In this tutorial, the following issues are discussed. Especially, we focused on Standardizing Activity on Collaborative Technology in ISO/IEC-JTC1, SC36-WG2.

The three proposals on collaborative technology have already been approved in ISO/IEC-JTC1 SC36, those activities have been conducted in WG2. The three proposals are 1) Collaborative Workplace, 2) Learner to Learner interaction scheme and 3) Agent to Agent architecture. At the moment, the two projects of collaborative workplace and learner to learner are examined under the experts from many countries.

The goals of those activities in order to standardize are as follows:

• Independent on any pedagogical/psychological theories in order to warranty interoperability and re-using of learning objects
• Common platform to enhance group learning
• Functions of Plug-in & data model of learning log-data in order to share and use/operate any application software, learning resources/data and so on for participating from plural learning sites
• Accumulating a practical case base of collaborative learning based on instructor’s rationale
• General description of collaborative learning entity as meta-data

As key technologies related to Collaborative Learning, the following supporting technologies is required from the social computing perspective:

• Interactivity with the functions of assimilation/accommodation
• Modeling and simulation
• Visualization
• Sharing windows and operations
• Text mining
• Monitoring
• Agent’s roles
• Learner modeling
• Group modeling
• Evoking tools for Reflection and awareness
• Development of asynchronous materials/contents
• Collaborative tools

Researchers, educators and vendors interested or involved in CSCL, e-Learning and educational technology

PRESENT :

• Full Professor of the graduate school of Information Systems in University of Electro- Communications
• Director of the Advanced e-Learning Research Center in UEC.

RESEARCH AREAS

Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Computing, e-Learning, Design of Collaborative Learning environment, educational knowledge management and so on.

ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY

• President of Japan Society of Information and Systems on Education
• Convener of WG2 (Collaborative Technology)  of SC36 (Learning Technology) in ISO/IEC-JTC1
• A member of editorial board of JCAL
• A member of editorial advisory board of  "Interactive Technology and Smart Education"
• A member of editorial advisory board of "Journal of Educational Technology & Society"
• A chair of Organizing/Program Committee of ICCE1999
• A co-chair of Program committee of IEEE-ICALT2001. etc.
• A chair of e-Learning World  -Exhibition & Forum- in Japan
• PC member of International Conferences such as AACE-eLearn, IASTED-CATE/WBE, IEEE-ICALT and so on.