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Objective: Thoughtful human touch and acute tactile recognition are important nursing skills. In Japanese nursing education, first year lectures provide few opportunities for students to develop their sense of touch. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, physical distancing requirements have caused educators to shi ft to distance learning, further reducing the exploration of touch. We developed and analyzed Touch Deeply a new educational method that can be used in classroom settings and through distance learning to inspire nursing students to explore their sense of touch and think deeply about the importance of touch in their work.Methods: This project started in 2019 developing a new tactile educational method using ordinary objects to guide first year students in classroom settings through a process of narrative inquiry. Bubble wrap was found to be a highly effective material for focusing students’ attention on their sense of touch. In distance learning sessions, sheets of ordinary paper became a useful alternative. Nursing students were guided through exercises u sing these materials combined with thought provoking questions.Results: The Touch Deeply method stimulated students to explore their use of their hands and become aware of their sensation of touch. Touching ordinary objects became an entry point for stu dents to discover their impulses, urges and tendencies, and for them to examine the dimensions and subtlety of their touch. Through distance learning, students discovered their fine acuity in touching paper, and they discussed their thoughts about touch in relation to human life and nursing care. Many students related their touch experiences to ideas about humanity and society.Discussion: Through Touch Deeply exercises, students noticed their sensations, expressed their feelings, and reflected upon their experiences in nursing. When instruction is limited to distance learning, the sense of the hand in nursing practice can atrophy. The embodiment of recognition through touching helped students link their personal experiences to educational content about ba sic humanity in nursing.Conclusion: Through the new Touch Deeply method, it is possible to stimulate students to reflect on the nature and importance of touch in nursing practice., 目的；21世紀の現在、日本の大学では視覚情報が主流の教育が行われている。学生は視覚以外の感覚を使用することが少ない。しかし私たち人間は、かなり高度な手とタッチの認識力を持っている。ここ数年、著者らは学生が周囲の物体に触れ、自分の感情に気づき、表現し、経験を反省し、そこから考え学ぶ教育方法を開発してきた。方法；身の回りの物体の中でも特にBubble Wrap（プチプチ）は人がそれに触れると、人に内在する「潰したいという衝動」を誘発する。 2019年、著者らはプチプチに触れたときの学生の衝動を出発点とする新たな触覚教育法を開発した。しかし2020年には新型コロナウイルス COVID-19の流行により、プチプチの準備や対面での語りかけが困難になった。そこでCOVID-19禍のもとでの遠隔教育という新たな状況下でも、学生が問題なく入手できる代替物体として、一枚の紙に焦点を当て、紙に触れて感じ考える教育方法を開発した。結果；2019年に、プチプチに触れた学生は、その形状と触感に強く反応し、自己の衝動を意識化できた。さらにその気づきを出発点として、様々な質問を投げかけることで、人や社会への関心を拡げた。他方、2020年、一枚の紙に触れた学生は、当初は平らな紙に反応するように見えなかった。紙はプチプチよりも指先への刺激が少ないからである。しかし紙を折り、曲げ、微細な段差を作るなどする中で、学生は自己の指先の鋭敏さに気づき、微細な段差と自己の経験を重ね合わせ、COVID-19 のもとでの自分の生活環境変化も考察し始めた。結論；COVID-19禍の下で大学教育の主流はオンラインに移行し、視覚的な情報がますます重視される一方で、触覚など手の感覚に注意が向けられることは少ない。しかし、本試行で開発した指先のタッチ、触覚を活用する方法は、オンラインでも有効なことが示された。, 実践報告 = Report