Algirdas Makarevicius. Languages, Computer Skills, Teaching and Research Interests, Hobbies, and Traveling Experience
Computer Skills
Computer Skills
Office Productivity Tools:
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Apple Pages, Numbers, Keynote
- Google Docs, Slides
Learning Management Systems (LMS):
- Blackboard
- Eduwave
- Google Classroom
- Mahara ePortfolio
Educational Technology Tools:
- Grammarly, QuillBot, ChatGPT, Turnitin, AI tools
- Padlet, Kahoot, Quizlet, Nearpod
- Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet
Research and Academic Tools:
- SurveyMonkey
- Google Forms
- Microsoft Forms
Digital Publishing and Multimedia:
- Website/blog design and management
- Google Blogger
- Network Solutions, Wix, WordPress, Weebly
File Management and Cloud Storage:
- Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud
- File conversion, PDF creation, and editing tools
- Generational cohorts and educational trends
- Non-verbal communication
- E-learning in the English classroom
- Integration of extensive reading into the ESL curriculum
- Cross-cultural communication and cultural pragmatics
- Language teaching methodologies
- Material development and abridgment of text
- Computer-assisted language teaching
- Mobile learning and blogging
- Digital media, communication, and website design
- Linguistic pragmatics and cross-cultural communication
- Language and culture
- Fluent in English, Lithuanian, and Russian
- Can communicate and read in German
- Some knowledge of Latin, Spanish, Gothic, Old English, Polish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Latvian, Tok Pisin, Chinese, Arabic, and Turkish
- Website and blog design
- Photography
- Travel and cultural exploration
- Swimming
- Lived, studied, and worked in Lithuania, Papua New Guinea, Cyprus, Australia, Russia, China, Oman, and the UAE
- Business tours: the United Kingdom, Denmark, Thailand, Turkey, and Brazil
- Tourism (three world tours): USA, Germany, France, Holland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova, Georgia, Poland, Belarus, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Algirdas Makarevicius. Disseminating Knowledge and Experience Worldwide
Algirdas Makarevicius. Employment History
