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2022　Communication B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Nakano Tamio 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W9-716)  Thr1-2(W9-716)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.H207
Credits
2
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2022/4/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course facilitate students' ability of face to face communication. We need to collaborate and co-create in front of many problems. Not only becoming a good speaker and a good listener, but also learning the basic skills of facilitation to create a collaborative community.
This course aims to cultivate alive communication and facilitation skill through workshop experience.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) enjoy the creative communication even in the first meeting.
2) facilitate a playful and effective meeting.
3) plan an original workshop and design the program.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
I had worked for the advertising company for 30 years, and I have facilitated workshops for 25 years. Based on these experiences, I try to raise students' s ability for collaboration and co-creation in this difficult age. I would like to nurture the power of dialogue based on listening, expression, and facilitation skill to create good atmosphere to learn each other.

Keywords

communication, facilitation, dialogue, collaboration, co-creation, workshop

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This course is not one way lecture style but participatory workshop style. In the first half, students experience various kind of communication style such as self introduction, interview, dialogue, and world cafe etc. In the second half, they learn how to facilitate. In the end each participant facilitates a small group in turn and feedback each other.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Overview of the course. Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 2 Introduction of the workshop for communication. Practicing how to listen and talk. Reading the text and writing mini report.
Class 3 Mutual interview. Active listening and writing an article.Introducing a partner to others by using the article. Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 4 World cafe part one. Experience of large scale dialogue. Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 5 Reflection of world cafe.　Introduction of facilitation. Reading the text and writing mini report.
Class 6 Basic skill 1: Creating the space and the atmosphere. Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 7 Basic skill 2:Group size, and making good questions. Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 8 Basic skill 3: Visualizing the process, and program design. Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 9 What kind of workshop do you want to facilitate? Reflecting experiences and writing mini report.
Class 10 Preparation for Next three practices of the facilitator. Planning the own workshop and designing program.
Class 11 Practice of the facilitator. Reflection and Preparation.
Class 12 Practice of the facilitator. Reflection and Preparation.
Class 13 Practice of the facilitator. Reflection and writing final report.
Class 14 Reflection of the whole process. Reflection on the whole process.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Nakano, Tamio. How to make a collaborative learning community. ISBN978-4-00-24823-5

Assessment criteria and methods

Active participation of every classes including home works: 70%, Facilitation practice and final report: 30%
Coming late and less concentration will not be accepted.

Related courses

  • LAH.H107 ： Communication A

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Active participation is indispensable.　No late coming to the group work.
In case of online, please use PC, and zoom video on.

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