In April of 2015, I began working for the Global Teaching Institute (GTI) of Tokyo International University (TIU). I mainly teach English as a second language for the School of Language and Communication (SLC), but I also teach for the university’s E-Track program. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I also lead special workshops, conversation sessions, and academic tutoring in the English Plaza, a unique environment for immersion in the English language.
In April of 2017, I became the Specialist in Technologies for Second Language Programs at Tokyo International University. In this role, I help lead the university’s efforts in building blended learning environments for students of second languages, and I help to create and manage the technological resources for the GTI and other programs, including the GTI Website, the GTI Handbook, and other hardware and software. I help the GTI and other language programs to find creative technological solutions for educational and administrative challenges, I design new technological resources to promote a more engaging practice of second languages at the university, and I build new technological tools to help reduce administrative burdens on the faculty. Though my responsibilities have increased significantly, I continue to teach a full load of classes for the GTI.
I make a unique website for each of my classes:
Example Class Websites:
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IT Literacy
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English Production
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Communication Basic
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Advanced Reading & Writing
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Analytical Reading & Thinking
Courses Taught at TIU
2021: April – July
- English Communication
- Basic Writing
- IT Literacy
2020: September – January
- English Production 2
- Communication Basic
- IT Literacy
2020: April – July
- English Production 1
- Communication Basic
- IT Literacy
2019: September – January
- English Production 2
- Advanced Speaking & Listening
- IT Literacy
2019: April – July
- English Production 1
- Advanced Speaking & Listening
- IT Literacy
2018: September – January
- English Production 2
- Advanced Reading & Writing
- IT Literacy
2018: April – July
- English Production 1
- Advanced Reading & Writing
- IT Literacy
2017: September – January
- English Production 2
- Advanced Speaking & Listening
- Technology Literacy
2017: April – July
- English Production 1
- Advanced Speaking & Listening
- Technology Literacy
2016: September – January
- English Production 2
- Advanced Speaking & Listening C
- Analytical Reading & Thinking
- Technology Literacy
2016: April – July
- English Production 1
- English Production 1
- Advanced Speaking & Listening B
- Analytical Reading & Thinking
2015: September – January
- CLC English
- Communication Core 2
- Academic Composition 1
- Advanced Reading 1
2015: April – July
- English Production
- Communication Core
- Advanced Speaking
- Academic Composition
