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(1) Subject motivation to continue by constant walking and (3) Confidence: After having practiced walking and sleeping,
sleeping maintained by checking the record on the system, subject started to improve BMI. Subject understood the
especially visualization of data is more effective than just likelihood for success and motivation to increase practice;
checking data; (4) Satisfaction: The subject was rewarded with improved
(2) Sleeping hours are sometime out of control but targeted fitness and that concluded the use of Fitbit was beneficial
walking steps are easier to achieve every day. When walked along with feedback from the author and peer support.
8,000 steps, subject indicated a desire to walk 9,000 steps
the following day. Constant walking every day has become 10. CONCLUSIONS
his habit;
(3) The author’s advice on subject’s activity was quite effective
for maintaining motivation. The program worked well in In this paper the authors have presented two means of education
promoting peer support [14] especially as motivation system, educational platforms with tablet PC as the core device
weakened after several weeks had passed; and health support systems with IoT wearable devices.
(4) Successful results are depicted in Fig.16. Apart from data The educational platform consists of tablet PC for each student,
taken from Fitbit and the system, subject recorded access to Wi-Fi networks, LMS, groupware and SNS as well as
independently weight and BMI every day. BMI changes are recent useful open data and various free open online courses
shown based upon subject records for the twelve weeks. available globally. We are confident that a high performance
Subject reported feeling quite active in twelve weeks after mobile information device will open a new era in the field of
starting the practice. education. Except initial investment of tablet PC that becomes
cheaper every year because of almost paperless educational
The author’s challenges in supporting collaborator’s efforts are operation feasible at campus and off-campus, low cost study is
as follows: possible. As this type of ICT functionality has impacted the
(1) Subject’s BMI improvement was not checked by the author elementary and secondary educational systems as well, a global
until shown by subject. Therefore, to check the variation standard setting should be considered to ensure the development
factors of walking steps and sleeping hours on the system of future educational contents and environment.
instead of BMI became quite important. With the existence A health support system for students has proven to be an
of variation factors, sleeping hours and walking steps, the appropriate visualization of vital data. Moreover, that advice
author ability to anticipate the subject’s daily routine; should work effectively for student’s health consciousness that
(2) The author sent some comments to collaborators by social should be a realistic goal for students in order to spend a fruitful
networking service (SNS) in support after checking the life on campus.
status of heart rate, walking steps and sleeping hours. By sharing data among group members, educators need a careful
Subjects had often irregular sleeping pattern which indicated approach. This study has shown that if members are reliable,
that a means of communication must be maintained between one’s motivation continues. We conclude that student
subjects and the author. engagement in health consciousness may be enhanced with
proper and constant advice from peers. The authors trust that
student engagement in health consciousness is crucial in
achieving productive study habits.
Those ISO standards, for example, have accelerated the
proliferation of the quality management skills by the 9000 series
and the security management skill by the 27000 series.
Standards should lower costs and increase quality by means of
an openness to technology. Likewise, when a standard is
established in the use of systems and devices of ICT and related
content for educational purposes, a great benefit should be
expected irrespective of areas and countries worldwide.
The authors conclude that more and more new electronic
devices and cloud services are emerging on university
campuses that should be utilized for education enhancement
apart from private use in a students’ daily life. If educational
usage is standardized in ITU in order to increase quality, the
outcome from university education should advance with more
benefits for more students regardless of employment and job
market changes in future [16].
Fig. 16. BMI improvement from October to December 2016
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