In this last and final issue of our Video and Digital Media Interest Section (VDMIS) newsletter, I want to welcome you all and, at the same time, bid you a very fond farewell. I have enjoyed working immensely with Coeditor Kenneth Chyi, who has never hesitated to give me sound input and advice. Heartfelt thanks also to our present noble leaders, Elke Stappert and Suzi Lee, and to the past leadership of Scott Duarte and Julie Lopez. I want to congratulate the contributors in this issue and thank all those who worked so hard in past postconvention issues for my half of the coediting.

Please remember that you can continue to participate in our VDMIS group, which is now undergoing changes; if you are interested in some form of digital activities or video lessons, you are warmly encouraged to contribute by sharing your learning and experiences. You will find us online: On Facebook (TESOL Video PLN), myTESOL, and TESOL’s YouTube channel (after 1 May).

I myself will be going back to Canada permanently in August and hope to continue teaching, even though I recently celebrated my 70th birthday. At my age, I am going back to studying the Canadian Language Benchmarks in order to strengthen the portfolio I will submit to TESL Ontario for accreditation. After 22 years of teaching in Japan, I need their approval because many colleges and universities now require this accreditation. It has been an enormous pleasure working with you all, and I have learned much about editing and revisions. I also wish to thank Michelle Kim for her ongoing patience, guidance, and support when submitting post-convention newsletters to TESOL editors.

Best wishes to you all and my eternal gratitude to a super group!

Joyce Cunningham

Professor Emerita

Ibaraki University, Japan

Joyce Cunningham is finishing her last 4 months of 22 years of teaching at Ibaraki University in Japan. She will make the huge step to cross the ocean once more and return to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to continue teaching and learning. Her interests lie in the area of using music, online/television commercials, and student-generated video productions.