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3. Conducting face-to-face lessons online
As a response to the COVID-19
pandemic, all face-to-face schooling
in the first semester of 2020 was
conducted online. As a result, the
advantages of simultaneous interactive
lessons online became clear. Since the
threat of the pandemic is expected to
continue for some time, the conducting
face-to-face lessons partially online and
hybrid lessons (high-flex type / blended
type) will be progressed, based on the
experience of the first semester of 2020.
Through this, it is certain that it will be
easier for students living in remote areas
and remote islands to take lessons that
are equivalent to face-to-face schooling.

4. Promotion of research and development
of media education
After empirically examining the
appropriate allocation ratio between
broadcast lessons and lessons via other
media, based on the advantages and
weaknesses of various teaching forms of
e-learning, OUJ will establish a “Media
Education Research and Development
Center” (tentative name) as the main
organization in charge of the systematic
research, development, planning, and
production of media lessons. This can be
thought of as a reduced version of the
former National Institute for Multimedia
Education. The target of research and
development is not limited to online
subjects. Media education has always
been the most important theme for
demonstrating research capabilities at
OUJ.

The Open University of Japan (OUJ)