MSC03 2100
Ortega, 129
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505-277-7368 (office); 505-277-3106 (Checkout & Reservations)
llc@unm.edu
Our Noon Speaker Series is a monthly event geared primarily toward faculty, TAs, and researchers involved in language learning (although anyone is welcome!). Bring your lunch and be prepared to learn! Topics vary. All events are free and take place from 12:00 - 1:00 in the Language Learning Center, Ortega Hall, Rm 124, Lab 1.
Sessions are videotaped and available for viewing on the LLC YouTube Channel.
Lani Gunawardena 4/27/2012
International Virtual Collaborations Workshop
This follow-up session (see 10/21/2011) is a hands-on, problem-solving session in which participants come with their ideas or plans for an international virtual collaboration. Together, we will discuss how to make these collaborations a reality.
Marina Peters-Newell 3/30/2012
Making Language Acquisition Happen
How do you acquire language? How is that different from learning about a language? And what is the relationship between the two? This talk will address the essential dissonances between teaching and learning, achievement and proficiency, in an effort to identify the ideal space of language acquisition.
Olga Basharina 3/9/2012
Web 2.0, Multilingualism, and Language Learning
This topic will covered:
1. The shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 within the context of telecollaboration, drawing on Dr. Basharina's experience of managing and implementing telecollaboration 1.0 and how it is different from telecollaboration 2.0
2. Dr. Basharina's current study on the language choice by Russian-Sakha bilinguals which found Web 2.0 tools, and the social networks – Facebook and Vkontakte in particular - as the most optimal places for practicing multilingualism and indigenous Sakha language use/revitalization.
3. Characteristics of Web 2.0 conducive for language learning
4. Discussion on how to transfer Web 2.0 tools from social and leisure lives of students to academic contexts
Jason Wilby 12/2/2011
Teaching Online: Thoughts on Constructing and Teaching Online Courses
Have you ever considered creating and teaching a course in an online format but were not sure how to begin? My presentation is geared toward you then! In my presentation I will draw on my experiences teaching online at UNM and working with New Media and Extended Learning in order to provide an introduction to teaching online and an opportunity to dialog with others who have online teaching experience. My presentation will cover three areas: 1) Construction of online course content with two example courses, 2) Pedagogical considerations for online teaching, and 3) Special technologies for creating synchronous and non-synchronous interaction in the online environment.
Daniel Sanford 12/9/2011
Writing Tutoring and Language Rights: Spanish and Navajo Writing Tutoring at UNM
In the Fall of 2009, the UNM Writing Center began a partnership with El Centro de la Raza and American Indian Student Services to offer writing support for Spanish and Navajo, two of the state’s heritage languages for which writing & literacy have been an essential component of grass-roots movements towards language revitalization. These programs grow naturally out of the language background of UNM, New Mexico being a state with a profound ethnic and linguistic diversity which is reflected in the demographics of our student population. At the same time, however, it is highly unique, on a national level, in the application of writing center theory and practice to non-English languages. A history and overview of this program are presented, as an example of how university learning and writing centers can support the role of non-English and heritage languages in the academy.
Lani Gunawardena 10/21/2011
International Virtual Collaborations
Cross-cultural learning and distance education expert Lani Gunawardena talks to educators about how to create rich cultural collaborative learning experiences for students.
Julie Sykes 9/30/2011
L2 Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The emergence of new tools and platforms occurs on a daily basis. This presentation will help educators navigate the seemingly endless list of possibilities by highlighting new technologies that are useful for transforming learning in the L2 classroom. Special emphasis will be placed on tools that are easily adopted for next-day use.
If you have suggestions or feedback on the series, please contact the Director.
