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Program Overview

Interactive Teaching

Interactive
Interactive Teaching

Program Overview

The program has eight WEEKs, each comprising three sessions: Knowledge, Skill, and Story. Please refer to the “Learning Contents” for details on each WEEK.

The Knowledge Session will help you to systematically acquire the knowledge necessary to make your class interactive and learn how to prepare yourself as an instructor. The following topics will be covered: ① Basic knowledge of active learning; ② Active learning methods; ③ Learning sciences related to motivation, mastery, and feedback; ④ Designing a 90-minute class; ⑤ Designing a syllabus of a course; ⑥ Evaluations to promote learning; ⑦ General overview of Japanese higher education and what faculty members should be, and ⑧ Creating a structured academic portfolio to envision a career path as a faculty member.

What Is “Interactive Teaching”?

The Skill Session will help you acquire skills in creating a space where participants can learn actively. Based on the philosophy, “The crucial point is invisible,” the instructors, who usually work as stage actors, will help you learn about “how to communicate” in an experiential way by covering topics such as how to create a space, how to improve your diction, and how to relieve your tension.

In the Story Session, 15 leading researchers and practitioners in various fields will share their thoughts and experiences related to teaching.
The program is designed for face-to-face classes, but its topics are universal to online classes and other styles by covering motivation theory, class design, evaluation, etc.

Learning Contents

Week 1

Knowledge Session

Introduction: What Is Interactive Teaching? Let’s Learn about Active Learning
What Is Active Learning?
The Status of Active Learning
How to Choose the Appropriate Active Learning Method to Apply
Applying the Methods of Active Learning
Discussions: Self-Introduction

Skill Session

The Philosophy of Skills: The Crucial Point is Invisible

Story Session

Dr. Shuichi Hiraoka (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo) “Active Learning Applied in Science Courses”
Dr. Haruo Takagi (Professor, Hosei Business School of Innovation Management, Hosei University) “Learning through Case Method in Business School”

Week 2

Knowledge Session

Active Learning Methods
・Think-Pair-Share
・The Jigsaw Method
・Poster Tour
・Peer Instruction
・Discussions: Group Work: What Would You Do If…?

Skill Session

・Introduction 1: How to Create a Space

Story Session

・Dr. Yuki Honda (Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo) “How to Promote Student Discussion”
・Dr. Naomi Miyake (Professor, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo) “Collaborative Learning: Let’s Make Classes in Senior High Schools Interactive!”

Week 3

Knowledge Session

Learning Sciences
・Motivation (1)
・Motivation (2)
・The Road to Developing Mastery
・Practice and Feedback
・Discussions: Breaking Down the Skills

Skill Session

・Introduction 2: How to Improve Your Diction

Story Session

・Dr. Masato Shibuya (Professor, Kagawa Nutrition University) “Teaching Nutrition Science: Importance of Step-by-Step Learning”
・Dr. Nobuyuki Ueda (Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts) “From Project-based Learning to Passion-based Learning”

Week 4

Knowledge Session

Let’s Design a 90–Minute Class
・The Significance of Class Design and the ADDIE Model (1)
・The Significance of Class Design and the ADDIE Model (2)
・The Basic Structure of a Class
・How to Use Design Sheets
・Discussions: Class Design Exercise

Skill Session

・Interaction 1: How to Relieve Your Tension

Story Session

・Dr. Yoshifumi Saito (Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo) “English Education with Eyes and Ears: Making Use of Audiovisual Materials”
・Dr. Takehiko Kariya (Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford) “Comparison between Japan, U.S.A., and the U.K. on How to Teach and Learn: What an Instructor Can Do”

Week 5

Knowledge Session

Let’s Design a More Useful Syllabus
・There is More to a Syllabus than Just That!
・Setting Goals and Objectives
・Designing a Course Schedule
・Visualizing the Structure of a Course
・How to Describe Evaluation Methods
・Discussions: Let’s Work on Setting Objectives

Skill Session

・Interaction 2: How to Draw Students’ Reaction

Story Session

・Dr. Hermann Gottschewski (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo) “Comparison of German and Japanese Higher Education and University Students”
・Dr. Akinori Yamabe (Project Assistant Professor, Komaba Organization for Educational Excellence, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo) “Classes that You Create with Students”

Week 6

Knowledge Session

Evaluations to Promote Learning
・The Purpose of Evaluation
・What to Look for When Designing an Evaluation
・Rubrics (1)
・Rubrics (2)
・Discussions: The Use of Rubrics

Skill Session

・Application: Q & A (1)

Story Session

・Dr. Naoki Irie (Associate Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo) “Delivering ‘Exciting Education’ which is also a Driving Force for Conducting Research”
・Mr. Masanori Kato (President, Action Design Inc.) “Organizational Reform and Human Resource Development through the Use of Dialog”

Week 7

Knowledge Session

Let’s Think about Career Paths PART 1: Reflection as a Professor
・Universities Changing with the Times
・What Faculty Members Should Be
・Let’s Think about the Ideal Image of a Faculty Member
The Ideal Image of a Faculty Member

Skill Session

・Application: Q & A (2)

Story Session

・Dr. Yuhei Yamauchi (Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo) “What will Universities Be Like? What will Be Required of Faculty Members?: MOOC and Flipped Classrooms”
・Mr. Takaki Asada (Teacher, Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School) “Making Use of Drama in Class”

Week 8

Knowledge Session

Let’s Think about Career Paths PART 2: Use of Portfolios
・Structured Academic Portfolio
・The Significance of Creating a SAP Chart
・Creating a SAP Chart 1: Teaching
・Creating a SAP Chart 2: Research
・Creating a SAP Chart 3: Services and Integration

Skill Session

・Conclusion: Don’t Be Afraid of Making Mistakes

Story Session

・Prof. Shunya Yoshimi (Professor, Director of the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo), Dr. Jun Nakahara (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo), and Dr. Kayoko Kurita (Project Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo) “The Future of Faculty Members Examined from the Perspective of University History”

*Affiliation and positions are as of August 2014.