The document discusses the introduction of the CCC-TIES and Chilo JICA, an educational program aimed at enhancing the Iranian workforce through e-learning content development. It outlines the history and evolution of the TIES initiative, the features of the Chilo learning platform, and the potential of ad-hoc mobile learning networks. Additionally, it highlights the effectiveness of e-books and mobile devices in accessing educational resources, despite some limitations.

1. Introduction of CCC-TIES &
CHiLO
JICA:Comprehensive Educational Program for Iranian Workforce through
Development of E-learning Contents
Nara, Japan
September 7,2015
Seishi Ono, NPO CCC-TIES

2. Outline
• NPO CCC-TIES
• Introduce of CHiLO
• Future work: Ad-hoc CHiLO for M-Learning
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3. About us: NPO CCC-TIES
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4. Our Background
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TIES v1
Start delivering
lecture documents
on the Web
1998
TIES v2
TIES took initiative to
start partnerships
with 5 universities
1999
TIES v3
APS started
by
the Data Center
2001
TIES v4
Added on
recording lectures
and delivering system
2004
TIES v5
Added on
e-portfolio
2008
TIES v6
Program for
Strategic University
Partnerships
2010
TIES v8
2013
CHiLO
Learning Platform
using e-textbook
2014
Award
from MEXT
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Kicked off
at Tezukayama
University
2011
TIES v7
50 thousand users
from 83 universities
Open Education

5. TIES became popular
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6. From E-learning to Pedagogy System
Knowledg
e
eco-cycle
Learners
Society
Knowledge
Providers
Learning for life
Creative Higher Education Learning Objects (CHiLO)
Transfer
K
Use
K
Higher Education for Everyone
Generate
K

7. Learning Platform CHiLO
Creative Higher education with Learning
Object
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8. CHiLO
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CHiLO Badge (Modular Open Badges)
Assessment & Budges
CHiLO Community
SNS and/or LMS Forum
CHiLO Book
CHiLO Lecture
one-minute nano lecture video clips
EPUB3
• Available offline
• Device-independent
HTML5
• Requires the Internet
• Very convenient

9. CHiLO Library
CHiLO Library and CHiLO Reader
Integrated Authentication Framework
CHiLO Badge (Modular Open Badges)
CHiLO Community
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CHiLO Reader
CHiLO Book (EPUB3/Web )
CHiLO Lecture
CHiLO Book and LOM

10. EPUB Reader
eBook
LMS
Assessment
System
Analytics System
Student
Information
System
CHiLO and EDUPUB Architectural Model
IMS EDUPUB
CHiLOs
Using IMS Caliper, Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) and Learning Tools
Interoperability (LTI) with EPUB3: EDUPUB Best Practices
CHiLO badge
Assessment
&
Budges
CHiLO Book
CHiLO Lecture
one-minute nano lecture
video clips
CHiLO
Repository
LOM
CHiLO Community
SNS
LMS Forum
Analytics System

11. The Appearance of a CHiLO Book
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One competency
or skill
Explanation using text and videos Tests and reports Issuing completion badges

12. OUJ-MOOC

13. Pilot Study with OUJ-MOOC
iBooks Store
Google Play
Download
Learner AuthorE-book Store
Learning Community
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Certificate
Badges

14. The OUJ MOOC
【How to provide】
• Download from CHiLO site.
• Online publishing on
Google and iBooks Store
From April 2014
How Computers work in Japanese/All 11 Volumes
Prof Yoichi Okabe(President of the OUJ)
NIHONGO STARTER A1 in English/All 10 Volumes
Prof. Tsuneo Yamada (the OUJ) & the Japan
Foundation
The Open University Japan MOOC

15. Track Record of Online Bookstore
The total download number of all 11books
– Google play : 23,406 copies
– iBooks store： 14,029 copies
The 50 top free-of-charge eBooks
Google Play in Japan
How Computers work
From April to October, 2014

16. Nihongo Starter A1 Facebook Group
1,491 Participants
from 94 countries

17. Ad-hoc mobile learning

18. Potential for Mobile Devices
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One In every 5 people in the world owns a smartphone, one in every 17 owns a tablet [Chart].
(http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-and-tablet-penetration-2013-10#ixzz3YfChCll7)
PCs
Smartphones
Tablets
Global demographics for mobile device penetration (2012)

19. Potential for Mobile communication
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mobile-broadband
subscriptions
Fixed-broadband
subscriptions

20. Feature of mobile learning
• Affordability of Demand-Side
• Reduce of electricity problems
• Several communication
• Ease of use
• Pervasive and ubiquitous
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21. Limitations of Mobile Devices
• Small screens and no keyboards
• Network speed and its reliability
• Short battery life
• Limitations in contents and software
applications
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22. A Potential Value of ad-hoc network
• Mobile ad-hoc network (MANET)
• effective approach to make up the digital
divide
• M-learning using MANET improves learning in
a poor network environment.
• dynamically join and leave these
communities. [24].
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23. A Potential Value of E-book
• Functional usability
• Device independent
• Not always on the Internet
• Perfect e-book to cover all aspects of
learning
Smith, M., & Kukulska-Hulme, A. (2012). Building mobile learning capacity in higher education: E-books and
iPads.
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24. Results of the Experiment
• Wide variety of sharing
– Facilitate the promotion of content distribution
– Willing to publish a (e-)book.
– The expansion and the distribution of OER
• Likelihood of resolution
– The production cost.
– The production effort .

25. Ad-hoc CHiLO
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26. Mobile to Mobile learning
Leaners
CHiLO Library
Internet
Ad-Hoc Network
Teacher

27. CHiLO Reader
Web Object
Web browser
Architecture
Adobe AIR APIs
iOS, Android, Windows,OS X and Linux
FlashEPUB Reader
File System
Access
Network
Detection
Notification ･･･
Local
File
Local
Database
Web
Server
CHiLO Library
HTTP
Current
Ad-Hoc
Network

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http://www.cccties.org/en/activities/chilo/