Higher Education Research and Development Center
Role of the Higher Education Research and Development Center
Along with the universalization of higher education, students' learning objectives, academic ability, motivation, etc. are rapidly diversifying.Under these circumstances, it is important to promote a smooth "transition" of students from high school to university.Therefore, at our university, we focus on education in the "first year" (the first year of university), which is an important "transition period" for students, and offer various educational programs to promote a smooth transition from high school to university. are being implemented.
In addition, along with changes in society, universities are now being asked whether they maintain educational content and quality worthy of conferring a bachelor's degree through four years of education.There is a need for educational design and effective media utilization.Therefore, at our university, we are conducting academic and empirical research, and designing and developing educational programs based on that, with the aim of improving education and quality.
Activities of the Center
The center consists of three departments: first-year education department, education development department, and media education department.The First-Year Education Division conducts research and develops educational programs on "first-year education" to facilitate the smooth transition of students from high school to university.The Department of Educational Development conducts research on quality assurance in undergraduate education and develops educational programs. The Department of Media Education conducts research on promoting the use of ICT in education using the knowledge of instructional design (ID) and develops related programs. We design and develop, striving to improve and improve the quality of education.
In addition, the center holds a five-day PD (Professional Development) program a year where faculty and staff from the three campuses of Kobe Yamate, Amagasaki, and Miki gather together. (SD), etc., and is a collective term for organizational efforts aimed at the professional development of faculty and staff).The contents are: integration of subjects based on "semester theme", promotion of active learning, improvement of syllabus, use of rubrics, enrichment of e-portfolio, analysis of various data, sharing of excellent teaching practices, advanced overseas It covers a wide range of fields, from learning through systematic initiatives to enriching off-campus programs.Although it is a training session for faculty and staff members, it is also noteworthy that students are encouraged to participate every time.
Contents of this university PD workshop
(FY2020)
Annual theme: “Educational activities assessment for the start of the new three-campus system in 2021”
| Times | Schedule | Place | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part1 |
August 8 (Thursday) / 21 (Fri) |
Amagasaki | ● Orientation for new faculty and staff ●Proposing issues from the response to COVID-XNUMX in educational and learning activities and extracting issues for departments ● “On applying for scientific research grants” (Lecture by Professor Hiroaki Goto of Aichi University of Education) ● “Taking the response to COVID-XNUMX as an opportunity to shift the paradigm of teaching and learning” (Lecture by Professor Shinichi Mizokami, President of Toin Gakuen) ●【Parallel session】 ① Voices from students who took classes remotely (1) Support and support for first-year students in remote and face-to-face classes (assuming reflection interviews) ③Issues related to the exit of our students ● Organize and share problems by department ● Class design examination work for the fall semester and 2021 ①-1 Extract lessons for designing lessons that can be learned online ①-2 Share tips and problems in online learning guidance ② Re-check the learning flowchart of the department from the perspective of class design |
| Part2 | 9 Month 17 day (Thur) | Amagasaki | ●For the fall semester: How to use each system in student guidance ● “Career Advising by Teachers to Students – Aiming for a Connection between Career Education That Fosters Independence and Student Support –” (Prof. Akihisa Fukasawa, Jissen Women's University) ●Progress presentation on August PD department work "Problems, causes, countermeasures" ● Thinking about Learner-Centered Learning: Reflection Reconfirmation Work ~Examination of Advising from the Perspective of Metacognition~ Academic discussion to support the learning of first-year students ~ Examination of reflection interviews in the fall semester ~ |
| Part3 |
August 2 (Thursday) / 19 (Fri) |
