Business overview
With the aim of raising awareness of FD among university faculty and staff and contributing to the improvement of university education, the University Consortium Kyoto has been holding an FD forum every year since 1995, with the themes of (1) disseminating FD activities, (2) providing a place for practical and research reports on university education and class improvement and for personal interaction, and (3) disseminating information on FD activities in Kyoto. This is a large-scale FD event attended by many university faculty and staff members and education-related personnel from all over the country.
Event Outline
The 27th FD Forum
- Main Theme
- Rethinking the “place” of university education
- Date and Time
- February 19th (Sat), 20th (Sun), 26th (Sat), 27th (Sun), 2022
- Event format
- Online (Zoom)
- Sponsored by
- The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto
- Sponsorship
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City
The 27th FD Forum leaflet can be downloaded here.
schedule
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| Saturday, February 12th | 10:00 | Poster Session Special Website Released |
| Saturday, February 19th | 9:30-12:00 | Symposium 1 (with social gathering) |
| 14:00-17:00 | Poster Session Online Presentation | |
| February 20th (Sunday) | 9:30～ | Subcommittee 1 |
| 14:00～ | 2nd Subcommittee 3rd Subcommittee (with exchange meeting) 4th Subcommittee (with exchange meeting) |
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| Saturday, February 26th | 9:30～ | 5th Subcommittee 6th Subcommittee |
| 14:00～ | 7th Subcommittee 8th Subcommittee 9th Subcommittee (with exchange meeting) |
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| February 27th (Sunday) | 9:30～ | 10th Subcommittee 11th Subcommittee 12th Subcommittee |
| 13:30-16:00 | Symposium 2 | |
| 16:30-18:00 | Information exchange meeting |
Symposium
More details about the symposium can be found here
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Symposium 1
February 19th (Sat) 9:30-12:00 (Community meeting 12:00-12:30)
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Rethinking the “place” of university education
: towards a post-COVID era Capacity: 1,000 people (600 people for member schools)
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The spread of COVID-19 has led to a rapid shift towards ICT in society. University education has also accumulated know-how in synchronous and asynchronous distance learning, as well as hybrid classes that combine face-to-face and distance learning. These teaching formats will likely continue to be used even after COVID-19 has subsided. Part of the identity of university education, which is “coming to a university campus and receiving face-to-face classes from faculty who are experts in their field,” has been lost, and the “places” of university education have become more diverse. Now that this is the time to rethink the nature of university education, isn’t it? Therefore, in this symposium, we would like to consider post-COVID university education by asking professors who are engaged in university-wide educational activities in three types of educational settings: “hybrid face-to-face and distance learning,” “synchronous and asynchronous distance learning,” and “off-campus.”
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Symposium 2
Sunday, February 27th 13:30-16:00
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The future of subjects, liberal arts, and faculty:
A look at university education after the COVID-19 pandemic Capacity: 1,000 people (600 people for member schools)
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“Creating something that does not exist” and “utilizing what exists” are by no means contradictory values. In this context, a variety of practices that “utilize what exists while creating something that does not exist” are being developed in university education. For example, from credit transfer to collaborative opening, from general education to liberal arts, from FD to pre-FD, these movements are positioned as a reexamination of universities, community collaboration, and the existence and role of faculty. In this symposium, through reports by three speakers and dialogue with participants, we will envision and co-create the future of university education.
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Subcommittee
Summary of all breakout sessions can be found here .
*You can apply for multiple breakout sessions, but you cannot apply for breakout sessions that overlap in time.
*For breakout sessions marked as [Networking session available] in the table below, there will be time for participants and speakers to network with each other via Zoom meeting after the session.
Information exchange meeting
Date: Sunday, February 27th, 16:30-18:00
The 27th FD Forum will also use Zoom meetings for the information exchange session. The FD Forum
Planning Committee has worked hard to create an opportunity to share experiences about online communication, as well as a place where participants with the same issues can exchange information. Anyone
who has applied for the symposium or subcommittee can participate.
