About us
updated 31 January 2012
- The Learner Development SIG
- Membership Information
- LD-SIG Officers 2012
- 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 about 180 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180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。
Membership Information ~ How to Join the LD SIG
Regular membership in the Learner Development SIG is open to members of JALT for a fee of ¥1500 per year. SIG membership runs concurrently with JALT membership. For more information, or to join JALT and/or the SIG please visit the JALT membership page.
Subscriber memberships are available for non-JALT members. Please download the subscription request form, which also outlines the benefits of JALT and SIG membership.
Learner Development (LD) SIG Officers 2012
Here's the currently updated list of officers for 2012, and like all that we do, 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, continued local area gatherings in the Kanto, Kansai, Hiroshima, and hopefully new local area get-togethers in Nagoya, too. We also look forward to working with other SIGs at the CALL, Nakasendo, and PanSIG 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.com
- Richard Silver richinwit AT MARK hotmail.com
Treasurer:
- Hiromi Furusawa admin AT MARK eigoya.com
- Shadowing: Kay Irie kayirie AT MARK me.com
Membership Chair:
- Rachelle Jorgenson rachellejorgenson AT MARK gmail.com
- Assisting: Stacey Vye stacey.vye AT MARK gmail.com
- Jeremy White Whitejeremy AT MARK gmail.com, and
- Matthew Coomber
Publications Teams
Publications Chairs:
- Alison Stewart stewart_al AT MARK hotmail.com
- Shadowing: Masuko Miyahara masukom.m58 AT MARK gmail.com
with assistance from
- Hugh Nicoll hnicoll AT MARK gmail.com, and
- Fumiko Murase fumikomurase AT MARK gmail.com
LL Editors:
- Michael Mondejar mikemondoman AT MARK gmail.com
- Jackie Suginaga jackiesuginaga AT MARK gmail.com
Realizing Autonomy Proceedings
- Alison Stewart stewart_al AT MARK hotmail.com
- Kay Irie kayirie AT MARK me.com
- Martha Robinson marrober AT MARK alumni.iu.edu
- Steve Paydon paydo99 AT MARK yahoo.com
- Masuko Miyahara masukom.m58 AT MARK gmail.com
Programmes
Programme Chair:
- Bill Mboutsiadis billmboutsiadis AT MARK gmail.com
Nakasendo Conference Liaison:
- Rob Moreau rjm2141 AT MARK columbia.edu
Pan-SIG Conference Liaison:
- Jim Ronald jamesmartinronald AT MARK yahoo.co.jp
- with assistance from Ellen Head ellenkobe AT MARK yahoo.com
Local area get-together coordinators
- Hiroshima Jim Ronald
- Kansai Ellen Head, Phil Brown, Steve Brown, and Richard Silver
- Nagoya Darren Elliott
- Tokyo Andy Barfield, Rachelle Jorgenson, and Stacey Vye
Web Editing and Outreach Team
- Darren Elliott darrenrelliott AT MARK gmail.com
- Mike Nix mikenix1 AT MARK tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp
- Hugh Nicoll hnicoll AT MARK gmail.com
Publicity Team
- Rob Moreau rjm2141 AT MARK columbia.edu
- Linamaria Valdivia lina.valdivia AT MARK gmail.com
- Martha Robertson marrober AT MARK indiana.edu
Committee Members at large
- Phil Brown philza2003 AT MARK yahoo.com
- Junko Chujo jchujo21 AT MARK hotmail.com
- Ellen Head ellenkobe AT MARK yahoo.com
- Kayo Ozawa kayo AT MARK ta2.so-net.ne.jp
- Martha Robertson marrober AT MARK indiana.edu
- Greg Rouault synectix AT MARK hotmail.com
- Keiko Takahashi takahashi-k AT MARK kanda.kuis.ac.jp
- Linamaria Valdivia lina.valdivia AT MARK gmail.com
- Stacey Vye stacey.vye AT MARK gmail.com