ICR Class 04: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Effects
Summary of Class 04: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the effects of your issue. Our focus was on documenting and organizing your work. Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your issues can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Finally, you wrote reflections of your learning in class in your Google Doc: 1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best… Read More
ICR Class 03: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Cases (or Causes)
Summary of Class 03: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the causes or cases of your issue. Our focus was more on documenting and organizing your work. Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your problems can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Homework due on Sunday at Midnight before Class 04: Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section… Read More
ICR Class 02: Cycle 3 research on global issues: Basic information
Summary of Class 02: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the basic information about the issue of your choice. We also explored methods to transition the research from basic information to specific cases or causes related to your issue. Finding Research: Successful Presentation or Paper Samples of Chuo Students’ IRD PowerPoint Presentations Homework is due on Sunday at Midnight before class 03. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 3 回 Cycle 3 sharing research notes 2: Causes.” Please… Read More
ICR Class 01: Review of the Spring semester, Autumn semester requirements, student interests, and goal-setting for Cycle 3; introduction to the Learning about Global Issues website
Summary of Class 01: We had an orientation for the autumn course, explaining the documents below, including what is expected of you and how you can excel in the new research. You learned about the course introduction and requirements, goal-setting, an introduction to social, political, and business issues, web-based research and websites, and the option to choose a research topic of your interest. Finding-Research-Successful-Paper_GravesVye-5-1 You will conduct research and upload it to your Google Doc. You will not need to read graded readers or listen to the news this term. Please upload your… Read More