NERALLT 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
LESSONS LEARNED IN LANGUAGE TEACHING,
RESEARCHING, AND ASSESSING WITH TECHNOLOGY
Program
Thursday, October 19, 2017
11:00-12:30 Board meeting for NERALLT board members (Fries Center for Global Studies Conference Room Fisk 204)
12:45-1:45 Registration (Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk 201)
1:45 – 2:00 Opening - NERALLT President (Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk 201)
2:00 -3:15 Workshop
Loreen Sullivan: Authentic Language Practice + 21 Century Skills with the Breakout EDU game!
3:30-4.30 Lightning Round and Discussion 1:
1. Sarab Al Ani;Yale University
When teaching language with technology; simple tools work best.
2. Esther M. Alarcón Arana; Salve Regina University
Engaging Students with their Community Through Technology: Two video-projects
3. Mark Lewis; Boston University
Finding the right collaborative tool for group-based learning
4. Alessandra Saggin; Columbia University
Open that Door! Going Beyond and Outside the Classroom with Technology
5. Farkhondeh Shayesteh; Yale University
Broadening Interaction Possibility Sets through Technology in Persian Language Pedagogy
Q&A
4.45-5.45 Lightning Round and Discussion 2:
1. Louise Neary & Ana Perez-Girones; Wesleyan University
Spanish Language Portfolios using Mahara
2. Quili Wang:; Colby College
Subtitle to videos or films, an authentic language learning approach
3. Elizabeth Herbst Buzay: University of Connecticut
Multimodal Media for Teaching Project: Teaching Language and Multimodal Literacies
4. Ana Perez-Girones; Wesleyan University
Wespañol: An intermediate-level online program for independent learners
5. Angela Lee-Smith; Yale University
StoryMap: Place-based storytelling integrating technology and place in language learning
Q&A
5:30-6:30 Wine and Cheese (Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk 201)
7:00 Dinner (Esca, 437 Main St., Middletown, CT 06457; reservation for 20)
Friday, October 20, 2017
8:00-9:00 Registration & breakfast (Russell House)
8:30-9:00 Welcome: NERALLT President and Antonio González, Director of the Fries Center for Global Studies and Professor of Spanish
9:00-10:15: Elvira Swender (ACTFL, Senior Advisor)
ACTFL OPI to OPIc: Technology to assess oral proficiency – advantages, challenges, test-taker perceptions, what the research shows.
10:30-11:05: Dagmar Jaeger & Margarita Ribas Groeger; MIT
Forging interpretation in language learning: Technology within a constructivist framework
11:15-11.50: Jesse Gleason & Elena Schmitt; Southern Connecticut State University
Evaluating teacher tech literacies using an argument-based approach
12:00-1:00 Lunch/Business Meeting
1:15-1:50 Emmanuel Buzay; UMASS – Amherst
Developing Minecraft Memory Palaces to teach French grammar and composition
2:00-2:35 Thorsten Wilhelm & Thiti Owlarn; Yale University
Online Discussion Forums: The Pros and Cons
2:45-3:20 Takako Aikawa & Louisa Rosenheck; MIT
JaJan: Language Learning in a Shared Virtual Space
3:30-4:05 Maria Luisa Gozzi & Simon Zuberek; Columbia University
Reading through Technology: The Role of Language Technologies in Teaching Academic Foreign Language Reading
4:15-4:50 David Malinowski; Yale University
Connecting Classrooms and Communities with Technology: Past innovations and future directions (VIEW SLIDES)
5:00 Closing Remarks
Post-conference tour of language learning facilities (Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk Hall)