New Proposal of University Reform by Significant Other Groups in Eduinformatics
Abstract
Kobe Tokiwa University was established in 2008 in Japan, and underwent itsfirstreformin 2015. This reform led to a new curricula of competency-based education from 2017 onward. The second university reform for new curricula is expected to begin in 2022. For this purpose, we assessed the old 2017 curricula. The result shows that Tokiwa’s competency must be rebuilt. To this end, we propose the new inter-disciplinary field of Eduinformatics. The proposed 2022 curricula should consider two axes: “university reform” and “eduinformatics.” Further, a new group—named Significant Other Groups (SOGs)—should implement university reform using informatics. SOGs would include participants who want to develop higher education, reflecting their important role. The assessment of university reform should also prioritize eduinformatics.
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