The document summarizes a presentation given at JALTCALL 2018 that encouraged more involvement from Japanese teachers and researchers in the field of CALL. It discussed preparing for academic presentations, including choosing topics, creating slides, and meeting submission deadlines. It also provided an overview of CALL organizations in Japan and worldwide and potential publication outlets. Finally, it presented on the use of student response systems, Garageband, Seesaw, Google Drive, and Moodle in language teaching.

1. Encouraging Japanese
Teachers and Researchers
for More Involvement
into the Field
Maki Ho
Mehrasa Alizadeh
Peter Ho
JALTCALL 2018
Meijo University
June 9, 2018

2. Self-introduction
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3. I AM Maki Terauchi Ho.
Obihiro University
JALTCALL Membership Chair
Conference Treasurer
PanSIG Assistant Communication Chair
Master @ Temple University
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4. My name is Mehrasa Alizadeh.
▪ PhD Student at Osaka University
▪ Graduate School of Information
Science and Technology
▪ Member of JALTCALL, LET,
EUROCALL, CALICO, and IALLT
▪ Treasurer @ Osaka JALT and
JALT MAVR SIG
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5. I am Peter Ho.
Headmaster - Obihiro Scuola
School
St. Michael’s International
School Music and PE Teacher
Master @ The College of New
Jersey
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6. Opening
Questions
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7. How many conferences do you
attend per year?
Which conferences?
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8. Do you give presentations at
those conferences?
If no, why not?
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9. No experience? No confidence?
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I can do
it!
No
Problem
Experience

10. We have 331 members (May 1, 2018)
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Non-Japanese Male 229
Non-Japanese Female 44
Japanese Male 29
Japanese Female 29

11. Preparing for an
Academic Presentation

12. Choosing a Topic
▪ Action research
▪ Oral presentation
▪ Poster
▪ Show and Tell
▪ Workshop...etc.
★ Books of abstracts and proceedings
★ Webinars
★ Journals and newsletters
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To get ideas

13. Preparing Slides
▪ Selecting a good template
▪ Creating one’s own template
▪ Microsoft Powerpoint, Prezi, Google Slides
▪ Tips for good powerpoint slides
▪ Free Powerpoint Templates
https://www.slidescarnival.com/
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14. Submission Deadlines
▪ Usually at the same time
▪ Check if you can attend the conference
▪ Check the previous submission deadline
▪ Aim for the deadline
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15. Upcoming Deadlines
PanSIG 2019
Nishinomiya, Hyogo
May 17-19
Submission Jan. 15
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JALT International
Conference 2019
Late November
Submission Feb. 12

16. Upcoming Deadlines
JALTCALL 2019
June 7-9
Submission Jan. 31
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17. CALL Organizations in Japan and Worldwide
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LET
CALICO
EUROCALL
IALLT
PacCALL
ChinaCALL
WorldCALL
IATEFL LT SIG

18. Publication Outlets

19. Journals
▪ JALTCALL Journal
▪ CALL-EJ
▪ Language Education and Technology
▪ Technology in Language Teaching & Learning
▪ Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
▪ EUROCALL Review & ReCALL
▪ CALICO Journal
▪ The IALLT Journal for Language Learning Technologies
▪ Computer Assisted Language Learning
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20. Are you volunteering
at any ELT/CALL associations?
Why? Why not?
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21. Are you INTERESTED in
volunteering
at any ELT/CALL associations?
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22. Networking
Opportunities
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23. Are you INTERESTED in
participating in CALL SIG forum
at JALT International Conference?
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24. What is your interest?
Can you find someone who has
similar interest?
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25. Student Response Systems

26. Student Response Systems (SRSs)
▪ Also known as:
▫ Clickers
▫ Learner Response Systems
▪ Examples:
▫ Socrative
▫ Kahoot
▫ Quizizz
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27. Kahoot
▪ Free web-based SRS
▪ Gamified
▪ Can be accessed at:
▫ http://kahoot.it
▫ Kahoot app
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28. ➔ Visually & aurally appealing
➔ User-friendly
➔ Engaging
➔ No accounts creation
➔ Played individually or in teams
➔ Played with overseas players
Kahoot
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29. https://kahoot.it/

30. Garageband for
Student creativity

31. Garageband
▪ Easy to learn
▪ Easy to create
▪ No music experience needed
▪ Collaborative
▪ Able to express language in a different manner
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32. Seesaw for
Student digital portfolio
and Teaching Tool

33. Seesaw - The Learning Journal
▪ Easy for students to access.
▪ Easy to create and many ways to create work
▪ Teacher feedback through text or voice memo
▪ Learning is shared and celebrated
▪ Teaching resources can be linked easily for
students to access
▪ Free
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34. Google
for collaborative work

35. Google
▪ Free web-based
▪ No setup required
▪ Chrome
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36. Google
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37. Moodle
for collaborative work

38. Moodle
▪ Easy assignment
▪ Easy grading
▪ Sharing and collaborating
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fA
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https://drive.google.com/fil
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THANKS!
ANY QUESTIONS?
You can find us at:
▪ mehrasa.alizadeh@yahoo.com
▪ makihojapan@gmail.com
▪ peterhoashiya@gmail.com
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