Rab Paterson
Toyo University
Rab Paterson teaches for Toyo University’s Business English Skills and Training program and at an IB school in Tokyo. He's a Fellow of The British Royal Asiatic Society, a Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a member of the Board of Directors of the RSA’s Japan Fellows Network, and is a member of JALT’s Technical Advisory Committee. Rab has a BA (Hons.) in Pacific Asian History and an MA in Pacific Asian Studies from the University of London’s SOAS, a Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy and an MS in Multidisciplinary Studies from SUNY Buffalo’s Graduate Program for Educators, and an MEd in Practitioner Research from University College London’s Institute of Education. He’s an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Google Innovator, Google Trainer, and lives in a semi self-built, eco-friendly, sustainable lifestyle log-house of his own design in the foothills of the Japan Alps with his family, and their two dogs!
Sessions
Present Like a Pro
No matter where people work, there is a good chance they will be asked to give a presentation at some point. For academics/teachers, they are expected to present their research at conferences and while most are very knowledgeable in their subject areas, many have had little formal training in modern presentations. Therefore, many academics present in a way that is counterproductive to the aim of presentations, i.e. the accurate and efficient transmission of concepts, ideas, and information in a way that enables the audience to retain the content of the presentation afterwards. This session aims to address this issue by looking at the five pillars of presentations-Advance Planning, Appropriate Content, Advantageous Structure, Amazing Design, and then finish with Awesome Delivery - these are what I call the 5A's of professional presenting. After this session, attendees should see a major difference in how audiences react to their presentations.
iPhoneography for Educators
Most teachers and students have some form of smartphone, yet these are an underutilized resource in many classrooms. This session will look at using iPhones in the classroom, with a special focus on photography and videography. So we will of course look at the plus points and also the limitations of the device, and how to overcome these with a few key items. I will bring a range of these items for attendees to try out with a select list of iPhone apps I recommend.