My first year in charge of education conducted remote training for new employees using Google Classroom.

Hello.
I am Masutani from the System Solutions Department.

We have been participating in an education improvement project since the end of last year, and from this year we have been working as an education team to prepare training materials, conduct training, and manage training for new employees.

In addition to the coronavirus pandemic, we also have training for members who have been assigned to different bases such as Yokohama and Shikoku, so our company has had more opportunities to conduct new employee training remotely since last year.

Starting this year, I joined the education team and was responsible for managing the training, and what I felt was...

Management and giving instructions is difficult!

Even if I create materials for each training session and share them in a specific folder on my drive,
I keep getting asked questions like `
` Which materials should I use? '' and `` Where are the materials located? Also, when doing it remotely, new members may be confused because different people use different GoogleMeets. There was some clumsiness on my part, but it really made me realize how difficult it is to manage and give instructions for training.

At that time, I heard from the representative of the Canada office that `` Canadian schools use Google Classroom to manage classes and assignments '', and as I researched it, I realized that `` This will solve the problems we are currently facing.'' So I researched how to use it and tried introducing it in training .

What is Google Classroom?

Google Classroom is a tool that lets you manage teaching and learning in one place. It's easy to use, secure, and helps teachers manage, measure, and enrich learning experiences.
Citation: https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_jp/products/classroom/

Anyone with a Google account can use it for free and it's easy to use, so it's easy to implement, but when using it at school, it's mandatory to use Google Workspace for Education Masu.

GoogleClassroom can be managed on a " class " basis, and teachers and students can be added and used for each class.
*If you think it's the same feeling as a school class

From now on, in accordance with the official description, Google Classroom will be referred to as " Classroom ", the training provider will be referred to as " teacher ", and the trainee will be referred to as student

Features of Google Classroom

The features of Classroom are as follows.

• Everything can be done in one place
  → Assignment management, sharing materials, taking and answering tests, etc. can all be done on Classroom.
• Easy to operate
  → Creating a class and joining a class can be easily done with just a few clicks, even those who are not familiar with computer operations can do it easily.
• It is possible to have a joint call with the whole class
  → It is possible to have a screen call using Google Meet exclusively for the class.
• Can be accessed from various devices
  → By installing the Classroom app, you can access not only from your computer but also from your smartphone or tablet.

Classroom features

Next, we will introduce the functions of Classroom on the "teacher side" and "student side".

teacher side

• Creating assignments, tests, materials, and questions
• Assignments, test grading, and feedback
• Student assignment/test score management
• Fill in and send shared information to the entire class or specific students
• Join a shared GoogleMeet for your class
• Display class schedule on Google Calendar
• Create a dedicated folder for classes under My Drive in Google Drive

student side

• Assignments, materials, test implementation and submission
• Questions for teachers
• Fill in and send shared information to the entire class
• Join a shared GoogleMeet for your class
• Display class schedule on Google Calendar
• Create a dedicated folder for classes under My Drive in Google Drive

Compared to the teacher, students can only perform limited operations such as submitting and asking questions.
Questions can also be sent so that only the teacher can see them, so who want to ask a question but are worried about what other people are watching can do so without worrying about what others are saying.

What I liked about using Google Classroom

I actually tried introducing Classroom for training and it was great! I would like to introduce what I felt.

No need to rush to prepare before training

You can upload materials to Classroom, so you can check them from there.
By uploading materials for each training session, you can quickly check the materials needed for that training, so you don't have to worry about searching for them before the training, wondering, "Where did I save the materials? there is no!

received comments from new members who received training using Classroom, saying, `` I appreciate being able to review training materials anytime

 

Since it can be completed in one Classroom, it is easier to give instructions to training staff and trainees.

When requesting training, I was given multiple instructions such as "Training materials are on this path" and "Use this Meet for training", but once you enter Classroom, everything is prepared, so training It also requires less preparation for the person in charge.
In addition, students can join the Meet provided in the Classroom when the time comes, so they don't have to worry about "Which Meet will the next training be held at?"

 

Centralized management of issues

Since everything from creating assignments to submitting them can be done in Classroom, I felt that I didn't miss any confirmations.
In addition, since it is linked with Google Forms, you can do everything from creating, answering, and grading tests with exact match answers and mark-type tests on Google Classroom.
Although we did not give any assignments in this training, I would like to use this function from the next training for new graduates.

Conclusion

What did you think?
Classroom can be used for free if you have a Google account, so we recommend giving it a try!
Also, in addition to training new employees at the company, I think it would be a good idea to use it at cram schools or club activities.

We will continue to test various tools to make training smoother and better. I hope to share my impressions after using it on my blog!

Thank you for reading to the end.