[Fall Quarter]
Learning about Business from Business Owners
Learning about Business from Business Owners
[Winter Quarter]
Making a Mini Book about Social Issues
Making a Mini Book about Social Issues
With classes still being held online, the students continued learning about social issues this quarter. Every week, the students would have “News Time”, in which the students themselves oversaw mini presentations, and “Nacchan’s Choice”, which was conducted by a female study abroad student from Japan.
The class read both world news and Japanese news. They would also have discussions about what kind of problems existed in San Diego, what businesses and organizations were doing to solve those problems, and what they as college students were able to do to contribute to society. With 28 students, the class split into 8 groups and created a “Community Project Proposal”.
Moreover, the students each created a Zine about a social issue they were interested in. The mini books that the students made in their own ways are one of a kind. You can see the unique ideas and artwork of each student.
The students received copyrights for their Zines from Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/) and can be viewed by the public. They can be used as reference materials in other classes or at other universities, reading material, or project starters. For privacy purposes, the students were allowed to choose if they wanted to put a name on their Zine.
For those who read the Zines either in class or for any other reasons, we would be pleased if you could send a comment to [email protected] (Addressee: Takeda).
The class read both world news and Japanese news. They would also have discussions about what kind of problems existed in San Diego, what businesses and organizations were doing to solve those problems, and what they as college students were able to do to contribute to society. With 28 students, the class split into 8 groups and created a “Community Project Proposal”.
Moreover, the students each created a Zine about a social issue they were interested in. The mini books that the students made in their own ways are one of a kind. You can see the unique ideas and artwork of each student.
The students received copyrights for their Zines from Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/) and can be viewed by the public. They can be used as reference materials in other classes or at other universities, reading material, or project starters. For privacy purposes, the students were allowed to choose if they wanted to put a name on their Zine.
For those who read the Zines either in class or for any other reasons, we would be pleased if you could send a comment to [email protected] (Addressee: Takeda).
(Sample)
[Spring Quarter]
Holding an SDGs Workshop at a Japanese Language School
Holding an SDGs Workshop at a Japanese Language School
The students spoke to the principal of a local Japanese language school about the community project they created during winter quarter. Fortunately, the principal told the students “Please come hold a workshop at our school!”. The Japanese language school has a wide range of students from preschool to middle school. In order to best meet the levels of the students and create easy to understand activities, the class chose 2 main themes.
Week 1: Preschool “Food Waste” (Group 1)
Week 2: Elementary “Food Waste” (Group 2)
Week 3: Advanced level Elementary & Middle “Climate Change” (Group 3)
We conducted this project with 27 university students, Hakozaki-sensei, and 3 volunteers. The class split into 3 groups, and each visited the language school on their assigned week. Including the time the class toured the language school, the students went there a total of 4 weeks and held their workshops.
Week 1: Preschool “Food Waste” (Group 1)
Week 2: Elementary “Food Waste” (Group 2)
Week 3: Advanced level Elementary & Middle “Climate Change” (Group 3)
We conducted this project with 27 university students, Hakozaki-sensei, and 3 volunteers. The class split into 3 groups, and each visited the language school on their assigned week. Including the time the class toured the language school, the students went there a total of 4 weeks and held their workshops.