Amagasaki | ● Orientation for new teachers ●Overview of education and learning in 2020/Future outlook Towards a new education that balances individual optimal learning and collaborative learning ● "Visualization of learning outcomes through performance evaluation focused on important subjects" (Prof. Kayo Matsushita, Kyoto University) Academic work (XNUMX) Extraction of related subjects for each department, grade, and semester for "learning activities and evaluation close to the real context" centered on seminars (XNUMX) Examination of departmental issues and countermeasures ③Department presentation ● Digitization of education to the new normal: Recommend online classes ● Confirmation of course design for syllabus creation |
(FY2019)
Annual theme: “Toward the realization of a multi-layered organizational educational system”
| Times | Schedule | Place | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part1 |
August 8 (Wednesday) / 22th (Thu) |
Amagasaki | ● Orientation for newly appointed faculty and staff ● "Toward the Practice of Learning in an Age Where Predicting the Future is Difficult" "Understanding Evaluation Methods for Visualizing Learning Outcomes -Utilization of Common Rubric Work and e-Portfolio-" ● "Questions that stimulate learners' thinking" (Lecture by Prof. Toshiki Nakai, Ehime University) ● ``Work aimed at a qualitative shift to 'thinking-oriented education' in each faculty--to enhance the synergistic effect of experiential learning and classes--' (From the practice of the ``Student Guidance Theory'' subject / From the practice of first-year education / From the practice of experiential learning) "Theme setting work for 'deepening thinking power' in each faculty's seminar (comprehensive exercise) subject" ●Course selection program ①Rubric moderation introductory course (XNUMX) Information retrieval literacy course for education and research guidance, lesson design course (basic) using ICT such as web classes and e-portfolios |
| Part2 | 9/20 | Amagasaki | ● “Introducing classes using Q&A sessions and improving collegiality among teachers” (Lecture by Professor Masamitsu Mochizuki of Soka University) Learning goal/theme setting work for “deepening thinking ability” in seminar subjects (continued from August PD) |
| Part3 |
August 2 (Thursday) / 14 (Fri) |
Amagasaki | ● “University-wide issues for the enhancement of systematic education at our university” “Issues in educational reform based on our university’s assessment policy” ● “Active Learning and Leadership Education” (Lecture by Professor Mikiya Hinata, Waseda University) ● “Efforts of Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International University to Cultivate Problem Discovery and Problem Solving Skills” (Lecture by President Akio Omori of Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International University) ● "Efforts and issues of problem-solving internships in the university education revitalization acceleration program (AP project)" ● “Seminar reform work based on inter-course collaboration” and “Shared work on syllabus creation” |
(FY2018)
August theme: "What educational methods are necessary to acquire 'specialized knowledge and practical skills'?"
September theme: "What is the educational method necessary to acquire 'specialized knowledge and application skills' and 'problem finding and solving skills'?"
February theme: "Are you ready for the curriculum guidance for the next year's five-faculty system?"
| Times | Schedule | Place | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part1 |
August 8 (Wednesday) / 23th (Thu) |
Amagasaki | ● Orientation for newly appointed faculty and staff ● ``Future plans for higher education towards 2040 and what the university is working on'' ``Direction of the new faculty system from 2019'' ``Visualization of learning outcomes of each faculty based on IR data'' ``Visualization of learning outcomes'' Toward -Self-inspection of educational methods and grade evaluation-" ● "Toward PBL Class Design" (Lecture by Prof. Kazuto Yamada, Doshisha University) ● “Workshop for new faculty curriculum map creation” (XNUMX) (XNUMX) Lecture and workshop by Prof. Hiroaki Sato of Osaka University “Curriculum map tour of the new faculty” (poster session) Curriculum map presentation by faculty representatives |
| Part2 | 9 Month 20 day (Thur) | Miki | ● "Current educational methods, educational evaluation issues, and improvement plans for new faculties (5 departments)" "Q&A in panel discussion format" ● "Syllabus check self-check I: check and correction work using the check sheet" "syllabus check II: correction work from the perspective of ICT utilization" ● “Shared Work on Case Method Teaching” |
| Part3 |
August 2 (Thursday) / 15 (Fri) |
