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2022　Seminar on Humanities(Facilitating dialogue, collaboration, and bliss)Introduction 2

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Nakano Tamio 
Class Format
Exercise    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive ()  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.H153
Credits
2
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
3-4Q
Syllabus updated
2022/10/3
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The instructor wants to develop a learning community on the topic of creating a collaborative learning community. Last year this class was held by online and learned together about "Night and Fog" by V. Frankl. What we will read this year is not decided.
The aim is to encourage students to cultivate the foundation for future life by reading classical text, facilitating collaborative learning each other, and cultivating mindfulness.

Student learning outcomes

Students will learn to facilitate the creative space where honest, alive conversations would happen.
Students will learn the basic skill of mindfulness for caring their body, breath, and mind, so that they can be aware of the present moment not in the past or future.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

✔ Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
The instructor had worked for an advertising company for 30 years. And the he studied Organizational Development and Transformation in Master course, and began to practice workshops and facilitation in the fields of business, administration, NPOs, and education. And he had a lot of journey around the world. I would like to integrate these experiences to create a collaborative learning community.

Keywords

Collaborative learning community. Workshop. Facilitation.
Body, Mind, Spirit. Mindfulness. Following bliss. SDGs

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Based on each one's reading text, a small team facilitate the colloborative learning experience in turns.
The instructor does not give one-way lectures, but rather fosters an interactive learning community.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Two consecutive 100-minute sessions are held every Wednesday afternoon. LAH.H253, LAH.H355, LAH.H357 will be held together. Detailed schedule will be determined at the orientation.　 Capacity is 12 students.　Please contact. Orientation: Oct. 5th 1345-1525 at W9-714. Schedule:10/12、19、26、11/2、9、16、12/7、14、21、1/11、18、25、2/1 Time:1345-1525 Preparation for the presentation. Preparation for facilitating learning workshop.

Textbook(s)

Nakano, Tamio. How to make a collaborative learning community.
Others.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Materials will be provided as needed.

Assessment criteria and methods

Active participation 70%, Final report 30%
（Late in not allowed because of group work.)

Related courses

  • LAH.H253 ： Seminar on Humanities(Facilitating dialogue, collaboration, and bliss)1
  • LAH.H355 ： Seminar on Humanities(Culture, Society and Humanity)5
  • LAH.H357 ： Seminar on Humanities(Facilitating dialogue, collaboration, and bliss)5

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

Students should be interested in Liberal Arts and expanding humanity, creating participation spaces, and want to play the role of a facilitator.
This class is the last class before the retirement. Students who is interested in the instructor would be happy.

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