Böcker av Yukiko Inoue-Smith

Living, studying, and teaching have provided me with many experiences that led me to think about the components of life itself. During this time, writing tanka poems has become an important part of my life, just like keeping a diary. Tanka is a very short form of poetry that expresses feelings and emotions. Without writing tanka poems, I probably could not have survived in the world of academia. Life is indeed full of hardships, so that in some environments, even survival itself is a challenge. The truth is, ¿living well¿ is the hardest assignment for all of us enrolled in the school called ¿Life.¿ I think of ¿memento mori:¿ remembering that I must die someday. Both tasks (that is, to live well and to die well) motivate me to write tanka: to continue my journey in life of experiences and moments of connection that I will carry with me, and share with others, in the form of tanka poems. Most poems in this book are recent ones, thus written from 2021 to 2023.

¿I shall live here and now,¿ I told myself. To say this is easy, but to practice it every day is difficult. I walked and walked and walked; and I have finally come this far. I realized that we are alone after all. And life is a continuous journey. . . . Living in Japan, America, and Guam have provided me with many experiences that led me to think about the components of my daily life. During this time, writing tanka has become an important part of my life. Without writing tanka, I probably could not have survived in the world of academia. A well-known Japanese movie director said that laughter and seriousness are the two most important themes for his work, because these are essentially connected to life and death. The point is not just to live, but to live well. ¿Living well¿ is the hardest assignment for all of us enrolled in the school called Life. I think of ¿memento mori.¿ Both tasks (that is, to live well and to die well) motivate me to write tanka: to continue my journey in the woods of experiences and moments of connection that I will carry with me in the form of tanka. This book includes selected, representative tanka poems and short essays from each of my recent books.

Explores the link between effective course design and student engagement and optimizes learning and assessments in technology-enhanced environments and among diverse student populations. The focus is on providing an understanding of the link between practices for effective ""activities"" and strategies for effective ""assessments"".

Instructors at universities face many of the same concerns. This book provides educational practices, and examines challenges involving technologies in increasingly diverse learning environments. It studies knowledge on how students learn, and the application of that knowledge to technology.

Presents a comprehensive study of teaching applications involving educational technology. This book encourages collaboration across geographical borders to promote information literacy, facilitate the learning process, and to establish a greater infusion of technology throughout the region.

Years of studying and teaching in different academic settings have provided Inoue-Smith with many experiences and observations that led her to think about the components of professor's daily lives. This book focuses on how reflection and self-understanding helps scholars to excel in their teaching and their careers.

This book of tanka, an ancient style of Japanese poetry, includes essays written to accompany and complement the poems. The short essays included here provide practical thoughts based on the author's long years of personal and professional experiences - studying, reading, teaching, thinking, and especially, cherishing each day of living.