What to do when students can’t attend class?

There will likely be times in 2021-22 when your students can’t attend class. This post aims to combine university policy and Chicago Language Center recommendations to help you consider how to best accommodate these students. Official University Policy For...

Cathy Baumann’s Interview on Reverse Design

  Cathy Baumann: “When we teach, we make hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions: which materials should I use? Which textbook? What will be homework? What will I do in class? You can make better choices about all those questions if you know where you’re...

Tech Mini-Workshops: Loom, Canva, and Microsoft Stream

On Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021, Nicole Burgoyne (German) and Nick Swinehart (CLC) gave a workshop introducing several technical tools and techniques: automatic foreign-language captions with Microsoft Stream, screen recording with Loom, and graphic design with Canva. •...

Creating Graphic Organizers with Lucidchart

On Wednesday, Feb 3, Colin Benert (Associate Instructional Professor of German) gave a fantastic workshop titled “Creating Graphic Organizers for Synchronous and Asynchronous Task-Based Activities with Lucidchart.” • Recording of Colin’s workshop •...