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[Report] Coursera “Interactive Teaching”: The 2nd Real Session DAY 2

The following is a brief summary of DAY 2 of the Real Session held on September 14th (Thu), 2023.

■Objectives for DAY 2

  • ●Experience active learning strategies and be able to use them.
  • ●Be able to describe a course that lets students learn actively in the form of a syllabus.
  • ●Be able to design an evaluation based on essential knowledge.
  • ●Be able to apply what you learned when conducting a lecture for microteaching sessions.

 

■DAY 2 Schedule

 

■Summary

  • [Syllabus] (8:50–10:25)
  • Participants listened to a lecture on syllabuses and worked on an activity. They learned the tips on creating text syllabi and revised their own ones. They also created graphic syllabi and shared them in groups.
Participants sharing their graphic syllabi in groups

 

  • [Evaluation] (10:50–12:40)
  • Participants discussed various aspects of evaluation, using a worksheet. Also, they created rubrics in groups and presented them to each other in the format of Poster Tour.
Participants creating a rubric

 

  • [Active Learning] (13:30–14:50)
  • The lecturer gave a lecture on active learning. Participants experienced one of the active learning strategies, “Peer Instruction.”
Peer Instruction

 

  • [Revising Microteaching] (15:00–15:30)
  • Participants revised their lecture for microteaching sessions based on what they learned.

 

  • [Microteaching Session] (15:30–18:00)
  • Participants conducted refined lectures for the microteaching session. This time the lectures were given to the whole participants instead of groups.
  • STEP 1: A participant conducts a lecture as a lecturer. (6 min)
  • STEP 2: The lecturer-participant receives feedback from the instructors while the other participants fill in the feedback sheets.
  • STEP 3: The lecturer-participant shares their thoughts with the whole participants, and he/she receives the feedback sheets that other participants filled in.
A participant giving a lecture
Microteaching session

 

DAY 2 became another busy day where participants not just listened to lectures but also experienced active learning strategies and worked on various activities. It was designed to let them apply what they learned to the revision of their lectures and syllabuses.

  • Click here for the details of DAY 3.
  • (Click here for the details of DAY 1.)

 

Airi Kawakami (Project Academic Specialist in charge of “Interactive Teaching”)

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[Report] Coursera “Interactive Teaching”: The 2nd Real Session DAY 1

  • 【Overview of the Coursera “Interactive Teaching”: The 2nd Real Session]
  • ・Date/Time: September 13th (Wed), 2023, 13:00–20:30, 14th (Thu), 8:40–18:00, and 15th (Fri), 9:00–13:00
  • ・Format: Face-to-face
  • ・Venue: Inter-University Seminar House (Hachioji)
  • ・Instructors: Kayoko Kurita, Wonhwa Park, Airi Kawakami, Osami Nabeta (The University of Tokyo)
  • ・Intended for: Those who completed “Interactive Teaching” and are able to work on pre-assignments
  • ・Language: Japanese
  • ・Fee: Free of charge (Actual expenses for accommodation and meals)

 

“Coursera ‘Interactive Teaching’: The 2nd Real Session” was held as a face-to-face event on September 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2023. The Real Session was intended for those who had completed the course “Interactive Teaching,” and 10 people with various occupations and affiliations gathered from across the country.

The following is a brief summary of DAY 1.

 

■Objectives of the Real Session

  • 1. Be able to devise methods that help you induce/maintain/enhance students’ motivation.
  • 2. Be able to design a class that lets students learn actively.
  • 3. Experience active learning strategies and be able to use them.
  • 4. Be able to describe a course that lets students learn actively in the form of a syllabus.
  • 5. Be able to design an evaluation based on essential knowledge.
  • 6. Be able to apply what you learned when conducting a lecture for microteaching sessions.
  • 7. Be able to envision your career path and organize your daily activities and future prospects.

The objectives for DAY 1 were 1, 2, and 6 in the above list.

 

■DAY 1 Schedule

 

■Summary

  • Preparation
  • Participants worked on pre-assignments and prepared the following materials for the session: (1) a 6-min lecture for microteaching sessions, (2) class design, and (3) a text syllabus. Also, they posted a self-introduction in Google Classroom.

 

  • DAY 1 (September 13th, 2023)
  • [Introduction] (13:00–13:25)
  • The session started at 13:00 by sharing goals and objectives, followed by a brief self-introduction of the instructors.

 

  • [Microteaching Session: The 1st Trial] (13:25–15:45)
  • Each participant conducted a lecture for microteaching sessions in two groups. They were reminded of the basic principles (such as “3Ks”) and how to take part in role-playing before delivering a lecture one by one, just like the regular UTokyo FFP classes as described as follows:
  • STEP 1: A participant conducts a lecture as a lecturer. (6 min)
  • STEP 2: The lecturer-participant receives feedback from the instructor while the other participants fill in the feedback sheets.
  • STEP 3: Participants exchange feedback in a group to improve the lecture.

