Shunji Takeshita

Last Updated :2025/05/10

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor
E-mail
stakeshhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
In my research, I am mainly developing experimental teaching materials for biology based on taxonomic and ecological research. In particular, I am studying lichens, algae, and freshwater aquatic organisms.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2001/04/01, 2003/05/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Research Associate
  • 2000/04/01, 2001/03/31, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Education, Research Associate
  • 1991/04/01, 2000/03/31, Hiroshima University, Faculty of School Education, Research Associate
  • 2003/06/01, 2007/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Assistant Professor
  • 2011/04/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Professor
  • 2007/04/01, 2011/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Assistant Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School, Division of Natural Science, Botany, Japan, 1989/04, 1991/03
  • Hiroshima University, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Japan, 1983/04, 1987/03

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Hiroshima University
  • Master of Science, Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Education : Science, Technology and Society Education : Secondary School Science Education
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

  • Secondary School Science Education

Research Fields

  • Complex systems;Science education / Educational technology;Science education

Research Keywords

  • biology education
  • teaching material
  • algae
  • lichen
  • plants
  • phycology
  • lichenology
  • botany
  • taxonomy
  • ecology

Affiliated Academic Societies

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Elementary School Science
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Basic Knowledge of Biology
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Practical Work in Biology
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practical Work in Biology
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Teaching Contents of Biology I
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Teaching Contents of Biology III
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Seminar on Teaching Contents in Biology
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Laboratory Work in Biology Education
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Research Seminar in Science Education
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Research Seminar in Science Education
  11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Science History for Humanities and Social Sciences
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Science History for Humanities and Social Sciences
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in Science Education A
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in Science Education A
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Study in Field Learning Design (Science)
  18. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Basic Course in Teaching Material Design for Science and Culture (Science) a
  19. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Advanced Course in Teaching Material Design for Science and Culture (Science) a
  20. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
  21. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Three New Ramalina Species (Ramalinaceae) from Japan and Korea, The Journal of Japanese Botany, 98(6), 304-318, 20231220
  2. A Study of Ethical Perspectives for the Development of Teaching Materials of Biology in Elementary and Junior High School Science, Hiroshima Journal of School Education, 28, 17-20, 20220318
  3. A Consideration on Outdoor Experience, Hiroshima Journal of School Education, 5, 111-117, 19990301
  4. Phycobiont of Brigantiaea ferruginea (Lichens), The Journal of Japanese Botany, 66(3), 147-151, 19910601
  5. ★, Two species of Trebouxia (Chlorophyceae) isolated from Cladia aggregata (Lichenes), HIKOBIA, 11(1), 1-4, 19911201