No prior application is required. Please feel free to join us.
| Requests to all participants |
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We recommend that you install the Zoom application before participating. If you have already installed it, please update your Zoom application to the latest version . |
[Notes]
●Information on how to participate in the Zoom meeting for the information exchange session will be provided only to those who have applied for the FD Forum symposium or subcommittee. Please note that we do not accept applications to participate in the information exchange session only.●The maximum number of people allowed in the room is 300. Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis, so if it is too crowded for you to enter, please try again at a different time.●To allow as many people as possible to participate, please limit participation to one device per person.
Poster Session
Faculty and students from member schools of the University Consortium Kyoto will be presenting their distinctive educational initiatives. You can view
an overview of the presentation poster here .
■Poster on the website
The posters and explanatory videos will be posted on the special website for the 27th FD Forum Poster Session. They
can be viewed and watched at any time during the publication period.
*The special website will be available only to those who have applied to participate in the FD Forum symposiums and subcommittees.
Release period: Saturday, February 12th, 10:00 to Monday, February 28th, 23:59
■ Online presentation
Poster presentations will be held online using Zoom meetings.
In addition, breakout rooms will be used to allow participants to ask questions to presenters and to interact with each other.
Presentation time: Saturday, February 19th, 14:00-17:00 *Times may change depending on the number of presentations.
*The schedule of online presentations and how to join the Zoom meeting will be provided on the special website.
*The number of people allowed in the room is limited to 300. Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you are unable to enter the room due to congestion, please try again at a different time.
Implementation Report
Report of the 27th FD Forum [Click here for details]
The 27th FD Forum, “Rethinking the ‘Place’ of University Education,” was held online using Zoom for four days on February 19th (Sat), 20th (Sun), 26th (Sat), and 27th (Sun), 2022. The
FD Forum, organized by the University Consortium Kyoto, has been held since 1995 with the aim of improving the quality of higher education and disseminating information on FD activities from Kyoto, and this year marks the 27th time it has been held.
Given that university education spaces have become more diverse due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as responding to online classes, the overall theme for this forum was “Rethinking the ‘Place’ of University Education” to provide an opportunity to reconsider the “place” of universities.
On the first day, Symposium 1 and a poster session were held, and on the second to fourth days, 12 subcommittees with diverse themes were held, and on the fourth day in the afternoon, Symposium 2 and an information exchange session were held.
500 university faculty and staff members and education-related personnel from all over the country gathered to share reports on research results and practices for improving education, and engaged in lively discussions.
Symposium 1, “Rethinking the ‘Place’ of University Education – Towards a Post-COVID Era,” featured three speakers: Mr. Masao Aikawa (Director of the Academic Affairs Department, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and Kyoto College of Foreign Studies), Mr. Takero Nishino (Full-time Lecturer, Educational Development and Learning Support Office/Faculty of Business Administration, Kyoto Tachibana University), and Mr. Shintaro Ohashi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University) (Coordinator: Ms. Aya Hatada (Associate Professor, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and Kyoto College of Foreign Studies)).
Symposium 2, “The Future of Subjects, Liberal Arts, and Faculty: Looking Ahead to University Education After the COVID-19 Pandemic,” featured three speakers: Shimizu Kazuhiko (Director and Vice President (Planning, Evaluation, and Internal Control) of Yamanashi University), Fujita Kiyoshi (Managing Director of the Mitsubishi Mirai Foundation), and Sezaki Hayato (4th year student in the Department of Education and Culture, Faculty of Sociology, Doshisha University) (Coordinator: Yamaguchi Hironori, Professor, Institute for General Education Promotion, Ritsumeikan University).
In addition, in the online poster session held on the first day, a total of 11 educational practice case studies were presented by member schools of the University Consortium Kyoto. 83 people participated, and there were lively exchanges, with active questions being asked.
On the second to fourth days, 12 breakout sessions were held on a wide range of topics of interest to those involved in university education.
This was the second time the symposium was held online this year, and in each session lively discussions were held using Zoom’s Q&A and chat functions. In addition, after Symposium 1 and some of the breakout sessions, a 30-minute networking session was held, allowing speakers and participants to freely interact and exchange information.
Contact Information
The Consortium of Universities Kyoto, Public Interest Foundation FD Project Contact
Email: fdf■consortium.or.jp (replace ■ with @)
TEL 075-353-9163 FAX 075-353-9101
Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
*Reception hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00 (excluding New Year holidays)