 

A participant conducting a lecture for the microteaching session

 

  • [Break] (15:05–15:20)
  • We asked participants beforehand if they could bring their local snacks. Thanks to all the participants, the snack area was filled with a variety of sweets. We offered coffee and tea. In addition, clips of the mascot of the course, Ital-kun, have been placed in the reference book space as giveaways.
Snack & reference book area

 

  • [Class Design] (16:00–17:15)
  • The lecturer gave a lecture on class design. Participants worked on an activity to revise their class design sheets.
Participants improving their class design sheets

 

  • [Motivation] (19:00–20:10)
  • The lecturer gave a lecture on motivation. In the activity “Let’s give advice to a professor,” participants discussed in groups what kind of advice they should give to an instructor about his/her concern. Also, in the activity “Refining lectures for microteaching sessions”, they worked on revising their lectures by applying what they had learned in the session.
The lecture on motivation
Group activity on motivation

 

  • [Wrap-up] (20:10–20:20)
  • Participants reflected on the goals and objectives of DAY 1 and individually organized what they had learned and their thoughts.

 

Starting with a microteaching session, participants had a busy schedule on DAY 1 with lectures and activities, but they all stayed focused and eagerly worked on every task.

  • Click here for the details of DAY 2.
  • (Click here for the details of DAY 3.)

 

Airi Kawakami (Project Academic Specialist in charge of “Interactive Teaching”)

 

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[22nd UTokyo FFP] Let’s Learn to Teach at University! Application Now Open for “Teaching Development in Higher Education”

*The 22nd UTokyo FFP (Thu/Fri classes) will be conducted online.

For anyone (e.g., graduate students, postdocs, and faculty/staff members) who would like to enhance their teaching skills!
“The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP): Teaching Development in Higher Education”
Application now open!

Faculty members are required to have skills not only in research but also in teaching.
UTokyo FFP will provide you with a practical learning environment to enhance your teaching skills.

★ You can systematically learn “how to teach”!
★ You can build a network across diverse fields!
★ On completion of the program, you receive an official certificate that you can attach to your resume!
★ Graduate students can also receive academic credits!

[Qualifications]
Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty/staff members at the University of Tokyo

[Time and Location]
A Semester <A1/A2 Term> AY2023
・Thursday class (capacity: 25 participants): Periods 3–4
・Friday class (capacity: 25 participants): Periods 3–4
The classes will be conducted live online. (DAY8 will be conducted hybrid.)
Total: 8 days for each course
(Note that the classes are held every other week, in principle.)

[Details and How to Apply]
Please click the link below.
https://dev2.utokyofd.com/en/ffp/apply/
(If the number of applicants exceeds the prescribed limit, selection will be made based on the information in the application form.)

[Application Deadline]
Thursday, October 5th, 2023, at 9:00 AM

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We look forward to your application!

Kayoko Kurita
Professor / Vice Director
Center for Research and Development of Higher Education
utokyo_fd@he.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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【Report】UTokyo Global FFDP 2nd Edition: DAY 8

The eighth and last session (DAY 8) of the 2nd edition of UTokyo Global FFDP was held in-person on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023. The topic of the session was “Reflection on our learning“. The following are some of the key moments (highlights) of the session.

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 8

First, we discussed three relevant statements connected to different topics addressed during the program and that had also appeared in the initial survey and in short surveys that the participants responded during the course:

  1. １．Teaching in person and teaching online are entirely different practices
  2. ２．Faculty should make their teaching practice open to others (public)
  3. ３．A syllabus should be considered a non-modifiable “contract” between teacher and students

For the first two statements, the participants took part in a teaching and learning technique called “fishbowl“. The groups were conformed based on their responses to the different surveys in order to promote a debate with diverse perspectives.

During the second part of the class, the participants answered a set of quizzes with questions related to the contents addressed in the course; they had also answered these questions at different moments throughout the course.

The responses were used to address pending questions or unsolved doubts; at the same time, data from the participants’ responses across the course were used to track their learning path and reflect on it.

 

Lastly, we spent the end of the class hearing some comments and feedback from the participants and planning new events to continue contributing to their professional development.

Hence, although UTokyo Global FFDP of this academic year has ended, we will continue to provide other learning opportunities in English. Amongst them, UTokyo FD Open, a series of events on educational topics open to everyone regardless of your institution, check the information in this link:  https://dev2.utokyofd.com/en/event/post-13371/

Thank you very much for reading the reports. Stay tuned for our further updates!

