Please see the announcement below about our Advanced Online Language Teaching courses for LCTL instructors, which you can take for FREE. The course fee is normally $450/person, but we are sponsoring sections of this as part of our LCTL and Indigenous Languages Partnership project. We want to make sure we have robust enrollment, so please consider applying and encouraging your colleagues to apply! Note that the deadline is quickly approaching (May 14th), but you need only submit a CV and a cover letter to apply! Details are below!
Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
Cheers,
Emily Heidrich Uebel
heidric6@msu.edu
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Showing posts with label online courses. Show all posts
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Free Advanced Online Teaching Courses - Application Deadline May 14
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Project-Based Language Learning online course at NFLRC Registration deadline: Jan. 28, 2021
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
February 1 - March 8, 2021
Registration deadline: January 28, 2021
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is designed as a 5-week open-enrollment course for language educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL). Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the Product Square. Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open online course) is FREE. However, if you wish to earn the optional digital badge for completion afterwards, you will need to meet the badge criteria and pay a nominal fee ($25) to have your submitted materials evaluated by NFLRC staff.
The following is a selection of targeted learning outcomes for the MOOC:
- identify essential features of high-quality project-based learning (PBL)project designs
- identify key concerns of project-based language learning (PBLL) compared to PBL in other disciplines
- describe sources for project ideas
- identify the three dimensions of “authenticity” in projects
- craft an effective “driving question” (challenging question or problem)
- generate multiple project ideas and test them using the Product Square, aligning product, audience, partners, and purpose
- anticipate "Need-To-Knows" for a project's content, skills, and management
Instruction spans five modules, for an equivalent of five hours' contact time (or one-half CEU). As you progress through five topics, you will view videos, answer comprehension questions, and engage in asynchronous discussion, observing suggested due dates. There are also three assignments to submit, one each in Weeks 3, 4, and 5.
Register today: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/
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*National Foreign Language Resource Center*
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
1859 East-West Road #106
Honolulu, HI 96822-2322
Phone: 808-956-9424
Fax: 808-956-5983
Email: nflrc@hawaii.edu
Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu
NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/
NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/
Sunday, February 16, 2020
2020 Summer Institute: Planning for Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
June 10-16, 2020
This Summer Institute is designed for world language educators who have
some knowledge of Project-Based Learning (PBL) as well as some practice in
generating project ideas. During the Institute, participants will flesh out
their ideas for a project design they have already subjected to critique.
Applicants must complete the *prerequisite* NFLRC MOOC (massive open online
course) Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning
https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/admin/nflrcapp/view/126/ and earn a badge in
order to qualify for consideration for the Institute. Participants who
fulfill requirements outlined in an associated course syllabus may opt to
receive two (2) graduate course credits (tuition fee).
*Duration: 5 instructional days (Wed., Th., Fri., Mon., and Tue.)Location:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UTSponsors: Second Language Teaching
and Research Center (L2TReC) https://l2trec.utah.edu/ and National
Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ *
PREREQUISITE: Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning MOOC
https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/126/
Application Timeline
*Envisioning PBLL MOOC Completion Deadline: February 28, 2020*
Summer Institute Application Period Opens: March 1, 2020
*Summer Institute Application Period Ends: March 20, 2020*
Notification of Participant Selection Decisions: March 31, 2020
Summer Institute Learning Outcomes
- develop and outline a contextualized project-based language learning
task;
- foster language proficiency development through appropriate
communicative events embedded in project-based language learning
experiences;
- employ effective scaffolding strategies for language, content,
interactions, process, product, and use of technology;
- design and implement effective assessments for project-based tasks;
- use appropriate technology for supporting project-based language
learning, e.g. for:
- locating project partners and culturally authentic materials,
- gathering relevant content-related resources,
- facilitating student collaboration and engaging learners
in communicating with communities of target language speakers,
- providing formative feedback, and
- sharing student work with authentic audiences, and
- supporting professional growth.
For more information, visit https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/127/
Jim Yoshioka
Program Coordinator
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*National Foreign Language Resource Center*University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
1859 East-West Road #106
Honolulu, HI 96822-2322
Phone: 808-956-9424
Fax: 808-956-5983
Email: nflrc@hawaii.edu
Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu
NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii
NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/11/
This Summer Institute is designed for world language educators who have
some knowledge of Project-Based Learning (PBL) as well as some practice in
generating project ideas. During the Institute, participants will flesh out
their ideas for a project design they have already subjected to critique.
Applicants must complete the *prerequisite* NFLRC MOOC (massive open online
course) Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning
https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/admin/nflrcapp/view/126/ and earn a badge in
order to qualify for consideration for the Institute. Participants who
fulfill requirements outlined in an associated course syllabus may opt to
receive two (2) graduate course credits (tuition fee).
