Jennifer Miyake-Trapp
Pepperdine University
About
Dr. Jennifer Miyake-Trapp is a scholar-practitioner committed to social justice and educational equity through instructional transformation. She strives to empower educators to enact asset-based pedagogical approaches in diverse learning contexts. Her primary interests focus on culturally sustaining curriculum and instruction, teacher critical reflection, instructional design, learning technologies, and English language teaching. Always close to K-12 classrooms, she frequently collaborates with local public schools to develop student-centered, community-based programs and partnerships. Dr. Miyake-Trapp is a leader in online learning and currently serves as Chair of the MS in Leadership suite and the Director of Virtual Initiatives at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology.Sessions
Synchronous (Onsite) Student Agency 101: Practical Tools to Empower Learners with Voice and Choice more
Sun, Apr 30, 13:00-14:20 Asia/Seoul
Creating a student-centered English language classroom requires instructors to develop robust strategy toolboxes that promote learner agency and autonomy. When students are situated at the heart of instruction, learning experiences are differentiated and self-guided, resulting in increased intrinsic motivation. This workshop introduces language educators of all levels to a variety of activities that empower multilingual students to take ownership of their learning by exercising voice and choice throughout the learning process. These pedagogical approaches create space for students to integrate their lived experiences, follow their interests and passions, and exercise individual and collaborative decision-making as self-directed learners. Participants will interact with and build activities using provided templates that intentionally incorporate student voice and choice at various stages of the learning cycle, from vocabulary development and brainstorming options, to differentiated skill development and authentic assessment.
Synchronous (Onsite) Virtual International Trips: Promoting Cross-Cultural Learning and Global Citizenship at Home more
Sun, Apr 30, 12:00-12:25 Asia/Seoul
With international travel disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) at Pepperdine University developed virtual international trips to uphold its commitment to global leadership and change. Building off years of successful international travel, faculty and instructional designers collaborated to create synchronous and asynchronous online experiences intended to simulate on-ground itineraries. Follow the entire design process from iteration through implementation, explore the projects’ challenges and successes, and experience the highlights of this unique virtual learning journey. Importantly, see how intercultural perspectives and GSEP’s six filters of analysis are incorporated throughout to promote global awareness and authentic collaboration.
Synchronous (Onsite) Advancing Tech Access: Demystifying Technology Jargon Through Explicit, Interactive Activities more
Sat, Apr 29, 15:00-15:50 Asia/Seoul
Propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, learning technologies have played a central role in facilitating educational experiences for students of all ages. Effective use of technology, however, requires functional understanding of the entailed lexicon, posing significant challenges to multilingual learners, especially to students studying abroad in higher education settings. Because technology vocabulary varies internationally and locally with university-specific technology jargon, terms can be easily conflated and confused. While the importance of academic vocabulary development in English for academic purposes (EAP) settings is widely established in the literature (e.g., University Word List, Xue & Nation, 1984; New Academic Word List, Coxhead, 2000), the explicit teaching of vocabulary associated with technology to support multilingual students’ academic success has been overlooked. This interactive workshop presents creative ways English instructors can identify, teach, and reinforce technology vocabulary to ensure equitable access and student success appropriate for their teaching context.