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The SAMR Model and Project-Based Learning in a Chinese History Classroom
It is hard to imagine a secondary- or college-level course today that is absent of technology. At the Hotchkiss School, the independent secondary school where I teach, all instructors use Canvas to post assignments and make use of one or more Google apps. Some make digital tools still more central to student learning, incorporating Kahoot! quizzes (https://kahoot. com), website creation, and even 3-D printing into their classes. All of this leaves me wondering how to make sense of these digital ...
Podcasting Asia
A little over a decade ago, Apple updated their iTunes platform to allow free audio subscriptions through iTunes. Podcasts, a mash of the terms “iPod” (a device still much the rage in 2005) and “broadcast,” have since grown gradually in popularity, finally gaining momentum with mainstream audiences over the past few years with shows like Serial and The Moth.
It is a flexible and therefore diverse format. Shows can range in length from a couple of minutes to over an hour. Many still co...
#AsiaNow: An Interview with Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
#AsiaNow, which debuted in March 2017, is the blog of the Association for Asian Studies. The blog includes Asia content and features interviews with authors and scholars, new media available for those interested in Asia, pedagogical strategies for the classroom, and other posts. #AsiaNow also is an excellent repository for learning about both AAS opportunities and other Asia-related professional development, conferences, and research initiatives. #AsiaNow is available to both AAS members and ind...
The Best of Web Gleanings
A Tribute to Judith Ames
It is with some regret, but enormous gratitude, that I share the news that Judith Ames, who almost certainly holds the record for the most number of words published in EAA, recently informed me that she decided to retire as the columnist for “Web Gleanings.” Back in 1995 when I posted announcements for EAA editors, Judith, who previously was associated with the Japan Society in New York and has worked, among other endeavors, as an editorial and computer consultant, ...
Special Section: Traditional and Contemporary Asia: Numbers, Symbols, and Colors, Web Gleanings
Traditional and Contemporary Asia: Numbers, Symbols, and Colors
ASIA
Meaning of the Flags of Asia
URL: http://tinyurl.com/gvao83v
From the Nomad Revelations blog, graphics for the flags of all Asian countries are presented in alphabetical order. The graphics are accompanied by descriptions and the symbolic meaning of the flags.
Symbols in Asian Art
URL: http://tinyurl.com/zmu9oyj
This is a collection of blog posts from the Daruma Museum. These posts focus on symbols in Asian art. There are reviews of books about symbols, as well as articles, incl...
Columns, Resources, Web Gleanings
Sports, Culture, and Asia
GENERAL
Sports Across Asia: Politics, Cultures, and Identities
URL: http://tinyurl.com/z5yf6d3
This entry in Routledge’s Research in Sport, Culture, and Society series, edited by Katrin Bromber, Birgit Krawietz, and Joseph Maguire, was published in 2013. As is the case with all books featured by Google Books, only portions of this book are provided. The Introduction and the first article are presented with only a few pages omitted. The first article looks at the globalization of sports wi...
Columns, Resources, Web Gleanings
Major Universities in Asia
For those who wish to study at a university in Asia, there are thousands of choices. To narrow the choices, it is helpful to consult with sites that rate the universities on a number of factors.
Below are several important evaluation sites:
A) Best Global Universities in Asia Source: US News and World Report
URL: http://tinyurl.com/jap4d6x
B) QS University Rankings: Asia 2015 Source: Top Universities
URL: http://tinyurl.com/j4tgchc
C) Asia University Rankings 2015 Source: Time...
India: Past, Present, and Future
INDIA: PAST
Indian History
URL: http://tinyurl.com/m79fltp
This is the first page of many devoted to the history of India. The history begins with the Indus Valley civilization and continues chronologically on succeeding pages of the site. It is a bit tedious to navigate this history section, as one must click continuously to travel through time periods. The links are at the bottom of each page.
Internet Indian History Sourcebook
URL: http://tinyurl.com/opg7ods
This compendium of pri...
Asia: Biographies and Personal Stories, Part II
JAPAN
Portal Japan/Selected Biographies
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Japan/Selected_biography
This page presents fourteen biographies of a variety of people associated with Japan, including some Japanese citizens. Many of them are from the arts and most of them were born in the nineteenth or twentieth centuries. Each short biography is linked to a longer and more detailed one in the Wikipedia archives on the site.
Japan: Peeps at History
URL: http://tinyurl.com/ngrnmuk
This...
Web Gleanings: Southeast Asia in the Humanities and Social Science Curricula
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Map of Southeast Asia
URL: http://tinyurl.com/moko9d6
This map gives the reader an idea of the complicated geography of Southeast Asian countries. Each country is shown with a different color, making it easy to identify them.
