Category Archives: educationAs usual, I’ll be schmoozing and spitting the occasional presentation or project pitch at JALT2009 in Shizuoka on November 21-23, 2009.In the meantime, can find me milling about and distracting people here in my stomping ground of Nara at the annual CUE conference, which will be hosted at Tezukayama Gakuen University, which was the site […]
A project everyone should know about.
I have always been into the beauty in simple mathematic representation, and in looking to nature for our answers.
TED Talks Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician — celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving […]
The thing about MOJO is that you already know it well, but you probably can’t define it, or identify its source. Let’s take a closer look before moving forward…
Like love, MOJO is not magic, though it is magical.
MOJO is certainty; it’s calm; it’s positive emotion:
confidence, trust, hope, faith, inspiration.
MOJO is momentum.
It’s sometimes called moxy, or […]
What is this “mojo” of which you speak? (from my Facebook Notes)
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 5:29pm
(the following is a ‘work in progress’ related to an online community I plan to launch later this year. Bouncing it off of y’all for early reactions, feedback…)
The word ‘mojo’ has many roots, but seems to have its […]
Over the course of the past year, I’ve been researching the inter-connectedness of communities, confidence, trust, hope, happiness and social intelligence. This is all in preparation for an upcoming project I plan to launch with a few trusted collaborators later this year. There are many, many videos and articles to share with you all, but […]
Because this speech deserves another listen, and a long, close read…
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address
President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address at US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 20, 2009
Full transcript as prepared for delivery of President Barack Obama’s inaugural remarks on Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
My fellow […]
When I am not working one of my 4 jobs or taking care of my wife and son, I can usually be found hammering away at my computer, preparing for the above conference. We really, really (no, really) want people to join the fun and make all this hard work worth our blood, sweat and […]
Winning the game of life can only be about reaching and sustaining happiness, whatever that may mean for you. Surely, there are some things you can’t do based on the laws of the land, or perhaps dictated by your conception of a higher power, but generally speaking we all ought to be pursuing happiness within […]
First things first. Several months ago, I was asked (by one of RoaS’s regular readers and a long time friend) to give my thoughts on the issue of garaigo, or loanwords, in Japanese and whether their rapid influx into the language is indeed undermining communication and causing mass concern.
My answer is: yes and no, but […]
You REALLY should listen to this. I might not be in the wrong line of work after all!
Just click the photo and press the play icon [on the British Council podcast site].
I have to say I am pretty stoked that David Graddol will be one of the PAC7 at JALT2008 plenary speakers this November in […]
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