Seminar on Humanities(Facilitating dialogue, collaboration, and bliss)4

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Tamio Nakano

Class Format

Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

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Course Code

LAH.H355

Number of credits

020

Course offered

2022

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

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.

Course description and aims

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.

Student learning outcomes

実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)

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

• 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/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

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.

Textbook(s)

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

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Materials will be provided as needed.

Evaluation methods and criteria

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

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.