*Duration: 5 instructional days (Wed., Th., Fri., Mon., and Tue.)Location:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UTSponsors: Second Language Teaching
and Research Center (L2TReC) https://l2trec.utah.edu/ and National
Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ *
PREREQUISITE: Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning MOOC
https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/126/
Application Timeline
*Envisioning PBLL MOOC Completion Deadline: February 28, 2020*
Summer Institute Application Period Opens: March 1, 2020
*Summer Institute Application Period Ends: March 20, 2020*
Notification of Participant Selection Decisions: March 31, 2020
Summer Institute Learning Outcomes
- develop and outline a contextualized project-based language learning
task;
- foster language proficiency development through appropriate
communicative events embedded in project-based language learning
experiences;
- employ effective scaffolding strategies for language, content,
interactions, process, product, and use of technology;
- design and implement effective assessments for project-based tasks;
- use appropriate technology for supporting project-based language
learning, e.g. for:
- locating project partners and culturally authentic materials,
- gathering relevant content-related resources,
- facilitating student collaboration and engaging learners
in communicating with communities of target language speakers,
- providing formative feedback, and
- sharing student work with authentic audiences, and
- supporting professional growth.
For more information, visit https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/127/
Jim Yoshioka
Program Coordinator
************************************************************************
*National Foreign Language Resource Center*University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
1859 East-West Road #106
Honolulu, HI 96822-2322
Phone: 808-956-9424
Fax: 808-956-5983
Email: nflrc@hawaii.edu
Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu
NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/
NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii
NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/11/
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Reminder: NFLRC "Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning" Online Course coming up
From University of Hawaii's National Foreign Language Resource Center:
Sign up for our Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) online course.
Aloha! Just a reminder - registration for the following National Foreign
Language Resource Center (NFLRC) online course is currently open. Sign up today!
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
*a self-paced online course*
*Open January 1 – March 31, 2020*
Envisioning PBLL is designed as an open-enrollment course for language
educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL).
Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high
quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the
Product Square. Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open
online course) is FREE. However, if you wish to earn the optional digital
badge for completion afterwards, you will need to meet the badge criteria
and pay a nominal fee ($25) to have your submitted materials evaluated by
NFLRC staff.
The following is a selection of targeted learning outcomes for the MOOC:
- identify essential features of high quality project-based learning (PBL)
project designs
- identify key concerns of project-based language learning PBLL compared
to PBL in other disciplines
- describe sources for project ideas
- identify the three dimensions of “authenticity” in projects
- craft an effective “driving question” (challenging question or problem)
- generate multiple project ideas and test them using the Product Square,
aligning product, audience, partners, and purpose
- anticipate "Need-To-Knows" for a project's content, skills, and
management
Instruction spans five modules, for an equivalent of five hours' contact
time (or one-half CEU).
Register here: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/
Sign up for our Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) online course.
Aloha! Just a reminder - registration for the following National Foreign
Language Resource Center (NFLRC) online course is currently open. Sign up today!
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
*a self-paced online course*
*Open January 1 – March 31, 2020*
Envisioning PBLL is designed as an open-enrollment course for language
educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL).
Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high
quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the
Product Square. Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open
online course) is FREE. However, if you wish to earn the optional digital
badge for completion afterwards, you will need to meet the badge criteria
and pay a nominal fee ($25) to have your submitted materials evaluated by
NFLRC staff.
The following is a selection of targeted learning outcomes for the MOOC:
- identify essential features of high quality project-based learning (PBL)
project designs
- identify key concerns of project-based language learning PBLL compared
to PBL in other disciplines
- describe sources for project ideas
- identify the three dimensions of “authenticity” in projects
- craft an effective “driving question” (challenging question or problem)
- generate multiple project ideas and test them using the Product Square,
aligning product, audience, partners, and purpose
- anticipate "Need-To-Knows" for a project's content, skills, and
management
Instruction spans five modules, for an equivalent of five hours' contact
time (or one-half CEU).
Register here: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
New Online Vietnamese Course at Arizona State University
VTN 101 - Elementary Vietnamese 1 (5 credits) will be offered as an online course via Arizona State University Online this fall semester. Fall semester at Arizona State University starts August 20 - December 4. Please help publicize this new course to those who are interested.
General information about ASU Online:Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Online Thai Reading and Writing Course at University of Hawai'i
Thai Language program at University of Hawai'i-Manoa is offering an online Reading & Writing Thai course (Thai 107) in Fall 2015.
This is a fully "asynchronous" (anytime) online course. It is offered via "UHM Outreach College" so that the general public (i.e. non-UH students) can enroll in the course via Outreach College and receive UHM credits.
Visit: https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/reading-thai-script/
for more information and samples of lessons.
This is a fully "asynchronous" (anytime) online course. It is offered via "UHM Outreach College" so that the general public (i.e. non-UH students) can enroll in the course via Outreach College and receive UHM credits.
Visit: https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/reading-thai-script/
for more information and samples of lessons.
This is a literacy course focusing on developing Thai script reading and writing skills, aimed towards heritage Thai or Lao students. However, any beginning learners of Thai can also take the course.
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