Past Presentations & Workshops

🗓 Past Presentations (2011–2020)

🌏 Identity, Care, and Cosmopolitan Pedagogies

  • At Odds: Belongingness & Competition in South Korean Classrooms – NCTEAR (Feb 2020)

  • Expressions of Cosmopolitanism in South Korean Classrooms – New Directions in the Humanities (July 2019)

  • Dialoguing on Global Citizenship and Cosmopolitanism – KOTESOL International Conference (Oct 2017)

  • A Pedagogy of Care and New Chances – KOTESOL International Conference (Oct 2017)

  • Could Our Classrooms Be Kinder? – Reflective Practice SIG, GJ KOTESOL (Apr 2017)

  • Developing Empathy for Others: Local Expressions on Global Topics – Seoul KOTESOL (Mar 2017)

🧩 Reflective Practice & Autoethnography

  • Up Close and Personal: How Can We Approach Intimate Inquiry? – The Gwangju Communicator (Sep 2019)

  • Intimate Inquiry for Reflective Practice and Action Research & Autoethnography – GJ KOTESOL (Sep 2019)

  • Backstory of an Avatar: A Teacher Autoethnography Reflecting on Border Crossings – Busan-Gyeongnam KOTESOL (Apr 2018)

  • Midyear Reflection: Analyzing Power and Practice in Our Teaching Context – Seoul KOTESOL (July 2018)

  • Reflecting on Diversity in the Year Ahead: From Your Classroom to the World – GJ Reflective Practice SIG (Jan 2017)

💬 Equity, Refuge, and Representation

  • LGBTQ+ Community in the Korean Classroom – KOTESOL International Conference (Oct 2019)

  • A Literature Review on Queer Frameworks for Education – KOTESOL International Conference (Oct 2019)

  • South Korean Students Discuss the Korean Refugee Crisis – Busan KOTESOL (Apr 2019)

  • Learning about Refugees from Syria & Yemen: Lesson Plans for Korean Learners – (Mar 2019)

🔍 Digital Literacies & Networked Learning

  • Online Workshop Notes: Teaching in a Time of Crisis – Busan-Gyeongnam KOTESOL (Mar 2020)

  • TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKED LEARNING (NLC 2020) – May 2020

  • Novices Investigate 2D Barcoding for Learning & Teaching – Busan KOTESOL (Apr 2019)

  • ISD Meets SJ: How to Create Instructional Plans for Social Justice in the Classroom – GJ KOTESOL (Mar 2017)

  • New Media Literacy & Storytelling – Suncheon Outreach Workshop (Mar 2011)

  • Extensive Reading & Technology for Teachers – KONA Center (May 2011)

  • Extending Extensive Reading – KONA Center (Sep 2011)

💡 Motivation, Lifelong Learning & Professional Growth

  • Motiva(c)tion: Sparking Learner Motivation in Our Evolving Context – Jeonju University (May 2019)

  • Joining Generations – Lifelong Learning, Language, and Coding – KOTESOL National Conference (May 2017)

  • Interview Workshop Series – Chosun University English Department (Jan 2017)

  • Student Favorites: Connecting the Classroom to the Community – Yongin KOTESOL (Nov 2017)

  • A Break from Everyday Life – KONA Center (Apr 2011)

🎮 Game-Based and Interactive Learning

  • Game Making: Templates to Mix It Up in Class – EPIK (Jan 2020); Seoul KOTESOL (Mar 2019); Gwangju University of Education (Jan 2019)

  • Game Making: Templates to Let Words Tumble Out – Seoul KOTESOL (Mar 2019)

  • No Prep Activities: How to Do Less While Your Students Produce More! – GJ KOTESOL (Feb 2018)

  • Creating an Interactive Classroom – The Gwangju Communicator (Feb 2019)

  • Snowstorms & Cheat Sheets – KOTESOL Jeonju Conference (Nov 2018)

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