STARTALK program opportunity: Transitioning to Teaching Online

[Shannon Spasova]

STARTALK: Transitioning to Teaching Online
June 23, 2014 – August 3, 2014
This STARTALK program is for teachers of critical languages (Arabic,
Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish,
Urdu) who want to teach their language online. Offered completely
online, this 6-week, intensive course will give teacher participants
the experience of taking an online course. Course content will focus
on many different facets of a successful online language course, such
as creating community, time management strategies, choosing
appropriate technology tools for communicative-based activities, and
developing a variety of online activity types. In addition to
exploring these aspects of teaching online, participants will see
these concepts in action in a model online language course. By the end
of the course, participants will have created a portfolio of
activities to be used in an online course. Teachers will be awarded a
certificate of completion upon timely successful completion of course
requirements (optional graduate credit available). Applications are
due April 28, 2014. Please see the website for further information and
application requirements
(http://www.carla.umn.edu/technology/STARTALK/).

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