2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Teacher education courses
Studies on Teaching Method using ICT
- Academic unit or major
- Teacher education courses
- Instructor(s)
- Masao Murota
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Wed (W934)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAT.A204
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
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.
Course description and aims
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.
Keywords
information utilization ability, Electronic blackboard, digital textbooks, 21st century skills, Instructional methods, information education
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
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/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation and looking back in the "Educational Technology for Curriculum and Lesson Design" | Review the lesson design method |
| Class 2 | 21st century skills and teaching methods | Students can explain how to teach the 21st century skills |
| Class 3 | Teaching methods that utilize the media, such as digital textbooks and electronic blackboard | Students can use various teaching methods using digital textbooks and electronic blackboard. |
| Class 4 | Creation of lesson plans that take advantage of the digital textbooks and electronic blackboard (group activities) | Students should create a mini lesson teaching plan using digital textbooks and electronic blackboard. |
| Class 5 | The first trial lesson and mutual evaluation | Students should reflect their lesson plan based on feedback comments. |
| Class 6 | Revise the fist lesson plan (group activities) | Students should finish revising teaching plan. |
| Class 7 | The second trial lesson and mutual evaluation Reflection and Summary | Students should reflect their second lesson plan based on feedback comments. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Distributing the material, if necessary
Reference books, course materials, etc.
・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)
・Robert A. Reiser et al (2011), Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology, Allyn & Bacon
・Nahomi Miyake et al (2014), 21st Century Skills, Kitaoji Shobo (in Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Intermediate reports, and a final examination
Related courses
- LAT.A203 ： Educational Technology
- LAT.M101 ： Method of Teaching Mathmatics I
- LAT.S101 ： Method of Teaching Science I
- LAT.I201 ： Method of Teaching Informatics I
- LAT.T201 ： Method of Teaching Industrial Subjects I
Prerequisites
Students have to have already taken "Educational Technology" and "Curriculum Design and Management" before this course.
Other
The class day of 2020 academic year is as follows.
10/07, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 12/02, 12/09
The final examination will be held on 12/23