FD Newsletter

About Faculty Development Newsletter

We have produced a bilingual FD Newsletter at ICU, and we take great pleasure in making it available on the internet. And, just as we hope to contribute to Faculty Development outside ICU, we look forward to learning about efforts at other institutions in Japan and abroad. We look forward to these reciprocal efforts and, for now, thank you for your interest in our program.

Director, the Center for Teaching and Learning

[The latest version for both internal and external readers]

FD Newsletter Vol. 30, March 2026

Table of Contents

1. Special Feature: The Future of Reading Assignments
   • The Beginning of Reading? | Kei Nasu, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning / FD Director
   • Experiments in Strengthening Students’ Reading Skills | Thomas McGlothlin, Department of Humanities
   • Empowering Readers: Strategies to Improve Students’ Reading Skills | Takashi Kibe, Department of Politics and International Studies
   • Reading Together in the Analogue Classroom |Christopher Simons, Department of Humanities
2. Fostering Inclusion and Connection: CTL’s Language Program for Faculty | Mari Tsujita, Department of Education and Language Education
3. Case Studies on Using Mentimeter & Notion to Support Course Design and Research -CTL EdTech Forum Report- | Yu-Kei Tse, Department of Society, Culture and Media
4. Reflections on the Oxford EMI Training Course | Kairi Shimabukuro, Department of Society, Culture and Media
5. From the Front Lines of the Writing Support Desk (WSD): An Administrator’s Perspective on WSD’s Appeal | Ryo Tamura, Center for Teaching and Learning
6. Watashino Sensei  - What I Learned about Teaching from My Teacher
   • Rekishu Yamazaki, Department of Natural Sciences
   • Suzanne Quay, Department of Education and Language Education
7. AY2025 FD Activities

FD Newsletter Vol. 30

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