Interviews Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/category/interviews/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:42:31 +0000 en hourly 1 Interview with Betty Rose Facer and Denis Uebiyev: VR, Language Advocacy, and the Scenic Route https://fltmag.com/interview-facer-uebiyev-vr-advocacy-mentorship/ https://fltmag.com/interview-facer-uebiyev-vr-advocacy-mentorship/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:32:45 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10022 Hi! I’m Lisa Frumkes, and I’m the Interviews Editor for The FLTMAG! In January 2026, I interviewed Betty Rose Facer, Master Lecturer and Director of the Language Learning Center at Old Dominion University, and Denis Uebiyev, a graduate student pursuing

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-facer-uebiyev-vr-advocacy-mentorship/feed/ 1 IALLT Interview Project, Episode 13, with Mireia Toda Cosi, Md Mahbubul Amin, and Fred Poole: Testing the Limits of AI Solutions for LCTL Instruction https://fltmag.com/interview-project-13-testing-ai/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-13-testing-ai/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:55:45 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=9462 Mireia Toda Cosi, University of Maryland Md Mahbubul Amin, Michigan State University Fred Poole, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OKEB8961 In this interview, Jeff moderates a panel discussion among educators who are either instructors or native speakers of less commonly taught

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-13-testing-ai/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 12: Interview about OER “Diverse Russian”, with Shannon Donnally Quinn and Anna Tumarkin https://fltmag.com/interview-project-12-diverse-russian/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-12-diverse-russian/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2024 20:49:43 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=9245 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CAVM3142 In this episode, Jeff discusses a new online Russian textbook with its authors, Shannon Donnally Quinn and Anna Tumarkin. The Open Educational Resource (OER) is available at https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/diverserussian. The authors explain their decision to center the textbook’s content

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-12-diverse-russian/feed/ 2 IALLT Interview Project Episode 11: Interview about LingoTeach.AI with Alasdair Harris https://fltmag.com/interview-lingoteach-alasdair-harris/ https://fltmag.com/interview-lingoteach-alasdair-harris/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:00:33 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=8207 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DCOQ5822 In this interview, Jeff discusses Lingoteach.ai with its founder, Alasdair Harris. Alasdair explains his background as a language teacher as well as a technologist, expounding upon his vision for the use of technology specifically to support instructors. The

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-lingoteach-alasdair-harris/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 10: ChatGPT and Language Learning: Interview with Jesse Walker, Jason Kappes, and Frederick Poole https://fltmag.com/iallt-interview-project-episode-10-chatgpt-and-language-learning/ https://fltmag.com/iallt-interview-project-episode-10-chatgpt-and-language-learning/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 12:49:54 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7646 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GEIJ6080 In this episode of the IALLT Interview Project, Jeff interviews 3 people who are using artificial intelligence (AI) and specifically ChatGPT to enhance their learning solutions and professional practice as language educators. The guests are Dr. Frederick Poole

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]]> https://fltmag.com/iallt-interview-project-episode-10-chatgpt-and-language-learning/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 9: Interview about Artificial Intelligence with Cory Duclos, Simon Zuberek, and Anthony Spadafino https://fltmag.com/interview-project-9-artificial-intelligence/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-9-artificial-intelligence/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:06:03 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7557 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DKEO2015 In this panel interview, Jeff Samuels speaks with Cory Duclos of Colgate University, Simon Zuberek of Columbia University, and Anthony Spadafino of Lingostar.ai. The participants discuss uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for language learning in the context of

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-9-artificial-intelligence/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 8: Interview about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) with Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, Randall Sadler, and Tricia Thrasher https://fltmag.com/iallt-interview-project-episode-8-interview-about-augmented-reality-ar-and-virtual-reality-vr-with-regina-kaplan-rakowski-randall-sadler-and-tricia-thrasher/ https://fltmag.com/iallt-interview-project-episode-8-interview-about-augmented-reality-ar-and-virtual-reality-vr-with-regina-kaplan-rakowski-randall-sadler-and-tricia-thrasher/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2022 21:32:14 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7152 IALLT Interview Project Episode 8: Interview about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) with Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, Randall Sadler, and Tricia Thrasher DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VTYH2830 In this interview, Jeff Samuels discusses AR and VR for language learning with Regina Kaplan-Rakowski of

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]]> https://fltmag.com/iallt-interview-project-episode-8-interview-about-augmented-reality-ar-and-virtual-reality-vr-with-regina-kaplan-rakowski-randall-sadler-and-tricia-thrasher/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 7: Interview about the Scenic Route IALLT Mentoring Program with Helaine Marshall and Marie Mangold https://fltmag.com/interview-project-episode-7-mentoring-program/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-episode-7-mentoring-program/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:38:41 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7060 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AVNG5272 In this interview, Jeff Samuels speaks with Helaine Marshall, a professor at Long Island University and Marie Mangold, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, about their experiences in IALLT’s mentoring program. “The Scenic Route” provides a

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-episode-7-mentoring-program/feed/ 1 IALLT Interview Project Episode 6: Interview about the HyFlex Modality with Susan Berry, Luis Deocares, and Shirley Hall https://fltmag.com/interview-project-hyflex/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-hyflex/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:56:23 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6762 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FGBN7260 In this interview, Jeff Samuels talks to Shirley Hall (Latin teacher at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia), Susan Berry (ESOL teacher at Center for English Language Orientation Program at Boston University), and Luis Deocares (Spanish

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-hyflex/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 5: Interview with Carly Born, Trent Hoy, and Mari Ocando Finol https://fltmag.com/interview-project-episode-5/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-episode-5/#respond Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:41:18 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6455 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WPDZ1761 In this interview, Jeff Samuels talks to Mari Ocando Finol (Educational Technology Specialist at Bryn Mawr College), Trent Hoy (Learning Experience Designer at Berlitz Corporation), and Carly Born (Academic Technologist at Carleton College) about how their careers in

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-project-episode-5/feed/ 0 IALLT Interview Project Episode 4: Interview with Leslie Omaña Begert and Scott Cardwell https://fltmag.com/interview-leslie-begert-scott-cardwell/ https://fltmag.com/interview-leslie-begert-scott-cardwell/#comments Mon, 31 May 2021 14:46:08 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=6081 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SJVB3570 In this interview, Jeff sits down to talk with Scott Cardwell of ImmerseMe (a tool that uses virtual reality to simulate real-life situations in target cultures) and Leslie Omaña Begert of FabuLingua (a method that teaches kids Spanish

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]]> https://fltmag.com/interview-leslie-begert-scott-cardwell/feed/ 1 IALLT Interview Project Episode 3: Interview with Dan Nickolai https://fltmag.com/interview-project-dan-nickolai-ispraak/ https://fltmag.com/interview-project-dan-nickolai-ispraak/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:49:44 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=5955 DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BCFJ8381 In this video, Jeff interviews Dan Nickolai, Assistant Professor of French and Director of the Language Resource Center at Saint Louis University. They discuss iSpraak – an online activity generator developed by Dan that automates speech evaluation for

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