Alternative PD in 2025

 Curriculum Vitae · Scholarly & Professional Output

Maria Lisak, EdD

Literacy, Culture & Language Education · Gwangju, South Korea

2025 Annual Record

This record documents a year of alternative scholarly production — open-access writing, community pedagogy, and practitioner research — beyond conventional conference and journal circuits.
5
free ebooks published
4
online circles hosted
4+
KOTESOL roles
100+
blog posts archived
01Free Open-Access Ebooks

Published via Blogger/Substack for the ELT community. No paywall.

Embodied English Guide
Body-based, sensory awareness in language teaching
ebook
Teaching Through the 5 Senses
Sensory strategies for classroom connection
ebook
Professional Pathways
Stories & scaffolding for ELT educators
ebook
Project Palooza
Project-based learning for multilingual classrooms
ebook
Gaps & Opportunities in South Korea's Digital Content Landscape
Mapping untapped spaces for creators, educators, and innovators
ebook
02Practitioner Research & Scholarly Essays

Open-access papers and exploratory essays shared freely through the blog research repository.

Dialoguing with the Algorithm: An Autoethnographic Study of Midlife Voice, Uncertainty, and Teacher Identity in a ChatGPT Exchange
autoethnography AI & identity
South Korean Repertoires of Resistance in the Candlelight Revolution and the 2024 Impeachment Crisis
civic inquiry
Designing with AI: A Reflective Inquiry into Syllabus Revision, Agency, and Precarity
action research
ChatGPT as Third Space: Student Agency and Teacher Insight Through AI-Mediated Literacy Practices
paper
Anxiety-Sensitive Collaboration in the Language Practice Classroom: Post-COVID ELT Practitioner Inquiry
paper
Theory Diaries — Butler, Foucault, Baudrillard, Sontag, Anzaldúa, bell hooks, Bakhtin, Berger, Marcuse
Ongoing theoretical reading journal · April–August 2025
theory
03Blog Mini-Series & Ongoing Projects

Thematically coherent series weaving theory, fieldnotes, and practice.

Scaling Humanity
Teaching 62 students humanely · Fall 2025
mini-series
From Classroom to Career
Certifications, soft skills, inquiry projects
mini-series
Inquiry as Public Service
Civic ESP fieldwork in Gwangju
mini-series
Qualitative Quests
Fieldnotes on doing & teaching qual research
ongoing
Theoretical Threads
Theory, practice, pedagogy unraveling together
ongoing
Education, ROI & English in South Korea
5-part series · equity, ideology, finance
series
04Online Community Circles

Educator-led gatherings for reflection, resistance, and reimagining. Facilitated online, open to practitioners.

Threshold Practices
A seasonal circle for sensory healing and meaning-making · Summer 2025
circle
Listening to the Margins
September 2025
circle
Poetics of Pedagogy
November 2025
circle
Graceful Endings, Gentle Futures
December 2025
circle
05KOTESOL — Publications, Service & Leadership
English in South Korea 2024
January 2025 · KOTESOL online
publication
Why Some EFL Teachers Stay Relevant (And Others Disappear): Lessons from Hollywood
April 2025 · KOTESOL online
publication
Naming and Navigating Expat Social Fatigue in Korea
June 2025 · KOTESOL Scribe Square
publication
Professional Development and Korea TESOL (Interview)
February 2025 · Gwangju News
interview
Presentation: KM Liminality & Autoethnography
September 2025 · Gwangju Chapter KOTESOL Workshop (f2f)
presentation
Committee roles & service
GJ Chapter PresidentFinancial Affairs CommitteePublicity CommitteeDiversity Committee
06Professional Learning & PLN
Summer PD with CERCLL
ML in the Language Classroom
Gangwon KOTESOL Summer PD
Response paper on ChatGPT as Third Space
Scribe Square
Ongoing contributions · reflections & resources
Korean Wimple (잔물결)
Response to Gyeonggi KOTESOL KPop Demon Hunters Webinar
Blog archive: koreamarialcle.blogspot.com · Previously: koreamaria.typepad.com (2007–2024, archived) · Portfolio: Maria Lisak, EdD — full portfolio

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