EVENTS
Call for participants: UTokyo FD Open 2025-2026
Details
| Type | Accepting applications |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Application Period | September 24, 2025 — February 5, 2026 |
| Location | Hongo Area Campus,In-person and online |
| Capacity | 50 people |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
Application form https://forms.office.com/r/Li8Y6HzM4M (If the number of applicants exceeds the limit, we will conduct a selection process based on the information provided in the form.) |
| Registration Period | September 24, 2025 — February 5, 2026 |
| Contact | [email protected] |
The Center for Research and Development of Higher Education at the University of Tokyo provides a series of events for those interested in developing their teaching skills: UTokyo FD Open.
UTokyo FD Open is a series of independent workshops and sessions entirely in English, open to anyone (faculty, researchers, and PhD students) regardless of institution. The topics of UTokyo FD Open address key educational topics (class design, rubrics’ design, syllabus design, flipped classroom, peer instruction, etc.) and emphasize reflection + discussion + practice (RDP). For more information, please see https://utokyofd.com/en/event/post-15099/
The first workshop of the 2025-2026 edition is “Peer Instruction”. The workshop's details are as follows:
- Date: October 9th, 2025, 14:30-16:30
- About: Peer instruction is a teaching and learning strategy that can be particularly useful with large groups and with theoretical contents. In this workshop, we learn about its fundamentals and its implementation in class, simultaneously raising key educational questions.
- Language: English
- Participants: 50 people (faculty, researchers and Ph.D. students from all institutions are welcome)
- Instructor: Dr. Gabriel Hervas
- Certificate: Certificates of completion will be issued if participants complete either (1) Class Design & Microteaching + 1 additional workshop/seminar OR (2) 3 workshops other than Class Design & Microteaching
- Fee: Free of charge
- Format: Online (Zoom)
- Details: https://utokyofd.com/en/event/post-15357/
- Poster: https://utokyofd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UTokyo-FD-Open-2025-2026_v3.pdf
- Apply: https://forms.office.com/r/Li8Y6HzM4M (this registration form can be used to apply for this and future workshops.)
We invite you to join and to share this information with others who might be interested in UTokyo FD Open.
We will also keep you posted about these and other workshops that will open throughout the year. For more information, please check this website
https://utokyofd.com/en/event/post-15099/
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]
Thank you very much for your attention.
We sincerely look forward to your participation!
