(2010, July). Chiiki sanka ni yoru nihongo unyô nôryoku ikusei no kokoromi: Aru puroguramu de no jissen rei [Developing proficiency through community involvement: Project at a study abroad program]. Paper presented at Japanese Association of Language Proficiency International Symposium, Hokkaido, Japan. [co-presented with T. Nishimata]

(2010, March). Ryûgaku puroguramu ni okeru chiiki sanka gata purojekuto to souzousei [Community involvement project in study abroad program and creativity]. Paper presented at ATJ Conference, Philadelphia, PA. [co-presented with M. Noda]

(2009, July) Fostering multimodal literacy: Japanese language learners' Podcast Projects. Paper presented at International Pragmatics Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia. [co-presented with S. Sato and Y. Kumagai]

(2009, May) Ryuugaku puroguramu ni okeru chiiki sanka gata purojekuto [Community involvement project in study-abroad program]. Paper presented at 2009 nendo Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai Shunki Taikai [Spring Conference of the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language], Meikai University, Urawa City, Chiba Japan. [co-presented with M. Noda]

(2009, March) Nihongo gakushuu de no maruchimodaru riterashii ikusei no kanousei: Shokyuu nihongo poddokyasuto purojekuto [Fostering Multimodal Literacy in Japanese Language Education: Podcast Projects]. Paper presnted at ATJ Seminar, Chicago, IL. [co-presented with Y. Kumagai]

(2008, Nov.) Sensei, is it true?: Incorporating students’ critical questions into curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Orlando, FL. [co-presented with Y. Kumagai]

(2008, July) Nihongo kyoiku ni okeru kuritikaru riterashii no teigen to jissen: Kyokasho kakikae purojekuto [Suggestions and practices for critical literacy in Japanese language education: Textbook rewriting project]. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Japanese Language Education, Pusan University of Foreign Studies, Pusan, South Korea. [co-presented with Y. Kumagai]

(2008, Jul.) Possibility of blogging in the foreign language education: Sociocultural approcach. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Japanese Language Education, Pusan University of Foreign Studies, Pusan, South Korea. [co-presented with S. Sato, H. Hamada, and T. Sato]

(2008, April) Gakushuusha sanka gata hyooka no igi ni tsuite: Burogu o mochiita piaa raaningu to pootoforio hyooka no jissen [Bringing learners' perspectives into the process of assessment: Peer learning and portfolio using blogs]. Paper presented at ATJ Seminar, Atlanta, GA. [co-presented with F. Nazikian].

(2007, Nov.) Communication through blogging and podcasting: Sociocultural approach to language learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, San Antonio, TX. [co-presented with S. Sato and N. M. Doerr]

(2007, August) Reberu betsu ni yoru burogu no shiyourei: [Examples of blog projects at different levels]. Paper presented at the fourth international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J) , Tokyo: CASTEL/J Office. [co-presented with S. Sato]

(2007, August) Nihongo kyouiku to bunka: Tekunorojii o mochiita sankagata gakusyuu [Japanese language education and culture: Technology and participatory perspective]. Paper presented at the fourth international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J) , Tokyo: CASTEL/J Office. [co-presented with S. Sato & N. Taguchi]

(2007, May) Gakushuusha chuushin no kyoushitsu katsudou: Anime o tsukatta jissen [Student-centered classroom activities using Japanese animation]. Paper presented at the fourteenth Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum, Princeton, NJ. [co-presented with Y. Jo]

(2007, Mar.) Kyoshitsu o koeta comyunitii e no sanka: Nihongo kyouiku ni okeru burogu o tsukatta kokoromi [Can blogs go beyond the classroom?: Participation in practice by using technology].   Paper presented at the Association of Teachers of Japanese Seminar, Boston, MA. [co-presented with K. Nakazawa]

(2007, Mar.) Nihongo kyouiku e no shakai bunka teki apurochi: Shokyuu nihongo poddokyasutingu purojekuto [Sociocultural approach to Japanese language learning: Beginning Japanese Podcasting project]. Paper presented at the nineteenth conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese, Iowa City, IA. [co-presented with S. Sato]

(2006, Nov.) Does Internet really help?: Examples and evidence from Japanese language classes.   Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Nashville, TN. (co-presented with K. Schneider and Y. Omoto)

(2006, Oct.) Communication beyond the classroom: Using blog in Japanese language learning.   Paper presented at The Japanese American Association Fall Workshop 2006, New York, NY.

(2005, Nov.) Japanese teachers' two yen worth on computer use and training. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Baltimore, MD. (co-presented with K. Schneider and Y. Omoto)

(2005, No Bridging Japanese language teaching and culture through video clips. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Baltimore, MD. (co-presented with F. Nazikian)

(2004, Mar.) Nihongo jokyu kurasu ni okeru onrain shinbun purojekuto: Nasyonaru sutandaazu no shiten kara no kosatsu [Internet-based newspaper project for advanced-level Japanese learners: From the perspectives of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning]. Paper presented at the Association of Teachers of Japanese Seminar, San Diego, CA.

(2003, Nov.) Voices of practicing teachers: A study on implementation of technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Pittsburgh, PA. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

(2003, Jun.) Online community for Japanese language educators: A survey, WebRing, and senseiOnline. Paper presented at the eighth biennial conference of the International Association for Language Learning Technology, Ann Arbor, MI. [co-presented with M. Ishida, Y. Omoto, and K. Schneider]

(2003, Apr.) Addressing the National Standards in an Internet-based newspaper project. Paper presented at the fifteenth annual meeting of Central Association of Teachers of Japanese, Richmond, IN. [co-presented with H. Hamada]

(2003, Mar.) Nihongo kyoiku ni okeru IT literacy no kojo: Zenbei no IT no genjo to kyoin yosei no tenbo [Improving IT literacy in Japanese language education: A national survey on current situations in the U.S. and a prospect of teacher training]. Paper presented at the Association of Teachers of Japanese SIG Seminar, New York City. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

(2002, Nov.) Survival guide for Japanese teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Salt Lake City, UT. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

(2002, Nov.) The possibility of technology in a real Japanese classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Salt Lake City, UT. [co-presented with Y. Nakamichi]

(2002, Nov.) Learning kanji through crossword puzzles. Paper presented at Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association fall conference, Indianapolis, IN. [co-presented with Y. I. Watt, J. Dosaka, H. Hamada and M. Oya]

(2002, Jul.) Using the Internet for the integration of National Standards into the classroom. Paper presented at the third international conference on Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning/Japanese (CASTEL/J), La Jolla, CA. [co-presented with Y. Nakamichi]

(2002, Mar.) Survey on the use of computer and the Internet in Japanese classes in Northern California. Paper presented at the seventeenth annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese, Charleston, SC. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

(2001, Nov.) Internet-based activities. Paper presented at Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association fall conference, Indianapolis, IN.

(2000, Nov.) Multisensory approaches to multiple intellegences in foreign language teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Boston. [co-presented with A. Jacobson and J. Dosaka]

(2000, Oct.) Japanese classroom anxiety: True and false beginners. Paper presented at the forty-ninth annual meeting of the Midwest Conference of Asian Affairs, Bloomington, IN.