November 9th, 2023. The effect of online flipped lessons on language learning outcomes. Innovation in Language Learning Conference. Florence, Italy (Hybrid). November 9-10, 2023. With Mehrasa Alizadeh.
October 21st, 2023. SDGs: Community Learning in Okayama and the Setouchi Region. 30th Anniversary Learner Development Conference. Learning for change and action, making a difference for the future. Gakushuin University, Tokyo.
July 8th, 2023. ChatGPT for Model United Nations. Global Negotiation Symposium. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kobe, Japan.
June 4th, 2023. The impact of Virtual Reality on student engagement and language learning outcomes: Report on a work in progress. JALTCALL Annual Conference. Kumamoto, Japan. With Mehrasa Alizadeh.
February 18th, 2023. Machine Translation: Flexible approaches and practices. Writing Centers Association of Japan. The Thirteenth Symposium of Writing Centers in Asia. Lessons from the pandemic: Making writing education more flexible. National Graduate Research Institute of Policy Science, Roppongi, Tokyo.
December 17th, 2022. Machine translation and language learning. Okayama JALT Online Meeting. With Keiko Sakui.
December 7th 2022. Exploring opportunities for mobile learning in a post-COVID world. UK Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Conference (online). With Elisa Bone.
December 7th, 2022. Language learning and virtual reality: A scoping review. Reconnecting relationships through technology. 39th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2022 in Sydney/hybrid. With Mehrasa Alizedah.
October 28th, 2022. GPT3 + AI: What is the human value in light of AI developments? ASCILITE Mobile Learning SIG Webinar. With Thom Cochrane, Vickel Narayan, Tom Worthington, Michael Cowling and Chris Deneen. doi.org/10.26188/21433
September 24th, 2022. Artificial Intelligence and language learning. Okayama JALT Online Meeting.
August 24th, 2022. The Horizon Report: What can we learn about educational technology trends? Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) 61st International Convention (online). With Keiko Sakui.
July 22nd, 2022. VR and language teaching: What do we know? ASCILITE Mobile Learning SIG. Online. With Mehrasa Alizedah. https://doi.org/10.26188/20373054.v1
June 25th, 2022. Technology trends in language education in Japan. Global Negotiation Symposium. Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama, Japan.
June 19th, 2022. Self-directed student learning in Virtual Reality: Affordances and implications for higher education teachers. JALTCALL Online Conference. With Mehrasa Alizadeh.
February 16th, 2022. Self-directed learning using VR: An exploratory practice approach. SoTEL Symposium 2022. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand (online). With Mehrasa Alizadeh. https://doi.org/10.24135/pjtel.v4i1.130
November 30th, 2021. Mobile learning and socially constructed blended learning through the lens of Activity Theory. ASCILITE’s Second Virtual Conference. 2021 in Armidale, Australia. With Vickel Narayan, Thomas Cochrane et al.
November 29th, 2021. An exploratory student-centred approach to immersive virtual reality: Reflections and future directions. ASCILITE’s Second Virtual Conference. 2021 in Armidale, Australia. With Mehrasa Alizadeh.
October 7th, 2021. Exploring VR: A student-centred approach. mLearn 2021 – 20th World Conference on Mobile, Blended and Seamless Learning (online). Tallin University, Estonia. With Mehrasa Alizedah.
September 1oth, 2021. Interactive online videos using Flipgrid. Momotaro Forum, Okayama University (online poster).
August 28th, 2021. Making online videos more engaging for students. Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) 60th Commemorative International Convention (online, 2021). With Keiko Sakui.
July 21st, 2021. Engaging and active online presentations using Flipgrid videos. Active Learning Conference. Anglia Ruskin University, UK (online).
June 6th, 2021. Micro-credentials: Surveying the landscape. JALTCALL Online Conference.
May 9th, 2021. Online assessment. Osaka JALT ‘Back to School’ Online Conference.
February 19th, 2021. Micro-credentials: Common features and challenges. SoTEL Symposium 2021. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand (online). With Keiko Sakui. https://doi.org/10.24135/pjtel.v3i1.97
December 2nd, 2020. A collaborative design model to support hybrid learning environments during COVID-19. ASCILITE’s First Virtual Conference. 2020 in Armidale, Australia. With Thom Cochrane, James Birt et al.
December 2nd, 2020. Making engaging online videos: What can higher education teachers learn from YouTubers? ASCILITE’s First Virtual Conference. 2020 in Armidale, Australia. With Keiko Sakui.
September 19th, 2020. Online Teaching: Videos. Okayama JALT Online Meeting.
August 26th, 2020. Asynchronous approaches to ERT. Online Teaching Japan Summer Sessions. With Jo Tomei, Neil McClelland, Gretchen Clark and Mathew Porter.
June 7th, 2020. How to make online videos engaging for language learners. JALTCALL Online Conference. With Keiko Sakui.
