As the LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership no longer has funding to do these workshops, this page serves as a record of the previous workshops offered by the grant.
May 2024 LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership Workshop
- Dates: May 13-14, 2024
- Presenters: Frederick J Poole; Rajiv Ranjan; Charlene Polio
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Task-Based Language Teaching
- learn about the principles and benefits of task-based language teaching, and how it can enhance students’ communicative competence.
- introduction to AI tools, to be applied within the TBLT framework, that can help instructors quickly and easily create customized materials and lesson plans tailored to their specific language and proficiency levels
December 2023 LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership Workshop
- Dates: December 11-12, 2023
- Presenter: Dr. Thomas J. Garza, University of Texas at Austin
- Topic: Differentiated Instruction
- participants explore ways to facilitate proficiency development for classes with heterogenous learners (i.e., differing proficiency levels, heritage learners, etc.).
May 2023 LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership Workshop
- Topic: Differentiated Instruction
- Dates: May 11-12, 2023
- Presenter: Dr. Thomas J. Garza, University of Texas at Austin
May 2019 LCTL Partnership Workshop
Where: Michigan State University (Wells Hall, East Lansing, MI)
When: Monday, May 13th – Tuesday, May 14th
Who: Up to two LCTL instructors are invited to attend from each Big Ten Academic Alliance Institution, in addition to those who already participate as Core and Affiliate Partners for our languages.
What:
**Note: This workshop covers largely the same material as our May 2017/2018 Workshop. If you attended a May workshop before, please allow a different colleague to attend in your stead.**
You will have ample time to network and discuss issues with fellow LCTL instructors in addition to having focused sessions on the following topics:
- Use and understand concept of reverse design
- Examine proficiency standards that are relevant to your program and students
- Dialogue about best practices regarding the use of authentic and designed materials in the classroom
- Learn the basics about your rights and responsibilities when it comes to copyright and open access materials
- Hands-on time after each topic to dig into concepts and make notes for follow-up actions needed
December Workshop 2017
Thank you for a successful workshop!
The videos of the sessions are available below.
Session 1: The Differentiated Classroom
Dr. Jason Merrill
Session 2: The Flipped Classroom
Daniel Trego
Session 3: Assessment
Dr. Koen Van Gorp
Sessions 4 and 5: Communities of Practice and Grassroots LCTL Sharing
Dr. Emily Heidrich and Ariel Mallett
Session 6: Looking to the Future
Luca Giupponi