Case Study: Efficient Methods for Learning Specialized Skills

Hospitality Educational Institution, Japan

How can students master specialized skills efficiently and to a high standard?

We interviewed Hospitality Educational Institution, Japan, which has significantly improved the efficiency of students' specialized skill acquisition through the implementation of LoiLoNote School.

We spoke with them about the significance of using LoiLoNote School in vocational education, how it's utilized in classroom instruction, and the changes that occurred after implementation.

https://youtu.be/bRGuCihXL9s

* The video is in Japanese.

Vocational Schools and LoiLoNote School

In vocational schools, acquiring specialized knowledge and skills is a crucial learning requirement.

To enable students to acquire more knowledge and skills at a high level within the short timeframe of two years, the key is to improve the efficiency of teaching styles and learning styles. Through the implementation of LoiLoNote School, we were able to achieve the following improvements:

Teaching Style

Improved efficiency of class time

Secured practical training time

Enhanced skill development tailored to each department's characteristics

Learning Style

Promoted peer learning among students

Improved quality and frequency of self-directed learning

LoiLoNote Implementation Methods

At this school, classes using LoiLoNote School are conducted across all departments, including Tourism Studies (Travel, Airline, Railway Service), Bridal Studies, Hotel Studies, Theme Park Studies, and others. We asked teachers from each department about how they utilize LoiLoNote in their classes.

Test Card

In the Tourism Studies department, many students aim to obtain national certifications, and they find Test Cards particularly valuable for knowledge acquisition. Test Cards is a feature that allows teachers to create tests with automatic scoring and automatic aggregation on LoiLoNote.

With real-time result display and easy problem duplication, it helps identify areas where students struggle. By instantly identifying weak areas during class, teachers can efficiently allocate class time to focus on those problem areas.

Example ①: Provide focused explanations on weak areas based on comprehension levels

Example ②: Have students repeatedly challenge problems until they get them right, ensuring knowledge retention

Example ③: Save response data to measure growth compared to previous years

Video

In practical skills subjects, the most important thing is to perform all actions with an objective perspective. To make students conscious of objectivity, many classes incorporate videos.

By video recording practical skills, students can objectively reflect on their actions, expressions, dance, and other elements. LoiLoNote makes it very easy to shoot videos, submit them (collect them), and send/receive them between students, which makes video-based learning more efficient and accelerated.

Example ①: Recording and exchanging practical skill practice sessions

Example ②: Recording teachers' practical skill explanations on video

Example ③: Distributing sample videos

Presentation

In customer service, it's essential to thoroughly consider the optimal response and proposal, and communicate it in your own words. To improve verbal expression skills, presentation practice is implemented.

By repeatedly practicing presentations, students can refine their content, sequence, and speaking style. Since LoiLoNote allows presentations to be created simply by connecting cards, it significantly reduces the time needed for material preparation. This has made it possible to dedicate more time to actual presentation practice.

Example ①: Feedback on presentation materials (correction and return function for submissions)

Example ②: Viewing and commenting on submitted presentation videos as an entire class (response sharing function)

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Card Editing

In classes where students learn specialized knowledge, there are many situations where explanations involve not only text information but also demonstrations.

By mastering the Card Editing function, we ensure that learning content is firmly established.

We prepare PDFs with problems and correct answers, then use the pen function to cover up the answer portions.

When explaining during class, we use the eraser function to gradually reveal the covered portions.

This allows for accurate and efficient explanations without mistakes.

Since it's easy for students to write on and submit the distributed problem cards, we can assess students' comprehension levels through confirmation tests and other methods.

Example ①: Interactive explanations using the eraser function

Example ②: Students write answers on distributed problems and submit them

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Changes Following Implementation

This school has been using LoiLoNote since 2020.

We interviewed teachers in their second year of usage about the changes in both "1. Teaching Style" and "2. Learning Style" following the implementation of LoiLoNote.

https://youtu.be/zbAlq_ojgHo

* The video is in Japanese.

Teaching Style

Changes in Teaching

Q: What changed following implementation

The shift from one-way teaching to participatory classes for all students transformed the teacher's role from "teaching" to "facilitating"

The function that shows the submission status of all class members increased students' awareness of class participation

Easy data transmission between students made peer learning more active

Time spent on class preparation, during class, and after class became highly efficient

Q: Benefits of implementation

Easy to use for any teacher or student, with immediate benefits in classroom efficiency

Significantly reduces time spent on class preparation

Promotes student peer learning and enables student-centered classes

Distributing all class materials through LoiLoNote significantly reduces annual printing costs (70% reduction compared to previous year)

Eliminates the need for mailed materials in online classes

Enables fair and accurate grade evaluation (review of submissions, tracking submission deadlines)

Q: Specific examples of "classroom efficiency improvements"

Digital material distribution eliminates the need to prepare printed materials

List view of submissions allows instant identification of non-submitters

Correction and return of submissions is completed on screen

Materials created on PC can be converted to PDF and imported into LoiLoNote

Tests created once can be duplicated and used repeatedly (problems can be swapped out)

Q: Recommended usage methods for getting started

Take photos of handwritten notes, printouts, resumes, etc. and submit them

Recording and submitting practical skills

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Changes in Teachers

Q: How do you use it in class

In class, we use LoiLoNote for material distribution and assignment collection, as well as for sharing answers and student research activities.

For example, when students are thinking of plans to propose to customers, they can share ideas with each other and use Web Cards to search the internet, allowing them to be exposed to diverse ideas. Based on this, students exercise their imagination, thinking "How can we make this even better?" and create original plans.

Through these learning activities, we cultivate students' attitude of pursuing customer satisfaction and their ability to be thoroughly committed to their plans.

Q: Changes and effects in teaching

Work efficiency in class has improved.

Being able to use class time more for communication with students has improved the quality and satisfaction of classes, I feel.

What used to take about 30 minutes for assignment correction can now be completed in 15 minutes using LoiLoNote. Returning corrected work can now be done with just one button.

Being able to complete all tasks within LoiLoNote has realized significant time savings.

Learning Style

Changes in Students

We asked students from Osaka Hotel College and Osaka Bridal College about changes in their learning styles.

Q: What are your favorite features of LoiLoNote

Can be operated not only on iPad but also on smartphones, so I can review learning content during commute time

Workspaces are separated by subject, making it easy to organize data

All data including class materials and reports are in LoiLoNote, making it easy to review class content

Practical skill videos allow me to objectively check my own performance

I can watch sample videos and classmates' practical skill videos repeatedly

Q: Changes you've experienced from using LoiLoNote

I've increased watching videos during breaks and after going home

During class, I have more opportunities to learn from classmates' submissions

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