Are you a new language center director? Are you struggling to understand how to manage the multiple needs of faculty and students in a changing world of instant media and communications? How do you balance budgets, staffing, faculty support, technology training, public relations and copyright issues? This workshop will provide insights on all facets of managing a language center. Attendees can bring their questions to a panel of experts, who will both present and discuss the many burning issues center directors and managers face every day.
Supervisor, Humanities Learning Resources, Brigham Young University
Computer Assisted Instruction since 1973; interactive video since 1980's; learning center management since 1991; diagnostic language testing, digital video streaming, pronunciation applications.
Jonathan Perkins is the Director of the Open Language Resource Center (olrc.ku.edu), a center at the University of Kansas specializing in the creation of Open Educational Resources.
ACTFL, Pacific Lutheran University, Linguistics, Hispanic & Latino Studies Studies, World Language Methods, Second Language Acquisition, STARTALK, Technology
Are you designing a new language center? Working on the remodel of an existing one? Wondering if a language center is still relevant? This workshop will help breathe new life into your existing language center, help you design upgrades or new construction, and see what the current trends are. Topics include an overview of the design process, current trends in language center design, needs analysis, types of language learning spaces, labs, and facilities, and examples of successful centers. Come with questions about spaces for language learning and leave with answers!
