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Closing Forum #92

Hi, I'm Gary the creator of this website and the co-chair of JALTCALL2020. I work at Kanazawa University where I develop online-learning systems with a focus on speech recognition.

Co-chair of the JALTCALL2020 conference Co-editor of Ludic Language Pedagogy

Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics and head of the EFL Teacher Training Program at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo Japan. Specialist in corpus linguistics, vocabulary and reading, especially as they apply to online learning environments. Creator of many free, open-source vocabulary lists, learning apps, text analysis tools, extensive reading websites and more.

I've got a Dr. on my name, I'm a Google Certified Innovator, and I teach at Sagano High School in Kyoto. Let's see... I've taught communicative English, life science, integrated science, CLIL science, global studies, and Tech and Media skills during 17+ years of teaching in public schools in the US and Japan. I love doing EdTech professional development (PD) and I am researching EdTech PD, blended learning, and public school edtech environments. Find me @tesolgeek on Twitter.

Louise Ohashi is a CALL/MALL enthusiast who has taught English in a wide range of contexts in Japan and abroad. She is currently an Associate Professor at Meiji University and teaches Self-Directed Learning at Gakushuin University. Her doctoral work and much of her other research focuses on learner motivation, learner autonomy, and the use of digital technology for language learning. Twitter @OhashiLou