- Contact Information
- Office: 2nd Floor, Center for Educational Research and Training (CERT)
- Faculty of Education, Shinshu University
- 6 Nishi-Nagano, Nagano-City, Nagano-Pref., 380-8544 Japan
- E-mail: yatsuka@shinshu-u.ac.jp
- URL: http://cert.shinshu-u.ac.jp/pt/index.html
- Office Phone: +81-26-238-4245
- Office Facsimile: +81-26-238-4242
- Office Hours: W 9:00-10:30, or by arrangement
- Status; Department; Degree
- Associate Professor; Center for Educational Research and Training; M.A. in Education
- Date of Birth
- May 9, 1970
- Courses Typically Taught
- Student Teaching Seminar, Introductory Fieldwork in Education, Seminar on Network Administration
- Research Area
- Educational Technology, Teacher Education, Science Education
- Education
- 1989-1993 Teacher Training Course for Secondary School, College of Education, Saitama University
- 1993-1998 Doctoral Program in Education*, University of Tsukuba (ABD)
- * Five-year consecutive doctoral degree program
- M.A. in Education, University of Tsukuba, 1996, Science Education
- B.A. in Education, Saitama University, 1993, Secondary Science Education
- Professional Experience
- Faculty of Education, Shinshu University
- Associate Professor, April 2005 -
- College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Visiting Scholar, July 2003 - April 2004
- Faculty of Education, Shinshu University
- Assistant Professor, April 2001 - March 2005
- Institute of Education, University of Tsukuba
- Research Associate, May 1998 - March 2001
- Research Interests
- Electronic Teaching Portfolio, Digital Teaching Portfolio, Reflection with Teaching Portfolio, ICT in Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education, Student Teaching and Field Experiences
- Recent Sponsored Research and Program Development Projects
- Development of Teaching Portfolio System on Student Teaching and Field Experiences for Prospective Teachers.
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B). The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. 2002-2003, \2,300,000
- Selected Publications
- Yatsuka, M. and Higashibara, Y. (2003) An Application and Analysis of Student Teaching Reflection Sheets in the Course gPre- and Post- Course for Student Teachingh. Journal of Educational Research in Japan, published by Japanese Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Vol.21, pp.91-107.
- Yatsuka, M. and Higashibara, Y. (2002) The Application of Digital Teaching Portfolios in the Course gPre- and Post- Course for Student Teachingh. Journal of Educational Research and Training, published by Center for Educational Research and Training(CERT), Shinshu University, Vol.3, pp.127-134.
- Nasu, Y., Doi, S. and Yatsuka, M. (2002) An Analysis of the Nature of University Studentsf Experience in the Course "Field Experiences" at Shinshu Takato National Childrenfs Center. Journal of Educational Research and Training, published by CERT, Shinshu University, Vol.3, pp.117-126.
- Yatsuka, M. (2002) What University Students and Children acquire through Outdoor and Nature Activities at Lifelong Learning Facilities. Annual Report of Japan Society for Science Education, Vol.26, pp.69-70.
- Yatsuka, M., Doi, S. and Higashibara, Y. (2001) The Contents of University Studentsf Experiences in the Course gTeaching Participation (Field Experiences)h. Bulletin of Faculty of Education, Shinshu University, Vol.104, pp.23-34.
- Yatsuka, M. (2001) The Use of Interactive Media for Distance Education. Report of Distance Education in Graduate Schools, Vol.2, pp.16-20.
- Professional Affiliations
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
- Japanese Society for the Study on Teacher Education
- Japan Society for Educational Technology
- Japan Society for the Study of Education
- Japan Society for Science Education
- Japan Society for Teaching of Science
- Japan Society for Physics Education
- Japan Society for Environmental Education
- Japan Society for Educational Psychology