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 26th FD Forum
- Main Theme
- Reconsidering what a university is: Moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic into a new era
- Date and Time
- February 20th (Sat), 21st (Sun), 27th (Sat), 28th (Sun), 2021
- venue
- Online (Zoom)
- Participation fee
- free
*This year, the event will be held online to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As this is the first time this will be attempted, there will be no participation fee this year. - Sponsored by
- The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto
- Sponsorship
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City
The 26th FD Forum leaflet can be downloaded here.
schedule
| schedule | time | Content |
| Saturday, February 13th | 9:00 | Chairperson’s Greetings |
| 9:00 | Poster Session Special Website Released | |
| Saturday, February 20th | 10:00-12:00 | Symposium |
| 14:00-16:30 | Poster Session Online Presentation | |
| 17:00-18:30 | Information exchange meeting | |
| February 21 (Sunday) | 10:00-12:00 | Subcommittee 1 |
| 14:00-17:00 | 2nd Subcommittee/3rd Subcommittee | |
| Saturday, February 27th | 10:00-12:00 | 4th Subcommittee |
| 14:00-16:30 | 5th Subcommittee | |
| 14:00-17:00 | 6th Subcommittee/7th Subcommittee | |
| February 28th (Sunday) | 10:00-12:00 | 8th Subcommittee/9th Subcommittee |
| 14:00-17:00 | 10th Subcommittee/11th Subcommittee |
Symposium
Date: Saturday, February 20th, 10:00~12:00
More details about the symposium can be found here .
| Can new models of university education, research, and social contributions be created? – Envisioning the leaders of an AI- and robot-based world based on the experience of COVID-19 – Capacity: 1,000 people (600 people for member schools) |
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In the 2020 academic year, due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), preparations for the opening of classes for the new semester were made by individual faculty members groping around and making creative efforts while following the organizational decisions of their respective affiliations. The beginning of this can be seen in a Facebook group with over 20,000 members, “A group to share wisdom and information about what university faculty should and want to do in response to the impact of COVID-19” (the name was changed on October 9th from “A group to share wisdom and information about what university faculty should do in response to COVID-19 class closures”)
Therefore, this symposium will explore the existence and role of universities in a declining population, globalization, and VUCA era based on the experience of COVID-19. One year after the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to use this opportunity to confirm how collective intelligence through social media has worked, and to explore new literacy in and for universities. Symposium speakers: |
Subcommittee
*You can apply for multiple breakout sessions, but you cannot apply for breakout sessions that are held at the same time.
Please click here to view the outline and structure of all the subcommittees .
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 26th 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 13th, 9:00 to Sunday, February 28th, 23:59
■ Online presentation
Poster presentations and Q&A sessions will be held online using Zoom meetings (approximately 10 minutes per group). Please
access the Zoom meeting from the special website and enter the room.
Presentation time: Saturday, February 20th, 14:00-16:30
*Times may change depending on the number of presentations.*The maximum number of people allowed in the room is 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.*Outlines of the presentation posters will be published on this web page from Tuesday, January 5, 2021.*Details such as the online presentation schedule will be announced on the special website.
Information exchange meeting
Date: Saturday, February 20th, 17:00-18:30
The 26th FD Forum will be held completely online, and the information exchange session will be held in a new format using Zoom meetings. The FD Forum Planning Committee 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.
Information exchange session moderator: Hironori Yamaguchi, Professor, Institute for Promotion of General Education, Ritsumeikan University
| 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 version 5.3.0 or later . *This information exchange session will use Zoom breakout rooms, and participants will be divided into several groups based on themes, with time set aside for information exchange and interaction. If you are using the Zoom application 5.3.0 or higher, participants can freely move between breakout rooms by themselves. We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring a smooth operation of the session. |
[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 and you are unable to enter, please wait in the waiting room screen or try again at a different time.●To allow as many people as possible to participate, please limit participation to one device per person.
Implementation Report
Report of the 26th FD Forum [Click here for details]
The 26th FD Forum, “Again, what is a university? Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, into a new era,” was held online using Zoom for four days on February 20th (Sat), 21st (Sun), 27th (Sat), and 28th (Sun), 2021.
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 26th time it has been held.
This time, in the unprecedented situation of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall theme was “Again, what is a university? Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, into a new era,” to once again question the nature of “universities” and to provide an opportunity to think about “universities” in the next era.
On the first day, a symposium, poster session, and information exchange session were held, and on the second to fourth days, 11 subcommittees with diverse themes were held.
693 university faculty members and education-related personnel from all over the country gathered to share reports on research results and practices on improving education, and engaged in lively discussions.
The symposium on the first day, “Can new models be developed for university education, research, and social contribution? – Envisioning the leaders of an AI- and robot-based world based on the experience of COVID-19,” featured two speakers: Yoshihiro Okamoto (Professor, Faculty of Law, Kwansei Gakuin University) and Koichi Sugimori (Associate Professor, Department of Higher Education Development and Support, School of International Liberal Arts, Kanazawa University) (Coordinator: Hironori Yamaguchi (Professor, Institute for General Education Promotion, Ritsumeikan University)).
In the online poster session held on the same day, a total of 16 educational practice case studies were presented by member schools of the University Consortium Kyoto. 164 people participated, and there were lively exchanges, with active questions being asked.
On the second to fourth days, 11 breakout sessions were held on a wide range of topics of interest to those involved in university education.
This was the first time the event was held online this year, but in each session, lively discussions were held between speakers and participants by utilizing Zoom’s chat and breakout room functions.
Contact Information
Consortium of Universities Kyoto, Public Interest Foundation FD Project Contact
TEL: 075-353-9163 FAX: 075-353-9101 Address:
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)
