Sessions /
Opening Ceremony #207

Extensive reader. Low energy builder. Active Passivist. Passive activist.

PanSIG Virtual Conference Committee Chair / The University of Nagano, Assistant Professor / Nagano JALT, President

Gary is a web developer, designer, and programmer, and the creator of Eventzil.la. He works as an Associate Professor at Kanazawa University where he develops the online learning program at the School of Pharmaceutical Science.

I am an assistant professor at Osaka University. I conduct collaborative research on learning analytics and in particular sensor technology to monitor and improve learner wakefulness, concentration, and engagement in e-learning contexts. I am also very much interested in the applications of XR (extended reality) in language learning. alizadeh.mehrasa@lab.ime.cmc.osaka-u.ac.jp

Joseph Tomei is a professor in the Faculty of British and American Studies at Kumamoto Gakuen University. He has taught EFL in France, Spain, and Japan at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. In addition to his interest in computer-mediated communication, he also is interested in the application of functional/typological grammar to language teaching, practical activities in the language classroom, and writing instruction, and his doctorate is on the use of metaphor by EFL writers.

I teach EFL classes to freshman students in the medical, agriculture, engineering, humanities, and education departments. It’s a lot of fun seeing the different personalities of the students with such a wide range of majors. Our school does not have a standalone extensive reading program but it is something that I incorporate in all of my classes. Extensive Reading has played a big role in my own language learning, and I try to share that experience with my students so they can realize the pleasure and effectivenesss of reading regularly in their L2.

Bill Pellowe is an Associate Professor at Kindai University's Fukuoka Campus, where he has taught since 2000. He is currently JALT's Director of Public Relations. He started ELT Calendar (eltcalendar.com) in 2002.