John Wesley Wilson

About me:

When Mr. John Wilson was born in central California of the United States of America, he quickly realised that the USA was a bit small for his tastes and started the university journey with the intention of becoming fluent in an Asian language and teaching English within that context and environment. Thirteen years later, he is still excited about teaching in Japan and to Japanese students at the university level. The journey towards a Doctor of Education has been and continues to be a thrilling ride, informative some days, eclectic on others. Never did he realise he would learn so much through this journey. He has been a university English education instructor for more than 15 years having worked in Japan and the United States during that time.

Mr. Wilson is entering the third year of the Ed.D. program in Dubai. With a background in creative non-fiction writing, his research interests include task-based language teaching, language learning motivation and educational statistics. Additionally, he is interested in exploring creative ways to communicate the advantages of greater reading fluency to students and colleagues, and using music as a creative communicative teaching tool. Recently, he has created courses that emphasize student generated audio and video projects using Internet technologies for collaborative learning and is a former COIL Fellow (Collaborative On-line International Learning). In his free time he plays the piano, sings gospel and jazz music and enjoys river fishing.

August 2012 July 2015

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Fellow

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Fellow, SUNY, NY, USA

Education:

January 2014 January 9999

University of Exeter, UK (Doctoral Student)

Ed.D. in TESOL, Doctoral Student,

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; emphasis in Educational Research

January 2004 January 2004

Transworld Schools, San Francisco, Ca USA

• Certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). (Emphasis in CALL and technology).

January 2002 January 2005

California State University, Fresno Ca. USA

Master’s degree: Major: English, Non-fiction Prose (Graduation with Distinction.) Thesis: “Colored by Design: A Collection of Essays on Race and Family.”

January 1994 January 1995

Massey University, Palmerston North New Zealand

Post-bacculaureate Diploma in Humanities English Education (Major: Humanities)

January 1989 January 1993

California State University, Fresno Ca. USA

Bachelor’s degree, English Literature, (Major: English Literature, minor, Ethnic Studies).

Professional Development:

2017-11-17

Conferences/Symposiums-TESOL France

"Analyzing Oral Academic Presentation Rubrics"

2016-11-11

Conferences/Symposiums-TESOL France

TED.com: Global issues integrated into EFL classes

2016-10-10

Conferences/Symposiums-International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Rome, Italy.

Furniture as a Technological Intervention to Enhance Collaborative Online International Learning

2015-03-10

Conferences/Symposiums-TESOL International Toronto, Ontario

Teaching Presentation: Improving Output with More Structure and Supporting Material

2014-05-15

Conferences/Symposiums-12th Asia TEFL International Conference and 23rd MELTA International Conference

Learning Management Systems: Encouraging Learner Autonomy in Blended Globally Networked Classrooms