May 24th, 2020. Emergency online teaching: Making effective videos. Osaka JALT ‘Back to School’ Online Conference. With Keiko Sakui.
February 19th, 2020. Enhancing student retention rates on open non-formal online language learning courses. SoTEL Symposium. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. With Keiko Sakui. https://doi.org/10.24135/pjtel.v2i1.26
November 17th 2019. Creating collaborative documents for Model United Nations events. International Communication and Community Development Conference. Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama, Japan.
September 24th 2019. Paper and digital: Examining global issues through in-class poster presentations. Topics in applied linguistics: Classroom-oriented research. Opole University, Opole, Poland.
September 24th 2019. Classroom to online learning: Linking motivation and goal theory. Topics in applied linguistics: Classroom-oriented research. Opole University, Opole, Poland. With Keiko Sakui.
June 22nd 2019. The role of digital technology in Model United Nations. Third Global Negotiation Symposium. Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kobe, Japan.
June 1st 2019. Motivation, goals and online language learning. JALTCALL Annual Conference. Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
May 17th 2019. Design thinking and creative group engagement in the classroom. The Asian Conference on Language Learning. Toshi Centre Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. With Tim Cleminson.
February 14th 2019. How do we keep motivating learners?: Using online platforms to teach language. SoTEL Symposium. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. With Keiko Sakui.
December 8th 2018. Model United Nations: Student and teacher views. Research Forum on Global Education and International Communication. Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Japan.
September 22nd 2018. In-class poster creation: Four skills plus drawing! 21CLT Conference. Uruma, Okinawa, Japan.
June 9th 2018. Using informal online platforms to teach language: What and How? JALTCALL Annual Conference. Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
October 22nd 2017. Bridges between SLA research and classroom teaching: Implications from foreign language teaching in New Zealand primary and secondary schools. The Asian Conference on Education. Art Centre Kobe, Kobe, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
August 23rd 2017. EFL teacher learning in Japan: Joining a digital community of practice. EUROCALL Annual Conference. Southampton University, Southampton, UK.
June 17th 2017. Digital projects, digital literacy and language learning. JALTCALL Annual Conference. Matsuyama University, Matsuyama, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
May 27th 2017. Student created transcriptions and posters for active learning. Osaka JALT Back To School Mini Conference. Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan.
June 25th 2016. Rubrics, digital projects and assessment. JACET Kansai 2016 Spring Conference. Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
June 4th 2016. Assessment, technology and language learning in higher education: Issues and trends. JALTCall Annual Conference. Tamagawa Gakuen University, Tokyo, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
March 11th 2016. Web-authored products, rubrics and assessment (poster presentation). Assessment for learning and assessment of learning: Incommensurate paradigms or complementary perspectives? BAAL Testing, Evaluation and Assessment SIG. University of Reading, UK.
November 30th 2015. The use of rubrics for the assessment of digital products in language learning (poster presentation). Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning and Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2015). Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
November 9th 2015. ALT/JLT Digital Technology Workshop. Okayama International Centre, Okayama. Okayama Board of Education. With Claire Uchida.
August 19th 2015. The use of rubrics for the assessment of digital products in language learning. JACET Summer Seminar. Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
June 13th, 2015. Language teaching and digital technology. The 6th Shikoku JALT Conference (Keynote Presentation). Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
June 6th 2015. Assessment and e-learning: Current issues and future methods. JALTCall Annual Conference. Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan.
February 15th, 2015. Flip, Blend and Project: Technology for Language Teachers Webinar. With Russell Stannard and Keiko Sakui. Available at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2t9qpmkaeoc5zjq/Converted.mp4?dl=0
November 22nd 2014. E-learning: Out-of-class, blended language and Web 2.0 projects, and online. JALT National Conference. Tsukuba, Japan.
October 5th, 2014. Four-part framework of approaches to e-learning for language teachers. Osaka Tech Day. Otemae University, Itami, Japan.
September 4-6th, 2014. Teaching languages with digital technology: E-learning in six countries (poster presentation). BAAL Annual Conference. University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. With Keiko Sakui.
August 22nd, 2014. Situated e-learning practices across borders (poster presentation), EUROCALL Annual Conference. Groningen University, Groningen, Holland.
June 21st, 2014. Google apps for language classes. Kobe JALT Chapter Tech Day. Otemae University, Itami, Japan.
June 7th, 2014. Take your pick: out-of-class; blended; project; or online. JALTCALL Annual Conference. Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.
April 13th, 2014. Let’s talk about motivation: Theory, practice and emotional impact. Toyohashi and Shizuoka JALT Chapter Meetings. With Keiko Sakui.
February 1st 2014. Four e-learning models to guide university teachers of second and foreign languages. Paperless: Innovation and Technology in Education Conference. Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan. With Keiko Sakui.