August 6, 2026
09:00 – 10:00 | Conference Registration & Check-In – Location: CC Ballroom
10:00 – 10:45 | Opening Ceremony – Location: CC Ballroom
10:45 – 11:45 | Keynote Presentation – Location: CC Ballroom
Tamara Tate: Building Futures Through Care, Connection, and Innovation: Can AI Have a Role?
13:45 – 14:30 | Plenary Presentation – – Location: CC Ballroom
Noyuri Mima: Humane Learning Design in the Age of AI: Care, Dialogue, and Human Judgment
12:30 – 13:45 | Lunch Break
11:45 – 12:30 | Plenary Presentation – Location: CC Ballroom
Kari Noe: Digitizing Beloved Places and Practice: Utilizing Immersive Technologies to Support Place-Based Learning
14:30 – 14:45 | Break
14:45 – 15:45 | Concurrent Session #1
Location: CC Ballroom – Facilitator: Mayumi Kubota
Mayumi Kubota: The Critical Role of International Exchange in the Era of AI-Mediated Communication
Rachel Mamiya Hernandez: AI for Everyone? Designing Equitable Language and Literacy Education in Brazil
Makiko Kishi: Walking as Media: A Walking Ethnography Practice for Embodied Intercultural Learning in Istanbul
Location: CC 307 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Faculty Moderator
Akira Shimozaki: An Analysis of the Impact of Using E-readers on Video-Based On-Demand Learning
Shari Yamamoto: Small Space, Big Impact: A Blueprint for Media Integration in Social Learning Spaces
Yuichi Morofuji, Yutaro Ohashi: Bridging the Gap in Programming Education: A Debugging-Oriented Game for Transitioning from Visual to Text-Based Coding
Location: CC 308 – Facilitator: Al Francis Librero
Al Francis Librero: Video Games and Virtual Worlds for Learning Photography
Miori Kamidate: Enhancing Language Expression Skills through the Use of CG Avatars
Taehyeong Lim: Effects of Visual Uncanniness in AI-Generated Digital Human Avatars on Cognitive Load, Affective Responses, and Gaze Behavior in Multimedia Learning
Location: CC 309 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Faculty Moderator
Allyson Ota: Perceptions of Authority on Social Media: Rethinking Information Literacy Instruction
Ruadhán L. Buddenhagen: Complexities in Communicating with AI in the Process of Foreign Language Materials Development
Yao Yihang, Yutaro Ohashi: From Code to Cards: A Roguelike-Inspired Approach to Deep Gamification for Programming Education
Zain Itrat, Nadiah Abidin: From Prompt to Practice: A Collaborative Roundtable on Improving Generative AI for Cultural Storytelling
Location: CC 310 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Faculty Moderator
Kaito Urata, Fujio Toriumi, Atsushi Udagawa, Mitsuo Yoshida, Teppei Koguchi, Masahiro Katsuno: Development and Evaluation of a Visualization Tool for Browsing History toward Informational Health
Doeun Choi, Jeeheon Ryu: Designing a Haptic-Integranted XR Virtual Science Laboratory Based on Embodied Cognition
Yumeto Sawazaki, Yutaro Ohashi: Designing a Game-Based Learning Environment for Intuitive Music Creation Using: A 3D Side-Scrolling Mechanics
15:45 – 16:00 | Break
16:00 – 17:00 | Concurrent Session #2
Location: CC Ballroom – Facilitator: Kenichi Kubota
Kenichi Kubota: Teacher Training for NGO Schools in Bangladesh
Chris Hastings, Roberto Figueroa, Jr.: Sustainable Intercultural Contact: Designing a Short-Term Asynchronous Virtual Exchange Across Contrasting Modalities
Ryota Yamamoto: Design of a Learning Environment to Encourage Classroom Re/Co-construction with Students with Foreign Backgrounds
Location: CC 307 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Faculty Moderator
Joseph Peters: Peer-Informed Professional Development: Investigating Professional Learning Communities for Assistant Language Teachers
Mika Suzuki, Nguyen Linh Lan: Learning Materials and Collaborative Learning to Support Second Language Use: Analyzing the Processing Characteristics of Japanese Language Learners in Relation to Instructional Treatment
Patrick Agullana: Self-Regulated Language Learning and International Student Achievement in Online and Blended Courses: A Preliminary Study
Yifan Huang, Mike Suzuki: Extending Processability Theory to Authentic Japanese Listening: Toward a Framework for Analyzing Processing Complexity
Location: CC 308 – Facilitator: Shamila Janakiraman
Shamila Janakiraman: Creating “Near Authentic” Interactive Hybrid Learning Experiences: An Instructional Design Practical Experience
Gayoung Lee, Joongwon Choi, Yedana Lee, Seolhee Lee: Integrating Curriculum-Driven and Data-Driven Learning Architectures for AI-Driven Digital Education
Ahrong Beik: Cultural Moderation of the Path from Goal Orientation to Online Learning Engagement: A Comparative Research Plan of Korea and Australia Using PISA 2022Location: CC 308 – Facilitator: Shamila Janakiraman
Location: CC 309 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Faculty Moderator
Justin Quezon: Exploring the Use of Implicit Feedback Strategies in Game-Based Learning
Soshi Tsuchiya, Yutaro Ohashi: Development of an Earthquake Disaster Preparedness Portal Site Leveraging Gamification: Integrating Reward and Visualization Elements
Genta Togashi: Developing the Self-Efficacy of Novice Programmers Through a Turn-Based Multiplayer Game
Ye-jin Sim, YounKyoung Jang, Se-heun Lim, Ji-hyeon Jeong, Chae-yun Kim, Eun-seo Park, Bo-gyeong Kim, YuJin Bang: From Consumers to Designers: A Participatory Reflective Case Study of University Students Co-Creating a Climate Action Board Game through Design Thinking
Location: CC 310 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Faculty Moderator
Yasuko Sato, Kanon Murata, Kana Aizawa, Sayuki Ito, Yuri Kawamata, Yota Taira, Yuki Miyauchi: Toward a Scalable Education – Tourism Model: What can Student-Led International Exchange Contribute to Regional Development?
Min-Su Seong, Hsu Yadanar: Designing a Media-Integrated Learning Environment for Korean Speaking Education: Focusing on Educational Short-Form Video, KSI AI Tutor, and AI Chatbot
Rebecca Carino-Agustin, Shauna Sibonga, Jessica Chillingworth: From Fandoms to Classrooms: How Online Community Design Shapes Belonging, Knowledge Sharing, and Learning
YounKyoung Jang, Ju Seo Hyeon, Kim Jeong Hui, Mun Geun Young, Kim Hee Ji, Kang Dasom: Action-Oriented ESD in Practice: Growing into Climate Travelers
17:00 – 17:15 | Break
17:15 – 18:15 | Concurrent Session #3
Location: CC Ballroom – Facilitator: Masayuki Kudo
Masayuki Kudo: International Collaboration and Teacher Development: Enhancing Task Efficacy and Pedagogy in a Japan–Philippines Program
Yasuko Sato, Meerbek Kudaibergenov: Generative AI Governance in Higher Education: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Japan and South Korea
Yedana Lee, Gayoung Lee: Bridging Technology and Practice in MTSS-R: A Systematic Review of Data-Driven Literacy Support and Future AI-Integrated Frameworks
Location: CC 307 – Facilitator: Robert G. Doyle
Robert G. Doyle: Turmoil in American Universities and the Impact on International Students
Kathleen Teresa Scott, Samaa Haniya: Delegated by Default: Faculty Autonomy and the Learning Design Gap in AI Governance
Cameron Coleman, Jessica Russell: Play Along at Home: Piloting a Model for Home-School-Media Partnership
Location: CC 308 – Facilitator: Seonga Lee
