Exchange
Moving Forward
The Language Flagship Technology Innovation Center invites Language Flagship directors, coordinators, and teachers to participate in open panel discussions whose goal is to identify and share pedagogical practices that have potential to enhance The Language Flagship experience. The panels also consider practices that emerged or became common during the pandemic, and whether their continuation may help enhance the Flagship experience in a post-pandemic world. This conversation will provide an opportunity to learn from each other and identify practices that may be extended across programs and institutions.
The structure of the 2024-2025 Flagship Exchange program was modified in response to a survey to Flagship programs. The traditional panel presentations were replaced with interactive mini-workshops (45 minutes each) to discuss AI use cases. The demonstration video of the tool and drafts of use cases created by the audience are shared instead of notes.
AI Use Cases
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
3pm EDT
2pm CDT | 1pm MDT | 12pm PDT
AI Use Cases
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
AI Use Cases
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
AI: Part III
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
3pm EDT
2pm CDT | 1pm MDT | 12pm PDT
This panel will complete our cycle on the use of AI in the world language context and will feature panelists from the Tech Center.
AI: Part II
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
This panel will continue to examine the use of AI in the world language classroom, and will address questions that were missed at the previous panel.
AI: Part I
Monday, December 11, 2023
3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
For this cycle of the Flagship Exchange, we will be focusing on the use of AI in the world language context.
Pragmatics and Technology: Part I
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
This panel will focus on practices that are primarily related to pragmatics instruction, including how to incorporate it into the curriculum and any challenges that may be encountered. We will consider questions such as:
- What are some ways pragmatics can be incorporated into the curriculum?
- How can student study abroad experiences be leveraged for teaching and learning target language pragmatics?
- What are some tools, technologies, or resources that could be used to familiarize students with target language pragmatics?
Pragmatics and Technology: Part II
February 1, 2023, 2pm EST
1pm CST | 12pm MST | 11am PST
This panel will continue to examine pragmatics and technology, and will address questions that were missed at the previous panel.
Pragmatics and Technology: Part III
March 1, 2023, 2pm EST
1pm CST | 12pm MST | 11am PST
This panel will complete our cycle on pragmatics and technology.
TUTORING
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
This panel will focus on practices that are primarily related to tutoring, including managing tutoring sessions and student and tutor preparation. We will consider questions such as:
- Did the structure of tutoring sessions change at all during the pandemic, and if so, how?
- How if at all do you prepare students for tutoring? Do they receive any type of orientation about how to use the tutors?
- How was student progress tracked during online tutoring sessions?
- How did the supervision of tutors and tutoring sessions change for the online format?
- How did you arrive at the tutoring model that you have now? Did you try any other ones?
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 2:30pm EST
1:30pm CST | 12:30pm MST | 11:30am PST
This panel will focus on multi-institutional collaborations, particularly those that are well suited to Flagship programs. We will consider questions such as:
- How can multi-institutional collaborations enhance the Flagship tutoring experience?
- How can multi-institutional collaborations create opportunities for Flagship students to acquire professional language skills?
- What kind of multi-institutional research projects may help inform or enhance the Flagship experience?
- How can the Tech Center or technology support or facilitate multi-institutional collaborations?
Professional language
Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 3pm EST
2pm CST | 1pm MST | 12pm PST
This panel will focus on the question of professional language, such as how to include it in the curriculum and what challenges students and instructors may face. We will consider questions such as:
- What are some ways your program incorporates professional language into the curriculum?
- What have been some successful activities or practices in relation to professional language acquisition that your program implemented that you think worked very well?
- What are some of the challenges of integrating professional language in the curriculum and how does/did your program address them?
- How does your program use technology to help students gain access to professional language?
- How is tutoring integrated into the teaching/practicing of professional language use?
Panel 1
Wednesday, July 14, 3pm EDT
2pm CDT | 1pm MDT | 12pm PDT
This panel will focus on practices that are primarily related to interactions between learners and teachers, and between learners and content or materials. We will consider questions such as:
- What changes in your teaching practices were prompted by the pandemic?
- How did you monitor student understanding and provide feedback?
- What changes did you make in the way you select or use materials?
Panel 2
Wednesday, July 21, 3pm EDT
2pm CDT | 1pm MDT | 12pm PDT
The second panel will focus on practices that are associated with interactions among learners and with the larger target language community. We will consider questions such as:
- What strategies for learner engagement did you use or discover?
- What resources have you found to connect learners with other learners or target language speakers?
- What type of activities did you implement that engaged the TL community?
Panel 3
Wednesday, August 25, 3pm EDT
2pm CDT | 1pm MDT | 12pm PDT
This panel will focus on the issues discussed in Panels 1 & 2, but from the perspective of Flagship students.