2018 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Using Lego Serious Play teaching methodology to enhance communication skills and problem-solving processes for Japanese learners at Model United Nations Conferences

Research Project

Project/Area Number	16K02866
Research Institution	Hannan University
Principal Investigator	M・D Sheehan 阪南大学, 国際コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (00411265)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	春木茂宏近畿大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (00340761) ソープトッド近畿大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (00460676) Smith Craig 京都外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (60390100) [Withdrawn]
Project Period (FY)	2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Keywords	LSP / Model United Nations / Lego / Serious Play
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	Gathered video footage and photographs and data from all LEGO SERIOUS PLAY workshops that focused on Model United Nations. Presented on the topic: LEGO SERIOUS PLAY at Model United Nations Conferences at the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Global Community Meeting in Billund, Denmark, October, 2018; LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Asia Community Meeting in Hong Kong, March 2019 Created and delivered 5 LEGO SERIOUS PLAY workshops at Model United Nations Conferences. Created and publish a good practices handbook on using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY at Model United Nations Conferences: Sheehan, M., Thorpe, T., & Haruki, S. (2019). Visually-Enhanced Model United Nations- Incorporating the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY method into a Model United Nations conference to support learning outcomes

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