Design and practice new teaching methods that utilize the media, such as digital textbooks and electronic blackboard, and those that educate new skills such as 21st century skills.
Based on the learning outcomes of "Educational Technology" and "Curriculum Design and Management", this course enhances teaching abilities by understanding the relationship between the information technology and education. The aims of this course are 1) students are able to teach subjects by utilizing digital textbooks and electronic blackboard effectively, 2) students are able to teach subjects by using student centered approach but teacher centered approach in order to foster 21st century skills.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand the relationship between information technology and education, actually design instruction in a class.
2) teach by new instructional methods that utilize the media, such as digital textbooks and electronic blackboard.
information utilization ability, Electronic blackboard, digital textbooks, 21st century skills, Instructional methods, information education
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students learn new instructional method that foster the 21st century skills, design lesson plan using an electronic blackboard and digital textbooks, and demonstrate a mini lesson.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Orientation and looking back in the "Educational Technology for Curriculum and Lesson Design" | Review the lesson design method |
Class 2 | Independent, interactive and deep learning and teaching methods | Students are required to explain what independent, interactive and deep learning is. |
Class 3 | Teaching methods that utilize the media, such as digital textbooks and electronic blackboard | Students are required to make teaching plan using digital media, such as digital textbooks, internet resources and electronic blackboard. |
Class 4 | The first trial lesson and mutual evaluation (part 1) | Students should reflect their lesson based on feedback comments, and make the 2nd teaching plan. |
Class 5 | The first trial lesson and mutual evaluation (part 2) | Students should reflect their lesson based on feedback comments, and make the 2nd teaching plan. |
Class 6 | The second trial lesson and mutual evaluation (part 1) | Students should reflect their second lesson based on feedback comments. |
Class 7 | The second trial lesson and mutual evaluation (part 2) Reflection and Summary | Students should reflect their second lesson based on feedback comments. |
Distributing the material, if necessary
・Tadsashi Inagaki et al (2011), Instructional Design Manual, Kitaoji Shobo (in Japanese)
・Toshiki Matsudsa et al (2013), Class Improvement tackle with learners, Gakubunsha (in Japanese)
・Tatsuya Horita et al (2019), Educational methods and technologies for becoming a teacher supporting the information society, Sanseido (in Japanese)
・Jun Ohshima et al (2019), The guidebook of the Learning Sciences, Kitaoji Shobo (in Japanese)
Intermediate reports, and a final examination
Students have to have already taken "Educational Technology" and "Curriculum Design and Management" before this course.