We are pleased to announce that a book on active learning at the University of Tokyo will be published on March 24.
It is entitled “Active Learning and Teaching at the University of Tokyo.” For more details, please click the link below.
The book includes the case study of “Teaching Development in Higher Education” (The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program) in Chapter 7.
Active Learning and Teaching at the University of Tokyo – University of Tokyo Press (utp.or.jp)
*The 17th UTokyo FFP (Thu/Fri classes) will be conducted online, adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols.
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 a practical learning space 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]
S Semester <S1/S2 Term> AY2021
・Thursday class (capacity: 25 participants): Periods 3–4
・Friday class (capacity: 25 participants): Periods 3–4
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/apply/
(If the number of applicants exceeds the prescribed limit, selection will be based on the application form information.)
[Application Deadline]
Sunday, April 11th, 2021, at 11:59 PM
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We look forward to your application!
Kayoko Kurita
Associate Professor / Vice Director
Center for Research and Development of Higher Education
utokyo_fd@he.u-tokyo.ac.jp
The Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program would like to invite you to a spotlight event with three members of Tokyo College next Tuesday, April 20th, from 5-6:30pm JST.
The theme is ” Collaborative interdisciplinary course design: a case study from Tokyo College”.
This is a great opportunity to get to know Tokyo College and to learn from their experience developing an interdisciplinary seminar for undergraduates.
Please refer to the following page: Introduction of “Spotlight event” by Global FD held on April 20th
The 16th Certificate Award Ceremony of “The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program (UTokyo FFP)” was held on Zoom on Friday, March 5th, 2021.
Thirty-nine participants completed the 16th program, and each of them received a certificate. They had a congratulatory address from Prof. Takumi Moriyama, 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 753 people who completed the program coming from every graduate school at The University of Tokyo.
The next program (the 17th UTokyo FFP) is scheduled to start in April 2021. Please click the link below for the application.
A book written by Associate Professor Kayoko Kurita is introduced on the website “UTokyo BiblioPlaza,” where faculty at the University of Tokyo talk about their own books.
Please click the link below.
We are proud to announce that the new website of the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo has been launched. Please click the following link.
Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo (u-tokyo.ac.jp)
The Center for Research and Development of Higher Education “provides courses and resources and supports sharing and deepening practical knowledge to promote online classes for better education” and is engaged in publishing regular courses and various lectures conducted at the University of Tokyo through the use of OpenCourseWare (OCW), UTokyo TV, MOOCs, etc.
The website of the Center shares a variety of information from the standpoint of “contributing to <the evolution of education> at the University of Tokyo and flexibly developing and further fulfilling <future learning> in accordance with the change of times.”
*UTokyo FD website (this website) focuses on “teaching at university” and provides opportunities for collecting information and self-study on class design and enhancing skills in teaching at university.
It supports the activities of faculty development (FD) for people engaged in education at the University of Tokyo and pre-FD for graduate students.
The Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program would like to invite you to our f workshop which will be held on Monday, February 22nd. This event will provide a general introduction to education for sustainable development with specific examples from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Anders Rosén, an associate professor in Naval Architecture at the KTH Department of Engineering Mechanics.
Details about the workshop are listed below:
Title: Teaching Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Date: Monday, February 22nd from 4-6pm （JST）
*From 6pm onwards, there will be extra time for discussion (for interested participants).
Place: Zoom Meeting style
Registration: Encouraged with the link below
https://forms.gle/YWKXtsjEa2wttZ3AA
(Link will be sent to all registered participants the day before the workshop)
Contents：We will cover the following:
Eligibility: All faculty, staff, and students welcome!
Language: English and Japanese
* Simultaneous translation (English to Japanese) will be available.
Admission: Free
Inquiries: GFD committee (e-mail: global.fd@adm.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp )
The following is the invitation to a workshop organized by the Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program.
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The Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program would like to invite you to our first workshop of the year. Given everything that has transpired in the educational world, we would like to take this opportunity to discuss the future of faculty development and teaching in a post-COVID world.
