Talking About Tech and Languages at Columbia: Getting the Big Picture

Hamilton 309 New York, NY

Meet the LRC’s new Educational Technologist, Kim Edmunds, and have a conversation with colleagues across programs to share your thoughts, practices, and goals around key intersections of technology and language pedagogy. The resulting snapshot of our community’s insights will inform LRC offerings in the coming academic year. RSVP Here

LRC AI Working Group

Discussing: "Twenty-first century technologies and language education: Charting a path forward." by Richard Kern

Padlet Showcase

This informal, online event is an opportunity to show off some of the great work that you have done with Padlet, as well as learn from what your fellow instructors have been doing with this tool. There's no need to prepare anything, just bring a Padlet or two to share, or come just to see […]

Workshop: Digital Social Annotation for Online Community-Building

Digital social annotation (DSA) affords language learners and teachers the opportunity to foster community while engaging critically with authentic multimedia. In this workshop, you will design a DSA task for language learning using the free web app Perusall, and share your ideas with colleagues. RVSP Here: https://forms.gle/ptck1KkoVvFhFzu99

Tech-Faciliated Needs Analysis

The first few weeks of a language class are a crucial period for nurturing classroom community by eliciting and discussing learners' needs, goals, and perceptions of language study. Join this workshop to discuss the value of even simple needs analyses, and train in helpful tools for designing, disseminating, and interpreting them. You’ll also receive ready-made, […]