This week, we’ll be looking at choosing between technology, or not, in a face to face class. Presented by Nick Schwieterman. When there's a choice, how do you choose between technologies? Do you choose a technology at all, or is it better to teach the old fashioned way? This workshop will provide some methods for...
This week, we’ll be looking at video editing (with Adobe Rush or iMovie) presented by Erika Snell. Want to be able to improve any videos you're working on by improving your editing skills? Feel like softwares can be too complicated and hard to navigate? We'll go through the in's and out's of an editing software...
Learn techniques, like including authors from diverse backgrounds and non-traditional secondary sources, to diversify course content. Participants will discuss the advantages of incorporating course content from diverse sources and work together to brainstorm ways to update course materials with this practice in mind. Those who would like to work on course content for a specific...
This workshop will focus on teaching with care and empathy during times of crises through a culturally responsive framework. Participants will be introduced to some of the core principles and examples of emphatic teaching and learn strategies to implement this approach into their teaching. This workshop will be held over zoom, link to follow. Facilitated...
Hosted in conjunction with SWALLT, this one-day mini-conference will explore how literacy practices intersect with language education. Key themes include digital literacies, multimodal communication, and the role of cultural and social contexts in language learning. The agenda is now available! The Future of Language Teaching - SWALLT-UCLA 2024 Agenda We are seeking presenters to share research, strategies,...
Speaker: Tianji Jiang (UCLA) Sharing and reusing data can effectively reduce redundant efforts in data collection. It also enhances the efficiency of scientific research investments by preventing the reinvention of the wheel. Building a sustainable data-reuse process and culture requires frameworks that include policies, standards, roles, and responsibilities, all of which must address the diverse...
Speaker: Saad Shaukat (UCLA) UCLA library holds one of the largest collections of Islamic manuscripts (roughly 10,000 items) covering multiple languages including Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, and spanning nearly 9 centuries (12th-20th). Currently, UCLA Library Special Collections is in the process of a multi-year effort to create digital records for its Islamic Manuscript holdings....
Please join us for a special webinar! IALLT Webinar March 2025: Kudu and the AI Classroom: A New Age of Customized Textbooks (Without Sticker Shock) Mar 5, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Central / 10:00 AM Mountain / 9:00 AM Pacific The presenters of this webinar will highlight Kudu, a textbook creation platform...
This spring, the Southwest Association for Language Learning and Technology (SWALLT) and Humanities Technology, are hosting an in-person conference on foreign language instruction focusing on creating communities. This free conference will be held at the beautiful Clark Memorial Library on Saturday, April 5, 2025. As space is limited, we are asking everyone to please register...
Developing skills for independent literacy through collaborative exploration This session discusses Academic Reading Circles (Seburn, 2015), an approach to teaching reading in second and foreign language teaching contexts. ARC provides a structure which empowers learners to become experts in specific aspects of a text, then pool their knowledge in a group discussion. With choice over...