Seonga Lee, Hwakyung Kim, Heemyeong Lee, Wooyong Eom: Design of a Cognitive Mirror-Type Agentic AI Coach and Development of Instructional Strategies for a University Design Thinking Course
Hyunjung Jang, Seonga Lee, Wooyong Eom: Application of a Design Thinking-Based Board Game Development Course to Enhance University Students’ Problem-Solving Skills
Jongbeom Kim, Jeonghye Lee: AI as a Metacognitive Mirror: A Design-Based Study on Schema Gap Analysis in Secondary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Reading Comprehension
Location: CC 309 – Roundtable – Facilitator: Chie Gondo
Chie Gondo: Designing and Co-Creating Lecture Videos with an AI-Assisted Human-in-the-Loop Approach: A Case Study of a Hawaiian History, Culture, and Social Issues Class at Osaka University
Reinald Adrian Pugoy, Lorena Jean D. Saludadez, Cecille A. Moldez: Exploring Al-Assisted Academic Writing Feedback in Open and Distance e-Learning: A Case Study at the UP Open University
Liang Lian: New Paradigms in Practical Writing Pedagogy under the Generative AI Technological Transformation
Location: CC 310 – Facilitator: Takayuki Konno
Takayuki Konno, Roberto B. Figueroa Jr.: Updating Problem Framing in Hybrid COIL Program: How ICT-Mediated Online Exchange and Face-to-Face Fieldwork Shape Learners’ Meaning-Making
Motoko Fujitani, Satoru Fujitani, Jungjoo Sohn: The Effects of the Revised Instructional Design on VE Trial Contributing to Teacher Education Curriculum: Early Stage for COIL Specialized in In-Service / Pre-Service Teacher Trainings
Shin Kurata, Aki Ohta, Emiko Izumi: Development of a Practice Guidebook for Integrating Cloud Technology and Generative AI in Elementary and Junior High School Foreign Language Education
August 7, 2026
09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Refreshments
09:30 – 10:30 | Keynote Presentation – Location: CC Ballroom
Dan Hoffman: The Role and Relevance of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Shaping Today’s Classrooms for Tomorrow’s Learners
10:30 – 10:45 | Break
10:45 – 11:45 | Concurrent Session #4
Location: CC Ballroom – Facilitator: Haram Choi
Haram Choi, Eunjin Ryu, Dayun Yang: Development of a Learner Gaze Analysis System in Virtual Reality-Based Simulation
Ihyeon Yoon, Kukhyeon Kim, Jeeheon Ryu: Exploring Cases of VR-Based Healthcare Education Programs
Yeonjik Joe, Hyunwoo Lee, Kukhyeon Kim, Jeeheon Ryu: Effects of Collaborative Extended Reality Simulation on Learning Outcomes in Healthcare Education: A Meta-Analysis
Location: CC 307 – Facilitator: Takujiro Ito
Takujiro Ito, Kenichi Kubota, Takako Iizuka, Yasuyoshi Kuno, Kanako Ito, Yasin Sancak: Localizing Japan’s STEAM Education in Turkey: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Early Childhood Cognitive Skills
Sonia Flores: Caring at the Core: A Conceptual Framework Focusing on Human-Human Connection Amidst AI-Integration
Csaba Komlo: Learning Management Systems in Transition: From Roots to AI-Driven Horizons
Location: CC 308 – Facilitator: Al Francis Librero
Norimichi Takemura, Toshiki Matsuda, Kentaro Nagahara: A WebBased Gaming Material for L2 Japanese Writing Revision: From Teacher Accompaniment to W/W Model- and WVT-Based Support
Jewel Mahoe: Investigating the Relationships Between Gamification, Personality Traits, and Goal Attainment In Online Postsecondary Settings: The Role of Teaching
Delyash Tsartsaeva: Designing and Implementing AI-Powered Gamified Tools to Innovate Career Education for STEM Students
Location: CC 309 – Facilitator: Tami Im
Tami Im, Yeong Lee: Examining the Structural Relationships in AI Education Implementation: An Integrated UTAUT and AI-TPACK Approach