  6. Some colticolous algae from Shibetsu, Hokkaido, northern Japan, The Journal of Japanese Botany, 66(4), 211-223, 19910801
  7. Phycobionts of Diploschistes diacapsis (Lichenes), The Journal of Japanese Botany, 67(6), 338-341, 19921201
  8. Comparative studies on the branches of hyphae from the spore germination of lichen mycobionts, Bulletin of the Faculty of School Education= Hiroshima University, 21, 37-42, 19990101
  9. Morphological variations of the photobionts isolated from the lichen family Graphidaceas, Bulletin of the Faculty of School Education= Hiroshima University, 21, 43-47, 19990101
  10. ★, A taxonomic revision of the genus Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), HIKOBIA, 13(3), 425-455, 20011201
  11. Some corticolous algae from the Taishoku-kyo Gorge, western Japan, Nova Hedwigia, 52(3-4), 427-451, 19910501
  12. Inhibitory Effects of Sodium Chloride on Induction of Tissue Cultures of Lichens of Ramalina Species, Plant Biotechnology, 19(1), 53-55, 20020301
  13. A survey on the experiences about biological experiment and observation and, domestication of living things in the secondary school., 53, 455-462, 20050328
  14. Studies on the distribution of aquatic animals at, and the application as the teaching materials, Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education= Hiroshima University= Part. II (Arts and Science Education), 53, 11-16, 20050321
  15. Period for Integrated Study through the Water Environment Study: A Case of the Fourth Grader in Saijo Elementary School, 11, 81-86, 20050320
  16. ★, Genetic combinations of symbionts in a vegetatively reproducing lichen, Parmotrema tinctorum, based on ITS rDNA sequences, THE BRYOLOGIST, 109(1), 43-59, 20060301
  17. Inhibition of PSII in Atrazine-Tolerant Tobacco Cells by Barbatic Acid, a Lichen-Derived Depside3567, Bioscience Biotechnology Biochemistry, 70(1), 266-268, 20060101
  18. Materials for the Distribution of Lichens in Japan (19) Leiorreuma yakushimense (M. Nakan.) M. Nakan. & Kashiw. and Siphula decumbens Nyl., The Journal of Japanese Botany, 87(6), 408-411, 20121201
  19. Fundamental study on living thing teaching material: detection of starch and growth of pollen tube, The Annals of educational research, 319-324, 2010
  20. A study of science teaching to develop student's creative skills, The Annals of educational research, 279-284, 2011
  21. Development of scientific thinking (3), The Annals of educational research, 297-306, 2008
  22. Development of the program for scientific thinking, 343-351, 2005
  23. ★, Phycobionts of some Japanese species of Pertusaria (Pertusariaceae), Plant Systematics and Evolution, 165, 49-54, 198908
  24. ★, Sarcogyne endopetrophila (Acarosporaceae, Lichenized Ascomycota), a New Species from Japan, The Journal of Japanese Botany, 90(1), 46-51, 201502
  25. Modification of Culturing method for Saprolegnia sp. as the Obsevation Material in Biology, Hiroshima Journal of School Education, 23, 27-30, 20170322
  26. How do non-scientists distinguish bryophytes from moss-like organisms including lichens?, LICHEN, 19(2), 9-11, 20170115
  27. Development of a Field Guide for Identification of Plant Species by using of the "Google My Map", 24, 61-65, 20180322
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  28. Increase of Thysanothecium scutellatum (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycota) in Japan, Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Series B (Botany), 44(1), 1-6, 20180222
  29. ★, Photobiont diversity within populations of a vegetatively reproducing lichen, Parmotrema tinctorum, can be generated by photobiont switching, SYMBIOSIS, 77(1), 59-72, 201901
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  30. A survey on recognition of the "bryophytes" targeting university students, 25, 39-44, 20190320
  31. Materials for the Distribution of Lichens in Japan (23) Ramalina intestiniformis and R. sphaerophora, The Journal of Japanese Botany, 94(6), 362-365, 20191220
  32. A study of the development and the challenges of science teaching materials using VR technology, Hiroshima Journal of School Education, 26, 9-14, 20200320
  33. Using of the 3D scanning application for morphological observations in biology class, 27, 9-16, 20210319

