Simon Moran
ME Learning
About
CEO of ME Learning, products and brands include: Modern English, Happy Valley, Live Schedule, bokoco, Fraice and The Double Deckers. Simon arrived in Japan from Newcastle in 1995 with £200 in his pocket. Since then he’s built a school chain and international publishing business from scratch, and had lots of help along the way.Sessions
Commercial Happy Valley Digital more
Sun, Oct 3, 11:15-12:00 Asia/Tokyo
In this presentation, we look at an alpha version of the Happy Valley Digital materials. These encompass automated video, audio, games for lessons, and self-study, with AI-supported games. The presenter will run through a mock-up of a lesson from the teacher's point of view, and ask for feedback and suggestions on how to implement for the benefit of students, parents, teachers and schools. Language of the presentation: English. Audience aimed at: Kindergarten teachers, school owners, digital creators.
Commercial bokoco - the Digitial Library for Young Learners more
Sun, Oct 3, 12:30-13:15 Asia/Tokyo
In this presentation, we look at the beta release of the bokoco library- a Digital Library for Young Learners. This has graded readers for VYL and YL, K to 6, audio, with SRS games to be added. Words are highlighted in the text as audio plays, so very young learners can read unaided; words read are tracked and soon-to-be-added software maps read words and phrases against target word lists and grammar, such as NDL, NGSL, Cambridge English YLE, CEFR, Eiken, others. The presenter will demonstrate the library, propose that walled gardens are a bad idea, and ask for feedback and suggestions on how to implement for the benefit of students, parents, teachers and schools. Language of the presentation: English. Audience aimed at: K to 6 teachers, school owners, digital creators.
Non-Commercial School Owners Forum more
Sun, Oct 3, 16:45-17:30 Asia/Tokyo
Discussion Topics for School Owners. Curriculum and attracting new students will not be covered. Special guest Masaki Homma.
