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KaWaL eLearning Business Skills Training

What challenges does your company face in training mid-career employees? Many of you may have the desire to nurture the ambition and initiative to proactively tackle new tasks for the sake of personal growth, but are not able to provide individualized paths for each employee's career, or are unsure of what kind of training content to implement. For those in charge of training and human resources who have such concerns, we would like to introduce "KaWaL eLearning," an e-learning content that makes learning fun and provides skills that can be used at work. The content includes a variety of useful content for employee training, and two mid-career members of learningBOX actually took the training this time. We would like to share with you their impressions of the training. What is KaWaL eLearning? KaWaL eLearning is an e-learning service provided by Change Inc. that is designed to solve the problems of all people involved in human resource development and at the same time, to "KaWaL the action" of the members. The eLearning program is not a one-size-fits-all learning style, but a learning style that incorporates a mechanism that allows participants to create and repeat deliverables. The content is suitable for training new employees and young employees as well as mid-career employees. KaWaL eLearning Features Students learn because they tackle "challenges" and continue to learn because they "enjoy learning. Just as a child learns kanji by working hard on drills, a person learns only by working on tasks and creating artifacts. It has been well received because it is fun and easy to continue learning. A lean curriculum that focuses only on necessary business skills At KaWaL eLearning, our human resource development professionals help you learn efficiently by focusing on what you really need. Experience in training over 1 million young people We have supported the growth of more than 1 million young people (*1) since our founding, and have structured our curriculum based on our wealth of experience in asking "what and how to learn effectively" and "at what point do they get stuck" in order to be active in the field. *1 Based on research by Change Inc. KaWaL eLearning Lineup KaWaL eLearning is a learning curriculum packed with content necessary for all business people. Courses are designed to match the learner's age so that business skills can be acquired in a minimum amount of time. The content is useful not only for building awareness among new and younger employees, but also for reskilling topics and improving skills. Introduction of KaWaL eLearning courses *Multiple contents are available in addition to those listed above. For more information, please click here. Back to Table of Contents I took the course "How to Proceed with Project-Based Work" This time, a mid-level employee in the Sales Department took the course "How to proceed with project-based work" from among a number of contents! A mid-career employee of the Sales Department took the course "How to proceed with project-based business operations" from among a number of contents. This content is designed to help participants learn how to proceed with project-based work and improve work efficiency in the VUCA era (*2). 2 VUCA is an acronym for "Volatility," "Uncertainty," "Complexity," and "Ambiguity," and refers to a state in which the future is difficult to predict. Content Structure Chapter 1: What is a project-based work style? The Corona Vortex and VUCA era have made it necessary to think and act further ahead than ever before. The essence of the contents based on the PMBOK (*3) has been extracted for use in everyday project-type work and is explained in an easy-to-understand video. 3 PMBOK stands for "Project Management Body Of Knowledge," a body of knowledge that serves as a standard for project management. Chapter 2 Goal Design This chapter introduces, in order, "Goal Design" to clarify what should be achieved as a result of this work, "Definition of Scope (definition of requirements and demands)," which includes organizing and confirming what should be given the highest priority, "Definition of Final Output (deliverables)," and others. Chapter 3: Planning Skills You will learn "Outline of planning", "Structuring work (classification of tasks and scheduling)", "Identifying and responding to risks" such as bringing forward the start of work, and "Estimating costs (expenses)" to apply to daily life with various tasks, and finally, practice exercises such as creating planning charts. Finally, participants will practice planning charts and other exercises. Chapter 4: Relationship Skills Review "What communication is necessary for the job" of organizing timing and tasks and making requests, "Understanding stakeholders" and "Involving stakeholders" to learn what it takes to get them involved and moving, and create a stakeholder map in an exercise. Chapter 5 Execution Management Skills After understanding "negotiation skills" for people inside and outside the company, and "communication during business execution" in which communication among members is important, such as the four elements of reporting (progress, results, problems, and remaining work) and accepting and understanding the feelings of others, the participants will practice internal negotiation skills. Comprehension check (test) Everyone can use it! How to proceed with project-based work" confirmation test with a time limit of 20 minutes to answer