Date and Time: Sunday, 19 June 2011 - 9:30am - 6:00pm Speaker: Plenary by Steve McCarty, plus 24 other presenters The themes of Tech Day are simplicity and practicality - ideas that language teachers and learners can use either in or out of the classroom. In addition to our "Tech" presentations that will take place in fully equipped computer labs, we'll have a wide range of other presentations on non-technical topics in the "Plus" room. Tech Day Plus has grown to be one of Osaka JALT's biggest and best events of the year, including a great dinner party afterwards. Our goal is to share ideas on a wide range of technical and nontechnical topics. One recent participant commented, "I'm really looking forward to this year's Tech Day. [L]ast year's was seriously informative and the dinner fantastic... to tell you the truth, I learned more at last year's Tech Day then I did at CALL." Steve McCarty, Osaka Jogakuin College professor, will give the opening plenary session "Online education and virtual organizations". McCarty was elected president of the U.S.-based NPO World Association for Online Education several times from 1998: http://waoe.org . See his bilingual online library: http://waoe.org/steve/epublist.html . Other presentations: Simon Bibby - Investigating student preferences, proficiency and usage patterns: PCs versus cell phones Chris Brizzard - Creating podcasts with Audacity Kelly Butler & Michael Wilkins - Teaching paperless John Campbell-Larsen - Creating a Video Corpus Harry Carley - Working with Wikis, Technology in Teaching Nat Carney - Online textual analysis tools useful for working with EFL Writing Mark Donnellan - A blended approach: The use of CALL tools in EFL lessons / An introduction to electronic textbooks Jean-Paul DuQuette - Evaluating Online Games for Language Learning Craig Gamble - Educational advantages of using Dropbox in your classroom Floyd Graham, Anthony Lavigne, & Gary Fogal - Global English made accessible and meaningful for EFL learners Myles Grogan - Simple text animation for class websites / Recipes for Wired Teachers Online! Troy Guze - How to protect sensitive data on your computer with encription William Hogue - Course websites with Google Sites / Flip your classroom with Google / Google Forms for homework? Christopher Johnston - Practical motivational strategies for Japanese university students Laura Markslag - Name cards: Motivating classes through individual accountability / Own it! How digital movies help learners use English meaningfully Stuart McLean - Computerized flash card sites: when learning and monitoring learning Junko Omotedani - Classroom listening comprehension activities based on the processes of listening Michal B. Paradowski - InfoVis Interfaces: Moving beyond the corpus in the language and culture classroom Andrew Philpott - Motivating students using CALL Bob Sanderson - Extensive Reading Online Gabrielle Wallace - Just "act" natural: Speaking naturally beyond grammar and vocabulary Bill White - English Central for the Blended Classroom Josh Wilson - Think like a video game designer to build better courses Brian Wojtowicz - Lesson idea enhancements using online video clips and images It's going to be a very full and rewarding day, for sure. So as to save time during our limited break times, please bring a lunch or let us know that you'd like to order a bento for you (650 yen) by emailing us at osakajalt@yahoo.com . After the conference, we'll be going to a nearby izakaya. Please reserve your seat for that with us at osakajalt@yahoo.com as well. Hannan University's main campus is a 6-minute walk north of Kawachi-Amami station, which is about 10 minutes south of Tennoji on the Kintetsu line. We look forward to seeing you at this year's Tech Day Plus on June 19! Location: Hannan University's main campus, near Kintetsu Kawachi Amami station Guide to Location: Link to meeting location Fee for JALT members: 1000 yen (free for full-time student members) Fee for one-day members: 1,500 yen (500 yen for full-time students) |
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