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[10th UTokyo FFP] DAY 1 Beginning of the Course

The 10th University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP) started on October 5th and 6th! The classes are conducted through Periods 3–4 every other week of the A Term, in principle. UTokyo FFP offers four courses a year, and two of them in the A Term are both held at Fukutake Hall, Hongo Campus. We are planning to deliver the courses (titled with odd numbers) on Komaba Campus in the S Term.

The first session is, as always, focused on creating a “collaborative learning environment.”

  • ・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
This time, again, more than 90% of participants met each other for the first time. As for Thursday and Friday Classes, two or three people answered that they had acquaintances. This is the usual case, so the classes start with a tense atmosphere.
We designed the class to ease the tension by starting with asking easy-to-answer questions, then gradually moving on to group activities. One of the participants indicated “To make students laugh” as an important point in conducting the first class, which is also useful to create a collaborative atmosphere.
The research presentation is positioned as part of a self-introduction in your class in the future, which is for conveying the value and charms of your research to your students within one minute. Feedback on the research presentation will be given from the following three viewpoints: (1) Feedback from other participants, (2) Direct feedback from the instructor (Kurita), and (3) Self-evaluation by checking the video. The assignment is to organize and hand in “What was good about the presentation, what points need improvement, and what you learned from others.” It must be a rare opportunity to receive such rich feedback, so I would like the participants to take it as a chance to reflect on themselves.
(Kurita)
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Book Fair “Develop Your Academic English Skills!”

The PAGE project is now holding a book fair with the cooperation of Asahi Press to celebrate the publication of the book “English Academia: Learning Academic English Communication through Stories.”

The book fair “Develop Your Academic English Skills!” has been held for about a month from early October 2017 on Hongo, Komaba, and Kashiwa campuses of the University of Tokyo.

The fair offers you a series of effective English learning materials for academic English. Please feel free to stop by.

Leaflets showing a brief summary of each book are available on the shelves of the book fair for free. We look forward to your visit.

 

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Publication “English Academia: Learning Academic English Communication through Stories”

This book is the print version of a free online course “English Academia” produced by the PAGE project, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education.

Our online course “English Academia” has already been used by more than 10,000 people. On converting the content into a book, we made improvements in visuals and added Japanese translation to the original English scripts. An audio CD accompanies the book, so you can repetitively learn the content offline.

English Academia: Learning Academic English Communication through Stories
http://amzn.to/2fSwjmp

 

The book is perfect for graduate students and young researchers who have trouble with :

✓explaining their research in English.

✓discussing with overseas students in English.

✓making presentations at international conferences.

✓giving lectures in English.

 

It helps you learn various English phrases that researchers use in settings such as laboratories, international conferences, and lectures.
The book will surely be a guide for your journey with academic English!

 

Table of Contents:

Module 1 Introducing yourself and your research

Module 2 Explaining progress in your research in a lab meeting

Module 3 Discussing your research with a colleague

Module 4 Making a presentation at a poster session

Module 5 Giving a presentation at an international conference

Module 6 Socializing at a conference

Module 7 Facilitating group discussions

Module 8 Teaching a class as a guest lecturer

Module 9 Preparing for a teaching demonstration

Module 10 Finale

Please have a look!

 

How to read 1
How to read 2
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[9th UTokyo FFP] Certificate Award Ceremony Conducted

The 9th Certificate Award Ceremony of “The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP)” was held in Fukutake Learning Studio, Fukutake hall, on Thursday, August 24th, 2017.
Forty-eight participants completed the 9th program, each receiving a certificate. They had a congratulatory address from Prof. Osamu Sudo, Director of the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo.
Alumni also appeared and introduced their alumni network. Participants celebrated their completion with each other and exchanged information.
UTokyo FFP has produced a total of 431 people who completed the program from every graduate school at The University of Tokyo. The next program will mark the 10th semester.
The 10th UTokyo FFP is scheduled to start in October 2017. The application form is available on the following URL:
[Application deadline: October 1st (Sun) 23:59]
https://dev2.utokyofd.com/en/ffp/apply/

We are also planning to hold “Pre-FFP” on September 19th (Tue), where you can experience a trial lesson of the program before applying. Please feel free to join us.
[Pre-FFP: September 19th (Tue) 15:00–]
https://dev2.utokyofd.com/event/post-2317/

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[Report] The 3rd Faculty Luncheon

We held the 3rd Faculty Luncheon today.
Here is the summary and a preview of our next event.

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1) Today’s Topic
Today’s topic was “How to Conduct Classes More Efficiently.”
In addition to the topic, participants had a discussion on a wide range of topics such as how to motivate students and points related to evaluation.

2) Sharing and discussing participants’ concerns
Participants shared and discussed the experiences and points of their classes based on the material that organized the past examples and points of class improvement.

The specific points of class improvement appeared as follows:
“Improve the quality of what you speak in a class and make it efficient in a flipped classroom manner.”
“Responding to the questions by email takes too much time. To avoid that, I give feedback orally or share the answer with the whole students.”
“Digitalize and save energy as possible by giving quizzes on the Google Form and such.”