the questions. Actual study screen. Everyone can use it! How to Conduct Project-Based Work" from the video Thoughts on the course, etc. O: I chose to take this training because I sometimes develop new business, etc., and I wanted to check my skills once again! (I'm embarrassed to show my face, so please excuse the icon) Videos with friendly and practical content The first thing that struck me when I took the course was how practical the content of the videos is. The story progresses through the interaction between an employee who is struggling to get the job done and an employee who offers advice. There is also a downloadable worksheet before proceeding to each chapter. The video includes issues related to personal skills, such as "I'm too busy with deadlines and can't work at my own pace," as well as issues that are important to keep in mind on a daily basis, such as "I don't know how to cooperate with other employees," and I thought this was unique in that it was not just about acquiring skills. The videos are also set at around 20 minutes, making them easy to watch. Systematic understanding of concepts that tend to rely on the senses Many of you may have heard about business improvement methods that you have only heard about in passing, or have acquired only partial knowledge of methods that you have been told you should try. This course will enable you to organize and learn such things that you are usually somewhat aware of as a systematic theory. For example, ◆Create WBS (work breakdown structure) by identifying tasks for task management ◆Call stakeholders as stakeholders, and be aware of related employees as stakeholders, etc. Contents common to all businesspersons I thought this content is recommended for all business people. When we hear the word "project," we tend to think of SEs (system engineers), PMs (project managers), and other engineering positions. However, I thought the theme of the video is a problem that everyone feels when conducting business. You can learn a wide range of topics such as how to make requests within the company, how to deal with supervisors and junior staff, and how to build relationships with them. The content is useful not only for those who aspire to be leaders, but also for younger employees who are having trouble understanding what their bosses and seniors are thinking. Back to Table of Contents I took the "Become a Self-Supporting Human Resource" course. Next, K, a mid-level employee in the Sales Department, took the course "Become an Independent Human Resource: How to Work to Meet Expectations. The content of this course is to learn the three awareness points that one should have as the foundation of one's work in order to become a person who can "work independently and create results. Structure of the contents Chapter 1: Self-Sustaining Human Resources and Three Types of Awareness In the video, an employee in his/her second year with the company and a senior employee in his/her fifth year with the company appear in a drama-like storyline, confirming where the problems were through actual client meeting situations and so on. Self-reliant human resources are those who can work independently and create results, and those who can decide their own work direction and proceed with the involvement of others. In this section, you will learn about the movement and mindset of self-reliant human resources. Chapter 2: What is Forward-Looking Thinking? This section will review the specific points for exercising anticipatory thinking, such as "concretely imagining the goal to be achieved in the end. Chapter 3: What is a holistic view? Developing a sense of wholeness will enable you to move in alignment with the rest of the team and move smoothly toward achieving the overall objectives of the business, and this section explains the specific points for demonstrating this sense of wholeness. Chapter 4: What are Priorities? Understanding priorities will help you focus on more important tasks and work more efficiently. This section explains specific points for demonstrating priorities, such as "correctly grasping the level of urgency. Chapter 5 ENDING, Comprehension Check (Test) In summary, after reviewing and reviewing the previous chapters, you will have 20 minutes to answer the final confirmation test on "Becoming an Independent Personnel". Actual study screen. From the video "Become an Independent Human Resource: How to Work to Meet Expectations Thoughts on the course, etc. K: I myself feel that I am more likely to take action after receiving instructions, but I chose this training because I knew that this would not be the case! Clear objectives and easy to understand Most of the videos were around 10 minutes long, which allowed me to concentrate on the learning. The overall curriculum time was just right, and I was able to take the course without leaving the class in the middle. The content of the videos was very much based on situations that I often find myself in at work, and I was able to relate to many of them and immediately apply them to my own work. It was very easy to take the course because it was clear what skills would be acquired in this chapter. I did not lose sight of the objectives, which is often the case in training courses. In the comprehension check, there were also application questions based on what I had learned, so I was able to realize the effects of my learning. Content that can be used for any type of job It is a bit confusing to describe self-reliant personnel, but they need to be able to manage