IMTC and the Center
for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)
at Georgia Tech developed the i-irasshai project to teach American
students about Japanese culture. Funded by the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH)
and Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB),
the project is an adjunct to Irasshai,
Georgia Public Broadcasting’s award-winning distance learning
program teaching Japanese culture and language to middle and high
school students.
The project is designed to be an exploration of a typical day in
Japan. Students using the program are immersed in a Japanese town
and have to complete activities like eating sushi, sending a post
card to America, and making a bed. The program is designed to use
both CD-ROM and The World Wide Web, combining the best capabilities
of both media. However, users with only the CD-ROM or web access
can still use the program.
The project was completed September, 2001. Teachers interested in
using Virtual Japan in their classes should contact Georgia Public
Broadcasting’s PeachStar division for more information.
[ Visit
IMTC copy of the web site ](new window)
September, 2001 – ICHIM ’01 paper presented
describing the development of the i-irasshai program. View the conference
proceedings:
click on a thumbnail below for a larger view
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images from the i-irasshai: a virtual exploration of Japan web
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