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We are planning to hold the next Faculty Luncheon in September.
The topic will be “The Roles of TAs.”
We look forward to your participation.

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[Report] The 2nd Faculty Luncheon

The 2nd Faculty Luncheon was held today. Handouts are available at the bottom of this post.
Here is the summary and a preview of our next event.

There were about 10 participants from various schools and departments.

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1) Today’s Topic
Today’s topic was “Motivation,” the same as that of the previous event.
We explained the ARCS Model, related to stimulating motivation, as an introduction to the discussion.

 

2) Sharing and Discussing Participants’ Concerns

Participants first individually thought of how to motivate students in their classes from the perspective of the ARCS model, followed by sharing the ideas in groups of three. Then, the whole participants discussed good examples and methods to resolve their concerns.
Specific concerns and the resolutions to them were discussed as follows:

“What should we do to let students experience success within a 90-min class?”

→・Present the learning objectives at the beginning, and reconfirm them by presenting them, at the end, again.

・Provide the students with time for reflection in groups so that they can review what they learned and get a sense of fulfillment.

・Break down the tasks into small steps so that students can have more chances to get a sense of accomplishment.

 

“What should we do to help students with low motivation work on their activities in classes where you join as a temporary lecturer in an omnibus speaker series or when you teach in a lecture hall?”

→・Be sure to explain the intention and effects of adopting group activities in your class.

・Design your class in accordance with the students’ needs or set the appropriate group size.
3)Reference
Here is the reference for today’s topic:

Keller, J. M. (2009). Motivational design for learning and performance: The ARCS model approach. Springer Science & Business Media.
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The next Faculty Luncheon is scheduled for July.
Details are to be announced. It is planned for the middle or the end of July for now.
The next topic will be “How to Conduct Classes More Efficiently.”
We look forward to your participation.

 

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June 21 2017_The 2nd Faculty Luncheon

 

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[Report] The 1st Friendship Luncheon

The Friendship Luncheon was held at the Faculty of Law & Letters Bldg. 2 on June 5th. We are sorry for the venue being slightly hard to find, but there were 14 participants in total, including those with and without registration.

We distributed the leaflet “The first step to enrich your campus life Q&A Vol.1.2” to the participants, and they discussed their concerns and others related to their life in Japan as students, as described in the leaflet, in groups of about four. Each group consisted of overseas students and Japanese, and they had a conversation in a friendly atmosphere.

We are planning to continue this event to provide a space where participants can exchange their ideas frankly.

The following is the summary of the next event (The 2nd Luncheon). We look forward to your participation.

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・Date/Time (The 2nd Luncheon): July 10th, 2017 12:10–13:00

・Venue: Rooms 2201 & 2202, Faculty of Law & Letters Bldg. 2

・Intended for: The event is limited to UTokyo members but is open to any affiliation (undergraduate student, graduate student, or faculty/staff member).

・Language: Japanese

・Please bring your lunch and drinks.

・Application Form: Here

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[Report] The 1st Faculty Luncheon

The 1st Faculty Luncheon was held today. Handouts are available at the bottom of this post.
Here is the summary and a preview of our next event.

There were nine participants from various schools and departments.

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1) Today’s Topic
Today’s topic was “Motivation.”
We explained the research findings of learning from the perspectives of “expectancy,” “value,” and “environment” as an introduction to the discussion.

2) Sharing of Participants’ Concerns
Participants’ specific concerns related to students’ motivation came out as follows:
“Students don’t come to meetings for classes and laboratories.”
“Those students who found a job in the private sector seem less motivated in their research activities.”
“It is difficult to motivate students in classes that involve practical activities.”

3) Discussion among Participants
Participants discussed how to solve the above concerns by using mini-lectures, first in pairs, then with the whole members.
The following perspectives came out of the discussion:
“Raise the expectancy of success by providing small steps in the class to achieve the goal.”
“Clarify the value gained by publishing papers and engaging in research to the students.”

4) References
The following are the references for today’s topic:

・Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., & Norman, M. K. (2010). How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. John Wiley & Sons.
The book gives a detailed explanation of motivation.

・Kurita, K., & Japan Center for Educational Research and Innovation (JCERI) (Eds.). (2017). Interactive teaching [Interactive teaching]. Kawai Publishing.
It is a book based on a MOOC course “Interactive Teaching.” The chapter “Learning Sciences” refers to motivation. Please also check the following video clip. (WEEK 3: Learning Sciences) https://dev2.utokyofd.com/mooc/contents
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Since the event was highly appreciated, we are planning to hold the next faculty luncheon.
Details are to be announced, but the next luncheon is temporarily scheduled for Wednesday, June 21st, from 12:10–13:00.
The main topic will be, again, “motivation.” We would like to deepen the discussion by focusing on the points we could not discuss well enough in today’s luncheon.
We look forward to your participation.

 

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May 17 2017_The 1st Faculty Luncheon

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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)