When the message came around on March 12 that MSU was going completely over to remote instruction, most people’s first response was to recommend live (or “synchronous”) meetings in Zoom. You can find information on how to access Zoom as Read more…
If you have just been informed that you now have to deliver your courses at a distance, then you may be feeling a little overwhelmed. I will add more guidance over time as I hear requests and think about what Read more…
The other is that the questions that drive their desire to conduct research are often so large and complex, with so many variables and stakeholders, that they exceed the scope…
How does a program director chart a path to intellectual leadership – especially if it seems to lead farther away from productivity as a researcher?
This fall the College of Arts & Letters Leadership Fellows kicked off by taking the Clifton Strengths Inventory (www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths). The strengths below are my top five: Learner Achiever Ideation Individualization Strategic When we debriefed the findings in a workshop setting, Read more…
… and making the most of it! Top three things to bring that will keep you happy: refillable water bottle, portable power bank for your phone, and shoes that can keep going all day. Top three things to do that Read more…
Is that the question? Whether or not to teach grammar has been debated among language teachers for longer than any of us has been alive, and it will be debated when this generation of teachers is gone, too. In response Read more…
According to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Commission on Language Learning, the Joint National Committee for Languages, the U.S. Department of Education’s current International Strategy, and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), as well Read more…
Comprehensible input is everywhere. Even if our language learners would have to travel thousands of miles to meet native speakers face to face, we can still find compelling comprehensible input that will let them experience the target language in use. Read more…
I have learned to embrace the inevitable. And I will confess: I like teaching online. Truly.
