distance learning

The CLT Orientation to Online Learning is a professional learning series offered by the Center for Language & Technology to faculty and graduate teaching assistants who teach language classes in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The series aims at introducing the participants to the basic principles and concepts of online teaching and learning. Instructors who complete the orientation will gain basic familiarity with theoretical and practical aspects of designing an online course, starting from either the adaptation of a traditional course or the creation of an entirely new one, as well ...

An online workshop for postsecondary language educators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on building community in the context of remote delivery of language instruction.

The interruption of most in-person learning caused by COVID-19 has presented both a challenge and an opportunity to language programs. Although many robust, distance opportunities for language learning already existed, the quick transition to online learning has resulted in new approaches to the curriculum. Perhaps one of the most evergreen issues in language instruction and learning is that of assessment. Assessment provides an opportunity for instructors and students alike to reflect on their successes. However, sometimes the focus for assessment leans too heavily toward summative outcomes and less toward a way to communicate with learners. In this talk, I will ...