Seeking Collaborative Instruction Models beyond the Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the JapanKnowledge Workshop Series hosted by the Plains to Pacific Alliance

Authors

Michiko Ito, University of KansasFollow
Tokiko Y. Bazzell, University of HawaiiFollow
Tsuyoshi Harada, University of IowaFollow
Adam H. Lisbon, University of Colorado BoulderFollow
Kevin McDowell, University of OregonFollow
Mitsutaka Nakamura, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Keywords

JapanKnowledge, Zoom, online instruction, Plains to Pacific Alliance

Abstract

As the Pandemic disrupted normal communication patterns and networking opportunities, videoconferencing, usually using the Zoom platform, became the preferred method for academic institutions to continue providing instruction to students and supporting researchers. In 2021, the Plains to Pacific Alliance (PPA) developed plans to use this technology to present a workshop series on the JapanKnowledge database that would be open to Japanese studies researchers and students in North America and beyond. This entailed deciding on content, developing instructional materials, promoting the workshops in collaboration with the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources, creating a registration system, presenting the workshops through Zoom and analyzing the post-workshop survey results.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Ito, Michiko; Bazzell, Tokiko Y.; Harada, Tsuyoshi; Lisbon, Adam H.; McDowell, Kevin; and Nakamura, Mitsutaka (2022) "Seeking Collaborative Instruction Models beyond the Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the JapanKnowledge Workshop Series hosted by the Plains to Pacific Alliance," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2022: No. 174, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2022/iss174/4