Construction and Operation of an Online Education System Based on an Information Infrastructure of Kagawa University

Abstract

This paper describes construction and operation of an online education system based on an information infrastructure of Kagawa University to counteract COVID-19 pandemic in Japan that have been continued from the beginning of 2020. At first, we outline the information infrastructure of Kagawa University and describe the construction of the online education system that was implemented from March to June 2020. We show both importance of virtualization and sharing operational techniques among universities. Finally, we introduce online seminars that we are conducting in collaboration with other universities to realize a new educational value in post-corona era.