Course title
0M1037001
Course Design and Teaching

 TACHIBANA Masahiko
Course content
In this course, postgraduate students who intend to choose a teaching career at a university or other institution in the future will learn the course design, syllabus and evaluation methods necessary to teach a class. They will also experience active learning methods and practice mock classes.

Basically, the class will be conducted in bi-weekly basis except for the 3rd session. The schedule is as follows:

Class 1 & 2: 3rd October
Class 3 & 4: 17th October
Class 5 & 6: 24th October
Class 7 & 8: 7th November
Class 9 & 10: 21st November
Class 11 & 12: 5th December
Class 13 & 14: 19th December
Purpose of class
The aim of this course is to enable students to recognise the importance of teaching as a responsibility of teachers involved in educational activities at universities and other institutions, and to design and implement classes from the students' perspective. To this end, students acquire practical knowledge and skills for the implementation of classes through actual experience and learning from each other, and acquire an attitude of continuous enquiry into education as well as research.
Goals and objectives
  1. Sucessful students will be able to design lessons that encourage students' independent learning and express this in the form of an appropriate syllabus and lesson plans.
  2. Sucessful students will be able to select appropriate from a range of teaching techniques and assessment methods.
  3. Sucessful students will be able to utilise and implement the knowledge learnt as a mock class.
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Syllabus Rubrics Evaluation Table Class Plan Mock Class Total.
1. 15% 15% 30%
2. 10% 10% 10% 10% 40%
3. 30% 30%
4. 0%
Total. 25% 10% 25% 40% -
Language
English
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1． Orientation, Higher Education Today. Read the syllabus on the WEB 60minutes
2． Writing Syllabus Read the detailed syllabus distributed 60minutes
Prepare a syllabus for the course you are responsible for 240minutes
3． Course Design of A Semester Examine issues and solutions to the syllabus that the student has created 190minutes
4． Course Design of A Semester Revise the syllabus that the student has created. 190minutes
5． Learning Assessment, Rubrics Develop a rubric evaluation table to be used in the student's own teaching 240minutes
6． Learning Assessment, Rubrics Revise the rubric evaluation table that the student has created. 190minutes
7． Diverse Teaching Techniques, Motivation Prepare a class plan. 240minutes
8． Diverse Teaching Techniques, Motivation Examine the teaching techniques used in the class plans that the student developed 240minutes
9． Designing a 90-100 min Class, Writing a Class Plan Revise the class plan that the student has prepared. 190minutes
10． Designing a 90-100 min Class, Writing a Class Plan Examine the teaching techniques used in the revised lesson plans 190minutes
11． Mock Class and its Improvement Revise class plans and teaching techniques. 190minutes
12． Mock Class and its Improvement Revise the mock class plan 190minutes
13． Second Mock Class, Reflections Complete syllabus, rubric evaluation table and a class plan. 120minutes
14． Second Mock Class, Reflections Complete syllabus, rubric evaluation table and a class plan. 120minutes
Total. - - 2650minutes
Evaluation method and criteria
25% for syllabus, 10% for rubric evaluation table, 25% class plan, 40% teacher and peer evaluation by mock class.
The students will get pass by 60% or more.

The assessment criteria are as follows.
- The student has reached the assignment in accordance with its requirements. The minimum level is reached. 60%.
- The student has reached the requirements of the assignment in an appropriate and logical manner. Meets the target level. 70%.
- The student has exceeded the requirements of the assignment. Exceeds target level. ∙ 80% or more.
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Textbooks and reference materials
Reference books will be introduced where appropriate.
Prerequisites
N/A
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • After classes. Or at an arranged time in response to requests from students
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 4.QUALITY EDUCATION
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