Business Overview
As an organizational initiative to help faculty members improve and improve their teaching content and methods, the University Consortium Kyoto has been promoting FD activities in the Kyoto area together with member schools since 1995, shortly after its establishment.
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 beyond the boundaries of their affiliated universities, and to exchange on various themes related to FD.
The Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting in 2023 will be held a total of three times.
Outline of the event
- Target
- Faculty and staff of universities and junior colleges
* Full-time or part-time, and the number of years of work does not matter
* You can participate regardless of whether you are a member school or a non-member school. - Participation Fee
- free
- Organizer
- University Consortium Kyoto
| Session 1 “Students’ Japanese Language Skills (Japanese Education)” ~It’s a matter of course, so be polite! Through reading and writing training, we will cultivate the “thinking” skills necessary for learning at university~ |
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| This year’s event, which will be the first of the 2023 Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting, will be held under the theme of “Nurturing the ‘thinking’ skills necessary for learning at university through reading and writing training.” It has already been pointed out that the decline in Japanese language skills among university students is not only a decline in Japanese vocabulary and written expression, but also a decline in the ability to “think” based on Japanese. At this exchange meeting, not only those who have a sense of crisis about the decline in students’ Japanese language skills and thinking skills in various daily teaching situations, but also those who are involved in first-year education and curriculum management, and those who want to share their awareness of these issues with faculty and staff of other universities, will be able to go beyond the boundaries of the university and ask “How can we nurture students’ ability to ‘think’ through reading and writing training.” I would like 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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| Date: | Thursday, August 10, 2023 13:30~16:30 |
| Venue: | Campus Plaza Kyoto, 2nd Floor Hall |
| Capacity: | Approx. 30 people |
| Speakers | Hiromitsu Fuku (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Soka University) |
| coordinator | Shinji Matsumoto (Vice President, Faculty of Letters, Bukkyo University / Member, Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee, University Consortium) |
| Composition |
Topic Provision
“It’s a matter of course, so be polite!
Through reading and writing training, we will develop the ‘thinking’ skills necessary for university learning.” Group Work (1) Q&A Group Work (2) summary |
| The 2nd lecture “Transformation of Classes in Elementary and Secondary Education through the GIGA School Concept” What do you think about the future of university?” |
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| In primary and secondary education, the GIGA School Concept has created an environment in which learners learn using one information terminal and a network connection, and Japan style education in Reiwa is being promoted. Approximately three years have passed since the GIGA School, and we will explain the changes in classes, mainly in elementary and junior high schools, with cutting-edge examples. Based on this, I would like to think about how the university environment (classes, research, student life) will change in the future, Mr./Ms.. 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 is subject to change depending on the progress. |
| Venue: | Campus Plaza Kyoto, Conference Room 3 |
| Capacity: | Approx. 30 people |
| Speakers | Satoshi Nakagawa (President & CEO of EdLog Inc. / Member of the Inspection Committee of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in charge of GIGA School Strategy / Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University)) |
| coordinator | Hidehiro Nakajima (Professor, Institute for the Promotion of Educational Development, Ritsumeikan University / Chairman, Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee, University Consortium) |
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Topic Provision
“Transformation of classes in primary and secondary education through the GIGA School Concept.
What do you think about the future of university?” Q&A |
| Session 3 “Actual Situation and Issues: What is the Actual Situation of Support for Students with Disabilities and What Should Universities Do?” ~In anticipation of the revision of the law from April 1st~ |
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| Reasonable accommodations at universities have been implemented, and I believe that students are facing students every day with “providing reasonable accommodations” and “what can be done for students with disabilities and anxieties” in mind. At this exchange meeting, we would like to invite Mr. Jun Murata of Kyoto University to talk about the actual situation of support and think together about the kind of support that university faculty and staff should provide in the future. Why don’t you work with faculty and staff from other universities to think about support 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 | Saturday, March 23, 2024 13:30~16:30 *The end time is subject to change depending on the progress. |
| Venue: | Campus Plaza Kyoto, 2nd Floor Hall |
| Capacity: | Approx. 30 people |
| Speakers | Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Student Services Organization, Kyoto University) |
| coordinator | Shinji Matsumoto (Vice President, Bukkyo University, Professor, Faculty of Letters / Member of the Planning and Research Committee of the University Consortium Kyoto FD) |
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Topic Provision
What is the actual situation of support for students with disabilities and what should universities do?
~In anticipation of the revision of the law from April 1st~ Group Work |
Implementation Report
In FY2023, the Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting was held in person a total of three times, partly due to the transition of the new coronavirus infection to a category 5 infectious disease.
The first session was held under the theme of “Students’ Japanese Language Skills ~Carefully because it is a matter of course!Cultivating the ‘thinking’ skills necessary for university learning through reading and writing training~”, and the decline in Japanese language skills (especially reading comprehension) of university students was considered to be not only a decline in Japanese vocabulary and written expression skills, but also a decline in the ability to “think” based on Japanese. After Mr. Hiromitsu Fuku (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Soka University) gave a topic, the participants were divided into groups to ask questions and summarize their opinions to the speakers, and to share information and exchange opinions with faculty and staff from other universities not only about the sense of crisis about the decline in students’ Japanese language skills and thinking skills, but also about first-year education and curriculum management.
The second lecture was “The Transformation of Classes in Elementary and Secondary Education by the GIGA School Concept. Based on the GIGA School Concept, which creates an environment in which learners learn using one information terminal and a network connection, the event was held as an opportunity to think about future changes in the university environment (classes, research, and student life) from changes in elementary and junior high school classes. Mr. Satoshi Nakagawa (President & CEO of EdLog Co., Ltd. / Member of the Inspection Committee of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in charge of GIGA School Strategy) / Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University) reported on cutting-edge examples of the changes in classes, mainly elementary and junior high schools, about three years after GIGA School, and then asked the presenters questions and summarized their opinions, and asked what the challenges are in university education. Information was shared and opinions were exchanged across universities.
The third lecture was titled “Actual Situation and Issues: What is the Actual Situation of Support for Students with Disabilities and What Should Universities Do?” ~Looking ahead to the revision of the law from April 1~”, 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 in anticipation of the revision of the law, followed by group work. It was also the period just before the revision of the law, and many participants with a high sense of purpose actively shared information and exchanged opinions.
Based on the opinions received from participants in the next fiscal year and beyond, we will continue to plan and consider the exchange meeting with the aim of making it even more fulfilling.
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
* Business hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
