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Presentation Software: Prezi
The ubiquitous presentation software PowerPoint is so common that it would be hard to imagine watching or giving a presentation without it (apologies to Mac users who have been living happily without...
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Introduction Gestures Recent research on gestures shows how important they are for communication and language learning. Here are some examples of speakers. Notice how the speakers use gestures in each...
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Aug. 3 LET 50 Presentation
The venue for my presentation had neither a computer nor an Internet connection. But it actually fit nicely with the theme of the presentation, making use of the Internet even when your classes are...
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Jane McGonigal’s Thoughts on Gaming
On February 3rd, Jane McGonigal appeared on The Colbert Report. This woman has an opinion that you might be interested in. Because it is weird. Count. Er. Intu. Itive. Interesting. Weird. She is a...
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Jesse Schell: Games and Authenticity: When Games Invade Real Life
In the previous post I wrote about Jane McGonigal and her views on how gamers can save the world. Well, Jesse Schell, game designer, teacher, and author, has a slightly different take on the...
View ArticlePragamatic Chaos: The Physics of Culture
Sometimes things cluster. They appear close enough together that patterns emerge. Today I would like to introduce a cluster of items that I’ve recently come across courtesy of Yahoo movies, TED, and...
View ArticleSteven Thorne at IATEFL 2012: New Media and Language Learning
Steven Thorne’s March 22 plenary is available online (thanks to the British Council). Here’s the description: Awareness, appropriacy, and living language use There has been a great deal of research and...
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Harnessing the Wave: BJ Fogg on Motivation
This audio and slide presentation from a recent keynote extends BJ Fogg’s work on motivation and habits. If you are unfamiliar with his ideas and resources, take a look at his group’s website,...
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Garr Reynolds on Making Lectures More Engaging
Last month at TED in Osaka, Garr Reynolds gave this presentation on how to make lectures (lessons) more engaging. The talk is only about 20 minutes long but it is full of wisdom and...
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LET Kyushu-Okinawa Presentation
On June 9th I was lucky enough to be able to go down to Miyazaki for the 42nd Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter LET Conference held at Miyazaki Municipal University. I had a great time there at the small but...
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