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Zoom – Recordings, Canvas, and other features
One last post regarding all things Zoom... Recording in Zoom I created two new documents regarding recording in Zoom: Recording Zoom Meetings to the Cloud - Instructors Updated 3/30/20: added reference to cloud recordings in Canvas Recording and Uploading Zoom...
Asynchronous Instruction video series
Below is a series of three (for now) videos on asynchronous online language instruction. 1. Catherine Baumann, UChicago Language Center Director, with an introduction and overview. 2. Alba Girons Masot, Director of the Catalan Language Program and Senior Lecturer,...
Remote Assessment webinar: Materials
Here are the recording and materials for Ahmet Dursun's presentation titled "Remote Assessment of Language Use and Knowledge." Slides Rubric templates Some more follow-up materials: Polling during class sessions: https://www.polleverywhere.com Polling in Zoom...
Update regarding UChicago Zoom accounts
By this point, if you are teaching this Spring you should have received an email from IT Services about your Zoom account. At present, you will use your CNET and password to log in to Zoom, and there are three different ways you can log in: Going to...
Zoom Webinar – Recording and materials
Thank you to the 90+ participants who were able to attend the webinar live. A recording of the webinar can be found at https://youtu.be/EkjBU8Fu0VA, and embedded below. The video may still be processing, and we are working to add/improve the quality of the captions as...
‘Instructional Continuity’ and Remote Teaching Resources
Articles about the current situation One bright spot in these chaotic times has been the amazing response by the instructional technology community. Below are some resources to help with the transition. If you have more, please send them to nswinehart[at]uchicago.edu....
Going online–in a hurry
Ready or not, online teaching has arrived at UChicago. Here we will cover two topics regarding UChicago going online for Spring 2020: 1) how to prioritize your online transition, and 2) how the Language Center is helping with the transition. Please also note that here...
LPII Course Development Example – Materials and Tasks
In this post, we'll share an exemplary model of the type of materials and tasks created through Language Pedagogy Innovation Initiative (LPII), facilitated by the UChicago Language Center and funded by the College. After helping developed an Advanced Language...
Uploading files to shared folders on Box
What is Box?? 'Box' is a cloud storage service, similar to Google Drive or Dropbox. The University of Chicago has a site license with Box, so that you have free unlimited storage when you log in with your CNET-ID. There are many useful things you can do with Box, and...
Attracting Students to Language Programs through Creative Course Design
Please join the Language Center as we welcome back Dr. Joela Jacobs, who will be giving a workshop titled "Attracting Students to Language Programs through Creative Course Design" as part of a series that invites recent UChicago alumni to share what they've learned...