In the age of the climate change, we have to face environmental crisis in order to create the sustainable future. What's happening on the earth? By researching the goal 13(Global Warming), 14(Ocean ecosystem), 15(Land ecosystem) of SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals, we will understand the real situation. What can we do by our way of living and the research? We will experience the work that reconnect for building the foundation for change. We will also learn about "Regeneration" by Paul Hawken.
The aim of this course is to understand the environmental issues which relate to ourselves, and to encourage students to act forward.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)have an understanding of today's critical environmental situation as a great turning.
2)realize the new concept of life sustain society instead of industrial growth society for our sustainable future.
environmental crisis, climate change, SDG’S(Sustainable Development Goals), the work that reconnects, regeneration
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Participatory learning based on group work. It is easy to forget by just listening, but it is well learned by studying and finding by myself. So we try to make a collaborative leaning community based on a spall group of 4 people.
(In case of online, we use breakout session of zoom to make small groups.)
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Orientation, What are happening today's world, and Sustainable future. Overview of the history of environmental issues. | Reflection, and writing a mini report. |
Class 2 | Introduction of SDGs. | Reflection, and research on SDGs. |
Class 3 | Sharing of the research of SDGs. | Reflection |
Class 4 | Making the relation map which focus on the discovery of interdependence of the world. | Reflection |
Class 5 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 13 | Research and writing a report. |
Class 6 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 13 | Reflection of the first half, and writing a report. |
Class 7 | Reflection of the first half by sharing the reflection report. The nature of Yakushima island. | Reflection |
Class 8 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 14 | Reflection |
Class 9 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 14 | Reflection |
Class 10 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 15 | Reflection |
Class 11 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 15 | Reflection |
Class 12 | The work that reconnects Interconnectedness of all beings. | Reflection |
Class 13 | Regeneration by Paul Hawken | Writing the final report. |
Class 14 | Reflection by sharing the final report. | Reviewing of the all classes. Finish final report. |
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.
None
Paul Hauken: Regeneration
Macy Joanna and Johnstone Chris, Active Hope. Tokyo: Shunju-sha; ISBN 978-4-393-33344-0. (Japanese)
SDGs: United Nation, Sustainable Development Goals.
Active participation of the class and group work and homework:70%, Middle and Final report: 30%
Interest in Sustainable future. No being late.
(in case of online, zoom video on)
The classes will be up-dated by the situation of corona virus and the participants.