themselves, take initiative, and work as part of a team. I felt that the skills required for these self-reliant personnel are essential for further advancement from year to year. Self-reliant human resources are skills and attitudes that are required for any type of job, and I think they are useful in a wide range of fields. If you feel that you are not confident in your skills, I recommend that you take the course. Other recommended content for mid-level employee training is here! How to handle work - Become a businessperson who is not overwhelmed by work, but follows work - Learn how to become a businessperson who is "following work" because work is busy and out of control. The OJT trainer's mind-set: You can understand the points and communication methods that you need to keep in mind as an OJT trainer while having fun through the game. Ideal for first-time trainers! Back to Table of Contents Let's acquire business skills that can be used in 2021. We hope you enjoyed learning about KaWaL eLearning, an eLearning content that allows you to acquire skills that can be used on the job, and we have included feedback from LearningBOX members. With the labor shortage becoming more serious, the need to further improve labor productivity, and the need for reskilling, the skills required of businesspeople are becoming more and more important every day. If you are looking to enhance the human resource development of your company or organization, please take advantage of "learningBOX ON," which offers multiple training contents that are essential for companies. KaWaL eLearning" is also included, and a free trial course (the free version allows you to try out some of the KaWaL eLearning content) is available. For information on how to register, please see this article. If you have not yet registered for "learningBOX," we also offer a free plan that allows up to 10 users to use almost all functions (excluding paid options) for free and indefinitely. For more information about KaWaL eLearning, please visit this page. ▼ We also recommend this page! Also read Back to Table of Contents

Why did a Pioneer in Online High School Choose learningBOX?

Broadmedia Corporation, which operates the Renaissance High School Group, a wide-area correspondence and credit system that utilizes the Internet and digital teaching materials, held a discussion with Mr. Takayoshi Momoi, Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Educational Service Division, and Mr. Yoichiro Nishimura, President of learningBOX. Nishimura has been developing the group's learning management system on consignment since 2012, and has been involved in the development of various functions requested by the group since the transition to "learningBOX" in 2022. In this interview, we asked Nishimura about how he came to be commissioned to develop the system, his reasons for migrating to learningBOX, the benefits of the system, and his future outlook. Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of Education Service Division, Broadmedia CorporationTakayoshi Momoi worked in the education industry and was in charge of creating new businesses at Dai-ichi Kosho Corporation. After moving to Broadmedia Corporation, he learned about the spread of online homeschooling in the U.S. and led the establishment of Renaissance High School, a correspondence high school focusing on Internet learning. Based on students' voices, he established Japan's first e-sports course and K-POP course, and continues to support students' desire to do what they want to do. Currently, he is making efforts to help students obtain qualifications such as certified tax accountants. Yoichiro Nishimura, Representative Director of learningBOX Corporation, engaged in research in software engineering at the Faculty and Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University. After joining Kiban Corporation, he was involved in four of the 31 systems registered as "Learning Manegement Systems" with the e-Learning Consortium. In July 2012, he founded Tatsuno Information Systems Corporation (now LearningBOX Corporation). In the field of competitive programming (Atcoder) php, he still maintains a world-class position. Renaissance High School Group, operated by Broadmedia Corporation, is known as a pioneer in e-learning correspondence high schools using smartphones and tablets. The company operates three schools, Renaissance High School, Renaissance Toyota High School, and Renaissance Osaka High School, and 11 campuses, offering e-sports courses and a variety of other courses specializing in performing arts, beauty, study abroad, and entrance exams. The establishment of learningBOX was triggered by contracted system development for the Renaissance High School Group I understand that Mr. Momoi led the establishment of Renaissance High School. Mr. Momoi: Yes. About 20 years ago, I was in charge of the broadcasting business at Broadmedia. When you hear the word "broadcasting," you probably think of entertainment such as music, movies, and dramas, but I wanted to do something new, so I proposed the education business. It was a time when services via the Internet had not yet become so widespread in the world, but I proposed that we establish a wide-area correspondence high school where students could study online and give it the attention it deserved as a correspondence company. At the time, some people within the company questioned, "Why is our company in the education business?" At the time, some people within the company questioned, "Why is our