The LRC Reading Group will be hosted on Wednesdays, once per month. The readings will be linked to articles suggested by our invited guests, and will help our community prepare to welcome and engage with our guest speakers. You may join us in Zoom ID: 847 208 7081
This week, the Center for Language Study is delighted to host Dr. Erik Voss of Columbia University Teachers College. Technology for learning-oriented assessment in remote environments Effective use of information technologies has become increasingly important as we shift to remote or hybrid language learning and assessment. Because of limited in-person interaction, selection and application of […]
TBLT in the Distance Language Classroom with Dr. Marta González-Lloret University of Hawai'i at Manoa As most teaching practitioners have had the chance to experience this year, technology can facilitate learning, including language learning. However, without a sound methodological base for the development of our curriculum and activities, technology is just a vehicle, and not […]
Our Instructional Innovation Workshops on pedagogy and technology in the virtual language classroom address the needs and interests of the language community. Some of the topics considered for this semester include: advanced Canvas functionality, working with non-Latin-based writing systems, and implementing project-based learning. You are invited to join us in Zoom ID: 847 208 7081
Each week, a Columbia language instructor will present an idea, a tool, or a challenge related to teaching online, and the attendees will be able to give constructive feedback and share their own experiences. During the second, less formal, portion of the Colloquium the participants will share what they are encountering in their classrooms as […]
Our Instructional Innovation Workshops on pedagogy and technology in the virtual language classroom address the needs and interests of the language community. Some of the topics considered for this semester include: advanced Canvas functionality, working with non-Latin-based writing systems, and implementing project-based learning. You are invited to join us in Zoom ID: 847 208 7081
Each week, a Columbia language instructor will present an idea, a tool, or a challenge related to teaching online, and the attendees will be able to give constructive feedback and share their own experiences. During the second, less formal, portion of the Colloquium the participants will share what they are encountering in their classrooms as […]
The LRC Reading Group will be hosted on Wednesdays, once per month. The readings will be linked to articles suggested by our invited guests, and will help our community prepare to welcome and engage with our guest speakers. You may join us in Zoom ID: 847 208 7081
Please join us for a lecture and discussion by Professor Regine Hampel of the Open University UK titled, "Disruptive Technologies and the Language Classroom." The event will take place on December 4, 2020 in Zoom meeting 203 508 3989. Abstract New technologies have the potential to open up the classroom and to radically transform how […]
Our Instructional Innovation Workshops on pedagogy and technology in the virtual language classroom address the needs and interests of the language community. Some of the topics considered for this semester include: advanced Canvas functionality, working with non-Latin-based writing systems, and implementing project-based learning. You are invited to join us in Zoom ID: 847 208 7081
Presentations of the projects developed by Columbia language faculty with the assistance of the LRC Instructional Innovation Grants. The presentations showcase the following projects completed in the Fall 2020 semester: Interactive Digital Resources for Learning and Teaching Grammar in a Medical Spanish Class (Part II) by Juan Pablo Cominguez Integrating Heritage Language and Heritage Culture […]
Our Instructional Innovation Workshops on pedagogy and technology in the language classroom address the needs and interests of Columbia's language community. This semester's theme is "Visualizing the Distance Classroom" and it covers topics ranging from hosting virtual conversation hours via proximity chat platforms, through creating class projects by leveraging various video tools.