 

Dr. Gabriel Hervas (Lecturer. Project Associate Professor)

Ms. Airi Kawakami（Staff. Project Academic Specialist）

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[Sep 4] UTokyo FD Open: Class Design and Micro-Teaching

The University of Tokyo Faculty Development Open (UTokyo FD Open) is a series of workshops and sessions conducted throughout the year and entirely in English. These events address key educational topics to promote the development of teaching skills at university level.

(For general information about UTokyo FD Open, please click here.)

Class design and micro-teaching (September 4th, 9:00-17:00)

Apply here or scan the QR code below

 

About

In this workshop, we learn about how to design, structure, and deliver a class. The participants prepare in advance a brief class that they teach to their peers and for which they receive feedback. Later, we discuss this feedback and further ideas to improve the design and deliver of the class.

Time & Format

September 4th, 2023, 9:00-17:00
In-person (at Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo). The exact location will be shared with the participants

Instructor

Dr. Gabriel Hervas

Participants

10 people
Participants from all institutions are welcome

(Note: Due to the practical nature of the workshop, the number of participants is limited, and a selection process will be conducted if the number of registrations surpasses the available spots. Still, this workshop will be repeated two more times during the year, so please apply to these other workshops if you are interested, as we will select different participants for each workshop).

Fee 

Free of charge (lunch included).

Certificate

Participants receive a certificate of completion.

Application

Please click here or scan the QR code below.

Poster of the workshop

You can also download the poster in pdf from here. The poster includes the information of the three workshops on the same topic that we organize on different dates.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at utokyo_fd[at]he.u-tokyo.ac.jp (please replace [at] with @).

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UTokyo FD Open: Information and Application

※Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are not accepting applications now※

The University of Tokyo Faculty Development Open (UTokyo FD Open) is a series of workshops and sessions conducted throughout the year and entirely in English. These events address key educational topics to promote the development of teaching skills at university level.

Apply here or scan the QR code below

Features of UTokyo FD Open

○　Participants will be able to acquire and develop key educational knowledge and skills
○　Participants can create bonds with colleagues from different institutions and disciplines
○　The workshops are open to faculty, researchers and Ph.D. students, regardless of affiliation
○　Certificates of completion are issued for most events
○　The workshops emphasize reflection + discussion + practice (RDP)

UTokyo FD Open 2023-2024

UTokyo FD Open will offer 10 events (in different format and at different locations) addressing topics related with syllabus design, class design and microteaching, rubrics’ design, flipped classroom, peer-instruction, and the reflection around real practical cases. The details about each event are included in the following image, and also in the application form and the leaflet of UTokyo FD Open.

We are open to organizing new events based on your interests, so please reach out to us with them at utokyo_fd[at]he.u-tokyo.ac.jp (please replace [at] with @).

Application (for all workshops and sessions)

Please click here or scan the QR code below.

The participants say…

“The teacher/facilitator has superb skills in navigating the workshop. He had been so keen in picking up the reactions of the participants, controlled/managed the workshop but also allowed participants to freely delve into deep thoughts and discussions.”

“(The strengths of the workshop were) Interactive and hands-on activities; Experienced facilitator; Relevant and up-to-date content; Clear learning objectives; Accessible and inclusive design.”

Leaflet with the information about each event

Please click here to download the leaflet in pdf.

Next events

Please click here to check the details of the next UTokyo FD Open event.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at utokyo_fd[at]he.u-tokyo.ac.jp (please replace [at] with @).

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【Report】UTokyo Global FFDP 2nd Edition: DAY 6・7

The sixth (DAY 6) and the seventh (DAY 7) sessions of the 2nd edition of UTokyo Global FFDP were held in-person on July 11th and July 18th, 2023. These two sessions involved “teaching practice & feedback“. After designing a brief class on the previous class, the participants were now invited to teach it in front of their peers and to share their feedback (twice).

The experience was great, to the point that the participants are interested in doing this again, only that now with a longer class. We will make our best effort to organize new opportunities to that end.

The following are some of the key moments (highlights) of the sessions.

HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 6・7

For these sessions, we divide the group of participants in small groups. These groups are guided by a supporter who facilitates the group discussions, keeps track of time and, also, shares feedback. These supporters are participants of the 1st edition of UTokyo Global FFDP and of FFP (Japanese version of the program). We would like to express our gratitude for their support! Without them, this experience would be impossible.

Once in their groups, each participant delivered a brief class. These classes were extremely varied in terms of the contents addressed, but also in the use of teaching and learning strategies or of educational technology. Each time a participant finished delivering the class, the peers individually filled a feedback form. This written feedback is later (in the next day) summarized and anonymized and shared with the participants.

After a break, the second part of the class involved the participants in sharing the most relevant aspects of their feedback with the guidance of the supporter. In this way, the participants offered/received both oral and written feedback for each class that they delivered.

As the closure, everyone came back to the main room. There, the supporters and the lecturer summarized what happened in each group and the main takeaways.  Also, the participants shared their thoughts about their experience doing this exercise.

