Two workshops of UTokyo FD Open, “Course & Syllabus Design” and “Class Design & Microteaching”, were held on March 30th and 31st respectively in 2023.
These workshops were held at Hongo Campus. In total, 18 people participated in “Course & Syllabus Design”, and 10 in “Class Design & Microteaching”. The participants were diverse in affiliation, position, discipline, and region of origin.
For more information about UTokyo FD Open, please click here.
The Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program would like to invite you to the presentation which will be held on Monday, February 27th. The theme is “Universal Design for Learning and English Language Teaching”.
Please read the datails as follows : Introduction of Introduction of “GFD Talk Event ” held on February 27th
The leaflet of “Interactive Teaching”, which is available on Coursera for free, has been newly released.
If you want the actual leaflets, please reach out to us at: utokyo_fd[at]he.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @.)
We hope that this leaflet will be viewed by many people and the course will continue to be utilized in various educational settings.
Click here（Coursera “Interactive Teaching”) for course registration and details.
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We would like to inform and invite you to an exciting (free) new opportunity created at the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo, for those interested in developing their teaching skills regardless of their institution or organization: UTokyo FD Open.
The pamphlet attached includes the main details, but these are the highlights of UTokyo FD Open:
We launch UTokyo FD Program on March 2023 with two workshops by Dr. Gabriel Hervas, Project Associate Professor at our Center and designer of the program:
If you are interested, do not let this opportunity pass and apply using the following link (it includes details on the exact dates and on the workshops):
https://forms.office.com/r/WevMicbDQn
If you know someone who might be interested in UTokyo FD Open, feel free to share this information. We will also keep you posted about these and other workshops that will open throughout the year.
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach us out at utokyo_fd@he.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Thank you very much for your attention. We sincerely look forward to your participation!
Dr. Gabriel Hervas, Project Associate Professor at our Center, has published a new paper in the journal Educación Medica entitled “Training and professional development through the Japanese approach of Lesson Study. Principles for its design and application”.
The full article is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2022.100784
The paper presents nine principles for implementing LS as a proposal for the training and professional development of health sciences teachers, based both on what the literature suggests and the author’s own practical experience in organizing this type of initiative with teachers in this field.
More information on Dr. Hervas’ research here:
The Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program would like to invite you to the presentation which will be held on Tuesday, November 8th. The theme is “The SCOPE of Sustainability Education in Japanese Universities: Language Education for Sustainable Development (LESD)”.
Please read the datails as follows : Introduction of “Global FD Talk Event ” held on November 22nd
“Interactive Teaching” is an online course run by the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo. It is available for free on Coursera, one of the MOOC platforms.
*Click here for course registration and details.
Since its launch on Coursera in April 2021, “Interactive Teaching” has been taken by more than 2,600 learners from all over the world, producing a total of over 100 people who completed the program. The course has been highly appreciated with 4.8 out of 5 ratings.
The program is intended for existing and future faculty members including graduate students as well as everyone involved in teaching, such as elementary, junior high, and high school teachers and people in charge of human resources development at private corporations.
You can take the course at your own pace, but we also continually offer events such as “Real Session,” a 3-day intensive program held in a face-to-face format, and workshops where the participants can learn from each other. (The last “Real Session” was held in September. Please refer to the following links for reports of the event.)
[Report] Coursera “Interactive Teaching”: The 1st Real Session DAY 1
[Report] Coursera “Interactive Teaching”: The 1st Real Session DAY 2
[Report] Coursera “Interactive Teaching”: The 1st Real Session DAY 3
We hope these events will help your learning experience become more enjoyable through interaction with the instructors, staff, and other learners.
Let’s think about teaching by learning interactively with people coming from diverse universities and academic fields. We look forward to your participation.
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[Inquiries]
The Global Faculty Development (GFD) Program would like to invite you to the presentation which will be held on Tuesday, November 8th. The theme is “ An Introduction to LGBTQ+ on Campus”.
Please read the datails as follows : Introduction of “Global FD Presentation ” held on November 8th
Dr. Gabriel Hervas, Project Associate Professor at our Center, has published a new paper at the International Journal for Academic Development entitled “Public relations as part of the work of academic developers: a vignette on our role at a Japanese university” (https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2022.2122474).
The full article is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VZYAQ8JVBETABQEDTDSD/full?target=10.1080/1360144X.2022.2122474
The paper responds to a new format launched by the journal (vignettes), and it was selected for a special issue on how we define the roles and the work of academic developers in Higher Education. In the form of a vignette, the paper illustrates how, while at some contexts it can remain imperceptible, doing public relations is an intrinsic part of the work of academic developers in Japan and it has a big impact on their day-to-day work.
More information on Project Associate Professor Hervas’ research here:
