Monthly Archives: October 2013

Teaching Freshman Writing

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Yuya Kiuchi

I frequently teach freshman writing seminars at Michigan State University. One of the common questions that my students ask me is “Can I …?” In other words, they ask me if they can write about [a topic], if they can … Continue reading →

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next webcam

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Yuya Kiuchi

I was talking to a few students of mine yesterday about talking to people on Skype. All of them expressed how they liked being able to see the other person. But they also pointed out that when you’re looking at … Continue reading →

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Moral panic and the digital culture

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Yuya Kiuchi

I wrote about an article on teens and social media a few days ago. Today, as I was reading Trent Bax’s Youth and Internet Addiction in China, I noticed a great parallel between what I stated in the webinar and … Continue reading →

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Teens and social media

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Yuya Kiuchi

In late August, I gave a webinar for MSU’s extension. I did it once last year on youth and technology and this year, it was a similar topic but with a special focus on the idea of using technology to … Continue reading →

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Teaching about Japan

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Yuya Kiuchi

My teaching schedule for Spring 2014 is almost set to go. One of the classes I will be teaching is an integrative social science (ISS) class on Japanese society and culture. It is a 300-level general education class. As is … Continue reading →

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