Maria Alley, Senior Lecturer in Foreign Languages, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Molly Peeney, Lecturer in Foreign Languages, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Authenticity of language, language tasks, and assessment have been key principles of language teaching and learning in
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by Beth O’Connor, Spanish Teacher, Essex High School and Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative ABOUT SCAVENGER HUNTS When I was young, the party games that were the most fun were the scavenger hunts. We were given a list of things
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By Peggy Veal, French Teacher & World Language Department Chair, STEM School and Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO. In 2017, STEM School Highlands Ranch introduced The SYNK into its building. Lead by Dr. Cannady, the SYNK offers an interactive whiteboard, connected to
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Andie Faber, lecturer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University, NJ Anais Holgado-Lage, lecturer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University, NJ Adriana Merino, lecturer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University, NJ Jovana Zujevic, lecturer, Department of Spanish and
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By Edwige Simon, Faculty Director of the Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching with Technology, the University of Colorado Boulder. WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING? The term blended learning can be used to define a wide range of instructional models. In this
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by Shannon Donnally Spasova, Michigan State University Virtual and augmented reality facilities are becoming a reality in many universities across the country. At Michigan State University, the library recently installed a digital scholarship lab that includes a 360
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Seth Killian, Founder of Lingco Labs By Shannon Spasova, University of Michigan Shannon Spasova: Hi, can you tell us a little about yourself? Seth Killian: I’m Seth, the founder of Lingco Language Labs. I’m an undergraduate student at Michigan
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by Carlos Torres, Spanish teacher and department Head in Birmingham, MI. I am fortunate to work in a school district where the use of social media for instructional and extracurricular purposes is relatively commonplace. Teachers, sponsors, and
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Marlene Johnshoy (University of Minnesota) Jonathan Perkins (University of Kansas) Dan Soneson (University of Minnesota) Shannon Donnally Spasova (Michigan State University) With shrinking travel budgets and difficulties taking extended time away from work, many language faculty and
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by Megan MacNicol, Spanish teacher in Hershey, PA Formative, which is also known as GoFormative, is a web-based tool that allows teachers to create digital formative assessments, tasks, or assignments that are easily accessible from any electronic device:laptop,
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by Beatriz Gómez Acuña, Associate Professor of Spanish, Elmhurst College Edpuzzle is a web-based interactive video tool that allows teachers to customize existing online videos in ways that encourage active learning. The basic version is free for
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Anita Young, Virtual Learning Specialist. Edwige: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, what you teach, where and how long you’ve been teaching? Anita: My name is Anita Young and I am a Virtual Learning Specialist
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by Shannon Donnally Spasova (Michigan State University) In previous articles, I introduced you to H5P’s Interactive Video and Audio Recorder activity types. In this article, I would like to introduce you to the H5P Course Presentation activity type. It is
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Jeff Magoto is the language center director at the University of Oregon where the next IALLT conference will be hosted on June 19-22, 2019. Here a link to the Call for Proposal. The deadline is December 6, 2018. The International Association
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