○About the Data-Driven Innovation Promotion Headquarters / Next-Generation Open Education Promotion Division

The Next-Generation Open Education Promotion Division was established with the goal of 'improving the quality of teaching materials and enhancing the quality of education at Kyushu University.' It has taken over part of the operations of the Innovation Center for Educational Resources, which was established in April 2011 and operated until March 2024 as part of the University Library. The division is engaged in a variety of activities, including supporting faculty in the creation of teaching materials, as well as developing and proposing innovative teaching materials and educational methods, as outlined below.

1. Support for the production of teaching materials

• • (1)The center organizes FD courses on such topics as software for producing teaching materials and the handling of copyright in producing teaching materials, to help faculty members to improve their skills.
  • (2)Making effective use of the relationship between sound and video, the center develops and proposes teaching materials using unprecedented video content that facilitates more effective learning.
  • (3)In partnership with schools, institutes and faculties, the center jointly produces and supports the production of various teaching materials. To facilitate the provision of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and SPOCs (Small Private Online Courses) by means of video-based teaching materials, the center has set up a studio and is devoting its energies to producing high-quality video-based teaching materials in English.

2.Teaching and learning environment

• • (1)Developing easily comprehensible teaching materials that make use of 3DCG and other forms of ICT, and making use of such materials in classes helps to evoke an interest in the content of the classes on the part of students, and promote a better understanding of that content.
  • (2)Proposing, developing, and popularizing new teaching and learning environments in which students can participate actively in learning, moving beyond traditional lesson forms in which teachers talk and students merely listen, helps to make classes more enjoyable.