About us
updated 9 March 2013
- The Learner Development SIG
- LD-SIG Officers 2013
- LD-SIG Annual Report 2012 available for downloading in MS Word format(.docx). Also, in PDF format
- LD SIG AGM Minutes from JALT2012 available for downloading
- The JALT2011 AGM minutes are available in MSWord format(.docx) or as a PDF.
学習者ディベロプメント研究部会
About the Learner Development (LD) SIG
The Learner Development SIG is a network with just over 200 members around the world who have an interest in developing and researching practices that aim to support autonomous learning and teaching. We share a commitment to exploring connections between:
- our experiences as learners & our practices as teachers
- learners’ experiences inside & outside the classroom.
We offer chances to get connected with other teachers, students and researchers through:
- our bilingual newsletter Learning Learning
- email, discussion list, online resources
- local area get-togethers in different parts of Japan
- a forum (and great party!) at the annual JALT conference
- links with similar groups in other parts of the world.
Our research-based publications include Autonomy You Ask! (2003) and More Autonomy You Ask! (2006), and Realizing Autonomy (2011). We also provide conference grants to help SIG members attend the annual international JALT conference.
学習者ディベロプメント研究部会は、オートノミーの ある学習と教授を支援することを目的とした実践をさらに発展させ、研究することに関心のある者約200名が、世界中から集まって組織する研究部会です。次の点における関連性の探求に尽力します。
- 学習者としての経験と教師としての実践
- 学習者としての教室内外での経験
次を利用して、教師、学生、研究者間のネットワークを広げます。
- 二ヶ国語ニュースレター「学習の学習」
- Eメール、ディスカッション・リスト、オンライン資料
- 日本各地における地区別集会
- JALT年次大会におけるフォーラム（そして大懇親会！）
- 他国の同様のグループとの連携
SIGの研究を基にした出版物として、Autonomy You Ask! (2003)、More Autonomy You Ask! (2006)、 Realizing Autonomy (2011). があります。研究部会会員のJALT年次国際大会への参加に対する助成金制度もあります。
Learner Development (LD) SIG Officers 2013
Here's the currently updated list of officers for 2013. Like all that we do, it's a work-in-progress. We have organized ourselves into teams to build professional development opportunities and service to our communities through collaborative action.
We look forward to an exciting year with issues of Learning Learning scheduled for publication in the spring and fall, and continued local area gatherings in the Kanto, Kansai, and in Hiroshima, too. We also look forward to working with other SIGs at the PanSIG and CALL conferences. For further updates on conferences and other events, please see the Events page.
Coordination in Teams
Co-coordinators:
- Andy Barfield: barfield.andy AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Richard Silver: richinwit AT MARK gmail dot com, and,
- Shadowing ~ Alison Stewart: stewart_al AT MARK hotmail dot com
Treasurer:
- Kay Irie: kayirie AT MARK me dot com,
- Shadowing ~ Rob Fritz: rob_fritz AT MARK hotmail dot com
Membership:
- Gretchen Clark: gretchen3clark AT MARK gmail dot com, with assistance from
- Alison Stewart: stewart1411 AT MARK gmail dot com;
- Stephanie Corwin: stephanie.corwin AT MARK gmail dot com;
- Jeremy White: whitejeremy AT MARK gmail dot com; &,
- Matthew Coomber
Publications Teams
Publications
- Masuko Miyahara: masukom.m58 AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Aiko Minematsu: aikoominematsu AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Steve Paydon: paydo99 AT MARK yahoo dot com: &,
- Tim Ashwell: tashwell AT MARK komazawa-u dot ac dot jp
Learning Learning Editorial Team
- Fumiko Murase: fumikomurase AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Glenn Magee: rose.eikaiwa AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Monika Szirmai: szirmaimonika AT MARK gmail dot com; &,
- James Underwood: jamesmichaelunderwood AT MARK gmail dot com
Programmes
- Bill Mboutsiadis: billmboutsiadis AT MARK gmail dot com, shadowed by
- Ian Hurrell: taffstar2003 AT MARK hotmail dot com, (March 2013 Tohoku Retreat & JALT2013 Forum)
- Hugh Nicoll: hnicoll AT MARK gmail dot com, (JALTCALL 2013 LD Forum)
- Jim Ronald: jamesmartinronald AT MARK yahoo dot co dot jp, (PanSIG2013 LD Forum)
Local area get-together coordinators
Hiroshima
- Jim Ronald: jamesmartinronald AT MARK yahoo dot co dot jp, &
- Andrew Brady montelbrady AT MARK hotmail dot com
Kansai
- Greg Rouault: rouault.greg AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Gretchen Clark: gretchen3clark AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Michael Wilkins:, michaelrwilkins AT MARK gmail dot com, &
- Phil Brown: philza2003 AT MARK yahoo dot com
Tokyo
- Andy Barfield: barfield.andy AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Ken Ikeda: kodanuki AT MARK gmail dot com, &
- Stacey Vye: stacey.vye AT MARK gmail dot com
NGO Outreach Liaison
- Colin Rundle: colinrundle AT MARK yahoo dot com, &
- Caroline Ross: c.jkoross AT MARK gmail dot com
Web Editing and Outreach Team
- Darren Elliott: darrenrelliott AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Hugh Nicoll: hnicoll AT MARK gmail dot com, &
- Mike Nix: mikenix1 AT MARK tamacc dot chuo-u dot ac dot jp, joined by
- James Underwood: jamesmichaelunderwood AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Ken Ikeda: kodanuki AT MARK gmail dot com &
- Lee Arnold: washizora AT MARK gmail dot com
Web Update Writers
- Alison Stewart: stewart_al AT MARK hotmail dot com, &
- Chika Hayashi: c-hayashi AT MARK hotmail dot com
Publicity Team
- Rob Moreau: rmoreau2 AT MARK mac dot com, &
- Robert Cochrane: bobklingon AT MARK gmail dot com
- Sayuri Hasegawa: simplysayuri AT MARK gmail dot com
- Mayumi Takizawa: mayumi.takizawa AT MARK nifty dot com
Committee Members at large
- Bill Mboutsiadis (from April 2013): billmboutsiadis AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Cory Koby: corykoby AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Dexter Da Silva: dasilva AT MARK keisen dot ac dot jp,
- Ellen Head: ellenh AT MARK kansaigaidai dot ac dot jp,
- Greg Rouault: rouault.greg AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Hiromi Furusawa: elt AT MARK eigoya dot com,
- Jackie Suginaga: jackiesuginaga AT MARK gmail dot com,
- Kayo Ozawa: kayo AT MARK ta2 dot so-net dot ne dot jp,
- Martha Robertson: marrober AT MARK alumni dot iu dot edu,
- Peter Mizuki: peter.mizuki AT MARK nihon-u dot ac dot jp,
- Phil Brown: philza2003 AT MARK yahoo dot com,
- Rachelle Jorgenson: rachellejorgenson AT MARK gmail dot com, &
- Stacey Vye: stacey.vye AT MARK gmail dot com