Time-lapse of the clouds and wheat in Monmouth, OR.
Riverview Park
Time-lapse of Independence's Riverview Park on a rainy day.
Willamette River
Time-lapse of Willamette River after the snow storm.
A Squirrel's Daring Bird Feeder Adventure
A heartwarming journey of a fluffy and clever squirrel.
Dez River
Time-lapse of Dez River.
Dezful, Khuzestan.
Nourouz 1401.
Sunrise Over Willamette River
Time-lapse of sunrise over the Willamette River.
Music: Yad-e Doust Ensemble
Musician: Negar Kharkan
Willamette River
Time-lapse of Willamette River on a sunny winter day.
Independence, Oregon.
Snow
Snow storm on Western Oregon University campus.
Winter 2021
Hamersley Library
Slo-Mo of falling leaves at Hamersley Library at Western Oregon University.
Fall
Fall colors at Western Oregon University.
Independence Waterfront
Time-lapse of the Willamette River in Independence, Oregon.
Clouds and Poppy Time-lapse
A compilation of time-lapse videos of clouds and a closing poppy.
The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean.
Lincoln City, Oregon.
My first time lapse 🌄
Today, I did my first time lapse. I used my phone to do it--not bad, but I am so excited. 🤩
Sound: https://www.bensound.com/
Sunrise at Magpie Forest
Caught the sunrise at Magpie Forest.
Pullman, WA.
Pond
Watching sunrise from a pond.
Sky
A blue sky, white clouds, and playful crows.
Automn
The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry’s cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I’ll put a trinket on.
~Emily Dickinson
Thunderbolt
Rainbow
Caught a beautiful rainbow.
Valley
A typical day.
Dancing in the Wind
Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Pullman, WA.
Dancing in the Wind
Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Pullman, WA.
Cape Creek Road
Cape Creek Road, Florence, Oregon.
Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint
Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, Florence, Oregon.
Sea Lions Cave
Sea Lions Cave, Florence, Oregon.
Creating Educational Escape Rooms and Text Games
Online workshop honored with the 2023-2024 John F. Helmer Professional Award.
Building A Virtual Educational Escape Room
WOUTechCon 1 Workshop.
Developing Accessible OER Documents
2022 Language OER Conference
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Supporting Every Student
Language Task Engagement Model
Evidence for Second Language Socialization in Multiplayer Online Game Play
This is video presentation has been prepared for CALICO Annual Conference 2021: Global Realities.
CALL Principles
This is a video lecture on Chapter 1 in Egbert and Shahrokni's (2018) CALL Principles and Practices.
http://opentext.wsu.edu/call
How to Publish in Peer-Reviewed Journals
An invited talk on publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
Production
This short video introduces a class topic on Production.
Assessment
This presentation talks about classroom assessment.
Tasks
This slideshow talks about "tasks" in the teaching/learning process.
Connections
This slideshow talks about the importance of building connections in teaching.
edTPA
This slideshow addresses the edTPA planning prompts.
Language Objectives
This presentation is about language objectives.
Assessing Student Strengths and Needs
This presentation addresses the process and importance of conducting strengths and needs assessments in teaching English Language Learners (ELLs).
Writing in Fanfiction Communities
The 1st National Symposium on Academic Writing
July 19, 2018, Dezful, Iran
TESOL 2018 Presentation
Second Language Socialization in a Massively Multiplayer Online Game
TESOL 2017 Presentation
Second Language Socialization in a Strategic Online Game
3D Super Mario
Final minutes of a 7-hour 3D print job.
3D Baymax
3D-printing Baymax
Eiffel Tower
3D printing an Eiffel Tower
Cat/Keychain/Smartphone Stand
3D-printing a cat/keychain/smartphone stand
Fox
3D-printing a fox
Turtle/Smartphone Stand
3D-printing a turtle/smartphone stand
Second Language Socialization in Stronghold Kingdoms: An Ethnographic Case Study
This is the video that I made for my Ph.D. dissertation defense. In this short clip, I tried to provide the audience with a feel of the context of the study.
4K Videos
Playing 4K Videos in VITaL
Roomalive Calibration
I installed the Microsoft RoomAlive Toolkit in our lab. This video shows the calibration process.
Dissecting a Frog in a Cyber-science Lab Via Leap
I virtually dissected a Frog using a Leap Motion detector connected to a Windows machine in VITaL.
Dissecting a Butterfly in a Cyber-science Lab Via Leap
I virtually dissected a butterfly using a Leap Motion detector connected to a Windows machine in VITaL.
Google Earth via Leap
Using a Leap Motion sensor to navigate to locations.
Using Nearpod in VITaL
Here's how a Nearpod presentation looks like in an immersive lab.
Virtual Science Lab via Leap
Using a Leap Motion sensor to interact with the content--dissecting a skull in our lab.
My Yalda
A short and entertaining montage of interviews with Iranian students at Washington State University to introduce and communicate the significance of Yalda night celebrations and its importance away from home.
Fireworks
July 4th Fireworks, Sunnyside Park, Pullman, WA.
Galileo Galilei
We played Bertolt Brecht's Galileo Galilei at Lorestan University in 2006.
A Town With an Ocean View
Kiki's Delivery Service song on loop (10 times)
Ta Bahare Delneshin
Played "Ta Bahare Delneshin" to welcome Spring and Nowruz.
What Child is This/A House in the Meadow
Playing "What Child is This/A House in the Meadow" on my Tar.
Return
Played Soleiman Sepanloo's "Return" to welcome Fall.
Intro to Mahoor
Liked this piece I saw on Nima Fereidooni's channel (https://youtu.be/cvR415qG2fQ) and tried to learn it for a few weeks. Here is my (amateurish) play based on his professional teaching and work.
Parvaz-e-Eshq (Flight of Love)
This piece covers a melody in Isfahan originally played by Maestro Mohammad Reza Lotfi.
Ta Bahare Delneshin
Ta Bahar-e-Delneshin is an Iranian song, which translates to "The Pleasant Spring."
Ode to Joy
Covering Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy, in my joyful amateurish play.
Bahare Delneshin
Plying the song "Bahar-e-Delneshin" (Sweet Spring) in Sunnyside Park, Pullman, WA.
Bahare Delneshin
Plying the song "Bahar-e-Delneshin" (Sweet Spring) in Sunnyside Park, Pullman, WA.
Word Music Table, WSU.
I played this piece at World Music Table, an event hosted by WSU International Program.
Kereshmeh
A melody called "Kereshmeh" (i.e., coquetry) on Major notes.
Golbang-Part 1
This song covers the melody to one of the Major/Mahoor pieces from the album "Golbang" by Maestro Mohamed Reza Shajarian.
Morgh-e-Sahar- Dawn Bird
Morq-e sahar (Dawn Bird), or مرغ سحر, is a famous Iranian song composed in early 20th century.
Mahoor-Majles Afrooz
Majles Afrooz
Gleaner--Khooshe Cheen
Parts of an Iranian song called "Khooshe cheen" (i.e., Gleaner) by Gholamhossein Banan.
Sepideh
Playing parts of the song Sepideh (meaning "dawn" in Farsi).
Musical Maloos
I was practicing a piece and Maloos was so calmly and attentively listening.
Improvisation
Just improvising on Major notes.
Nasirkhani
"Nasirkhani" melody-Mahoor, Iranian musical Radif
Game Based Learning Course: Level 1
Level intro for a course focused on Game Based Learning.
Fake drone shots
Using a tripod light stand and a phone camera.
Arbor Day
Western Oregon University's Arbor Day observance event featuring featuring three notable trees and a ceremonial tree planting.
