Full Calendar of Experiences

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Apr
30

Creating podcasts for active and authentic learning

demo by Naiyi Xie Fincham & Michaela Nuesser
Podcasts, a unique media model that has enabled a fresh generation of content producers, offer exciting opportunities for active and authentic learning in languages, cultures, and various specific domains. In this session, Naiyi will share the principles and processes involved in designing and creating podcasts as class projects. We will introduce the resources and facilities available at the CLT for podcast production, and highlight a successful podcast project implemented in one of  the Department of Second Language Studies (SLS) courses, produced right here at the CLT. Join us to discover how podcasts can provide students with rich language and cultural ...
Apr
16

iSpraak: A Platform for Second Language Pronunciation Instruction, Assessment, and Research

webinar by Dan Nickolai
This presentation will showcase the latest feature developments to the iSpraak platform. This free online tool incorporates multilingual Automatic Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech technologies to both model and assess pronunciation in 36 different languages. Now generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, iSpraak has significantly expanded on its previous feature set and has adopted new tools for learners, teachers, and researchers.
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Mar
25

Language Policy, (Anti-)Racism, and Change

webinar by Jeff Bale
This session begins with findings from a policy genealogy (Gale, 2001) of the Heritage Languages Program (HLP) in Ontario and the racialized conflicts over it between 1977–1987. Heritage-language education policies emerged across Canada in the 1970s, just after federal policies for official bilingualism (1969) and multiculturalism (1971) were established. As Haque (2012) argues, official bilingualism was only possible by excluding demands of Indigenous and other racialized communities for their own linguistic and cultural rights. The HLP challenged the logic of official bilingualism, and thus became the site of extended, racialized conflicts over fundamental questions of (1) whose language and culture ...
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Mar
13

Leveraging AI tools for PBLL

demo by Rachel Mamiya Hernandez
Have you ever wanted to try project-based language learning (PBLL), but felt that it is too overwhelming or time consuming? Then, this D&D is for you! In this session, we will use the High Quality PBL framework as a guide and delve into AI powered tools that can support project design, planning, and implementation.
Mar
7

Machine Learning and Grammar Instruction: The Case of German Nominal Gender (IALLT webinar)

webinar by Simon Zuberek
Language learners often struggle with particular grammar topics, but with limited instructional time, sometimes these topics do not receive in-depth attention in the classroom. One example of this phenomenon is the gender of German nouns. This presentation showcases a software solution that supplies the reasoning behind the gender of German nouns, aiming to help learners understand the underlying rules. The presentation will highlight the program’s potential for assisting students with background knowledge, and will emphasize that AI solutions extend beyond ChatGPT, offering innovative solutions to language learning challenges.
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Mar
7

Machine Learning and Grammar Instruction: The Case of German Nominal Gender (IALLT webinar)

webinar by Simon Zuberek
Language learners often struggle with particular grammar topics, but with limited instructional time, sometimes these topics do not receive in-depth attention in the classroom. One example of this phenomenon is the gender of German nouns. This presentation showcases a software solution that supplies the reasoning behind the gender of German nouns, aiming to help learners understand the underlying rules. The presentation will highlight the program’s potential for assisting students with background knowledge, and will emphasize that AI solutions extend beyond ChatGPT, offering innovative solutions to language learning challenges.
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Feb
29

Copyright Basics: Understanding Copyright in the Context of Language Teaching

webinar by Julie Evershed
The purpose of this session is to give you tools and strategies to become comfortable making basic decisions regarding materials usage and copyright considerations in the pursuit of language teaching and learning. There are many of the more traditional ways that copyright impacts our work: Public Performance Rights, conversion of “obsolete” materials, and duplication of language learning media. However, with the evolution of technology and the advent of the user as creator, we are facing many new situations where the law has not caught up with reality. The paradigm shift in publishing and distribution contributes to the confusing nature of ...
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Feb
12

Python Series Special Topic: Scripting Generative AI with Python

workshop by Richard Medina
Large Language Models (LLMs) provide an enormous resource of language material that can be accessed (or “prompted”) in a variety of ways. In this workshop Richard will demonstrate techniques for using Python scripts to interact with LLMs to retrieve many types of language content. Techniques to be covered include constructing and submitting prompts through a Python script and handling responses from the language model. Examples of using Python to generate example language material will be presented in detail. Familiarity with writing Python scripts would be useful but not necessary to benefit from the workshop. Some familiarity with using Large Language Models ...
Feb
8

Academic Integrity in the Face of Artificial Intelligence (IALLT webinar)

webinar by Tricia Bertram Gallant
After a year of implementation, it is clear that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT, Bing Chat & Google Bard, present both opportunities to enhance language learning and threats to the integrity of teaching, learning and assessment. In this webinar, Dr. Bertram Gallant will encourage language instructors to explore the practical ways in which they can think through these opportunities and threats and craft policies to guide ethical GenAI use in the classroom.
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Feb
7

AI Enhanced Research Tools

demo by Julio Rodriguez & Richard Medina
Are you starting a new research project or wondering how you can enhance your existing research? In this session, you will learn about recent AI assisted technologies that are useful at different phases of a research project. We will provide demonstrations and example use cases for research/topic discovery, building citation networks and literature reviews, search and retrieval by topic and methodology, article summarization, finding interdisciplinary connections, and effective use of visualizations.
Jan
19

Professional Development Series: Enhancing Course Content with Rich Interactions (3-session series)

workshop by Naiyi Xie Fincham & Rachel Mamiya Hernandez
Enhancing Course Content with Rich Interactions is a professional development series offered by the Center for Language & Technology. The main purpose of this series is to introduce faculty and graduate students in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters to principles of instructional design for world language and culture courses. They will learn skills and discover tools, such as generative AI, for creating and enhancing course content and students’ learning experiences with a variety of interactive activities. Designed primarily for language instructors, this year’s series comprises 3 in-person 75-minute sessions that will guide participants in exploring the features and ...
Jan
18

Canva Can Do It! (IALLT webinar)

webinar by Maureen Lamb
This session will explore the many different ways that language teachers can use Canva to enhance their classes. Canva can also be integrated into many different LMS systems, and best all, Canva for Education allows teachers to access these tools for free. Canva Magic tools for AI will be reviewed, and teachers will come away with many examples of ideas and activities they can do with Canva in their language classes.
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