Heidrich Uebel, E. & Zulick, B. (2025). Less commonly taught language instructors: An updated look at instructor profiles and needs. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 38, 1-48. Retrieved from: https://ncolctl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vol38-p1.pdf
Heidrich Uebel, E., Giupponi, L., Van Gorp, K., Garza, T. J. (2025) Technology-Enabled Interinstitutional Professional Development for Less Commonly Taught Languages. In E. Britton, A. Kraemer, T. Austin, H. Liu, & X. Zuo (Eds.), Advancing Critical CALL across Institutions and Borders Reimagining Possibilities for Languages, Literacies, and Cultures (pp. 171-190). University of Toronto Press.
Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Steider, D. (2025). Supporting Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages through Technology Integration and Online Language Learning. In V. Russell, K. Muphy-Judy, F. Troyan, A. Moeller, & K. Hines-Gaither (Eds.) The Handbook of Research in World Language Instruction (pp. 492-504). Routledge.
Van Gorp, K., Heidrich Uebel, E., & Giupponi, L. (2025). “Collaboration and Curriculum Development: The design of flexible modules in the Less Commonly Taught Languages Partnership.” In A. Corin, C. Campbell, & B.L. Leaver (Eds.) Open Architecture Curricular Design: Courses and Concepts (pp. 139-149). Georgetown University Press.
Giupponi, L., Zulick, B., & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2024). “Post-Pandemic Language Teaching: Language Instructors’ Technology Integration Practices.” In S. Goertler & J. Gleason (Eds.) Technology-mediated Crisis Response in Language Studies (pp.114-134). Equinox Publishing.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Kraemer, A. & Giupponi, L. (Eds.). (2023). Sharing LCTLs in Higher Education: Collaboration and Innovation. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003349631
Fritzsche, S., Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg., F. A., Long, C.P., & Van Gorp, K. (2022). Languages as Drivers of Institutional Diversity: The Case of Less Commonly Taught Languages. The Language Educator, Winter 2022, 45-47.
Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., & Van Gorp, K. (2021). Strategies for Language Centers to Support Online Language. In E. Lavolette & A. Kraemer (Eds.) Language center handbook 2021 (pp. 61-90). Auburn, AL: International Association for Language Learning Technology. https://iallt.org/resources/publications/
Van Gorp, K., Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., Dursun, A., & Swinehart, N. (2019). Defining teachers’ readiness for online language teaching: toward a unified framework. CALL and complexity–short papers from EUROCALL 2019, 373.
Arola, K., Chalykoff, J.P., Fritzsche, S., Heidrich Uebel, E., Mitchell, A.E. (accepted, expected in 2025). “Navigating Change in Indigenous Community Language Revitalization at a Land Grant Institution.” Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice.
Van Gorp, K. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (accepted). Teacher Perspectives and Student Voices: Tasks and Task Design for Less Commonly Taught Language Classrooms. TASK: Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning.
Presentations
Arola, K. (2025, June). Practicing Everyday Indigeneity: Honoring Community Responsibilities Within Settler Colonial Institutions. Native American and Indigenous Studies Associate (NAISA) Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2024, October). LCTLs and OERs: Collaboration and Innovation. Invited panel presentation for the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning Workshop, Yale University.
Kronenberg, F. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2024, November). Strategic and Inter-Institutional Language Course Sharing. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Van Gorp, K. (2024, June). Doing projects = doing tasks? Exploring the intersection between PBLL and TBLT. Invited talk in the School of Language Studie’s Experiential Learning Speakers Series, School of Languages, Foreign Service Institute.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Giupponi, L., & Kronenberg, F. (2024, May). Developing and Using Open Educational Resources: A Model from/for LCTL Instructors. Invited Symposium for the 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Kronenberg, F. (2024, May). Whose Job is it Anyway? Enrollments and Pathways to Higher Education Language Learning. Presented at the 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Giupponi, L. (2024, May). Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages and CALL: Models of Support. Presented at Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2024, May). Defining Language Teachers’ Readiness for Online Language Teaching: Toward a Unified Framework. Presented at Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Kronenberg, F. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2023, November). Strategic and Inter-Institutional Language Course Sharing. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, Chicago, IL.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (2023, November). From Surviving to Thriving: Increasing Language Program Enrollments. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, Chicago, IL.
Giupponi, L. (2023, November). The Pandemic as a Catalyst for Technology-enabled Innovation. WorldCALL. Chiang-Mai, Thailand.
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2023, August). Initiatives to Support LCTL Education in US Higher Education: A Peek into Two Grant Projects. Presented at the LCTL SIG Symposium of EUROCALL, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Mitchell, A.E. (2023, August). Supporting Indigenous Languages through Technology and Collaboration. Presented at EUROCALL, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Giupponi, L. (2023, August). Supporting Less Commonly Taught Languages Through Technology. Presented at EUROCALL, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2023, June). Tasks as stepping-stones: Exploring instructors of Less Commonly Taught Languages’ evolving beliefs and practices. Presented at the Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Van Gorp, K. (2023, April). Real-world tasks in the classroom: Myth or reality? Exploring Task-Based Language Teaching. Invited talk for the Language Resource Center Speaker Series, Cornell University. (Link to presentation)
Van Gorp, K. (2023, April). Exploring Task-Based Language Teaching. Podcast for the Language Resource Center, Cornell University. (Link to podcast, S11E12)
Mitchell, A.E. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2023, March). Building a Framework for University Engagement with Indigenous Linguistic Justice Efforts. 8th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC), virtual presentation.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2023, March). What makes a task a task? Expert, Teacher, and student perspectives. Presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, OR.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Ranjan, R. & Steider, D. (2023, February).Inspiring LCTL OER Creation: Models, Resources, and Future Directions. Webinar presentation for NCOLCTL.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2023, January). Reflecting on the pandemic, innovating the future. Presented at the ADFL Innovation Room at the Modern Language Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Van Gorp, K. (2022, December). Talking about tasks: Exploring the language learning potential of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). COTSEAL Fall 2022 Webinar, Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages. (Link to the presentation.)
