Announcement of the online program for SEAMEO School Network (free of charge)
Online Program by CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Title:
Educational Practices to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning: Using IB Teaching Methods
Provided by
CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan: Affiliate Member of SEAMEO
Lectured by
Shizuko Umetsu, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Carol Inugai Dixon, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Masami Migaki, International Pacific University, Japan
Nami Sasaki, Tsuru Univerisity

Course Summary
With globalization, the number of issues that involve the entire world is increasing. Theseissues, such as the climate crisis and the social disparities, require the cooperation of people
from around the world in order to solve it. In such situations, it is crucial that people combineand use their previous knowledge to create and build new knowledge that can be used tosolve these new emerging issues. This relates to the idea of constructivism and it is importantfor developing 21st century skills in education. The International Baccalaureate (IB)programme is one example of an education program that aims to foster such skills in bothstudents and teachers. In this program, we will explore different aspects of the IB, such as
Theory of Knowledge and see how these aspects lead to 21st century skills. We will also
examine how 21st century skills, such as critical thinking skills, can be developed in students
by experiencing the various activities provided in the lectures, and by participating in thediscussions prompted by the lecturers.
Course Content, Registration and Certifications
It is a free program on SEAMEO priority areas #5 for ʻRevitalizing Teacher Educationʼ and#7 for ʻAdopting 21st Century Curriculumʼ. CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan, provides
the certifications to participants at the end of the course.
Each online lecture will be provided on a consecutive sequence based on the course
roadmap. Participants cannot skip any lesson because each lesson uses ideas which werealready discussed. At the end of each lesson, participants need to do a short questionnairefor knowing how the lessons worked. Only participants that answer the questionnaire will
receive the URL for the next lecture. The feedback from participants is used for evaluation of
the program and attendance confirmation, but not as an evaluation of the participants.

Course Roadmap for Parts in 2023
Course Roadmap
TopicLecturer

Schedule

1

Inquiry-Based Learning

Shizuko Umetsu

5 August

2

Theory of Knowledge

Carol Inugai Dixon

12 August3

Critical Thinking through Art

Nami Sasaki

19 August4

Practices to Enhance Thinking Skills

Masami Migaki

26 AugustEvery class will be approximately 90 minutes which includes thinking and discussion time. The
class is live streamed through YouTube, starting at 17:00 (GMT +9).

All lessons will begin on Saturday evening from 17:00 (Japan time GMT+9) through alive streaming via YouTube. Each lesson will be approximately 75 minutes long which include
assessment.
Registration form: https://forms.gle/naDB87oNnsRwNbLW9Contact
Masami Isoda, Prof/PhD. Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan.

General Inquiry form for the course: https://forms.gle/4RNRfexJgYwpRJEdA