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LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING - BOB GOLDBERG'S HHMI PROGRAM GOES INTERNATIONAL

Bob Goldberg's HHMI program is taught simultaneously to students at both UCLA and Kyoto University in Japan as part of a unique Trans-Pacific International Long-Distance Educational Program (TIDE). HC70A lectures and discussions are carried out in real time over a dedicated fiber optics cable using a state-of-the art classroom that allows simultaneous video and audio interactions between Bob Goldberg and his students on both sides of the Pacific Ocean - merging different cultures and universities into one large international classroom. UCLA and Kyoto students interact with each other, work in groups on an electronic blackboard, and participate in joint discussions and all-class projects. In addition, 10-20 students from each university "switch sides" for a week during the quarter - UCLA students go to Kyoto and participate from Japan and Kyoto University students visit UCLA and participate "live," providing for a novel cultural and educational experience. The HC70AL Gene Discovery Lab is also part of Bob Goldberg's HHMI-sponsored long-distance learning program. Kyoto University students that have completed HC70A visit UCLA for a quarter and team up with UCLA students in the laboratory using functional genomics to uncover genes required to make a seed. To date, approximately 75 UCLA and Kyoto University students have participated in the HC70A long-distance learning program, and 16 UCLA and Kyoto University students have teamed-up in the HC70AL Gene Discovery Laboratory. This unique HHMI-sponsored program demonstrates the power of high-tech long-distance learning and the impact of teaching an integrated course in different locations to students, including those with different cultures and languages.

Click here to view archived videos of the HC70A Winter 2004 long distance learning TIDE course taught by Bob Goldberg. Compare class videos from both UCLA and Kyoto perspectives. Archived videos are viewable using Real Player. Alternatively, you can view class videos from UCLA by clicking here.

Click here to view Bob Goldberg's HC70A UCLA-Kyoto long distance learning class syllabus


HC70A winter 2004 course web site for Kyoto University students.

UCLA Students Visiting Kyoto University Interacts With Professor Goldberg During Class Lecture (8:54 minutes)
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Kyoto undergraduate visiting scholar Yosuke Ishida examines his plant pods under the microscope along with fellow classmates Mike Douglass and Joanna Naymark.


Links that carry course transmission from Kyoto University to UCLA, including a high-speed transpacific NTT link across the ocean and a CENIC link in California (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California).

Kyoto University Students Visiting UCLA Interacts With Professor Goldberg During Class Lecture (6:06 minutes)
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Farewell dinner for Kyoto students visiting UCLA during the week-long cultural and educational exchange program sponsored by HHMI.

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UCLA and Kyoto students interact with each other and their professor in state-of-the-art classrooms that use the high speed links to permit instant audio and video exchanges.

UCLA Students Carrying Out DNA Fingerprinting With Kyoto Students in Kyoto, Japan (5:37 minutes)
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Kyoto undergraduate visiting scholar Yuya Hirai concentrating on his work in the HC70AL Gene Discovery Laboratory.

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