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PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

2016

  • “Using MALL and the LESCANT Model to Promote Intercultural Awareness,” Intercultural Competence Conference, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Tucson, AZ, January 21-24

2015

  • “What Pre-Service Teachers Believe, Learn and Do in a CALL Class,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenter Nike Arnold, Boulder, CO, May 27-30
  • “Exploring Intercultural Awareness in Diverse Language Learning Contexts,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, panel co-organizer with Ana Oskoz and co-presenter with Lara Lomicka, Boulder, CO, May 27-30

2014

  • “Using Technology to Prepare Students to Work and Study Abroad,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenter Jane Sokolosky, San Antonio, TX, November 21-23
  • “Using mobile devices and the LESCANT model to promote cultural awareness,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Ohio University, Athens, OH, May 7-9

2013

  • “Green technology in Germany: Casting a university-wide net,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Orlando, FL, November 22-24
  •  “’Like’ it? Implementing Facebook into a successful German outreach program,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenter Christiane Steckenbiller, Orlando, FL, November 22-24
  • “Comparing process with product: Does collaborative wiki writing really increase quality?” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenters Nike Arnold and Claudia Kost, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, May 23-25

2012

  • “Learning on the Go: Engaging Students with Mobile Devices,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18
  • “M-learning in the language classroom: A year with the iPod Touch,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Notre Dame, IN, June 14-16

2011

  • “Computer-mediated Feedback: Screen Capture vs. Comments.” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Denver, CO, November 18-20
  • “Service-learning and Study Abroad: Examples from Saxony-Anhalt.” German Studies Association, Louisville, KY, September 23-25
  • “Enriched Reflection in Teacher Education: Linking Theory and Practice through Telecollaboration.” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenter Nike Arnold, May 19-21
  • “Ensuring Successful Implementation of Telecollaboration: Issues of Design, Management, Maintenance, and Evaluation.” Panel presentation with Nike Arnold, Dawn Bikowski, Joe Cunningham, Melinda Dooly, Victoria Hasko, Greg Kessler, Sabine Levet, Randall Sadler. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, May 19-21
  • “Promoting Enriched Reflection in Teacher Education through Telecollaboration.” American Association for Applied Linguistics, Member of Panel on “Advances in Telecollaborative Practices for Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Sharing Experiences, Insights, and Visions for the Future,” Chicago, IL, March 26-29

2010

  • “Using Technology to Promote Enriched Reflection in Teacher Education,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenter Nike Arnold, Boston, MA, November 19-21
  • “Collaborative Writing in the Foreign Language Classroom: Tips and Tools,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenters Lara Lomicka and Nina Moreno, Boston, MA, November 19-21
  • “Using Wikis for Collaborative Culture Projects.” Member of panel presentation: “Language Learning 2.0: Social Networking and Online Collaboration in Second Language Research and Practice.” American Association for Applied Lingustics, Atlanta, GA, March 6-9
  • “Tweet, tweet! Ideas for using Twitter in the Language Classroom.” South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers Association, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Columbia, SC, February 19-20

2009

  • “Students as Producers: Audio, Video and Written Collaborative Projects.” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenters Claudia Kost and Jane Sokolosky, San Diego, CA, November 20-22 
  • “The Best of CALICO for Teachers: Online Tools that are Hot, New and Free,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenters Nike Arnold and Gillian Lord, March 12-14
  • “Collaborative Writing in Wikis: Insights from Culture Projects in Intermediate German Classes,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenters Nike Arnold and Claudia Kost, March 12-14
  • “What in the Wiki: Projects for French, German, and Spanish,” South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers Association, co-presenters Lara Lomicka and Nina Moreno, Columbia, SC, February 21

2008

  • 2008 “A Three-pronged Approach to Promoting German in the Community,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenter Harris King, Orlando, FL, November 21-23
  • “Using Blogs and Wikis to Encourage Writing in the Language Classroom,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenters Claudia Kost and Jane Sokolosky, Orlando, FL, November 21-23 
  • 2008 “Intercultural Learning: Preparing Students for Study Abroad Experiences,” Southern Conference on Language Teaching, co-presenters Lara Lomicka and Nina Moreno, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 3-5
  • “Bridging Communities of Language Teachers,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenters Nike Arnold, Gillian Lord, and Lara Lomicka, San Francisco, CA, March 20-22  
  • “Teaching English in Germany: USC’s Checkpoint Charlie Program,” SC American Association of Teachers of German Meeting, Spartanburg, SC, March 15

