October 31, 2025 to November 2, 2025
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
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A Narrative Approach to Higher Education Course Design

Nov 1, 2025, 1:55 PM
30m
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

3-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0052 / 〒151-0052 東京都渋谷区代々木神園町3-1
Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Pedagogy Room 411

Speaker

Matthew Schaefer (Sophia University)

Description

This presentation describes research into the potential of viewing the higher education course as a type of narrative and what such a view might mean for course design. The study first identified specific narrative elements that could be aligned with the university course. Observations and interviews were then conducted to find real-world examples of such narrative elements, and subsequent analysis led to a set of guidelines for a ‘narrative approach’ to higher education course design.

Summary

This presentation describes research into the potential of viewing the higher education course as a type of narrative and what such a view might mean for course design. The study first identified specific narrative elements that could be aligned with the university course. Observations and interviews were then conducted to find real-world examples of such narrative elements, and subsequent analysis led to a set of guidelines for a ‘narrative approach’ to higher education course design.

Teaching Context College and university education

Author

Matthew Schaefer (Sophia University)

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