company in the education business? However, the proposal was readily adopted, and I was assigned to launch the new business. Today, the Renaissance High School Group has grown to a total enrollment of more than 8,000 students in its three schools, but at the time of its establishment, there were only two students enrolled. At the entrance ceremony for the first school, in the town of Daiko, Kuji-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture, only one student showed up. There were about 80 visitors (laughs). That was the beginning of the wide-area correspondence high school. Can you tell us how Nishimura came to be entrusted with the system? Mr. Momoi: At the time, there were few educational businesses using the Internet, and there were no suitable systems for e-learning. At that time, we were using a system built by another company, but even the best system becomes outdated after a few years. So we decided to rebuild a new system. At that time, there was an employee whom I trusted very much. When I asked him about a client for the system, he introduced me to Mr. Nishimura, a colleague from his previous job. However, Mr. Nishimura was a sole proprietor at the time, so I was apprehensive about requesting an important mission-critical system. However, he strongly assured me, "I have never seen anyone who can work like that!" I decided to ask Mr. Nishimura to do the job, if he was so sure. Nishimura: Because of this background, we decided to incorporate the company. The relationship with Broadmedia was the catalyst for the founding of Tatsuno Information System Corporation (now learningBOX Corporation). for nearly 10 years from April 2013, we were contracted to develop an original learning management system for the Renaissance High School Group, and we built the system from scratch (developing an original system from scratch). The system was built from scratch. Mr. Momoi: At the time, Nishimura-san was still young, but I thought he was very impressive. I am glad I asked Mr. Nishimura to do it. Back to Table of Contents Evaluating the versatility and safety of the cloud-based system. What were the deciding factors in your decision to move to the cloud-based learning management system "learningBOX" in 2022? Mr. Momoi: IT technology evolves rapidly, so even the best system will become unusable after 10 years. So we considered two options. We were torn between a fully custom-made system that was unique to our company, and a cloud-based system that other companies and schools also use. We were torn between these two options, but this time we decided to go with the latter, a highly versatile system. learningBOX is fast at upgrading its system in response to technological advances, and it is also highly secure and reliable. The fact that the system was also compatible with multiple devices was also a deciding factor. About Version Upgrades LearningBOX undergoes major version upgrades four times a year, and new features are introduced and existing features are improved every quarter. Every Wednesday (excluding holidays), we also perform minor version upgrades that include bug fixes and vulnerability fixes, etc. Support for current versions is also an important part of our daily operations. Security MeasuresTo ensure that customers can use learningBOX with peace of mind, we have established a security system and are continually working to strengthen various security measures. Security Measures|learningBOX e-learning system Back to Table of Contents Administrators also experience reduced burden and hurdles for students to study What kind of effect have you seen since the transition to learningBOX? Mr. Momoi: In terms of operations on the administrator side, we were able to reduce man-hours for user registration and other tasks. The previous system, which was developed 11 years ago, had an outdated UI design and was not optimized for smartphones, but learningBOX solved these problems at once. The learningBOX system solved these problems in one fell swoop. Smartphone learning is now commonplace. Mr. Momoi: At the time, some people questioned, "Is it safe to study on a cell phone?" Mr. Momoi: At the time, some people wondered, "Is it safe to study on a mobile phone? However, children are familiar with cell phones and smartphones, and the habit of studying on mobile devices has naturally developed. In one case, a high school student from a single-mother household was studying on her cell phone while taking care of her younger siblings while her mother was at work. With a computer, you can't study while babysitting. When I heard that story, I was convinced that being able to study anywhere and anytime is a very good thing because it lowers the hurdle for studying. We needed a learning management system that would make it easy to study on mobile devices such as cell phones, smartphones, and tablets, and learningBOX, with its strengths in this area, matched the "mobile learning" that we were aiming for. Nishimura: Speaking of "mobile learning," the free quiz and question creation tool "QuizGenerator" received a major upgrade at the end of last year. It has evolved to be even easier to use, with a UI that makes it easier to study even on smartphones. Mr. Momoi: (Looking at Nishimura's smartphone screen) It looks very easy to use! When we think of "studying," the image we have is of sitting at a desk and opening a textbook for a long time, but I think the style of studying efficiently on a smartphone is more suited to the current era. I believe it is thanks to smartphones