Blended Learning for Russian comprises several blended learning experiences designed by the Tech Center in collaboration with Language Flagship programs. These experiences leverage technology in innovative ways to create opportunities to learn about language and culture in contexts of interest to Flagship programs.
Q-POP AND YOUTH CULTURE IN KAZAKHSTAN
An opportunity for Russian Flagship students to learn more about the youth culture in Kazakhstan, including Q-Pop music. Centered around a documentary film, “Face the Music” about the Q-Pop group “Ninety-One”, two interactive workshops were held for students to practice Russian while engaging with their peers from different Flagship institutions.
Information and Misinformation in Post-Soviet Media
In 2022 after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, wading through online media in Russian became a difficult task. As a result, the Russian Flagship programs collaborated to invite media expert Dr. Svitlana Malykhina to host an interactive event for students of Russian on (dis)information in Russian-language media. The event began with a presentation to help students develop their critical media literacy skills in Russian, followed by small-group discussions of rhetorical strategies using a sample news article.
KINO AND RUSSIAN ROCK
A multi-institutional blended learning experience designed to engage learners of Russian in a game while at the same time learn about the underground rock scene in Leningrad in the 1980s. Through this experience, students of Russian in five Flagship institutions met and competed in an online game based on the award-winning 2018 film Leto, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov.
RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
A multi-institutional blended learning experience designed to simulate the process of applying for, preparing for, and participating in a virtual research conference by engaging pre-Capstone Russian Flagship students in original research, fostering a community of learners, and enabling the development of language skills in the presentational mode of communication
THE LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP RUSSIAN CULTURE CONFERENCE
A multi-institutional online conference organized by six Russian Language Flagship Programs and the Tech Center to showcase select student presentations on various aspects of Russian culture
THE MASTER AND MARGARITA TALK
A collaboration between The Russian Language Flagship Program at Bryn Mawr College and the Tech Center designed to simulate the real-world experience of applying for, preparing for, and participating in an academic conference
Molly Godwin-Jones
Project Lead
Molly has an MA in Russian Language and Literature form Boston College, and an MA in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of Kansas, where she also taught Russian language, and a BA in Russian Studies from the College of William and Mary. In addition, she studied translation and interpretation at Pyatigorsk State University in southern Russia, where she taught English as a foreign language for four years.
Contact Information
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(808) 956-5121
tech.center@hawaii.edu
