Kumamoto University
Research Center for Higher Education

(Professor in Graduate School of Science and Technology working as the director at the Center)

Physical Chemistry

Teaching urban and architectural design and community design in general education.

Development of and support for first-year experience; project-based learning (PBL); planning and administering liberal arts education; and running Kumamoto University Teaching Online (KU:TO) for Faculty Development.

Teaching regional studies for first-year experience in general education.

Development of and support for regional studies of COC program.

Supporting learners to foster their autonomy and independence with the aid of CALL systems, and the development of learner support programs through e-learning, English for Specific Purposes (English for Medical/Nursing Purposes)

Administering and maintaining the CALL system at the University, and researching and developing learner support systems.

English language education, Educational technology

Administering and maintaining the CALL system at the University, and researching and developing learner support systems.

Teaching contents and methods of arithmetic and mathematics education at primary and secondary schools, life environment studies and integrated study education, and social constructionism

Education assessment and evaluation, FD, cooperative educational activities between high schools and universities

Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and studies in second language vocabulary acquisition

FD, liberal arts education, and researching, promoting, and evaluating English Language Education