2007

  • “Integrating Internet Multimedia into the German Classroom,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, session organizer and presenter, San Antonio, TX, November 15-18 
  • “Teaching, Learning and Collaborating: A Foreign Language Teacher Wiki Community,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenters Nike Arnold, Gillian Lord, and Lara Lomicka, San Marcos, TX, May 22-26
  • “Using Podcasting to Increase Oral Production Opportunities in the FL Classroom,” The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Lexington, KY, April 19-21
  • “Striving for Success: A Survey of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology Syllabi for Graduate Teaching Assistants,” Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Atlanta, GA, March 1-3
  • “Blogging and Podcasting 101,” South Carolina Foreign Language Teacher’s Association, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Columbia, SC, February 16-17

2006

  • "Reaching Out and Beyond: Online Discussion in Teacher Training," American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenters Nike Arnold, Gillian Lord, and Lara Lomicka, Nashville, TN, November 16-19
  • "Blogging and Podcasting in the Foreign Language Classroom," American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Nashville, TN, November 16-19
  • “Peer and Expert Communities of Practice in Teacher Education,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenters Nike Arnold and Lara Lomicka, Oahu, Hawaii, May 16-20
  • “Bringing it to the Table: A Roundtable Discussion on Current Issues in Modern Language Education in the Carolinas,” South Carolina Foreign Language Teacher’s Association, co-presenters Darrell Dernoshek and Lara Lomicka, Columbia, SC March 17-18

2005

  • “Exploring Identity and Pop Culture in the Blogosphere,” World Conference of Applied Linguistics hosted by American Association of Applied Lingusitics, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Madison, WI, July 24-29
  • “Blasting into the Blogosphere: Using Reading and Micropublishing as a Window into Culture,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 19-21
  • “Graduate Teaching Assistant Training: Pathways to Success,” Southern Conference on Language Teaching, co-presenter Darrell Dernoshek, Charlotte, NC, February 25
  • “An Overview of the Use of Technology in Language Teaching: Research, Tools, Practice,” Workshop at South Carolina Foreign Language Teacher’s Association, co-presenter Lara Lomicka, Columbia, SC, February 18

2004

  • “An Analysis of New Foreign Language Teachers’ Understanding of Theory and Research through Computer-mediated Communication,” Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, co-presenter Nike Arnold, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, June 10-12
  • “We Blog: Integrating Web Logs into Foreign Language Instruction,” South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’ Association, Columbia, SC, February 20-21

2003

  • “The Acquisition of Double-voicedness in Computer-mediated Communication,” Second Language Research Forum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, October 16-19
  • “Building Meaning within the Zone of Proximal Development,” 13th Colloquium on Hispanic and Luso-Brasilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, April 4-5

2002

  • "Chats, Emails, Bulletin Boards: Designing Tasks for Computer-Mediated Communication," American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Salt Lake City, UT, November 22-24
  • "Culture, Communication, Community: Negotiating Meaning in Computer-mediated Communication,” Second Language Research Forum, Toronto, Canada, October 4-6

2001

  • “Improving K-16 Articulation: Starting a German Outreach Program,” American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, co-presenters Kirsten Belgum and Jeanne Schueller, Washington, DC, November 15-18
  • “Implementing a German Outreach Program,” Texas Foreign Language Association, co-presenter Nike Arnold, Houston, TX, October 25-28
  • “How to Start an Outreach Program at Your School,” workshop for high school teachers sponsored by the Department of Germanic Studies and the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Texas at Austin, co-presenter, Austin, TX, April 16 and 23

2000

  • “Weimar Republic, Reality of Extremes - Das Kunstseidene Mädchen and Mädchen in Uniform,” South Central Modern Languages Association, San Antonio, TX, November 9-11
  • “Outreach as a University Course,” South Texas Chapter American Association of Teachers of German Chapter Meeting, Austin, TX, September 16
  • “Creating the Big Picture: An Analysis of Narration Strategies among Third Semester Students of German,” 5th Annual Germanic Studies Graduate Symposium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, April 1