First Year's Efforts and Operational Results of BYOD Action in TUAT with New Style Virtual Computer Classroom

In April of 2016, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) transitioned from an educational computer system to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). In response, a brand-new computer system for the classroom, called TUAT Virtual Computer Classroom (TUAT-VCCR), replaced the old computer rooms and terminals. TUAT-VCCR is based in virtual desktop technology and users can access the tools with any HTML5-compliant web browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox), removing the differences for various operating systems (e.g. Windows, macOS). In this article, we would like to share our efforts and operational reports for our first year. The project itself included redesigning lecture halls, creation of user guides and other ways to support users to efficiently use new system. We would also like to share the first year adoption experience and the reality of BYOD in the university of science and technology. In this article, we provide valuable information to other organizations planning a similar BYOD initiative.