Global Academic with expertise in Pedagogy, Digital Literacy, & Qualitative Research Methods
I am thrilled to be able to report that last week, Puji and I began collecting data for our research project: The Digital Literacies of Indonesian Secondary Students: An Exploration to Inform Their Educators. After many delays, we were able to get into two junior high schools and one senior high school on Thursday and…
The Critical Processes of Negotiating Access and Developing Understanding “All research protocols and permission documents will be created and translated into Indonesian, and human subjects research approval will be secured, prior to departure.” (Lammers, 2018, p. 3 of Fulbright Project Statement) I had such a lofty plan for what the timeline of my research in…
There’s nothing better than working with a room full of educators trying to make connections between research and their practice! Saturday was the UNNES English Department’s free workshop for local teachers, an annual service project that connects the research and practice of the university with educators from around the area. Working together with the committee,…
Speaking with a group of future language teachers Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet with a class of undergraduate language teaching students here at UNNES – they were in a class called “Teaching Indonesian to Foreigners.” I was invited by their teacher, and my language tutor, Ibu Wati, to talk with them about American…
If you know me, you know that fruits and veggies are huge staples in my diet. Here in Indonesia, I’m exploring a whole new produce landscape. One of my new favorites is snake fruit, or salak. This fruit is native to the island I’m on, Java, and is readily available and delicious. Wikipedia tells me…