ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author spends time in the Nitobe Memorial Garden, a site where Aoki frequented and drew inspiration for his work, to explore Aokian themes. This approach is one of many ways which scholars can invoke an Aokian methodology, and through this process the author explores his relationship with technology in multi-faceted ways. The chapter examines three of Aoki's themes: the limits of binaries; instrumentalism and praxis; and bridges of lingering and multiplicity, and how they speak to the role of technology in the classroom and the lives of students. When situating the author in the context of the Nitobe Memorial Garden, he engages in an Aokian methodology by walking through multiple contexts to reflect on his relationship with technology in the author's personal lived experience, as a researcher, and as an educator/facilitator.
