In this course, students learn facilitation skills through practices in the "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" undergraduate course. Students will learn facilitator-type leadership in contrast to traditional leading-type leadership. The main purpose of the facilitation is to support learners to be able to engage in learning by themselves and help them work well as a member of a team. After leaning basic facilitation skills, students participate in the "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" undergraduate course as facilitators. The aim of this course is that students can acquire practical facilitation skills through practices in the undergraduate course. Students are also expected to be roll models for undergraduate students.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) explain the differences between leading-type leadership and facilitator-type leadership.
2) apply some of facilitator skills to real situations.
3) realize their facilitation activities can help and facilitate undergraduate students' learning.
Facilitation, Facilitator, Leadership, Supportive Type, "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project"
Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
The first part of the course learns the facilitation theory and skills by workshop and participating in the "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" class. In the second half, students will actively participate as facilitators at the small class of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" and promote students' learning. After each facilitation activity, students are required to submit a retrospective report. Students are required to watch lecture of auditorium of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" for the next class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction to facilitation | Watch the 1st lecture at hall of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" and write the summary and response as homework. |
Class 2 | Participate in a small class of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" and experience as a learner | Summarize your facilitation Watch the next auditorium lecture of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" and write a summary and response |
Class 3 | Facilitation activities in the small class of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" (1) | Reflect your facilitation activities. |
Class 4 | Reflection workshop of facilitation activities | Summarize my five facilitation clauses Watch the next auditorium lecture of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" and write a summary and response |
Class 5 | Facilitation activities in the small class of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" (2) | Watch the next auditorium lecture of "Tokyo Tech Viisonary Project" and write a summary and response |
Class 6 | Facilitation activities in the small class of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" (3) | Reflect your facilitation activities. |
Class 7 | Facilitation activities in the small class of "Tokyo Tech Visionary Project" (4) | Summary of knowledge, skills, awareness etc. gained while practicing facilitation in this lesson. |
Class 8 | Reflection workshop of facilitation activities | Reflect your facilitation activities and submit as a report. |
Distributing the material, if necessary
・Tamio Nakano (2001), "Workshop", Iwanami Shinsho (in Japanese)
・Tamio Nakano (2003), "Facilitation Revolution", Iwanami Shoten (in Japanese)
・Tamio Nakano (2013), "Guidebook for Facilitators", Nakanishiya Shuppan (in Japanese)
・Tokihiko Mori (2008), "Toolbox for Facilitaors", Diamondo-sha (in Japanese)
1. Contribution to the class activities: 20%
2. Activities in the TokyoTech Visionary Project and its reflection reports (50%)
3. Final reprot (30%)
Student must have successfully completed the 'Leadership Workshop' with a score of 80 or over.
This class is the subject of the Graduate Student Assistant (GSA) program. Students who have taken a score of 80 or over will be awarded a certificate of GSA-F (Facilitation) from the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning.