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[18th UTokyo FFP] Completion of the Semester

Starting on Thursday, October 7th, 2021, the 18th UTokyo FFP completed its schedule on Friday, January 13th, 2022.

Following the previous post on the first half of the program (DAY 1–4), we would like to show you what the classes were like in the remaining sessions (DAY 5-8).

DAY 5 Exercise in Giving Feedback on Lectures & Summary
・To be able to explain the significance of giving a lecture for microteaching in your own words.
・To be able to find the viewpoints for designing “a good lecture for microteaching” by examining others’ lectures.
・To be able to explain what you have learned and found important in each session in your own words.
・To be able to organize what you have learned so far by creating slides in groups and sharing them through an (online) poster tour.
・To be able to explain the procedure of an (online) poster tour by experiencing it.

DAY 6 Refining the Lectures for Microteaching
・To be able to explain the significance of giving a lecture on microteaching in your own words.
・To deliver a lecture you designed.
・To evaluate others’ lectures.
・To have the prospect of refining the lecture into ver.2 by reflecting on your own practice and evaluating others’ lectures.

DAY 7 Microteaching Session
・To deliver a revised lecture.
・To learn from others’ lectures.
・To verbalize what you think you can transfer to your future activities.

DAY 8 Envisioning Your Career Path by Creating a SAP* Chart
*SAP: Structured Academic Portfolio
Through the creation of SAP charts, participants will be able to:
・Reflect on and organize your past activities and visualize your educational views and the significance of your research.
・Realize the relevance of your activities.
・Have a future prospect and set objectives.

We worked together to achieve the following goals of the program: “to recognize the significance of ‘education’ as their duty as future faculty members and to be able to design and conduct educational activities considerate of students’ perspectives. The participants are to acquire the practical knowledge and skills necessary for conducting classes by experiencing and learning with other participants from various academic fields and develop attitudes to continuously improve their teaching and research.”

The microteaching sessions on DAY 6 & DAY 7, in particular, provided both presenters and the audience with “a rich learning experience” thanks to the alumni and former observers who supported the participants by facilitating discussions in small groups.

It is remarkable that many of the alumni said, “Coming back to FFP as a supporter was a kind of new experience, and the classes gave me a precious opportunity to learn a lot.” They seemed to show us the exact significance and value of “continuous learning.”

Also, the alumni joined the session for creating a SAP chart on DAY 8. They reflected on their past activities and carefully verbalized what they aim to do in the future. Communicating with such alumni, the 18th UTokyo FFP participants came to realize that they, too, would be able to interact with future participants as alumni.

The 18th Certificate Award Ceremony will be held online on Friday, February 18th, 2022, from 15:30–16:30.

The 19th UTokyo FFP is scheduled to start in the S semester, AY2022. If you wish to receive notifications on the briefing session on the next UTokyo FFP, please sign up for pre-application from the link below.

UTokyo FFP (19th~)
Pre-application form　https://forms.gle/7Ao2gXdt2TpAr56EA

We will make continuous efforts in delivering and refining UTokyo FFP-like online classes to play a leading role in making education online.


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【Event Report】Symposium on Future Faculty Development／UTokyo Global FFDP

On December 16th in 2021, the event “Symposium on Future Faculty Development/UTokyo Global FFDP” was held to promote “UTokyo Global FFDP” (the official name: UTokyo Global Future Faculty Development Program), the English version of the FFP that will be newly launched in April, 2022 (more information at the end).

In total, 91 participants from Japan and overseas joined the event, since it was held online and using Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation. We in charge of the event are very happy about this massive response and would like to express our gratitude to all of you who participated, thank you!

The event welcomed invited guest speakers from other domestic and overseas institutions: Associate Professor Hiroaki Sato (Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University); Associate Professor Osamu Tomura (Center for Professional Development, Tohoku University), and Professor Linda von Hoene (GSI Teaching and Resource, University of California, Berkeley).

From the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education at The University of Tokyo, Director Yasushi Asami, Professor Kayoko Kurita (in charge of the UTokyo FFP), Project Associate Professor Gabriel Hervas (who will be the lecturer of the new program), and Ms. Airi Kawakami (Project Academic Specialist who will also facilitate the new program), participated in the event.

Outline of the event

This event consisted of two parts.

【First part: Symposium on future faculty development (FFD)】
Dr. Yasushi Asami gave the opening remarks to the event. Following this, our guest speakers (Dr.  Linda von Hoene, Dr. Hiroaki Sato, Dr. Osamu Tomura, Dr. Kayoko Kurita) presented how FFD initiatives take place at their institutions and referred to the challenges that they envision to FFD. These enlightening presentations were followed by a discussion among including Dr. Yasushi Asami and Dr. Gabriel Hervas on the current status and future of FFD.

【Second part: New program “UTokyo Global FFDP”】
In the second half of the event, Dr. Gabriel Hervas (the lecturer of the new program) presented UTokyo Global FFDP, which is scheduled to start this following April, and answered questions from attendees.

The videos and materials of the event are now available on the UTokyo OCW website (released as the contents of the 0th lecture of UTokyo Global FFDP).

Please follow the link below to check it.

OCW | Symposium on Future Faculty Development／UTokyo Global FFDP

 

New Program ー UTokyo Global FFDP

The new program “UTokyo Global FFDP” will be starting in April.
Details (e.g., the start date, entry deadline, etc.) will be announced later.

  • 【UTokyo Global FFDP Course Information】
  • Course start, time and day of the week: April 2022, 3rd and 4th periods (13:00-16:40), Tuesdays
  • Language of instruction: English
  • Instructors: Gabriel Hervas (Project Associate Professor); Kayoko Kurita (Professor)
  • Staff: Airi Kawakami (Project Academic Specialist)
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[18th UTokyo FFP] Completion of the First Half of the Program (DAY 1–4)

Starting on Thursday, October 7th, 2021, the 18th UTokyo FFP finished DAY 4 on Friday, November 19th, 2021, and we are now halfway through the program. We are entering the latter half of the program (DAY 5–8) from December 2nd & 3rd.

The first half of the program is described as follows.

DAY 1 Introduction
・To experience and get accustomed to the procedure of conducting/taking an online course.
・To remember five or more names of participants.
・To be able to explain the present situation of higher education.
・To discover and be able to explain the values of learning at UTokyo FFP to others.

DAY 2 Class Design
・To be able to explain what you should do to increase students’ motivation.
・To be able to explain the significance of class design.
・To be able to explain what the ADDIE model is.
・To be able to select the appropriate active learning strategy in accordance with the objective.
・To be able to design a class in which students learn effectively.

DAY 3 Evaluation
・To be able to explain the significance of evaluation.
・To be able to contrast formative evaluation and summative evaluation.
・To be able to explain any given evaluation method based on the features of evaluation.
・To be able to create a rubric.
・To be able to express one’s thoughts on the merits and demerits of rubrics.

DAY 4 Syllabus and Course Design
・To be able to list three or more roles of a syllabus.
・To be able to set appropriate course goals and objectives.
・To be able to create a graphic syllabus.
・To be able to improve the syllabus you have brought based on clear reasons.

We have worked together to achieve the following goals of the program: “to recognize the significance of ‘education’ as their duty as future faculty members and to be able to design and conduct educational activities considerate of students’ perspectives. The participants are to acquire the practical knowledge and skills necessary for conducting classes by experiencing and learning with other participants from various academic fields and develop attitudes to continuously improve their teaching and research.”

In the next session, “DAY 5 Exercise in Giving Feedback on Lectures & Summary,” participants will conduct a poster tour to review what they have learned so far and start preparing for microteaching sessions to be held on DAY 6 & 7. Participants will design and deliver a six-minute lecture for microteaching sessions by making the most of what they have learned so far and also refine their lecture by receiving feedback effectively from UTokyo FFP alumni.

It will also be a good opportunity for the participants to learn from the activities above which are going to be held entirely online.

The remaining sessions will accelerate toward the final session, “DAY 8 Envisioning Your Career Path by Creating a SAP Chart.”

We will make continuous efforts in delivering and refining UTokyo FFP-like online classes to play a leading role in making education online.

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Symposium of UTokyo Global FFDP (UTokyo FFP in the English language)

The online symposium about our new program “UTokyo Global Future Faculty Development Program” (abbreviated as UTokyo Global FFDP, which is the English version of UTokyo FFP) will be held on December 16th.

In this event, we will discuss the current status, challenges and future of future faculty development with national and international guest speakers. Also, we will present our newest program, UTokyo Global FFDP, to be launched in 2022.

・Date/Time: December 16 (Thu) 9:30-12:00 (JST)

・Language: Mainly English (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)

・Venue: Online Zoom meeting 

・Targeted attendees: People who are interested in educational practices, faculty development, UTokyo Global FFDP

・Registration fee: Free

・Participants:

  • <Opening remarks>
  • Yasushi Asami, Ph.D. (Director of the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo)
  • <Keynote & panel discussion>
  • Kayoko Kurita, Ph.D. (Director of UTokyo FFP. Professor, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo)
  • Hiroaki Sato, Ph.D. (Associate Professor,  Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka University)
  • Osamu Tomura, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Center for Professional Development, Tohoku University)
  • Linda von Hoene, Ph.D. (Director of GSI Teaching and Resource Center. Assistant Dean for Professional Development, UC Berkeley)
  • Gabriel Hervas, Ph.D. (Project Associate Professor, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo)
  • <Moderator & supporter>
  • Airi Kawakami (Project Academic Specialist, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo)

If you would like to participate in this event, please register through the link below.

Webinar Registration – Zoom

For more information, see the attached poster.

 

 

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[18th UTokyo FFP] New Classes Start Online

We are pleased to announce that the 18th UTokyo FFP started its classes online (conducted live on Zoom) with 42 participants in total (Thu/Fri classes) and four observers from other institutes.

 

UTokyo FFP has shifted to fully online classes since the 15th program. We will make continuous efforts in delivering and refining UTokyo FFP-like online classes to play a leading role in making education online.

 

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The UTokyo FFP Certificate Award Ceremony Appears in “Gakunai Koho”

The Center for Research and Development of Higher Education held a certificate award ceremony for those who completed the 17th University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP) on August 27.

The report of the ceremony appears in the university’s public relations magazine “Gakunai Koho” No. 1550.

The University of Tokyo Gakunai Koho No. 1550 (u-tokyo.ac.jp) (*in Japanese)

Page 11 shows the group photo taken online during the ceremony. The 18th program started this month.

 Public relations magazine “Gakunai Koho” (*in Japanese)

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【Event Report】 The 1st Coursera “Interactive Teaching” Live Online Event: Self-Introduction

  • Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2021
  • Time: 3:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.  (JST)
  • Venue: Zoom
  • Instructors: Kayoko Kurita, Lui Yoshida (The University of Tokyo)
  • Language: Japanese

The Center’s online course, Coursera “Interactive Teaching,” held a live online event. A total of 34 people with a wide variety of occupations or specializations participated in the event, and since it was held online, the participants attended not only from Japan but from overseas. This event was organized based on the contents of “Interactive Teaching” on a global MOOC platform, Coursera. It was intended for people who are engaged/interested in educational practices.

Presentation slide for the event and the instructor, Dr. Kurita (upper right)

１．Goals and Objectives

Coursera “Interactive Teaching”, which the event is based on, is a self-paced course.

By holding a real-time event, we aimed to provide an opportunity where participants can learn together and experience things that they cannot do on their own. Also, the event focused on interactive activities that cannot be experienced in Coursera “Interactive Teaching”, having the following three objectives.

●To be able to explain the significance of self-introduction

●To deliver self-introduction

●To find perspectives for contents, structure, and how to convey (delivery method) to create a “good self-introduction” through reviewing self-introduction and giving feedback to each other

２．Overview

  • （１）Preparation
  • Prior to the event, all the participants were assigned to prepare a one-minute self-introduction (regarding your subject or specialization) as a pre-assignment.
  • （２）During the event
  • At the beginning of the event, we ran a poll on enrollment in Interactive Teaching and clarified the goals and objectives for the event. Then, we made sure the rules (e.g., 3K) for participating in the event.
  • 【Exercise in giving feedback on self-introduction (kentōkai)】
  • In this section, a volunteer introduced themselves for one minute. After that, all other participants filled out a feedback sheet. They then were divided into groups, where they gave their brief self-introduction to each other as an icebreaking activity and shared their feedback on the volunteer’s self-introduction. Finally, comments from the volunteer who introduced themselves, instructors, and other participants were shared. Before self-introduction of each participant, we aimed to share important perspectives to create a “good self-introduction” through this activity. 
  • 【Self-introduction】
  • The participants were divided into groups of 3. In the similar way to the previous section, they (1) introduced themselves for one minute (2) filled out the feedback sheet and (3) shared their feedback in groups. This activity continued until everyone’s turn was completed. 
  • 【Wrap-up】
  • As a wrap-up of the event, participants were asked to write about what they have learned during the event in the reflection form. The aim is to acquire a metacognitive viewpoint for “good self-introduction.”

This event was attended by 34 people in total from various institutions such as university, high school, and company. The participants were also diverse in their fields of specialization or subjects they teach (including both humanities and science), and some participated from overseas. This event offered a place for learning where a wide variety of people gathered across institutions, fields, and regions.

３．Feedback from Participants

We ran a post-event questionnaire survey toward the event attendees. As a result, a total of 18 responses were collected. Regarding the questions about overall satisfaction of the event (on a scale of 1 to 5; 1= very unsatisfied, 5= very satisfied), 33% (6 people) of the respondents chose 5, the highest score, and 44% (8 people) of them 4, the second highest. Furthermore, in terms of the question “Overall, do you think your participation in this event will be useful in your future?” (on a scale of 1 to 5; 1= Strongly disagree, 5= Strongly agree), 33% (6 people) answered with the highest score, 5 and 33% (6 people) selected 4. 

 

On the free description field at the end of the questionnaire, there are some comments from the participants as shown below. (The comments are partially extracted so that individuals cannot be identified.)

“(Through the event), I could look at myself objectively and I appreciate the event.”

“I gave my self-introduction, which I practiced during the event, to students at my workplace right away. The importance of self-introduction shouldn’t be underestimated, and I found there is a big difference between a prepared and impromptu self-introduction.”

“I realized again that the reason why I can talk online with people from various backgrounds without worries is because Dr. Kurita clearly explains about the spirit of 3K at first. In addition, by experiencing online learning during the event, I noticed that it is important to have a perspective on how to design a flow around the activity: before, during and after steps. It was just when staggered school attendance and online classes started, so I was grateful to apply what I learned immediately back in the workplace.”

“Coursera’s online course was interesting, and I enjoyed this event, too. Depending on school affairs, I would like to participate again if I can.”

Some of the participants said that they have already put what they learned into practice, and we staff are very happy to hear that. We also received many comments on improvements to this event and potential topics for our future events. Based on that feedback, we will work on event planning. We would like to thank all participants who provided us with their valuable opinions and thoughts.  

４．Vision for Our Future Events

It was the first online event of Coursera “Interactive Teaching.” We are very happy that we received plenty of positive feedback through the post-event survey. Nonetheless, it also highlights that there is much more room for improvement. We will examine all issues pointed out in the feedback and utilize the feedback in the planning and management of our upcoming events.

We will continue to organize these kinds of events irregularly, and also consider holding one in English. We hope that many people will participate in our future events. Events will be announced as soon as the details have been determined. We sincerely look forward to your participation!

References

Coursera “Interactive Teaching” 

https://www.coursera.org/learn/interactive-teaching

UTokyo OCW “Teaching Development in Higher Education” (UTokyo Future Faculty Program) 

https://ocw.u-tokyo.ac.jp/course_11441/

 

Airi Kawakami (Coursera Interactive Teaching Staff/ Project Academic Specialist)

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[17th UTokyo FFP] Certificate Award Ceremony Conducted

The 17th Certificate Award Ceremony of “The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP)” was held on Zoom on Friday, August 27th, 2021.
Fifty-seven participants completed the 17th program, and each of them received a certificate. They had a congratulatory address from Prof. Yasushi Asami, Director of the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo.
Alumni also appeared as guest speakers and explained their various activities after completion of the program and their alumni network.

 

 

 

UTokyo FFP has produced a total of 810 people who completed the program coming from every graduate school at The University of Tokyo.

The next program (the 18th UTokyo FFP) is scheduled to start in October 2021. Please click the link below for the application.
→　https://dev2.utokyofd.com/en/ffp/apply/

 

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[Aug 28] Coursera Live Online Event: “Interactive Teaching”

Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo is pleased to invite you to our live online event for the Coursera course “Interactive Teaching” to be held in the afternoon of Saturday, August 28th.

The purpose of this live online event is to help you experience things that you cannot do on your own and apply them to your teaching.

For more details, please click the following link. [Aug 28] Coursera Live Online Event: “Interactive Teaching”