Thursday, April 26, 2018
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Bruininks 432A
The end of spring semester is arriving quickly, with finals week feeling like it’s just around the corner. To ease the tension of course work and provide a lively space to cram for projects, papers, and exams, TandemPlus is once again hosting an end-of-semester study evening for all participants. Bring yourself and your partner, along with all of your study materials and together we'll put our noses to the grindstone to prepare for finals! Coffee, tea, and pizza will be served as refreshments to keep you going throughout the evening.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Monday, April 16, 2018
Kaltura Now Offers Automatic Captioning for Some Languages
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has implemented a new process in the Kaltura media platform that automatically captions any new video uploaded using automatic speech recognition (ASR). These captions do not meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requirements, but documentation has been created on how to improve the automatic captions to become ADA compliant.
Kaltura is a media management system used by instructors and students to upload and distribute video in Moodle and Canvas course sites. Now, when a video is uploaded, the ASR process begins immediately. No settings need to be enabled. Captions are created based on the audio track, and the content is assumed to be in English. Video owners can re-run the ASR captions in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
See the OIT Technology Spotlight for more information on this new feature.
Kaltura is a media management system used by instructors and students to upload and distribute video in Moodle and Canvas course sites. Now, when a video is uploaded, the ASR process begins immediately. No settings need to be enabled. Captions are created based on the audio track, and the content is assumed to be in English. Video owners can re-run the ASR captions in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
See the OIT Technology Spotlight for more information on this new feature.
Monday, April 9, 2018
LANG Courseshare for Fall 2018
The following LANG CourseShare courses are open for Fall 2018 registration:
- LANG 2201: Accelerated Basque I (permission required)
- LANG 2011: Accelerated Catalan I
- LANG 3504: Korean Language in Culture and Society
- LANG 1211: Beginning Maya I
- LANG 1061: Beginning Persian I
- LANG 1071: Beginning Polish I (partially online course)
- LANG 2071: Intermediate Polish I (partially online course)
- LANG 1101: Beginning Modern Tibetan I
- LANG 2101: Intermediate Modern Tibetan I
- LANG 1121: Beginning Vietnamese I (fully online course)
- LANG 2121: Intermediate Vietnamese I (fully online course)
- LANG 1131: Beginning Yiddish I
Summer at the Language Center: Use our space in new and creative ways!
The Language Center is open for business over May and Summer Session. Our hours are somewhat more limited to reflect the decreased number of classes in session, but our professional and student staff will be here and ready to help!
Computer classrooms: Jones 10, 15, 30 and 35
Bringing your intensive summer class to a technology classroom breaks up and adds diversity to a long day for students (and instructors). We would be pleased to make a recurring reservation for you, or discuss the possibility of having your class meet in Jones as its regular classroom.
It’s not necessary to create new instructional material to use in the classroom; existing lessons can easily be adapted to incorporate technology, and we can help with this.
Multimedia Lab: Jones 135
Over the summer the lab is open for general student use, and it’s a great location for students to work or meet up before or after class. We will also host special events or viewings upon request, including international TV programming, films, student cultural events, and are open to receiving creative event ideas and proposals.
Contact elsie@umn.edu to request an event at the Multimedia Lab or to discuss the possibility of breaking up the day by having part of a class meet in the more informal lab setting.
TandemPlus
The summer Tandem program is smaller than in fall and spring, but remains vibrant. Students can register at tandem.umn.edu beginning June 11, 2018, to find a language and conversation exchange partner. In addition to a face-to-face matching program, Tandem often co-hosts cultural events for students.
Contact tandem@umn.edu to propose a student event or activity.
Computer classrooms: Jones 10, 15, 30 and 35
Bringing your intensive summer class to a technology classroom breaks up and adds diversity to a long day for students (and instructors). We would be pleased to make a recurring reservation for you, or discuss the possibility of having your class meet in Jones as its regular classroom.
It’s not necessary to create new instructional material to use in the classroom; existing lessons can easily be adapted to incorporate technology, and we can help with this.
- Pair/Group work: The DiLL makes it easy to ensure that all students are communicating, and that pairs/groups are not always the same. You can reform pairs and groups as often as you’d like. The software can also help you to easily deploy and manage conversational tasks to promote interpersonal communication skills.
- Authentic media integration: Through the DiLL system, instructors can easily send text, audio, and video materials from files or online.
- Assessment: Whether oral or written, our classrooms offer software that facilitate the evaluation of language production in a secure environment. For example, you can manage individual oral responses with the DiLL system, or conduct oral exchanges. Furthermore, our classrooms can provide a secure testing environment with the integration of Proctorio in Canvas. We’ll be happy to explore assessment options for your courses.
Multimedia Lab: Jones 135
Over the summer the lab is open for general student use, and it’s a great location for students to work or meet up before or after class. We will also host special events or viewings upon request, including international TV programming, films, student cultural events, and are open to receiving creative event ideas and proposals.
Contact elsie@umn.edu to request an event at the Multimedia Lab or to discuss the possibility of breaking up the day by having part of a class meet in the more informal lab setting.
TandemPlus
The summer Tandem program is smaller than in fall and spring, but remains vibrant. Students can register at tandem.umn.edu beginning June 11, 2018, to find a language and conversation exchange partner. In addition to a face-to-face matching program, Tandem often co-hosts cultural events for students.
Contact tandem@umn.edu to propose a student event or activity.
Presentations, Workshops, and Demonstrations in April and May
Please consider joining the Language Center for the variety of presentations, workshops and demonstrations offered throughout the end of the semester. All instructors and graduate students are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served. Please register in advance if you are able to come.
- April 12, 2018: A Presentation on Using Authentic Listening Texts from the First Semester 2:30 - 3:20 p.m. in Nolte 140
- April 16, 2018: A Presentation on the Success and Challenges of Curricular Change in SPAN 1004 2:30 - 3:20 p.m. in Nolte 140
- April 20, 2018: A Tri-State Workshop on Online and Hybrid Strategies for Enhancing Your Students' Language Learning 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Jones 15 or online
- April 23, 2018: A Demonstration of Options for enhancing online test security in LC classrooms 2:30 - 3:20 p.m. in Jones 35
- April 27, 2018: A Presentation on Speaking of Love in French: The Enhancement of a Bilingual French Course in Medieval Literature 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in Folwell 108
- May 4, 2018: A Presentation on Using Antidote for Improving Writing 12:20 - 1:10 p.m. in Folwell 112
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