Angus McGregor    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement    Position   Associate Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2023/07
Type	Academic Paper
Peer Review	Peer reviewed
Title	Reflecting on an Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Model UN: An Analysis of a Forced Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Contribution Type	Multiple author(s)
Journal	Osaka JALT Journal
Journal Type	Japan
Publisher	Osaka JALT
Volume, Issue, Page	10(2023),pp.1-13
Total page number	13
Authorship	Lead author
Author and coauthor	McGregor, Angus & Escobar, Edward
Details	The COVID-19 pandemic forced many institutions to move lessons online with remote instruction. Many school events and activities were initially canceled or postponed, but as the pandemic continued, teachers had to adapt to the reality under the pandemic and eventually transition some educational events to a remote format. One example of this is a Model United Nations (MUN) conference, which can be described as a fully synchronous, collaborative project. Conference organizers chose to either cancel their conference or transition the conference to a remote format that complied with pandemic protocols at the time. This paper outlines one such transition that an MUN conference in Kyoto endured using asynchronous computer-mediated tools and services, and reflects on the feedback of its participants’ teachers, concluding that while aspects of a remote, asynchronous MUN were deemed appropriate for MUN tasks, the pre-pandemic synchronous framework was favored by its participants.
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