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, November) The pandemic as catalyst for pedagogical transformation. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, Boston, MA.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Steider, D., & Zulick, B. (2022, November) Open educational resources and LCTLs: The new LCTL DOORs project. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, Boston, MA.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, November). From reflection to action: Facilitating instructor innovation in online language teaching. Presented at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference, Orlando, FL.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2022, September). Designing proficiency-based assessments for advanced less commonly taught language learners in higher education: an evolving collaborative process. Presented at the Language Assessment Research Conference (LARC). Chicago, IL.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, June). The Pandemic as a catalyst for pedagogical transformation. Presented at the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference, Seattle, Washington.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Zulick, B., and Van Gorp, K. (2022, April). LCTL Instructor Professional Development: Exploratory Results from a Nationwide Survey. Presented at the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Conference, held virtually.
Van Gorp, K. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, March). Co-constructing learning-oriented assessments for advanced less commonly taught language learners in higher education. Presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Pittsburgh, PA.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, March). Supporting Online Language Instruction: Strategies for Language Centers. Invited webinar presentation for IALLT.
Fritzsche, S., Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., & Van Gorp, K. (2022, January) Post-Pandemic Language Teaching: What stays and what goes? Presented at the ADFL Innovation Room at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, held virtually.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2021, September). Post-Pandemic Language Teaching: What stays and what goes? Presented at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference, held virtually.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Giupponi, L. (2021, August). Collaborating and innovating across institutions of higher education in the US. Presented at the EUROCALL Conference’s LCTL Symposium, held virtually.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Van Gorp, K., & Giupponi, L. (2021, April). A Vision of Strategic Coordination for the Future of LCTLs. Presented at the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Conference, held virtually.
Van Gorp, K. (2021, April). Assessing less commonly taught languages in times of declining enrolments and Covid: Addressing challenges and creating opportunities. Presented at ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe), held virtually.
Van Gorp, K. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2021, February). Behind the veil: How task-based instructors of less commonly taught languages think and teach.Presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), held virtually.
Giupponi, L. & Van Gorp, K. (2021, January). Innovating and strengthening LCTL education: Developing an inter-institutional model. Presented at the ADFL Innovation Room at the Modern Language Association Conference, held virtually.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2020, January) Innovating online in the LCTLs: A model for training and support. Presented at the ADFL Innovation Room at the Modern Language Association Conference, Seattle, WA.
Van Gorp, K., Giupponi, L., & Kronenberg, F. (2019, November). Exploring a Tool to Assess Teacher Readiness to Teach a Language Online. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, Washington, D.C.
Van Gorp, K. (2019, August). Teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages and TBLT: Exploring common ground. Presented at the Eighth International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching, Ottawa, Canada.
Van Gorp, K. & Giupponi, L. (2019, August). Assessing teachers’ readiness for online language teaching: Validating an online assessment instrument. Presented at the EUROCALL Conference, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2019, June). Innovating LCTL Instruction through Technology: Less Commonly Taught Languages Partnership. Presented at the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) Conference, Eugene, OR.
Giupponi, L., Heidrich, E., & Van Gorp, K. (2019, May). Less Commonly Taught Languages Partnership: Innovating LCTL Instruction through Technology. Presented at the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Heidrich, E., Giupponi, L., & Van Gorp, K. (2019, April).Communicating about OERs to Higher Education Stakeholders. Presented at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Innovate Conference, Denver, CO.
Giupponi, L., Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2019, April). Advancing Online Language Instruction: A Support and Onboarding Model. Presented at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Innovate Conference, Denver, CO.
Heidrich, E., Van Gorp, K. & Karpman, A. (2019, April). Innovation through the LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership and Online Asynchronous Courses. Presented at the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Van Gorp, K., Heidrich, E., & Giupponi, L. (2018, November). Introduction to Online Language Teaching: A Model for Distance Training. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2018, November). Making Open Educational Resources: Considerations, Tips, and Tricks. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2018, October). Open Educational Resources (OERs): Creation, Collaboration, and Implementation. Presented at the Michigan World Language Association (MiWLA) Annual Conference, Lansing, MI.
Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2018, November). Making Open Educational Resources: Considerations, Tips, and Tricks. Presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2018, October). Open Educational Resources (OERs): Creation, Collaboration, and Implementation. Presented at the Michigan World Language Association (MiWLA) Annual Conference, Lansing, MI.
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich, E. (2018, April). Transitioning Online: A LCTL Challenge. Presented at the Chicago Language Symposium, Chicago, IL.
Van Gorp, K. & Heidrich, E. (2018, March). Task-based language teaching and instructors of Less Commonly Taught Languages: Looking for common ground. Presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.
Thompson, K.D. (2018, March). Queering Swahili-as-a-Foreign-Language Instruction. Presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.
Heidrich, E., Van Gorp, K., & Giupponi, L. (2017, November). Challenges and Opportunities of the Big Ten LCTL Partnership. Presented at the meeting of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), Honolulu, HI.
Van Gorp, K. & Heidrich, E. (2017, October). Sustaining Language Instruction Through Course Sharing – The LCTL Partnership. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Collaborative Leadership (ACL), Albany, NY.
Heidrich, E. & Van Gorp, K. (2017, September) Update Big Ten Academic Alliance – LCTL Partnership. Presented at the Shared LCTL Symposium, Chicago, IL.