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Are forums a critical aspect of reading enjoyment?
I’ve been looking for alternatives to Goodreads for a long time now. I found Storygraph, but to be honest, I couldn’t make it stick. As much as I hated entering my password into that Amazon auth screen, I kept going back to Goodreads. I needed those star reviews, despite having zero faith in Booktok hype.
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I spoke at NaraJALT’s conference about digital game based learning…
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks to say in the least. I wasn’t too concerned about it until I realized I was stewing in low grade stress the entire time. But it’s all done now and my brothers are also visiting from Germany and Canada so now our dog is overloaded with affection and
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On action research in the EFL sphere in Japan,
In the EFL space action research can be the most effective way to tackle barriers to not only socio-economic but also cultural interpretations. It also allows us to critically consider how to effectively overcome these barriers in order to improve ELL for students from different walks of life. In Chapter one of A framework for
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A comparison between LLM search methods and UBC Library’s search tools.
Overview For Task 1, we were assigned to make a comparative report charting our research methodologies and the differences in resource outputs between LLM chatbots such as ChatGPT and traditional digital search engines such as UBC’s Summon database. Premise The question that all the keywords were derived out of was “How can digital textbooks be
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Some updates.
It’s been a while since I’ve written about any work pertaining to Kiku or Ed/Ed-tech in general. Added responsibilities beside, there’s been a fairly steep decline in my motivation to keep up the same level of insane productivity at work. There are a few reasons for this. 1. A lack of cohesive, actionable feedback.I’m generally
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The last guilty game of Hangman
I drew my little stickman hanging from a noose. “You have to guess the word or he dies!” I challenge my students who look equal parts mortified and amused. I recalled a comment I read about the morbid origins of the game, originating in 17th century England and its potential continuity into slavery and colonialism.
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I’m Canadian.
A gaggle of fifteen and sixteen year olds giggled and made obscure jokes in Japanese around the lunch table, eagerly awaiting the promised hamburger meal that they had been looking forward to all flight. They were running on less than an hour of sleep in over twenty four hours but they were finally on their
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