Again, we were very grateful to the participants, observers and supporters for their work!

Stay tuned for new reports of UTokyo Global FFDP after DAY 8!

 

Dr. Gabriel Hervas (Lecturer. Project Associate Professor)

Ms. Airi Kawakami（Staff. Project Academic Specialist）

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Publication “Interactive Teaching Jissen-Hen 2: Manabi o Unagasu Syllabus”

We are pleased to announce the publication of the book “Interactive teaching jissen-hen 2: Manabi o unagasu syllabus: course design no sahō to jitsurei [Interactive Teaching practice 2: Syllabus that promotes active learning: course design methods and cases]” (Kurita, K., Nakamura, N., & Japan Center for Educational Research and Innovation (JCERI) (Eds.), Kawai Publishing).

This book provides a detailed explanation of the syllabus, which is also addressed in the online course “Interactive Teaching,” and presents a variety of practical cases.

This book focuses on the syllabus as a tool for “promoting learners’ learning” and “designing the whole class (course design),” which has been used primarily as a document for course selection.

Please click here to purchase the book on Amazon.

You can also purchase the book directly from the publisher. You can also view a sample of the book here.

 

As with the online course, this book is useful not only for graduate students and university faculty, but also for elementary and secondary teachers.

We hope that you will take a look at this book.

 

■　Related links

What Is “Interactive Teaching”? | UTokyo FD

Interactive Teaching（インタラクティブ・ティーチング） | Coursera

 

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[Sep 13, 14, 15] “Interactive Teaching” Real Session

We are very pleased to announce that we will hold an intensive 3-day in-person session, Interactive Teaching Real Session. In this session, participants will not only deepen the knowledge they have learned in Interactive Teaching but also learn practically through many works such as conducting a mock class, designing a syllabus, and creating a TP/SAP chart. 

If you would like to join this event, please fill out the form below (Japanese):

https://forms.gle/iUSN8nyxpGfx7Zqf6

 

The information of the event is as follows: (※Changes are in bold.  Updated on July 21, 2023, at 14:40 (JST)) 

【The Overview of Interactive Teaching Live Session】

  • ◇Date and time: September 13th (Wed) 13:00-20:45, 14th (Thu) 9:00-17:20, 15th (Fri) 9:00-13:00 (JST) (+ optional social gathering). Note: please participate all three days.
  • ◇Format: In-person (The venue will be announced later. The format may be shifted to online depending on COVID-19 circumstances.)
  • ◇Instructors: Kayoko Kurita, Wonhwa Park, Airi Kawakami, Osami Nabeta (the University of Tokyo)
  • ◇Targeted attendees: Those who have completed (or are expected to complete by September 7th, 2023) Interactive Teaching and are able to work on the pre-assignments.
  • ◇Language: Japanese
  • ◇Fee: There is no participation fee. Expenses for accommodation and meals are approximately 20,000 yen.
  • ◇Capacity: 16 people

*We will select the participants based on the content of their submissions: “Motive for Participation” and “Class Design Sheet”, which are submitted through the application form. The result will be notified as soon as we confirm the submission.

  • ◇Registration deadline: Wednesday, 23 August 2023 23:59 (JST)
  • ◇Content: The goal of this session is to acquire practical knowledge and experience applicable to your own classes, through various exercises based on the learning in “Interactive Teaching”. Prior to the session, we would like participants to complete the pre-assignments: preparation of (1) micro-teaching, (2) class design, and (3) text syllabus. (In terms of the class design and text syllabus, those who are not currently teaching will be asked to prepare them, assuming classes they are likely to be in charge of.) Details will be announced at a later date. For the schedule of the session, please click here. 

 

*For this event, we will conduct a satisfaction survey to understand participants’ opinions, to analyze the learning effects for research purposes and to improve our future events. If the survey is to be published as research, it will be statistically processed and made public in consideration of anonymity. We kindly ask for your cooperation. 

*To participate in this session, you are required to complete the course “Interactive Teaching” by September 7th. If you would like to take the Coursera course, please read the following and enroll (for free).

 

We sincerely look forward to your participation!

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[“Interactive Teaching” Course Description]

  • ・How to take the course: Please sign up on Coursera, and you can take the course from the following URL. Interactive Teaching | Coursera
  • ・Language of instruction: Japanese (English worksheets and subtitles available) 
  • ・Lecturers: Dr. Kayoko Kurita (The University of Tokyo) and others
  • ・Fee: Free (An additional fee is necessary for a certificate. ）
  • ・Content: The course has eight WEEKs, each comprising three sessions: Knowledge, Skill, and Story. Please refer to Interactive Teaching | Coursera for more details.

 

[Inquiries]

  • Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo
  • E-mail: utokyo_fd[at]he.u-tokyo.ac.jp
  • ※Please replace [at] with @.