Amagasaki | ● "Future after the report of the Central Council for Education Grand Design" and "Self-assessment of the university using IR data" ● "Poster session on the learning flowchart of the new faculty -Gallery tour and presentations by representatives of each new faculty-" "Simulation of course guidance based on the learning flowchart of the new faculty" ● "Quality Assurance of Bachelor's Abilities - Revision of Course Design for Substantiation of Graduation Research -" ● "How can students 'train their thinking' through academic writing?" ● "Self-inspection work for syllabus creation from a student's point of view" |
History of the center
| July 1998 | At the same time as the opening of the university, the Institute of Higher Education was established. |
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| July 1999 | As the first first-year educational program at our university, we offer ``lecture strategies'' and ``note-taking methods'' as short programs at the Learning Support Center. |
| July 2000 | Based on "lecture strategies" and "note-taking methods", "Learning Techniques" is offered as a general education subject. |
| July 2002 | Kuroshio Publishing publishes a textbook on learning techniques, Steps to Knowledge.In the same year, it ranked 13th in sales among university co-ops nationwide. |
| July 2004 | Opened Higher Education Development Center. |
| July 2004 | Adopted for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Distinguished University Education Support Program" for "University Universalization and Learning Support Efforts". |
| July 2004 | Opened the first-year education research and development center. |
| July 2005 | University-wide course "Career Planning" opened. |
| July 2006 | The textbook "Knowledge Workbook" is published by Kuroshio Publishing. Received the Writing Award from the Japan Creativity Society. |
| July 2006 | Adopted for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Distinguished University Education Support Program" for "integration of first-year education and development into bachelor's course education". |
| July 2008 | The Higher Education Development Center and First Year Education Research and Development Center will be integrated into the Higher Education Research and Development Center. |
| July 2009 | "Work and Career Formation I" and "Work and Career Formation II" are newly offered. |
| July 2009 | Adopted for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Student Support Promotion Program" for "multilayered support to invite you to job hunting without delay". |
| July 2011 | A Career Education Department will be established in the Higher Education Research and Development Center. The text "Career design to make your dreams come true" is published by Kuroshio Publishing. |
| July 2012 | "Career Planning" was developed and dissolved, and "First Year Seminar" was newly opened. |
| July 2012 | Selected for the 24 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 3 Inter-University Collaborative Education Promotion Project (three years), and started as an initiative under the jurisdiction of the Research and Development Center for Higher Education. |
| July 2014 | Make the Career Education Division independent as the Career Education Committee. |
| July 2015 | Selected for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Acceleration Program for University Education Rebuilding (AP) as a composite type of theme I (active learning) + theme II (visualization of learning outcomes), and established the Faculty of Human Sciences. Started the initiative as the center. |
| July 2015 | Start university-wide efforts to integrate courses based on the "semester theme." |
| July 2016 | Start the “Learning Route Map” initiative throughout the university. |
| July 2018 | Implementation of arrival confirmation test. |
| July 2018 | In addition to setting up a media education department in the Center for Higher Education Research and Development, we will launch a teacher support site with the aim of having knowledge of instructional design (ID) and effective use of ICT used in course design. A university-wide “learning flow chart” initiative will be started toward a five-faculty, five-department system. |
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| Director of Higher Education Research and Development Center | Koji Nakajima (Associate Professor, Faculty of Sociology) |
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| Head of Education Development Division | Yoshiyuki Mukuta (Associate Professor, Faculty of Education) |
| Head of First Year Education | Ayuko Tanaka (Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology) |
| Head of ICT Education Department | Namori Chen (Professor, Faculty of Business Administration) |
| Head of Data Science Education Department | Shika Akira (Professor, Faculty of Sociology) |
| Head of Liberal Arts Education Department | Kazuya Taniguchi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Education) |
| Head of Foreign Language Education Department | Masahiko Yokoyama (Professor, Faculty of International Communication) |
