KoALA

Online learning environment offering lectures and materials mainly to Kyoto University students

Outline

KoALA (Kyoto University Online for Augmented Learning Activities) is Kyoto University's SPOC (Small Private Online Courses) platform launched in 2018.

KoALA is partially similar to MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in that they both offer lecture videos and assignments online. However, KoALA is still different from MOOCs. In addition to English, it also contains Japanese language in its setting, and it is aimed to be mainly used by Kyoto University students. Faculty members and students can use their specified account (SPS-/ECS-) IDs to log into KoALA. This makes the registration process easy and enables instructors to keep tabs on each student's learning status.

KoALA also enables instructors to set up blended learning (e.g. flipped classroom) environment. Recently, educational practices using similar systems have been reported by other universities, not only domestically, but also across the globe.
KoALA is used by Kyoto University students as well as other learners, depending on how the instructor defines the audience.

Click here to learn the differences between KoALA (SPOC) and MOOCs, OCW, PandA (LMS).

Using KoALA

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Statistic Education from Training Professionals to Public Outreach ...

Program-Specific Professor Shiro Tanaka, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University

How to create


Develop Small Private Online Courses

KoALA for High School Students

We provide KoALA courses for high school students

KoALA Courses

KoALAの登録方法

【学外の方へ】初めて利用される方はこちらをご覧ください。
※京都大学関係者の方は、SPS-ID/ECS-IDでご利用いただけるため登録は不要です。

「臨床試験の統計的方法」

医学研究科　田中司朗先生

「オオサンショウウオ先生の医療統計セミナー ―臨床試験・メタアナリシス・疫学研究―」

医学研究科　田中司朗先生

「因果推論」

医学研究科　田中司朗先生

KoALA Courses（For High School Students）

「江戸時代の人びとは世界をどのように見ていたのだろうか」

総合博物館　岩﨑奈緒子先生

「樹木の生命力」



名誉教授　高部圭司先生
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「フィールド医学への誘い 1－日本からブータンへ－」

東南アジア地域研究研究所　坂本龍太先生

「フィールド医学への誘い 2－人間の健康としあわせ－」

東南アジア地域研究研究所　坂本龍太先生

Advantages of Using KoALA

  • Instructors can set up blended learning environments for a flipped classroom and class preparations and reviews.
  • Part of class materials can be provided through KoALA, such as a lecture video or an assignment.
  • Class content is created and provided in Japanese as well as English.
  • Once class content is developed, all instructors have to do is make addition and modification if necessary.
  • Instructors can keep track of students' learning progress on a real-time basis, both individually as well as collectively.

Related Pages

Related Pages (External Links)

For Other Educational Projects Utilizing ICT

  • MOOCMOOC
  • OCWOCW
  • PandAPandA