Apr 6, 2021

Interactive Teaching

This course consists of three parts: Knowledge sessions, Skill sessions, and Story sessions. In Knowledge sessions, you can learn how to use pedagogical knowledge to promote students’ interactive learning. In Skill sessions, you can learn techniques for creating an environment for active learning from a theatrical and expressive perspective. In Story sessions, leading researchers and practitioners in their respective fields will share their teaching practices and experiences. This course is intended not only for graduate students and university teachers, but also for primary and secondary teachers and people in human resource development departments of companies. This course provides a meaningful opportunity for all the people engaged in “teaching.” For more information about the course, please see the following video "Course Outline & Learner's Guide". https://www.coursera.org/lecture/interactive-teaching/jiang-zuo-nogai-yao-toshou-jiang-fang-fa-course-outline-learners-guide-eUoJ2

KURITA Kayoko (Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo)

Feb 5, 2026

Visual and auditory perception - How we see and hear the external world

In this course, we will explore the mechanisms of sensory information processing and the distinctive features of vision and hearing from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience. Light from the external world enters the eyes and becomes a mental experience of “seeing,” and sound entering the ears becomes the experience of hearing. These processes involve converting physical stimuli into neural activity in the brain. The course features video materials such as a dissection experiment using a pig’s eyeball, EEG recordings with human participants, and a field experiment demonstrating the mosquito sound phenomenon. Each sensory organ will also be explained three-dimensionally using 3D computer graphics. Please note: The lecture includes footage of a pig’s eyeball dissection, which may be uncomfortable for some viewers.

Sep 6, 2016

Studying at Japanese Universities

Are you interested in studying at Japanese universities? Do you want to learn about Japan’s university application and enrollment processes, as well as the types of programs on offer? This course will help you to both discover great programs offered by different Japanese universities and prepare a study plan through project-based learning. We introduce a number of options to match a variety of goals, from full degree to non-degree programs, programs taught in English, as well as short-term programs in Japan. During the course, international students at UTokyo will provide you with useful information and advice to start you on the path to studying in Japan. At the end of this course, you will produce a draft of your action plan for applying to Japanese universities. The overall goal of the course is to start you off on the right foot to a happy, productive and fulfilling student life in Japan!

YAGUCHI Yujin (Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo) ITATSU Yuko (Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)

Sep 25, 2015

Interactive Computer Graphics

Computer graphics can be a powerful tool for supporting visual problem solving, and interactivity plays a central role in harnessing the users' creativity. This course will introduce various interactive tools developed in computer graphics research field with their design rationales and algorithms. Examples include enhancements to graphical user interfaces, authoring tools for 2D drawings and 3D animations, and interactive computer-aided design systems. Rich live demonstrations and course assignments will give you insights and skills to design and implement such tools for your own problems.

IGARASHI Takeo (Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)