Ancient Lights: The Geography and Cultures of Southeast Asia (video)
Volume 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_WkIb01bs8
Volume 2, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJtGyOFKVa4
These videos, from Ancient Lights: The Geography and Cul...
Website Resources: Asia: Biographies and Personal Stories, Part 1
JAPAN
Emperor Hirohito Biography (video)
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LDU33-SzQQ
Produced by the BBC, the almost-50-minute video focuses on the lifeof Hirohito during the years of World War II. The cinematic footage is interspersed with comments by scholars and others, including Professor Carol Gluck and the granddaughter of Tōjō.
Andō Hiroshige Biography
URL: http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/main/biography.htm
In this brief biography of Hiroshige, the essential fact...
Website Resources: Maritime Asia
MARITIME ASIA
Asian Bodies of Water
URL: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asia-lakes.html
This is a simple way for younger students to become familiar with the seas and oceans of the Asian continent. There are check boxes for selecting the location of a specific body of water; or one can also click on a map, and the sea or ocean will be identified with an accompanying descriptive blurb.
Maritime Asia
URL: http://maritimeasia.ws/index.html
This site has a number of links on the...
Website Resources: Experiences in Asia –Travel Journals and Blogs
JAPAN
A Life in Japan (Video)
URL: http://www.alifeinjapan.com/
This documentary is almost one hour and twenty minutes long. It can be downloaded to one’s computer or watched on the Web page in a variety of formats, including English (with or without subtitles), Japanese, and Swedish. Several people from different countries respond on screen to questions – like “What is your purpose in coming to Japan?” posed by the filmmaker. It is interesting to hear the responses which, in so...
Website Resources: Central Asia
CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SILK ROADS
Silk Road Foundation
URL: http://tiny.cc/u5go5w
For anyone who wants information and historical facts about the Silk Roads, this is a good resource. There are historical chronologies and short biographies of those who traveled the Silk Roads, dating back to 959 BC, timelines, the history of silk, and maps.
Silk Road
URL: http://tiny.cc/jxj46w
Produced by Jeffrey Hays, this site is rich in resources. There are details about the routes, the products,...
Internet Links to accompany the Teaching Resources Essay “Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative: An Introduction”
Editor’s Note: See the print article in EAA vol. 18: 2 for more information about the archive and the links below.
1. “Alpamysh: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule” http://tiny.cc/q7pc1w
In this extensive work written in 1989, HB Paksoy writes about Alpamysh, an ornate Turkish oral history (or dastan) set mostly in verse. Paksoy describes the importance of Alpamysh as a repository of Turkish history and culture and the struggle of Central Asians to preserve it in the wake o...
Resources, Teaching Resources Essay
The Asia Matters for America Initiative and US-Asia Relations
America’s relations with Asia have never been all or only about issues of war, peace, and treaties; and participants in these relations have never been based only in national capitals. Former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific James Kelly has remarked that the “general public has a growing sense that something big is going on in Asia.” (note 1) Public opinion polling bears this out. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Survey for 2012 showed that, for the first ...
Resources, Teaching Resources Essay
My Favorite Asia-Related Digital Media: Korean and Japanese Films
My Sassy Girl
Directed By KWAKJAE-YONG
Produced By SHIN CHUL
CINEMA SERVICE
DVD, 123 MINUTES, 2001
Pingu-Pongu (Ping Pong)
Directed By FUMIHIKO SORI
Produced By TAMOTSUSHIINA (AND OTHERS)
ASMIK ACE ENTERTAINMENT, TBS
DVD, 114 MINUTES, 2002
“I believe . . . When you are not with me there are no stars in the sky. I believe . . . The way back to you will feel a little far. . . . I’ll be waiting. I do it for you.” These words, translated from the theme song “I Believe” from...
Resources, Teaching Resources Essay
My Favorite Asia-Related Digital Media: Asia-Crossing Cultures Online in the K-12 Classroom
Through the Internet, students in the United States and other countries have unprecedented opportunities to learn about Asia. Various factors influence a teacher’s ability to provide connections and relevant activities to engage students in topics relating to Asia. The age of modern media provides an accessible vehicle for all students to travel to the opposite side of the globe. Classroom instruction is readily supplemented with web resources that address current topics and explore historical...
Resources, Teaching Resources Essay
My Favorite Asia-Related Digital Media: Japanese and Korean Pop Music
While watching Japanese anime and playing video games, I fell in love with Asian media, especially its music. Genres like Japanese Rock (JRock), Visual Kei, Korean Pop (KPop), and Korean Hip-hop (KHip-hop) became the major focus of my personal playlist. After discovering these styles of music, I became fond of two particular companies: Pony Canyon Studios in Japan and YG Entertainment in South Korea. These two important Asian media companies have been dishing out quality entertainment and music ...