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By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IDSE2473 Students benefit from receiving feedback on their pronunciation and writing, but instructors only have a limited amount of time to devote to it. Yask is a mobile app that allows students
Read MoreBy Silvia Giorgini-Althoen, Wayne State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VQDR2545 Various telecollaboration initiatives have blossomed in recent years, but the pandemic intensified the need to find learning tools to face new challenges and to maintain higher standards of interaction in our language
Read MorePresenter: Sarab Al Ani, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CCSK4370 In this webinar, attendees learn about “escape the room” games – they go through a brief introduction to the history of the game, its types, goals, and benefits for language learning. The
Read MoreBy Haruka Sasai and Xiao Sun, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NLTC9752 Introduction On Saturday, October 23, 2021, the annual conference of The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (JASAL) was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreBy Molly Godwin-Jones, Dianna Murphy, and Karen Evans-Romaine DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ISHG9287 Introduction The widespread shift to remote instruction and adoption of video conferencing tools such as Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in new opportunities for educators at various institutions
Read MoreBy Kaitlyn Teske, PhD, San Diego Padres DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HOAH7836 Education in Baseball I have considered several new job titles during the pandemic: How To Download Zoom Coordinator, Instructor of It’s the Same Link Every Day, Guys, and Director of Unmute Yourself
Read MoreBy Sherry A. Maggin & Rebecca Jones-Kellogg, The United States Military Academy DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/GHVZ2568 Introduction Book Creator is an online platform for the creation of digital books. Instructors and students alike can read, create, and publish using a wide
Read MoreBy María I. Ortiz, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ANFE7512 Introduction: Spanish Club Pre- and During COVID-19 As a language educator, have you ever heard this: “I want to learn a language, and I want
Read MoreBy Joseph Fees, Delaware State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UAHJ7964 Loom is a browser-based program to create sharable screencast videos for classes or training. Users can access the website directly or add a Loom extension to Chrome. The website allows users to
Read MoreBy Richard Medina, Center for Language & Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OPLJ7846 About AMPLIFY Amplify is a web application that collects and distributes information about professional learning events specifically from language centers, departments, or other organizational units
Read MoreBy Melissa Fiori, Associate Professor of Spanish, Daemen College, Amherst, NY DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CCWV1863 Introduction Music moves us all and is especially motivational in language learning. With the intersection of music and language, the web platform Lyricstraining makes acquiring a language
Read MoreDOI: 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
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VJLJ2909 While working on my PhD in Russian literature, my career took a turn toward instructional technology and curriculum development. After finishing graduate school I wanted a way to continue learning more
Read MoreBy Frederick Poole, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BHNH4250 In the last five years, Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiatives have been spreading through K-12 institutions in the United States. Many of these initiatives are the result of substantial government funding
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