Robin Dazzeo: Beyond TPACK: Why Epistemological Beliefs Matter for Meaningful AI Integration in K–12 Education
Quang Loc Lam, Thi Thanh Nga Nguyen: The Asymmetric Burden: AI, Education, and Cognitive Dependency in the Developing World
Location: CC 310 – Facilitator: Hyunjin Kim
Hyunjin Kim, Chiharu Negishi, Kuriko Kajiwara, Yu Urata, Tetsuro Nagaoka, Masayuki Murakami: Developing an LLM-Based System to Support Consistent Grading and Feedback Using Expert Evaluative Knowledge: A Case Study of Teaching Philosophy Statements in a Graduate Teaching Preparation Program
Arata Torii, Meerbek Kudaibergenov: A Systematic Review of Empathy Assessment in Educational Contexts: Methodological Trends and Implications for Data-Informed Education
Shuto Nachi: Stage-Dependent Risk Awareness in Generative AI Use: Evidence from University Students
11:45 – 13:15 | Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 | Plenary Presentation – Location: CC Ballroom
Darnel Degand: Multimodal Scholarship, Graphic Narratives, and Innovative Futures in Academia
14:00 – 14:15 | Break
14:15 – 15:15 | Concurrent Session #5
Location: CC Ballroom – Facilitator: Jeeheon Ryu
Inki Kim: From Telehealth to Spatially Intelligent Remote Care: Emerging Trends in Al-based Spatial Grounding and Digital Twinning
Robert O. Davis: Beyond High and Low: Spatial Abilities in AI-XR Design
Eunbyul Yang: From Spatial Interaction Data to Learning Evidence: Trends and Gaps in Spatial Computing Research in Education
Location: CC 307 – Facilitator: Chiaki Iwasaki
Chiaki Iwasaki, Sakamoto Yuko, Xiaohong Zhang: Development and Assessment of a Tutor Training Program Supporting Academic Integrity in the Use of Generative AI
Akifumi Goto, Tsutomu Hirayama, Shinsuke Yagami, Maki Nakayama, Yukiyo Hirayama: Using Eye-Tracking Technology to Support Teacher Reflection: Visualizing Gaze Behavior in Classroom Practice
Yuko Tsuchiya: Holding Un-Knowing in Suspension: Media Storytelling Workshops for Creating Cultural In-Between Spaces through Student-Led Inquiry
Location: CC 308 – Facilitator: Mari Itoh
Mari Itoh, Yukari Nakanishi: The Media Environment For Language Development in Early Childhood Education Facilities
Beomdeok Kwak, Seonga Lee, Wooyong Eom: Exploring Multidimensional Patterns of Elementary Students’ Learning Behavior Based on a Public LMS: A Latent Profile Analysis Approach
Jessica Chillingworth: Scrolling with Purpose: A Framework for Incidental Social Media Learning
Location: CC 309 – Facilitator: Mihoko Chiba
Mihoko Chiba: Artificial Intelligence in University History Education: A Review of Potentials and Challenges
Quang Loc Lam, Thi Thanh Nga Nguyen: Knowledge Democratization: AI Tutors and the Public Infrastructure of Self-Directed Learning
Nadiah Abidin, Zain Itrat: Human-AI Co-Creation for Heritage Educational Media: A Practice-Based Design Research Study
Location: CC 310 – Facilitator: Yasuko Sato
Yasushi Satake, Wakio Oyanagi: Development of a Pre-service Science Teacher Education Program for ICT-Based Observation of Natural Phenomena
Yoshikazu Takenaka: Design and Practice of a Fully Asynchronous Future Faculty Development Program for Graduate Students
Mitsunori Yatsuka, Takeshi Morishita: Navigating Professional Reflection Across Varied Clinical Internship Experiences: A Comparative Analysis of e-Portfolio Descriptions in Teacher Education
15:15 – 15:30 | Break
15:30 – 16:30 | Closing Ceremony
16:30 – 16:45 | Transition Time – Location: CC Ballroom to Queen Lili’uokalani Center
16:45 – 18:45 | Reception – Location: Queen Lili’uokalani Center 412