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Practical use of experimental teaching materials using glowing lichen. Focusing on the lichen substance lichexanthone, Kazuki Nakabayashi, Shunji Takeshita, The 29th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Biology Education, 2024/10/14, Without Invitation, English, Asian Association for Biology Education, Society of Biological Science Education of Japan, Ehime University, other
  2. Taxonomical problems of Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), Shunji Takeshita, Taketo Nakano, The Third Sympsium the International Association for Lichenology, 1996/09, Without Invitation, English, International Asociation for Lichenology, Salzburg
  3. Photobiont of Multiclavula clara (Clavariaceae, Basidiomycetes), Shunji Takeshita, Shinji Handa, Yatsuya Okamoto, 26th annual and 50th anniversary congress of Japanese Society of Phycology and 3rd Asian Pacific Phycological Forum Joint conference, 2002/07/20, Without Invitation, English, Tsukuba
  4. Photobionts of Dermatocarpon miniatum collected in Korea and Japan, Moe Kakuyama, Kwang Hee Moon, Shunji Takeshita, International Symposium for Lichen Biodiversity and Their Use, 2016/09/22, With Invitation, English, National Institute of Biological Resources, Seoul, Korea
  5. Spore Germination and Apothecia Formation of Graphidaceae, Minoru Nakanishi, Shunji Takeshita, 1993/08, With Invitation, Japanese
  6. Basic research for developing teaching materials on ecology and the environment. Focusing on the diversity of photobionts in the lichen family Cladoniaceae, Yuto Komiya, Shunji Takeshita, The 29th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Biology Education, 2024/10/14, Without Invitation, English, Asian Association for Biology Education, Society of Biological Science Education of Japan, Ehime University, other
  7. Development of virtual observation materials for vegetation succession utilizing the metaverse and 360-degree Images, Daisuke Saiga, Kenichi Yoshidomi, Shunji Takeshita, The 29th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Biology Education, 2024/10/14, Without Invitation, English, Asian Association for Biology Education, Society of Biological Science Education of Japan, Ehime University, other
  8. Introduction of some handmade teaching materials and tools used in biology classes, Shunji Takeshita, Ayane Maga, Kei Tokuda, The 29th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Biology Education, 2024/10/14, Without Invitation, English, Asian Association for Biology Education, Society of Biological Science Education of Japan, Ehime University, other

Awards

  1. 2007/11, The Edward Tuckerman Award, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, The Edward Tuckerman Award

Works, etc.

  1. 戸河内町自然総合学術調査, 1994, The Others
  2. 1995年度第10次調査航海(広島大学生物生産学部附属水産実験所), 1995, The Others

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. KAKENHI, 2014, 2017
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  2. KAKENHI, Development of Learning Materials and Programs for "Science Inquiry", 2010, 2013
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  3. KAKENHI, Development of the action research type training program for improvement in teacher's scientific literacy based on the teaching-materials research, 2010, 2012
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  4. KAKENHI, Development of Energy-Environmental Education on the Basis of the Green Chemistry Education, 2006, 2009
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  5. KAKENHI, Development and Research of Biotope as a Place of the Field Activities for the Environment Education, 2006, 2009
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  6. KAKENHI, Practicing research related to application of sea environment of hometown to regional ecomuseum plan, 2004, 2006
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  7. KAKENHI, 2003, 2004
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  8. KAKENHI, 2003, 2004
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  9. KAKENHI, Practical Study on the River Environmental Education by School Participating Activity in the River Basin, 2003, 2005
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  10. KAKENHI, 2013, 2016
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  11. 2018/04/01, 2019/03/31
  12. KAKENHI, 2019, 2023

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Editorial board of the "Journal of Species Research", 2017/01, National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR) of the Republic of Korea
  2. Editorial board of the "Journal of Species Research", 2017/01, National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR) of the Republic of Korea
  3. Editorial board of the "Journal of Species Research", 2017/01, National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR) of the Republic of Korea
  4. Editorial board of the "Journal of Species Research", 2017/01, the National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR) of the Republic of Korea
  5. Editorial board, 2017/01, National Institute of Biological Resources
  6. Editorial board, 2017/01, National Institute of Biological Resources

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. The 29th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Biology Education, 2024/10, 2024/10
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  2. 2021/12, 2021/12
  3. 2022/10, 2022/10
  4. 1997/03
  5. 1998/09
  6. 1999/08
  7. 2009/08
  8. 2005/01
  9. 2013/01
  10. 2013/06
  11. 2013/08
  12. 2014/03
  13. The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Hiroshima 2018, 2018/09, 2018/09
  14. 2018/10, 2018/10
  15. 2024/09, 2024/09

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2015, Journal of Species Research, Others, reviewer, 1
  2. 2016, Journal of Species Research, Others, reviewer, 1
  3. 2017, ELCAS Journal, Others, 1