Yokohama JALT: Tools for Research and Teaching

An Interactive Workshop

Theron Muller – Waseda University, Japan

Keio University, Hiyoshi campus, Raiosha Building 2F

February 22, 2026, 13:00-16:00

Abstract

This interactive workshop will discuss different tools and strategies to make your research and teaching processes more streamlined and efficient. Please come ready to discuss where the pain points are in your research and teaching praxis and to share how you have addressed and overcome them. As an interactive workshop, you will have the opportunity to share the challenges that you have faced in your research and teaching and how you have overcome them. An incomplete list of possible topics for discussion may include managing grades and grading, communicating evaluations to students, managing journal article PDFs, finding relevant, up-to-date literature, synchronous and asynchronous online collaborations with colleagues on writing and presenting, and whether and how generative AI tools may help to streamline some of your processes. As someone who has been researching and teaching for more than 20 years, I will facilitate the discussion and share some of the strategies that I have developed and implemented that I feel have helped to streamline my processes. However, I’m looking forward to learning as much as I share through hearing your stories of the challenges that you’ve faced and overcome in your research and teaching.

Bio

Dr. Theron Muller is an associate professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Human Sciences. He received his doctorate from The Open University, UK in 2018, research that explored the publication practices of Japan-based language teachers. He has published and presented widely on writing for academic publication, English language teaching and learning, and teacher development including in Ilha do Desterro, International Journal of Research & Method in Education, and Writing and Pedagogy. He is a founding member of English Scholars Beyond Borders. E-mail: muller@waseda.jp. Website: https://theronmuller.w.waseda.jp/ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-3738