Details about the workshop are listed below:
Title: Faculty Development & COVID-19:
From Emergency Measures to a Deeper Shift in Teaching? Lessons from a European Perspective
Date: January 22nd Friday 2021, from 13-14:45 （JST）
*The lecture portion of this event will last approximately 1 hour, with the
remaining time being devoted to discussion.
Place: Zoom Meeting style
Registration: Encouraged with the link below
https://forms.gle/91zR5zPxEUGNPs5t5
Eligibility: All faculty, staff and students welcome!
Language: English and Japanese
* Simultaneous translation n (English to Japanese) will be available.
Admission: Free
Inquiries: GFD committee
e-mail: global.fd@adm.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
(Extracted from “Hyakkiyakozu” in the collection of General Library, The University of Tokyo)
There are academic archives (including images) provided by the University of Tokyo that you can use for your teaching/presentation online.
Search and use items by following the procedure below.
It is a specific instruction for instructors who would like to insert images in their course materials (e.g., slides).
1. UTokyo Academic Archives Portal
(1) Archives that you can use without permission
You can search images by the terms of use on the website of “UTokyo Academic Archives Portal.”
Look at the search result page. Check the box “Free Re-use” out of the “Rights” option shown on the right bar, and you can narrow down the results to show the images you can use without permission.
https://da.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/portal/en
The website offers numerous images without permission and regardless of the purpose of usage, so you can use them when you deliver online courses or create assignments.
(For more details, please refer to the “Rights” section of each item.)
(2) How to download/save/use images
① Click “Free Re-use” items on the website of UTokyo Academic Archives Portal.
*Items that are labeled “Free Re-Use.”
https://da.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/portal/search?facet%5B0%5D=rights_facet%3A29
② Select an image. (Example: “Taiwancho”)
③ Click the icon in the lower left of the screen (“Download”).
Choose the size and download the image.
④ Right-click the image and click “Save image as…”
⑤ Save the image in a folder as you like.
⑥ Use the image in your course or any other place.
⑦ You are encouraged to inform the department (i.e., the provider of the image) of how you used the image.
Please make sure to carefully read the terms of use and indicate the department that holds the original materials of the image or inform the department of how you used the image as necessary.
2. How to use UTokyo Academic Archives Collection
(1) UTokyo Academic Archives Collection
The University of Tokyo has worked on archiving and publishing its collection of various items online.
Please visit the website of UTokyo Academic Archives Collection.
UTokyo Academic Archives Collection (u-tokyo.ac.jp)
Some of the collections can be searched on the website of “UTokyo Academic Archives Portal” as described in Section 1.
Please make use of the items when preparing for delivering classes of presentations.
(2) How to download/save/use images (Example: “Hyakkiyakozu” in the collection of General Library, The University of Tokyo)
Please also refer to the PDF file “How to save/use images” (in Japanese).
① Choose a website from the Collection. (Example: “Hyakkiyakozu”)
https://iiif.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/repo/s/hyakki/page/home
② Click the picture, and the whole image will appear.
③ Choose the part of the image you would like to use.
④ Click “Download” in the lower left of the screen.
⑤ Choose the size and range.
If you are satisfied with the selected part of the image, choose “Current view” and download it.
If you would like to download the whole image, choose “Whole image” (in small size).
The third option is to download the whole image (with a high resolution), so choose it as necessary.
(The following image shows “Current view” (i.e., only the selected part of the image).)
⑥ Right-click the image.
⑦ Click “Save image as…” and save the image in a folder as you like.
⑧ You are encouraged to inform the department (i.e., the provider of the image) of how you used the image.
Please make sure to carefully read the terms of use and indicate the department that holds the original materials of the image or inform the department of how you used the image as necessary.
(As for the collection of General Library, The University of Tokyo, it has “Form for Use of Digital Contents.”
https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/library/general/digi-contents ）
If you have any questions, please make inquiries to the department that holds the original materials of the images.
[Note]
The revised Copyright Act (enacted in the spring of 2020) now allows transmitting materials in live courses online and on-demand courses.
However, it does not mean that you can use any materials without any conditions except for the works that the copyright owners allow their use. The following are against the Copyright Act: usage that unreasonably prejudices the interests of the copyright owner and publishing the work on a website that anyone can access. Please take extra precautions.
https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/2020042401_04.pdf
