• Outline of the event
• Implementation Report
• Inquiries

Outline of the event

Kyoto FDer School

Part 1: Introduction to Educational IR ~What is Institutional Research in Universities~

Date & Time: Monday, November 14, 2011 18:00~20:00
Venue: Ikebo Junior College, Senshinkan 6F, Conference Room 1
Target: Faculty and staff involved in FDs at University Consortium Kyoto member universities, junior colleges, and institutions

Part 2: Utilization of IR for Teaching and Learning ~Examples of Learning Support Using Data~

Date & Time: Monday, December 12, 2011 18:00~20:00
Venue: Ikebo Junior College, Senshinkan 6F, Conference Room 1
Target: Faculty and staff involved in FDs at University Consortium Kyoto member universities, junior colleges, and institutions

The 3rd (International Symposium Co-hosted) Teaching and Learning IR Overseas: IR and Educational Improvement ~Learning from the Case of Australia~

Date & Time: Saturday, January 21, 2012 13:30~
Venue: Otani University Kyoryukan Media Hall
Target: University faculty and staff interested in FD and the general public

Special Open Lecture Workshop for FDers ~Exploring Effective Approaches to Achieving Systematic FD~

Date & Time: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:00~15:00
Venue: Campus Plaza Kyoto 2F Hall
Target: University faculty and staff interested in FD and the general public

Organizer

University Consortium Kyoto

Contents

The 1st Kyoto FDer Juku Flyer [Click here for details]
The 2nd Kyoto FDer Juku Flyer [Click here for details]
The 3rd Kyoto FDer Juku Flyer [Click here for details]
Special Open Lecture Kyoto FDer Juku Flyer [Click here for details]

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18：00～20：00	[Topic provision, Q&A, group discussion] Yuji Okada (Ritsumeikan University Educational Development Promotion Organization)
	Since 2009, Ritsumeikan University has been conducting a survey of students’ learning, with a focus on collecting and analyzing data that contributes to decision-making related to educational improvement and examining issues related to educational reform. Dr. Okada, a member of the IR project conducting this survey, will talk about education and learning IR based on the case studies of the survey.

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18：00～20：00	[Topic provision, Q&A, group discussion] Hiroshi Uchimura (Professor, Admission Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology)
	Kyoto Institute of Technology has developed a system for viewing and analyzing the changes in the grades of each student after enrollment and their characteristics, focusing on the fact that the follow-up survey after the AO entrance examination contains a lot of data that is useful for educational support after enrollment. Dr. Uchimura, who was inspired by this idea and is involved in the development and operation of the system, will talk about it as a practical example of teaching and learning IR.

(co-sponsored by International Symposium)

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13：30～16：45	[Background information] “Overview of Higher Education in Australia” Kazuhiro Sugimoto (Associate Professor, Center for the Promotion of Higher Education Development, Tohoku University) [Case Report] “Examples of Teaching and Academic IR at Australian Universities” Richard James, Vice Chancellor and Head of the Centre for Higher Education Research, University of Melbourne Marnie Hugues-Warrington, Vice-Rector, Monash University Straty Savvas, Statistical Manager, Department of Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance, Swinburne University of Technology [Panel Discussion]
	In recent years, there has been a growing need for institutional research* (IR) in universities, and many universities have begun to engage in business operations based on IR. On the other hand, although the term IR itself has become more well known, each university is still searching for its own way to use it, and it cannot be said that what can be called a model case has been established. In this symposium, we will consider how to utilize IR in Japan by inviting faculty and staff in charge of IR at each of the three universities located in Melbourne, Australia, and reporting on their application cases at each university. *IR (Institutional Research): Refers to an initiative to aggregate and analyze various numerical values and data surrounding a university and use it to improve university management and education.

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10：00～15：00	[Workshop] Lecturer: Mr. Richard James (Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement, University of Melbourne, Australia / Director, Professor, Centre for Higher Education Research)
	In 2009 and 2010, the University Consortium Kyoto conducted FD training for faculty and staff in charge of FD at the Centre for Higher Education Research at the University of Melbourne, Australia, which is known for its research and practice on higher education. This year, in order to allow more people to experience this FD training, we will invite Mr. Richard James, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research at the University of Melbourne, who supervised and taught this FD training, to Kyoto and hold a workshop. Through lectures and workshops, we will think about how to design and manage an organizational FD on campus, and how to do it effectively.

Implementation Report

On Monday, November 14, the University Consortium Kyoto held a “2011 1st Kyoto FDer School: Introduction to Educational IR ~ Institutional in Universities
What is Research~”.

Despite the fact that the event was held on a weekday evening, 24 participants were welcomed, and after a presentation by Professor Yuji Okada of Ritsumeikan University, the group discussion was divided into four tables. Institutional in Universities
There was a lively exchange of opinions on research from various perspectives.

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On Monday, December 12, 2011, the University Consortium Kyoto held the “2nd Kyoto FDer School: Teaching and Learning IR Utilization Edition ~Examples of Learning Support Using Data~”.

Despite the fact that the event was held on a weekday evening, 21 participants were invited to participate in a group discussion divided into four tables after a presentation by Professor Hiroshi Uchimura of Kyoto Institute of Technology. Using the case of Kyoto Institute of Technology as a starting point, there was a lively exchange of opinions from various perspectives on learning support using data.

(co-sponsored by International Symposium)On Saturday, January 21, the University Consortium Kyoto held the “2011 3rd Kyoto FDer Juku: Educational IR Overseas Edition/International Symposium IR and Educational Improvement” in collaboration with Ryukoku University, a strategic university collaboration support project “Development of International Collaboration Programs for Enhancing Multifaceted International Exchange and Improving the Quality of Higher Education.”

Institutional welcomes 104 participants to the Otani University Media Hall and invites three speakers from three universities in Victoria, Australia, to attract attention from the perspective of quality assurance and educational reform in higher education
A report and a panel discussion were held on the status of the use of Research (IR) in the field of education.

Moderated by Professor Shinji Matsumoto of the Faculty of Letters, Bukkyo University, the panel discussion was held with the addition of three speakers and Associate Professor Kazuhiro Sugimoto of Tohoku University, who gave a background briefing.

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On Sunday, January 22, 2011, the University Consortium Kyoto held a workshop for FDers at the 2011 Kyoto FDer School Special Open Lecture.

The event was held on Sunday, and 11 participants gathered around a roundtable led by Professor Richard James of the University of Melbourne to discuss questions such as “What is an FDer?” and “What are the necessary elements for the promotion of systematic FD?” A fulfilling workshop was held in a relaxed atmosphere.

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto FD Project
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