that the hurdle to studying has been lowered. About QuizGeneratorQuizGenerator allows anyone to easily create and publish quizzes and questions in a wide variety of formats on the Web, even if they do not have technical knowledge of the Web or IT. There are a total of 13 types of quizzes and questions, including correct/incorrect and fill-in-the-blank questions. The tool is also free for commercial use and can be used for corporate training and examinations. QuizGenerator - Free quiz and question generator In May 2023, we also released "Easy Quiz Generator with AI," which can generate quizzes from keywords, YouTube video URLs, and website URLs. Easy quiz generation with AI! | QuizGenerator Back to Table of Contents From Group Classes to Individualized Tutoring, AI Utilization is Key It is expected that the use of AI will be increasingly promoted in the field of education. What are your thoughts on the future of education? Mr. Momoi: The number of students in wide-area correspondence high schools nationwide has increased from at most 180,000 in the past nearly 20 years to more than 260,000 now, partly due to the Corona disaster. I think correspondence education will continue to grow. I believe that the educational policy will also change from group classes to individualized instruction. And the core of individualized instruction will be AI. In the current group classes, there is no choice but to adjust to the middle of the range between those with high grades and those with low grades. In this situation, "able-bodied" students who want to move up to a higher level cannot do so, and they lose motivation. This is why we believe that individualized instruction is best for each student. However, there is a limit to human ability alone, so AI is still necessary. Will it also help to solve the "teacher shortage"? Mr. Momoi: Certainly, the use of AI has the purpose of compensating for the "teacher shortage. As AI becomes more and more prevalent in the field of education, the role of teachers will become less about teaching learning content and more about life guidance. For example, the role of teachers as counselors and supporters of children will gradually change. Nishimura: The evolution of AI is accelerating. I feel that it has evolved to such an extent that high school and college students do not know what skills they will be expected to have once they graduate from school. Mr. Momoi: Yes, that is true. Our school is also considering enhancing education related to AI in the future. I believe that information education without programming is like English education without English conversation. Many people can understand some English grammar, but are not good at listening and speaking. Programming is another situation where students learn a lot of things in information subjects but cannot actually program...this is the current reality. I believe this situation must be changed. I hope that talented engineers like Mr. Nishimura can take on the responsibility of programming education. Nishimura: Yes, I believe that in order to survive in a society where AI is accelerating, programming language operation skills will also be increasingly required. Regarding the development of AI functionsIn the fall of 2023, we developed "AI Assist," a new ChatGPT-linked function that automatically generates quizzes and tests, automatically generates memorization cards, automatically analyzes reports, and automatically creates courses.We plan to implement various AI assist functions in 2024 as well. AI Assist | e-learning system learningBOX Back to Table of Contents Wide-area correspondence high school x learningBOX provides children with opportunities for spontaneous growth What do you expect from learningBOX in the future? Mr. Momoi: The Renaissance High School Group has produced many graduates who are golf and soccer players and entertainers. Recently, more and more of our students are going on to college. What we have felt since launching the wide-area correspondence high school is that what children are looking for is an environment where they can do what they want to do at their own pace. If it is to achieve what they want to do, children will go to school and study. An example of a student who attends the e-sports course is a student who originally did not attend school, but enrolled in the Renaissance High School Group and started attending school to play e-sports. He also became a leader in that group and began to demonstrate his skills more and more. Furthermore, since the common language of e-sports is English, I felt the need to study English hard. We want to increase opportunities for that kind of spontaneous growth. To that end, we would like learningBOX to develop a system that is easy for children to use and enjoy studying. I hope that schools other than our school will use this system as much as possible. Nishimura: Thank you very much. As a provider of the system, we would like to see many more students who graduated from Renaissance High School Group playing an active role in the future. We will continue to focus on expanding our development areas to realize "a future where anyone in the world can freely learn anytime, anywhere. LearningBOX" is a learning management system suitable for school education and correspondence high schools. Reference] School education | Usage scenarios | learningBOX e-learning system LearningBOX is also recommended! I want to read it in conjunction with Back to Table of Contents
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