Business Overview
As an organized initiative for faculty to improve and enhance lesson content and methods, the University Consortium Kyoto has been promoting FD activities in the Kyoto area together with member schools since its founding in 1995.
Since the 2019 academic year, we have launched the new “Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting” as a platform for faculty and staff to exchange various FD-related themes beyond the boundaries of their respective universities, sharing innovations and concerns related to FD.
The 2026 Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 8.
Outline of the event
- target
- Faculty and staff of universities and junior colleges
* Full-time, part-time, and years of service do not matter
* Participation is open regardless of whether you are a member school or a non-member school - Participation Fee
- free
- sponsorship
- University Consortium Kyoto
| “From ‘search-only’ to developing thinking skills—the future of university education that won’t be swayed by generative AI” | |
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Generative AI is rapidly permeating research, teaching, and learning settings, and more people are using AI. However, in reality, most of the time usage remains limited to “asking for answers” or “summarizing it,” which is an extension of the search process. To unlock the true potential of AI, “verbal dialogue skills” are required. If used well, we can gain new perspectives and develop our thinking skills. Even more important than thinking ability is the attitude and attitude of critical, creative, and autonomous thinking, rather than seeking answers from AI or stopping thinking in front of AI. For better dialogue with AI, this training will focus on what our “language dialogue skills” are necessary to draw out AI’s capabilities through practical experience. In the workshop, participants will experience creating a “diary of the future” themselves, and (2) introduce the design of the “MIRAI Notebook” (currently available on NHK On Demand) featured on NHK’s “Dear Nippon” (broadcast on May 10, currently available on NHK On Demand) and discuss how to design AI together. * Bring your own PC, no generative AI account required, no specialized knowledge such as programming or statistical analysis required |
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| Schedule | August 8, 2026 (Sat) 13:00~16:20 *End times may change depending on progress. |
| Venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd Floor Hall |
| Capacity | About 30 people |
| topic provider | Ken Yasumatsu (Chief Assemblage Officer, Evolve Inc. / Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Science, Mathematics and Information Education, Osaka Kyoiku University) |
| proceed | Shinji Matsumoto (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Bukkyo University / Chair, Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee, University Consortium) Tomoko Takei (Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology / Member, Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee, University Consortium) |
| Composition |
13:00~13:10 Opening Greetings, etc. 13:10~13:50 Lecture: “From ‘Search Only’ to Developing Thinking Skills” 13:50~14:00 Break 14:00~14:45 Workshop (1) “Let’s Create a Future Diary” 14:45~15:15 Cafe Time Networking Time 15:15~16:00 Workshop (2) “Let’s Think About How to Design AI” 16:00~16:15 General Q session 16:15~16:20 Closing Questionnaire Completion |
| What | PC (with Wi-Fi connection or wired LAN connection), writing utensils |
Notes from the Instructor
- NHK On Demand: Dear Nippon “AI and Children – Beyond Three Weeks of Dialogue in Hyogo” (aired May 10, 2026) will deepen your understanding by watching and participating.
- On the day of the workshop, generative AI such as ChatGPT and Gemini will be used.
Even those without a generative AI account can participate. Even if you already have one, the type of AI and plan (paid or free) doesn’t matter.
If you already have an account, please turn off the AI’s “memory function” (memory and learning function for past conversations) in advance before participating.
We apologize, but please check the “memory function” settings yourself in advance.
Implementation Report
Number of participants: 26
Implementation Report:
The 2026 Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting was held in person under the theme “From Search to Thinking Skills ~ The Future of University Education Without Being Swayed by Generative AI ~.”
This networking event was held not only to teach generative AI skills and operational efficiency, but also to learn how to use AI to enhance the thinking abilities of faculty, staff, and students, and to learn appropriate ways to interact with AI to avoid falling into a mental freeze. After receiving a topic from Mr. Ken Yasumatsu, participants participated in individual and group workshops. In subsequent Q sessions and exchanges of opinions, we actively shared information and exchanged opinions with faculty and staff from other universities, covering specific educational concerns—such as preventing students’ excessive dependence on generative AI and mental stoppages—to psychological and ethical considerations in our relationship with AI, and the future direction of information literacy education.
Additionally, during the tea time between events, participants deepened their interactions unique to the in-person event, creating opportunities to connect across university boundaries in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto FD Project
TEL 075-353-9163 FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
