Computing in the Cambrian Era Plenary Talk

Abstract Learning is indeed a lifelong voyage: a voyage of discovery. As teachers, we learn as we travel on; and the main goal is not to reach a destination, but rather the experience of the voyage itself and the knowledge, insights and skills that we acquire on the way. This plenary talk provides an opportunity for me to share with the audience my own voyage of discovery as a teacher and teacher educator: some of the key events in my professional life and their learning outcomes. These events are things like turning-points in my own early teaching career, encounters with memorable personalities, exposure to key books and articles. The learning outcomes are sometimes theoretical–principles that have informed my teaching ever since–and sometimes practical: techniques and procedures that work. I hope these will resonate with the audience and perhaps trigger further discussion and personal learning. 学習は一生続く旅、発見に満ちた航海のようなものである。教師として、我々は旅をしながら学んでおり、主な目標は、目的地に到着することではなく、航海そのものの経験や途中で獲得する知識、洞察力やスキルである。この基調講演は、教師でありティーチャートレーナーでもある私自身の航海を聴衆と分かち合う機会とし、私の職業人生のいくつかの重要な出来事とその時々の学習の結果を紹介したい。それらの出来事とは、教師というキャリアの初期の頃のいくつかの岐路や転機であり、記憶に残る忘れられない人々であり、素晴らしい本、記事や論文との出会いである。学習の結果とは、時には、ずっと私の教育方針に情報を与えてくれる理論的原理であり、時には、うまく行く授業テクニックや手続きなど実用的なものだったりする。これらの話題が、聴衆と共感し、場合によっては、さらなる議論や個々人の学習のきっかけになることを望んでいる。

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Report on the Japan Association of Self-Access Learning (JASAL) 2016 Annual Conference

Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal ◽

10.37237/070406 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 383-393

Author(s):

Michael P. Lin

Keyword(s):

Lessons Learned ◽

Professional Organization ◽

Annual Conference ◽

Plenary Talk ◽

Non Profit ◽

Poster Presentations ◽

Oral Presentations

This article reports on the JASAL 2016 Annual Conference held on December 10, 2016 at Konan Women’s University in Kobe, Japan. JASAL (Japan Association for Self-Access Learning) is a non-profit professional organization devoted to promoting self-access learning in Japan. The conference consisted of opening remarks by JASAL president Hisako Yamashita, a plenary talk by Dr. Jo Mynard, twenty oral presentations on various self-access learning topics, twelve poster presentations, and tours of the e-space, which is a self-access center at Konan Women’s University. Ninety-five participants from over forty institutions attended. In this summary, the author reports on the day’s events, featuring select presentations on SALC design, leadership, integration into curriculum, training, and lessons learned.

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How to promote learning in problem-solving?

Implementation Research on Problem Solving in School Settings ◽

10.37626/ga9783959871167.0.01 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 3-18

Author(s):

Anu Laine

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Mathematics Teacher ◽

Working Group ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Affective Reactions ◽

Plenary Talk ◽

Cognitive Support ◽

Learning Problem ◽

Joint Conference ◽

Attitudes Towards Mathematics

This article is based on my plenary talk at the joint conference of ProMath and the GDM working group on problem-solving in 2018. The aim of this article is to consider teaching and learning problem-solving from different perspectives taking into account the connection between 1) teacher’s actions and pupils’ solutions and 2) teacher’s actions and pupils’ affective reactions. Safe and supportive emotional atmosphere is base for students’ learning and attitudes towards mathematics. Teacher has a central role both in constructing emotional atmosphere and in offering cognitive support that pupils need in order to reach higher-level solutions. Teachers need to use activating guidance, i.e., ask good questions based on pupils’ solutions. Balancing between too much and too little guidance is not easy.

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Self-Access Centers and Autonomous Learning: Report on the Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (JASAL) Conference, 2017

Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal ◽

10.37237/090202 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 90-99

Author(s):

Lorraine Reinbold

Keyword(s):

Social Learning ◽

Language Learners ◽

Cross Section ◽

Autonomous Learning ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Annual Conference ◽

International Studies ◽

Plenary Talk ◽

Learning Space ◽

Non Profit

JASAL (The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning) held their 12th Annual Conference/Forum on December 16th, 2017 at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) in Chiba. JASAL is a non-profit organization that fosters learner autonomy and self-access learning to a cross-section of educational institutions in Japan. This article contextualizes the plenary talk and selected presentations that captured the underlying themes of this conference: 1) necessity to become a social learning space for language learners, 2) necessity of structured support, and 3) necessity to assess and modify.

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