I am very excited to announce the the edited volume “From Language Lab to Language Center and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Language Center Design” is hot off the press and available as of now. More information can be found here. Many thanks to all the contributing authors and Read more…
The Language Center is changing again! We are currently transforming the language center into a student-centered space, an incubator if you will, that brings together those who are interested in other languages and cultures and fosters a diverse environment. We moving into a more restricted resource (and technology-focused) space into Read more…
Language Centers continue to change rapidly. Since their lab-era days they have always been built around technology. Until recently. The decreasing cost of computing devices, ubiquity of mobile devices (laptops, tables, smartphones, …), and dwindling size have changed the nature of the Language Center in recent years. As fewer computers, especially desktops, Read more…
When it comes to managing teams, such as student workers, it is difficult to make sure everything gets done. When there is a group of people, something always falls through the cracks. For example, a student worker A is working on task for a professor. His shift is ending, but Read more…
It has been a while! I took a break from writing on this page to rethink the future of languagetechnologybootcamp.org (it’ll stay, of course) and also to focus more on publishing. Want to find out more about the state of language centers in 2014? My article about “Language Center Design Read more…
In late November I had the pleasure to be on the plenary panel The Tipping Point – Language Learning for a Changed World at ACTFL 2013 in Orlando, Florida. My 3 co-presenters were fantastic! All 4 of us had been invited by the ACTFL president to deliver an inspiring TED-style Read more…
One of the coolest non-tech features of our language learning center at Rhodes is the fact that you can write on the walls (and the sliding doors when they are closed). It’s great for professors who need more space than the mobile whiteboard provides. Students can write their answers Read more…
I was fortunate to visit the brand new Language Learning Center at Willamette Universityfor the last few days. I was invited to give the inaugural presentation (“Language Learning Spaces at Liberal Arts Colleges”) and meet with faculty, students, administrators, and of course language center employees. The space shows how far Read more…
The move into the new language center went pretty well, after all. We’re mostly set up now, only waiting for a few minor upgrades and some tweaking here and there. Not all computers have web cams and headsets yet, but they should arrive soon. I will be discussing various features Read more…