ADVENTURE GAMES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING: Deconstructing the Design Process
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Presenters: Naiyi Xie Fincham, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Instructional Design, UH Mānoa, CLT
Koyuki Mitani & Alexander Tang, Graduate Assistants, UH Mānoa, CLT
This session presents the design processes, templates, and resources used to create two adventure games delivered in online/hybrid formats for Japanese and Chinese learners. The Japanese game introduces a well-known urban legend in Japan, Kuchisake Onna (Spit-mouthed Woman), and the Mandarin Chinese game adapts the classic Chinese folklore, Hua Pi (Painted Skin). Both games integrate authentic cultural historic values and practices, course materials, and unit-level learning objectives to engage students in contextualized language-focused quests. Participants will experience the games from the learner perspective (English version of the games will be available) in different delivery formats and explore ways of adapting the design in their own classrooms.
Laulima v.21 Upgrade: Explore new features and share teaching tips
Presenter: Dr. Naiyi Xie Fincham, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Instructional Design, UH Mānoa, Center for Language & Technology
This hands-on session showcases some of the new features and updates rolled out with the Laulima v.21 upgrade and shares tips for instruction and course design. Participants are invited to explore the new features together, discuss their experience with the new (and old) features, and engage collaboratively in addressing challenges they have encountered in using Laulima in their teaching.
NOTE: Participants are asked to bring their own device for this hands-on experience.
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Laulima v21 Upgrade Features: (Faculty Resource) (Student Resource)
Python Series (Levels 2, 3, 4) (3 sessions)
Presenter: Dr. Richard Medina, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Human-Computer Interaction, UH Mānoa, Center for Language & Technology
This series of three workshops introduces and demonstrates techniques for working with language data in Python. Topics include Python structures such as lists and loops, the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), and working with third party libraries and cloud based services such as the Google Cloud Natural Language API. The goal of this series is to provide participants an initial foundation into these topics for use in their own scholarly or academic work.
(Pre-requisite) Python Level 1: Fundamentals of Computer Programming for Language Data Processing
Python Level 2: Essentials for Reading, Writing, & Processing Data Files
Jan. 25, 2022 (Wed), 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM HST
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Python Level 3: Working with Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK)
Feb. 8, 2022 (Wed), 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM HST
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Python Level 4: Exploring More Python-based Tools for Studies in Human Language & Technology
Feb. 22, 2022 (Wed), 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM HST
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Google Sites – Building a Professional Website Series (3 sessions)
Presenter: Dr. Julio Rodriguez, Director, UH Mānoa, Center for Language & Technology
This 3-session hands-on workshop will help participants design and build a basic professional website. Participants will become familiar with the basic features of Google Sites, including layout and media integration tools. The second session will focus on producing and optimizing digital resources (pictures, video, etc.) to integrate into the website. The last session will focus on improving layout and integrating media.
All sessions will be in-person: Moore Hall 257, UH Mānoa
Sessions will NOT be recorded as these are hands-on workshops. Participants should bring their own laptop to follow along.
Session 1: Tools and design principles
Jan. 19 (Thurs), 2:00pm – 3:00pm HST
Session 2: Media production
Jan. 26 (Thurs), 2:00pm – 3:00pm HST
Session 3: Layout and media integration
Feb. 2 (Thurs), 2:00pm – 3:00pm HST
