Frequently Asked Questions
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
What does the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) do?
As its name suggests, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) supports learning and teaching. To support learning, CTL offers academic planning support (support related to choosing courses and majors), writing support, and other support related to learning. To support teaching, CTL is involved in faculty development and, among other things, provides assistance for utilizing ICT in the classroom. CTL is also responsible for analyzing and utilizing results from New Students Survey, First Year Survey, Student Engagement Survey and Exit Survey to improve the learning environment and the education that ICU offers.
I have a question about PCs, Wi-Fi, software, etc. Can CTL help me?
Please contact the Helpdesk. (CTL is unable to respond to inquiries about PCs, Wi-Fi, software, etc.)
Academic Planning Support
What should I do if I wish to speak with ICU Brothers and Sisters (IBS)?
There are two types of advising at IBS: Walk-in (no appointment required) and Reservation (advance reservation).
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Walk-in (no appointment required): Monday-Friday during the semester from 1:00pm-1:30pm/optional face-to-face or zoom
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Reservation (advance reservation): Monday-Friday during the term, 1-4 periods/zoom only
Can I make an appointment to see Academic Planning Support staff or ICU Brothers and Sisters?
Yes. Please click here for details.
Writing Support
What sort of things can the Writing Support Desk (WSD) help me with?
Please feel free to use WSD at any time when you have anything that you would like to discuss about your assignments or papers. Tutors can help you at all stages of your writing process. They can also provide help with planning your essay — you do not have to have anything written down.
What is the difference between the Writing Support Desk and Proofreading (Academic English Support)?
At the Writing Support Desk, you can discuss anything related to your assignments or papers. You do not even have to have anything written down. However, Writing Support Desk tutors do not proofread or edit.
At Proofreading (Academic English Support), you can have your assignments or papers proofread. This service is only available for work written in English. Through proofreading and one-to-one sessions, Proofreading (Academic English Support) proofreaders will help you to accurately express what you would like to say.
What happens in a Proofreading (Academic English Support) session??
In a Proofreading (Academic English Support) session, your proofreader will discuss your work with you and explain the changes that were made. In addition, your proofreader will work with you to enable you to express what you wish to convey. Your proofreader may also make suggestions to improve the readability of your document.
Learning Accessibility Services
What should I do if I wish to receive support?
Please come to the Learning Accessibility Services (LAS) office in the first instance. The LAS staff will speak with you to find out about the difficulties that you are experiencing and will discuss with you the possible accommodations that could be provided.
FD/Class Preparation
What is the FD Newsletter?
As part of our Faculty Development efforts, we publish an online FD Newsletter.
ICT Support
What can I do with Moodle?
Moodle can be used to upload course materials, contact students, create/submit assignments and quizzes, manage grades, etc.
Please see this page for details.
What should I do if I wish to learn how to use Moodle?
Basic instructions on how to use Moodle are available on this page. If you have any other questions, please email us at ctl@icu.ac.jp or come to Othmer Library 1F (office hours: 9:00-12:00/13:00-16:00).
What should I do if I wish to use Google Classroom?
Only faculty and staff can sign up for Google Classroom. For instructions on how to sign up, please see this page.
What should I do if my division/office wishes to record a seminar?
The Helpdesk loans cameras; please make a reservation through the “Reserving Equipment” page.
We also recommend the use of iPads for recording short lectures or presentations. Please see this page for details.
Can I borrow cameras or recording equipment from CTL?
CTL does not loan cameras or recording equipment. You can borrow cameras or IC recorders from the Helpdesk; please make a reservation through the “Reserving Equipment” page.
What should I do if I wish to make a video available to the campus community?
We recommend that you upload the video to ICU-TV (internal website).
Please see this page for details.
What should I do if I wish to make a video available to the public?
ICU has a website for making videos available to the public called ICU OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.icu.ac.jp/). Videos of classes, the Startup Program, Open Campus, etc., may be made available to the public on this website.
For other videos, please utilize websites operated by divisions/offices/research institutes, SNSs (e.g., Facebook), etc.
What should I do if I wish to make available to the pubic a video that I have taken?
This depends on how much you wish to restrict access.
For example, if you wish to share a video with a group of students/faculty/staff, share it on Google Drive. If you wish to share a video with students enrolled in your course, use Moodle.
Please see this page for details.
If I wish to record a lecture and make it publicly available, do I need to obtain permission from the speaker?
Essentially, to record lectures and make them available on the internet, you need to obtain permission from the speaker. CTL uses a consent form that looks like the one below. Please feel free to change the contents and use it for your purposes.
Please see this page for details.
What should I do if I would like CTL to film an event?
At CTL, we do not accept requests to film events.
CTL records classes, the Startup Program, Open Campus, etc., for the purpose of making them available on OCW.
Surveys
Where can I see the Teaching Effectiveness Survey (TES) results?
The statistical results of the Teaching Effectiveness Survey (TES), together with comments from the course instructor, are available for viewing on ICU’s intranet. Please refer to this page about how to view the TES results.
What should I do if I wish to view students’ comments that were provided in the TES?
Students’ comments are available for viewing in the Center for Teaching and Learning (Othmer Library 1F). Please ask a member of staff at the Center for Teaching and Learning.
How is the TES conducted?
Please see this page. *internal access only
Where can I find the results of student surveys, such as the Exit Survey?
Please click here. *Faculty and staff only site
How are the results of student surveys, such as the Exit Survey, being utilized?
The information that we obtain through each students surveys is used as an invaluable resource for clarifying the issues that ICU needs to address and considering how the quality of the education that ICU provides and ICU’s services can be improved. In the past, the results that we obtained through these surveys have led to the timetable being revised, the Wi-Fi environment being improved, a major information website being set up, and so on.