Development of a Training Program Adopted the Colleague Model for Active Learning Coordinators and Its Design Principles—A Case Study in National Institute of Technology, Japan—

Abstract

In this research, a training program for active learning (AL) promotion directors was developed, with the aim of enabling participants promote AL approaches at each work place; and conducted it twice in 2015 and 2016. In addition to incorporating the concept of a colleague model, we designed the contents of the training as a module, and then divided and modified the contents of the program and teaching materials, which enabled to customize and implement by the participants at their working school. By improving the program based on a follow-up survey of the participants who attended the seminars six months after the first year’s implementation, the result of questionnaire of the second year became higher in such of questions: the ordering of training, and the appropriateness of training materials. As a result of this research, we have developed a training program for AL promotion managers who will organize the AL promotion issues at small schools, where employment of FD full-time faculty staffs and placement of education development center are difficult, and we proposed a set of six design principles for further enhancement of the effectiveness.