Professor Satoru Shinagawa of the University of Hawaii, will share best practice insights from 20+ years of experience teaching online and will outline 5 key techniques to transform your online language teaching. Professor Satoru Shinagawa will also answer your questions how to use digital technology to support language learning.

When: Thursday, January 28th 2021 at 4.00 PM (PST).

This highly interactive session will help language teachers to:

• Build confidence in online teaching with best practice insights from a global expert in the field
• Uncover tried, tested and trusted techniques to engage your students online
• Make the most of easily accessible online teaching resources that will transform your teaching
• Learn how to best support colleagues who are struggling with online delivery.

At the end of the webinar, attendees will be informed of how they can enjoy a 2-month trial of Sanako Connect - the online language lab solution from Sanako.

Keynote speaker

Satoru Shinagawa is a world-renowned American language educator. He is a professor of Japanese at the Kapi‘olani Community College, University of Hawaii. Satoru has been teaching Japanese online since 1999 and his research is focused on the use of technology to improve online language teaching.

Educated at the Universities of Iowa, Miami and Minnesota, he has received numerous awards and grants for his work including the Innovative Excellence award in 2005, the Innovation of Year award in 2007, and ACTFL Learning Faculty Development Program Award For Excellence In Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT in 2016.

Satoru Shinagawa is a member of the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers. He has chaired the International Conference on Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning Japanese in 2007 and 2015.