professional development

REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) Facilitators: Dr. Naiyi Xie Fincham, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Learning Design, CLT UH Mānoa Dr. Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Language Technology, CLT UH Mānoa Dr. Caroline Torres, Associate Professor of Second Language Teaching and Chair of the Languages, Literature, and Linguistics Department at Kapi‘olani Community College Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework that aims to meet the needs of all learners. This three-part workshop series guides language educators in creating inclusive and engaging learning environments using the recently updated UDL 3.0 guidelines. Additionally, it will explore ways in which instructors can ...

REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) Facilitators: Dr. Naiyi Xie Fincham, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Learning Design, CLT UH Mānoa Dr. Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, Assistant Faculty Specialist in Language Technology, CLT UH Mānoa Dr. Caroline Torres, Associate Professor of Second Language Teaching and Chair of the Languages, Literature, and Linguistics Department at Kapi‘olani Community College Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework that aims to meet the needs of all learners. This three-part workshop series guides language educators in creating inclusive and engaging learning environments using the recently updated UDL 3.0 guidelines. Additionally, it will explore ways in which instructors can ...

REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) Facilitators: Dr. Naiyi Xie Fincham, CLT Assistant Faculty Specialist in Learning Design Leeseul Park, Tech Center Graduate Assistant, EALL PhD student This session presents an ongoing collaboration between the Center for Language Technology (CLT) and the Korean Flagship at UH Mānoa that utilizes a commercial Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) app to foster public speaking skills in an advanced Korean course. To help students better prepare for their final course project—delivering a public speech in Korean at a live event—students in this pre-capstone Korean course use IVR to rehearse their speeches, receiving immediate personalized feedback on key performance metrics ...

REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) Facilitator: Dr. Richard Medina, Associate Faculty Specialist in Human-Computer Interaction Discover innovative instructional possibilities for language learning enabled by our newly upgraded collaborative and active learning spaces! These state-of-the-art spaces are designed to enhance student engagement through flexible physical and technological setups that foster collaboration, group work, and interactive pedagogy. In this hands-on workshop, Richard will showcase the features of these spaces and guide you through possibilities for leveraging them to boost learning experiences. Join us for an informative session that will include demonstrations, discussion, and brainstorming on how to make the most of these innovative technologies in ...

REGISTER HERE (@hawaii.edu required) You’re invited to an exciting demonstration you won’t want to miss! The Center for Language & Technology (CLT) has recently acquired two state-of-the-art 86” interactive touchscreen displays. They are available for use in our spaces by faculty, staff, and graduate assistants in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL). Join us for an engaging training session highlighting Newline’s touch-screen display’s features for instructional settings. Interactive display technology is an intuitive and user-friendly solution that boosts content retention and elevates technology-enhanced instruction.