development and Learning Support Center Professor Miki Cutting
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Language Education Center Associate Professor JUNG Jonghee
About the Travel and Learning Council
The Travel and Learning Council was organized by ANAHD, with Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) President Haruaki Deguchi, Director Tokyo Gakugei University Graduate School Associate Professor, Study Sapuri Educational AI Research Institute Director Rieko Komiyama, Keio University Graduate School System Together with core experts including Takashi Maeno, professor at the Graduate School of Design Management, and Takashi Samejima, professor at Komazawa Women’s University, we will scientifically examine the benefits of travel from the perspectives of educational technology, happiness studies, and tourism studies. is a voluntary organization established in June 2020 with the purpose of proposing the use of travel as part of
next-generation education.
URL: https://ana-conference.com/
About Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) opened in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture in April 2000 and is Japan’s first multinational
university, known as the “United Nations of Youth.” Foreign students from 106 countries and regions around the world (as of May 1, 2023) account for half of the students, and in “THE Japan University Rankings 2023”, they are ranked 4th among private universities nationwide in “overall evaluation” and nationally in
“internationality”. It has been rated 1st place and 3rd place in the nation for “educational enrichment”. We provide education that emphasizes cross-cultural understanding and global education, and have adopted a unique curriculum that requires learning in both English and Japanese. Our overseas programs have been highly evaluated, and we received the JAOS Study Abroad Award in November 2022. In April 2023, we opened a new faculty, the Faculty of Sustainability and Tourism, as part of our second opening, along with educational reforms in the two existing faculties (Faculty of Asia Pacific Studies and Faculty of International Management).
URL: https://www.apu.ac.jp/home/
About IBM Japan
IBM Japan, Ltd. is the Japanese subsidiary of IBM Corporation, which operates in more than 175 countries around the world. Through the provision of integrated services ranging from basic research and business consulting to IT system construction and maintenance, We support our customers’ corporate transformation and digital
transformation. For more information, please visit
https://www.ibm.com/jp-ja/.