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[9th UTokyo FFP] DAY 3 Syllabus and Course Design

DAY 3 sessions for the 9th UTokyo FFP were held on April 27th and 28th. The topics were as follows:

  • ・The roles of a syllabus
  • ・Setting goals and objectives of a syllabus
  • ・Course design (creating a graphic syllabus)
  • ・Improving a syllabus into one that promotes learning

A syllabus is not just a tool for students to choose which course to take but is also something that promotes their learning and a tool for instructors to design the course, which can be used as evidence for their achievement in teaching. Participants first learned such significance.
In DAY 3 sessions, each participant brings a syllabus made by themselves or an existing syllabus of a course that is similar to his/her own and learns about the topic by improving it.

Firstly, participants made sure what the goals and objectives were, modified their own syllabuses, and further improved them in pairs. Then, the instructor explained “Backward Design,” followed by the course design activity through the creation of a graphic syllabus. The explanation was given by citing references and syllabus samples created by participants in the past, so it must have been easy for the participants to get the feel of it.

 

Participants were provided with handouts of the UTokyo FFP syllabus with annotations on each item. They compared the handout with the syllabus they brought and found out the points that needed improvement by themselves. Then, they shared the points in groups.
The instructor used to explain the points one by one, which tended to make the class a “one-way” lecture in the past semesters, but providing the participants with informative materials and having them work on the improvement of syllabuses individually or in groups seem to be much more effective in making them consider the topic in their own contexts. They kept on asking good questions over the following 15 minutes.

 

A participant explaining his graphic syllabus

ペアシェアSharing ideas in pairs

(Kurita)
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General Library, The University of Tokyo Calls for Application for the 6th ACS

Here is the announcement by the General Library on the recruitment of supporters to discuss issues and take action related to a new style of libraries.

The supporter organization has engaged in planning and running the “Mini-lecture Programs” co-held by the UTokyo FFP and the Library, and is where you can launch new projects. If you are interested, please read the following and apply from the library’s website.

URL:http://new.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/post_acs/5010

 

*The main points of the recruitment are cited from the website as follows:

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■Activities
Period: The 6th Term: June 2017–March 2018

Main Venue: Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo

Activities:

Regular meetings to be held once a month

Planning and implementing projects related to the completion of the New Library

Planning and implementing projects on how to utilize affiliated libraries better than before

■Briefing Session
Briefing sessions will be held to give you the summary and activities of ACS.
If you are interested in ACS, please join the session.

1. Friday, April 28th, 12:20–12:50

2. Wednesday, May 10th, 15:00–15:30

■Application Guideline
Qualifications:

Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students at the University of Tokyo.

Applicants should be able to join the monthly meetings held on the Hongo Campus.

*Meetings will be arranged in accordance with the members’ schedules.

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*Academic Commons Supporter (ACS)
(Twitter) https://twitter.com/acsUTokyoNewLib
*The University of Tokyo New Library Project: Twitter and Facebook
(Twitter) https://twitter.com/UTokyoNewLib
(Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/UTokyoNewLibrary

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[New Release] Leaflet “The first step to enrich your campus life Q&A Vol.1” (from the intensive course “Let’s learn Japanese implicit customs and way of thinking”)

A leaflet “The first step to enrich your campus life Q&A Vol.1” was created following a discussion during an intensive course titled “Let’s learn implicit Japanese customs and way of thinking,” which was held on March 27, 2017. It is a summary of the discussion held between overseas and Japanese students regarding the cultural differences overseas students are likely to experience in Japanese offices/laboratories.

The leaflet is distributed free of charge. Click here to download.
(Update: The leaflet was updated on April 29, 2017.)

 

 

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[Report Published] “Interactive Teaching” Big Real Session

We published a report on the “Interactive Teaching” Big Real Session (BRS) held on February 4th, 2017.

Please click here.

 

The report shows the analysis of the questionnaire responded to by the participants at the venue or online, and the future prospect of the event based on the questionnaire results.

Please also check the video of the event published previously.

 

We are preparing for the announcement of the 2nd BRS in due course.

Thank you for supporting “Interactive Teaching.”

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[Publication] “Hakase ni nattara dō ikiru? 78mei ga kataru career path” [How do you live your life after receiving a PhD? Career paths described by 78 people]

★Cover

This book was completed thanks to the cooperation of the alumni of “The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program” (UTokyo FFP)!

 

What kind of career path can you envision after entering university, proceeding to graduate school, and completing the doctoral program?

What lies beyond completing the doctoral program is highly uncertain for doctoral students themselves as well as the general public.

This book answers the question through interviews with people in various academic fields. The first half of the book organizes the information on the basic procedure to obtain academic degrees at university and what you should do to prepare for building a career as you wish, while the latter half is a collection of interviews with those who completed their doctoral programs ranging as many as 15 academic fields.

It took nearly two years from the very beginning to complete the book thanks to the UTokyo FFP alumni working hard on the basic arrangement of chapters and conducting interviews. It is the diverse backgrounds of UTokyo FFP alumni that realized conducting interviews with people from such a wide variety of fields.

The book collected what those who are working actively in various fields had in their mind and tried to do while they were in the middle of building their careers.

It is strongly recommended not only for undergraduates and graduate students but also for working adults and high school students.

