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Shigeto Ozawa is a Professor at Waseda University's Faculty of Human Sciences, specializing in educational technology, learning sciences, and computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). He has been at Waseda University since 2010, with previous positions at Oita University and Yasuda Women's College. Ozawa holds a Ph.D. from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2004) and completed his undergraduate education at Keio University.
His research focuses on understanding student learning processes in collaborative and technology-enhanced environments. He has published extensively on educational technology, collaborative learning, reflection processes, and workplace learning. Recent work includes studies on how high school inquiry learning affects university research activities, self-exploration in interdisciplinary education, and the reflection processes of mid-level employees. His research spans both educational and workplace contexts, with particular attention to how technology can support learning and reflection.
Ozawa's recent publications demonstrate a clear progression in his research interests, moving from foundational work in collaborative learning environments to more specialized investigations of reflection processes, inquiry-based learning, and interdisciplinary thinking. His work increasingly integrates quantitative and qualitative methods to understand learning processes in both educational and workplace settings. Notably, his research on mid-level employees' reflection processes represents a significant expansion of his work into the domain of workplace learning and human resource development.
- Liberal and General Education Society of Japan
- Japanese Cognitive Science Society
- Japan Society for Educational Technology
Ozawa leads multiple research projects focused on understanding and improving student learning processes, particularly in hybrid and online learning environments. Current projects include developing systems to prevent social isolation among learners, measuring students' foot movements in HyFlex classrooms to estimate learning status, and studying students' in-class behavior during remote learning. His work has been supported by multiple Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Ozawa teaches courses related to learning environment design, learning sciences, and human behavior at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His teaching emphasizes practical application of learning science principles, with courses focusing on inquiry-based cross-disciplinary study, design of learning environments, and introduction to learning sciences.
