Past Workshop Recordings
Specialized Language Instruction: Curriculum and Career Focus
September 18, 2024
Led by Mary K. Long (蜜桃传媒破解版下载) and Lizz Huntley (UC Denver)
Tailored for language educators, this dynamic workshop focuses on two critical areas to enhance your teaching and support your students' career aspirations: Specialized Curriculum Development: Learn how to design and implement language courses with specific content, such as "Medical Spanish," or "ASL for Librarians," and Career and Professional Opportunities: Connect language learning with real-world applications by helping your students identify and pursue opportunities that utilize their language skills.
Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in World Languages
September 18, 2024
Led by Karen Crouch and Brad Grabham (蜜桃传媒破解版下载)
This session introduces you to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and demonstrate how to apply them effectively in your language classroom. Whether you are new to UDL or looking to deepen your understanding, this workshop will provide you with the knowledge and tools to create a more inclusive and effective language learning environment.
Integrating Culture and Social Justice in Language Courses
March 7, 2024
Led by Audra McCorkle and Dr. Leah Powers (蜜桃传媒破解版下载)
This dynamic workshop is tailored for university instructors and faculty seeking to enhance their teaching approach in beginner language courses. Participants will explore strategies and resources to integrate cultural awareness and social justice principles into their language curriculum.
Chat GPT & Bing Chat for Language Learning and Teaching
February 7, 2024
Led by Ayelen Costa (ALTEC)
Building on the success of our previous session, this workshop aims to empower participants to integrate these technologies into their world language courses. Discover innovative approaches, exchange best practices, and explore the potential of AI-driven language support.
Creating Interactive Language Materials with H5P
November 7, 2023
Led by Dr. Maggie Rosenau (CU Denver)
This workshop will introduce you to , a free application that helps you create a variety of multi-modal learning activities that can be integrated into Canvas or a website. You will learn how to build various interactive elements, including multiple choice, listening activities, matching questions, interactive videos, essay questions, and more, to encourage student engagement and add variety and/or authentic content to your course management system or (Online Educational Resource).
ChatGPT for Language Learning and Teaching
November 2, 2023
Led by Ayelen Costa (ALTEC)
This workshop is intended for language educators and learners who wish to learn more about the ways in which generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, can assist them in their language courses. Benefits and drawbacks of this technology will be discussed, and attendees will be encouraged to try out ChatGPT for themselves.
Foster Engagement with Nearpod
September 1, 2022
Led by Dr. Roc铆o Rubio Moir贸n
Dr. Roc铆o Rubio Moir贸n shares how to take student engagement to the next level with Nearpod! This free and easy-to-use tool will allow you to include a variety of activities to better serve all learning styles. You can monitor your students' progress in real-time while teaching a Zoom class or use Nearpod for self-paced assignments outside of class.
Collaboration, Transparency, Accessibility: How to Radically Rethink the Classroom and Our Roles within It
March 14, 2022
Led by Dr. Rosemarie Pe帽a (BGHRA President), Dr. Emily Frazier-Rath (BGHRA Executive Director)
Learn about the Black German Heritage and Research Association (BGHRA) and the presenters' experiences co-teaching courses at the intersection of Black German Studies and community-based learning. They highlight the ways we can all incorporate the values of collaboration, transparency, and accessibility into our classrooms and curriculums, to work against institutions that work against us, and center people in everything we do.
Foster Engagement with Flipgrid and Nearpod
February 23, 2022
Led by Audra McCorkle (ALTEC), Dr. Roc铆o Rubio Moir贸n (ALTEC)
and are free and easy-to-use, and allow you to include a variety of activities to better serve all learning styles while monitoring students' progress in real-time or providing self-paced assignments outside of class.
Gender & Sexuality Training for Language Faculty
October 21, 2021
Led by Dr. Morgan Seamont (Pride Office)
This Gender & 锘縎exuality Training includes education around terminology and myths, understanding LGBTQ+ experiences, building supportive spaces, and resources. Hear from faculty at the end on how they include LGBTQ+ topics and identities in their language curriculum. Links shared during the workshop can be found in the video recording description.
What Do You Meme?
September 21, 2021
Led by Dr. Kelly Drumright (ALTEC), Dr. Maggie Rosenau (ALTEC, JWST, CU Denver)
Learn about the history of memes, how you can incorporate them in your language classroom to teach vocabulary and grammar, ways to engage students through social media, plus understand the problems of meme-making and creating accessible content. Links shared during the workshop can be found in the video recording description.
Leveraging Zoom for Languages
February 11, 2021
Led by Rebecca Allison (ALTEC)
Explore Zoom features that can enhance synchronous language teaching sessions such as video tools, annotating, polls, peer collaboration ideas and games. Download our Leveraging Zoom for Languages presentation file for an overview of what was covered in this workshop along with clickable links to Zoom help articles. Also check out (and add to!) our .
Zoom Foundations
February 4, 2021
Led by Dave Benson (OIT)
Learn from ALTEC and OIT about the Zoom video conferencing application and the new Zoom integration for Canvas. Download our Zoom Foundations guide for an overview of what was covered in this workshop along with clickable links to OIT and Zoom help articles.
Incorporating Immersive Technology in World Languages: ImmerseMe and other VR Apps
November 17, 2020
Led by Scott Cardwell (ImmerseMe), Karen Crouch (ALTEC)
Learn what immersive technology can do for language courses using ImmerseMe.
Engaging Students with CoSpaces and Virtual Reality for Language Learning
November 12, 2020
Led by Clint Carlson (CU Anschutz), Karen Crouch (ALTEC)
Learn to create a virtual space or create VR content for language learners using CoSpaces.
Zoom Tips And Tricks For Language Teaching
October 29, 2020
Led by Rebecca Allison (ALTEC)
Learn about Zoom features that can enhance synchronous teaching sessions such as breakout rooms, annotating, polls, and peer collaboration ideas.
Online Games and Activities for Language Learners
July 29, 2020
Led by Mona Attwa (ALC), Karen Crouch (ALTEC), Dr. Berit Jany (GSLL), Merete Leonhardt-Lupa (GSLL), Eduardo Montes Romero (SPAN)
Learn about opportunities to boost student engagement in your classroom.
Graphic Design for World Languages: Canva and Adobe Spark
July 16, 2020
Led by Karen Crouch (ALTEC), Eduardo Montes Romero (SPAN)
Gain comprehensive understanding of the basics of graphic design and accessible content creation.
Instructing Language in an Online Environment
March 13, 2020
Led by Dr. Elizabeth Huard (SPAN), Dr. Berit Jany (GSLL), Dr. Galina Nicoll (GSLL), Susanna P. P脿mies (ALTEC, SPAN), Dr. Edwige Simon (Continuing Education)
Discuss tools, technologies, and best practices as the teaching environment evolves with COVID-19. Check out recommendations and answers from our webinar experts.