Japan-Australia Supporting Network on Flexible Leaning

志贺大学和澳大利亚迪肯大学同意在弹性学习方面合作并建立相互支持的体系。对澳大利亚和日本的文化和社会方面，特别是信息技术和环境教育感兴趣的教职员工参与了这个项目。三年的成就是：(1)在课程工作中支持同行-双方成员互访，通过讲课和参加研讨会帮助同行。他们致力于开发学习材料和课程。(2)建立“学习之旅”--志贺大学在迪肯大学成员的支持下，于1999年开始了“迪肯学习之旅”。通过将志贺的课堂作品、电视会议系统的迎新节目与迪肯的课堂作品和实地考察相结合，参与项目的学生学习了广泛的澳大利亚文化、社会和自然。(3)开发多媒体学习材料-双方成员制作了数字材料，用于志贺大学的一堂课--《澳大利亚的生活和文化》。迪肯成员发表演讲并提供视听材料。志贺成员将讲座录制成视频，翻译成日语，在数字环境中整理材料，并将它们结合在一起，制作CD-Rom。为组织国际会议，双方成员组织了信息技术与环境科学国际会议，特别是亚太地区的信息技术与环境科学国际会议。它于2000年11月在迪金举行。

Shiga University and Deakin University of Australia agreed to collaborate and establish mutual supporting system in flexible learning. Faculty members interested in cultural and social aspects of Australia and Japan, information technology and environmental education in particular have been involved in this project.Achievements in three years are :(1) to support counterparts in coursework-members of both sides visited each other and help their counterparts by delivering lectures and participating in workshops. They engaged in developing learning materials and curriculum.(2) to establish "study tour"- Shiga University, with supports from members of Deakin University, started "Study Tour at Deakin" in 1999. By combining class works at Shiga, orientation program by TV conference system and class works and field trips at Deakin, students participated in the program learned wide range of Australian culture, society and nature.(3) to develop multi-media learning materials-members of both sides produced digital materials to be used in a class, "life and culture in Australia" at Shiga University. Deakin members delivered lecturers and provided audio-visual materials. Shiga members video taped lectures, translated into Japanese, arranged materials in digital settings, and, combining them, made CD-Roms. They were used in class as experiments.(4) to organize international conference- members of both side organized an international conference on information technology and environmental sciences, particularly in Asia-Pacific region. It was held at Deakin in November 2000.