Business Overview
As an organizational initiative to help faculty and staff improve and enhance their teaching content and methods, the Kyoto University Consortium has been promoting FD activities in the Kyoto area with member schools since its establishment in 1995.
In 2019, we launched the “Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting” as a place for university faculty and staff to share ideas and concerns related to FD and exchange ideas on various topics related to FD beyond the boundaries of their respective universities.
The 2023 Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting will be held three times.
Event Overview
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- Faculty and staff at universities and junior colleges
* Full-time or part-time, years of service are irrelevant
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- Kyoto University
| Section 1 “Students’ Japanese Language Proficiency (Japan Education)” ~It’s a matter of course, so be polite! Through reading and writing training, we will develop the “thinking” skills necessary for university studies~ |
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| This year’s event is the first event of the 2023 Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting, with the theme of “Developing ‘thinking’ skills necessary for university studies through reading and writing training.” It has been pointed out that the decline in language skills in college is not only a decrease in Japanese vocabulary and written expression skills, but also a decrease in Japanese-based “thinking” skills. At this exchange session, not only those who feel a sense of crisis about students’ declining Japanese language skills and thinking abilities in various daily teaching situations, but also those involved in first-year education and curriculum management, as well as those who want to share their knowledge of these issues with faculty and staff at other universities, will be able to transcend university boundaries and propose “how we can develop students’ ‘thinking’ skills through reading and writing training.” I want to think about it together. This is not a “training session”, but an “exchange meeting”, so please feel free to join us. |
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| Period: | 10, 2023 (Thursday) 13:30~16:30 |
| Venue: | Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd floor lobby |
| Capacity: | Approximately 30 people |
| Speakers | Boguangfu (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Soka University) |
| Coordinator | Shinji Matsumoto (Vice President of the Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University, member of the Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee, University Alliance) |
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Topic Provided
“It’s a matter of course, so be polite!
Through reading and writing training, we will develop the ‘thinking’ skills needed for university studies. Group Work (1) Q&A Panel Work (2) Conclusion |
| Lecture 2 “Realizing Class Transformation in Primary and Secondary Education through the GIGA School Concept” What do you think about the future of the university? |
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| In primary and secondary education, the GIGA school concept creates an environment where learners learn using a single information terminal and network connection, and Japan-style education in Reiwa is being promoted. It has been about three years since GIGA School, and we will explain the changes in student classes centered on elementary and junior high schools with cutting-edge examples. Based on this, I would like to think about how the university environment (classroom, research, student life) will change in the future, sir/madam. This is not a “training session”, but an “exchange meeting”, so please feel free to join us. |
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| Date | Saturday, December 16, 2023 13:00~15:20 *The end time may change depending on the progress. |
| Venue: | Campus Plaza Kyoto Conference Room 3 |
| Capacity: | Approximately 30 people |
| Speakers | Satoshi Nakagawa (President and CEO of EdLog Inc. / Member of the Inspection Committee of the Elementary and Junior High School Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Head of GIGA School Strategy / Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University)) |
| Coordinator | Hidehiro Nakajima (Professor, Ritsumeikan University Institute for Educational Development, Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee, University Consortium) |
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Topic Provided
“Transforming classes in primary and secondary education through the GIGA school concept.
What do you think about the future of the university? Q&A |
| Section 3 “Actual Situation and Problems: What is the actual situation of support for students with disabilities, and what should universities do? ~Looking forward to the revision of the law from April 1st~ |
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| Reasonable accommodations at the university have been implemented, and I believe that students face students every day to “provide reasonable accommodations” and “what can be done for students with disabilities and anxiety”. At this exchange meeting, we would like to invite Mr. Jun Murata of Kyoto University to talk about the actual situation of support and to think together about what kind of support university faculty and staff should provide in the future. Why don’t you work with faculty and staff at other universities to consider the supports and challenges for students with disabilities and anxieties that go beyond the boundaries of the university? This is not a “training session”, but an “exchange meeting”, so please feel free to join us. |
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| Date | March 23, 2024 (Sat) 13:30~16:30 *The end time may change depending on the progress. |
| Venue: | Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd floor lobby |
| Capacity: | Approximately 30 people |
| Speakers | Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Student Services Organization, Kyoto University) |
| Coordinator | Shinji Matsumoto (Vice President of Peking University, Professor of the Faculty of Letters, Member of the Kyoto University Consortium Planning and Research Committee) |
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Topic Provided
What is the actual situation of support for students with disabilities, and what should universities do?
~Looking forward to the revision of the law from April 1st~ Group work |
Executive Report
In fiscal 2023, the Kyoto FD Exchange held a total of three offline exchange meetings, partly due to the shift from the new coronavirus infection to a category 5 infectious disease.
The first issue is titled “Students’ Japanese Skills ~ Be Careful!” Developing ‘thinking’ skills necessary for university studies through reading and writing training~”, and the decline in Japanese language skills (especially reading comprehension) among university students is considered to be a decline not only in Japanese vocabulary and written expression skills, but also in Japanese-based “thinking” ability. After Mr. Hiromitsu Fuku (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Soka University), participants were divided into small groups to ask questions to the speakers and summarize their views, and to share information and exchange opinions with faculty and staff from other universities, not only about the sense of crisis of students’ declining Japanese language and thinking skills, but also about first-year education and curriculum management.
The theme of the second lecture was “The Transformation of GIGA School Concepts into Primary and Secondary Education Classes”. Based on the “GIGA School Concept”, this activity creates an environment where learners learn using an information terminal and network connection, and the activity aims to think about future changes in the university environment (classroom, research, and student life) through changes in elementary and junior high school classes. Mr. Satoshi Nakagawa (President and CEO of EdLog Co., Ltd. / Member of the Inspection Committee of the Elementary and Junior High School Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Head of GIGA School Strategy) / Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University) reported on cutting-edge examples of class changes in GIGA schools that were dominated by elementary and junior high schools after about three years, and then asked the speakers questions and summarized their perspectives, and asked what the challenges of university education are. Sharing information and exchanging opinions among universities.
The theme of the third lecture was “Actual Situation and Problems: What is the actual situation of support for students with disabilities and what should universities do?” ~Looking forward to the legal revision starting April 1st~”, Mr. Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Student Services Organization, Kyoto University) explained the actual situation of support for students with disabilities and what should be done before the law was revised, followed by group work. This was also the period before the law was revised, and many participants with a high sense of purpose actively shared information and exchanged opinions.
Based on the opinions of participants in the next fiscal year and beyond, we will continue to plan and consider exchange meetings to make them even more fulfilling.
Tang Yang
Kyoto University Consortium, FD Project
Phone: 075-353-9163 Fax: 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Nishitoin-dori Shimokochi-ji, Shimoshita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Campus Square
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