 

Product detail page on Amazon

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[9th UTokyo FFP] DAY 2

DAY 2 sessions were held on April 20th and 21st. The topics were as follows:

  • ・Instructional design and the ADDIE model
  • ・Class design (How to design a class of 90 or 105 minutes)
  • ・Active learning strategies (Asking questions, Think-Pair-Share, and Peer Instruction)
  • ・Effects and limits of active learning
  • ・Motivation (Expectancy-value theory)
  • ・Exercise in class design
  • ・Today’s class design
This was the second class following the previous one held a week before.
We revised the part on learning about motivation in this 8th semester.
The participants were provided with handouts on a case where an instructor failed to motivate students, an excerpt from “How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching” (Ambrose, et al., 2010), and worked on developing advice on what the instructor should do to motivate them. We used to ask the participants to develop advice about classes that they found boring respectively instead.
Relating the topic to their own experience is important for incorporating what they learn into their own context, but it is also important to deepen their learning by sharing the issue with others. Particularly when the time is limited, it is more efficient to discuss the common issue from multiple perspectives instead of taking time for sharing different topics by explaining and grasping their background, and that is why we changed the activity in this way.
It seemed to work as expected. However, we received several pieces of feedback saying, “The time for the activity was not enough,” so we are thinking of revising the class design or adding an online discussion.
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[9th UTokyo FFP] DAY 1

The 9th semester of “The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program” (UTokyo FFP) started on April 13th (@Hongo) and 14th (@Komaba). It will be held for two consecutive periods every other week, in principle, over S1 and S2 Terms.

The first class focused on creating a collaborative learning environment. The topics were as follows:

  • ・Goals, objectives, and ground rules
  • ・Icebreaker (Introducing others)
  • ・Research presentation (1-min self-introduction) & peer review
  • ・Present situation of higher education
  • ・Summary of the UTokyo FFP
Every semester begins with almost all the participants meeting each other for the first time, so this time, again, the classes started with a tense atmosphere. We designed the class to make them feel relaxed by starting with asking easy-to-answer questions, then gradually moving on to group activities. Two consecutive periods equal three hours and 10 minutes, but they seemed to be actively involved in the classes. We believe that we were successful in setting a good environment for them.
The research presentation is positioned as part of a self-introduction when conducting a class in the future, which is for conveying the value and charms of one’s research to students within one minute. It is a wonderful session where you can come into contact with various kinds of research briefly. All the presentations are filmed, and the audience fills in a feedback sheet for every presentation. While the participants are preparing their feedback sheets, the instructor gives feedback to the lecturer directly. Their next assignment is to organize and hand in what was good about the presentation, what points need improvement, and what they learned from others.
Since the participants are mixed with graduate students, postdocs, and faculty/staff members, we believe it is important to remove the barriers between them in the first place. To create an environment where participants can learn from each other, we asked them to call each other by “(name)-san” and follow the ground rule of 3Ks: be respectful (敬意 Keii) to others, speak without reserve (忌憚なく Kitan naku), and be constructive (建設的 Kensetsuteki).
We are glad that our new semester started successfully.
(Kurita)
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[Report] “Interactive Teaching” Big Real Session Videos Available

All videos of the “Interactive Teaching” Big Real Session (BRS) (held on February 4th, 2017), from the introduction to the wrap-up, are now available online!
You can watch the videos session by session on either website as follows:
UTokyo TV: http://todai.tv/contents-list/faculty/brs-1#__tabcon-6…
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGkctuF55veBi7xDGCgcYkw

[For BRS participants]
Please use the videos for your reflection. The staff and speakers had a lot to realize recently by reviewing the videos under editing. (Let us share our reflections at another time.) We hope the videos remind you of “What I learned today” and “My determination to apply what I learned to my life tomorrow” two months ago and motivate you toward the new academic year.

[For those who were unable to join BRS due to conflicting schedules or losing the lottery]
Thank you for waiting. You must be busy at the turn of the academic year, but we offer the videos session by session. Please start with the session you are interested in in your spare time.

[For those who would like to learn about “Interactive Teaching”]
As they say, “Seeing is believing.” Please take a look at the videos to know about BRS. However, “Thinking is far greater than seeing,” and “Acting is far greater than thinking.” We hope these videos will become an opportunity for you to join the projects to support those who support learners.

[Call for sending reports on utilizing the videos]
We would also appreciate it if you would let us know the use of the videos in your activities. Please notify us of any brief reports from this form. We would like to share your efforts (e.g., for studying by yourself, (online) workshops, etc.).

 

Lastly, thank you very much to the UTokyo TV staff for their cooperation from filming the event to publishing the videos. We are impressed with their quick and accurate work, editing the videos beautifully. It might be a little inadequate in terms of business etiquette to praise our colleagues in a broad sense, but we would like to express our sincere gratitude to them.

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Three Days to Go for the Application Deadline of the 9th FFP! (Sunday, April 9th)

[Three days to go for the application deadline (Sunday, April 9th)]
[9th UTokyo FFP] Let’s learn to teach at university! Application now open for “Teaching Development in Higher Education”

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.
The 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!

[What Are the Classes Like?]
Masaki (currently working as a project researcher at the FFP) took the program in the past.
The course lets you learn about how to conduct classes that enhance students’ learning efficiently, and I felt it also helped me learn about how to communicate with people when talking about my research and field.
The program is open to those who are interested in communicating/teaching in a broad sense as well as how to enhance the quality of education.
(Masaki (Project Researcher in charge of FFP))

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

[Time and Venue]
S Semester <S1/S2 Term> AY2017
・Thursday class (capacity: 25 participants): Periods 3–4 @Fukutake Learning Studio (Hongo Campus)
・Friday class (capacity: 25 participants): Periods 4–5 @Komaba Active Learning Studio (KALS) (Komaba Campus)
The classes will be conducted live online.
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/about/
(If the number of applicants exceeds the prescribed limit, selection will be made based on the information in the application form.)

We look forward to your application!

Center for Research and Development of Higher Education
Kayoko Kurita (Associate Professor)
Ikutaro Masaki (Project Researcher)
utokyo_fd@he.u-tokyo.ac.jp