2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Learning Design
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Masao Murota
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T110
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
What is the difference between learning before entering university and in university? What is the meaning and purpose of learning at university? In this course, we will give a lecture aimed at cultivating the theoretical thinking ability of university students' learning with theories of learning science, educational technology, cognitive psychology. We will deal with "learning" method and "teaching" method, not only for students but also your future. You will get ability to design your learning.
Course description and aims
The purpose is having ability to explain theories of learning and education using examples.
You will able to choose and devise a way to study at university and become self regulated learners.
Keywords
Learning， Education， Educational Technology， Learning Science， Collaborative Learning, Active Learning
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Classes consist of lectures, exercises, group activities.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance Learning Environment, Learning Style, How to Learn | Students understand how to proceed in the class. Students are required to think their own learning environment and learning style. |
| Class 2 | Depth of learning, Learning the discipline | Students are required to think how to build their own knowledge. |
| Class 3 | Collaborative learning, Sharing ideas | Students are required to try brainstorming and KJ methods. |
| Class 4 | Time Management, Becoming more resilient | Students are required to try their own time management method and make reflection. |
| Class 5 | ARCS model and Instructional design | Students are required to consider and try learning methods that maintain their own motivation and learning goals. |
| Class 6 | Goal oriented learning, Practical learning | Students are required to consider how to learn to meet their own learning goals. |
| Class 7 | Thinking about learning for your future | Students are required to make reflections of their activities. |
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)
Katsuaki Suzuki, Noyuri Mima (editor) (2018) Learning Design Manual, Kitaoji Shobo (in Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Jun Ohshima, Yuji Chiyonishio (editor) (2019) The Guidebook of the Learning Sciences, Kitaoji Shobo (in Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Activities (30%), presentations (30%), the final report (40%)
Related courses
- LAH.C101 ： Tokyo Tech Visionary Project
Prerequisites
Not required