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NEALLT 2022

hosted virtually by Columbia University


This year’s theme is:

“Emerging Realities in Language Teaching and Learning”


The Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology (NEALLT) will hold its annual conference online on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9.  The NEALLT’ 22 virtual conference will be hosted by the Columbia University Language Resource Center. 

Our Keynote Speaker will be:

Greg Kessler

"Preparing teachers to design meaningful experiences"

The presenter will share his thoughts about the changing nature of language teaching in relation to technological and pedagogical innovations. He will focus on the importance of designing instructional experiences that harness the potential of these emerging innovations in a thoughtful manner. He will share a number of recent developments related to learning, language and technology, including various forms of automation and machine learning, as well as virtual reality and other forms of immersion. Some of the tools and resources associated with these developments have found their way into language teaching and learning while others certainly will in the near future. He will discuss creative ways to focus on social communication while designing instructional experiences. He will share a number of recent developments related to language and technology and encourage teachers to create meaningful social experiences for learning. Many of these developments have the potential to dramatically alter learning. They may also threaten or intimidate language teachers and learners. The presenter will share thoughts about the need to embrace these developments as we move toward a new era of language learning: One in which these intelligent assistants and resources will significantly contribute to instructional practices.

Bio:

Greg Kessler has published extensively and delivered keynotes and featured talks around the world.  His research addresses technology, teaching, learning, culture and language with an emphasis on teacher preparation, collaborative learning and learning experience design. He is the founding editor of the CALICO Equinox book series, Advances in CALL Practice & Research, and the Language Teaching & Technology forum in the journal Language Learning & Technology among others. He is a professor of Innovative Learning Design & Technology and department chair of the Educational Studies department at Ohio University.

Conference Program

Learning environments have morphed significantly in recent years. The dichotomous reference to teaching and learning contexts as either face-to-face or online (Kessler, 2017) is no longer applicable. Remote, hybrid, blended, synchronous, asynchronous are now part of our daily vernacular. However, all these new modalities have an impact beyond the physical space of the language classroom. We invite you to further explore the challenges and affordances of the emerging realities in language teaching and learning environments.

The program will consist of presentations and panel discussions on topics including, but not limited to the following:

  • What constitutes the new language “class/classroom”?
  • New learning spaces and modalities
  • Extended realities (Virtual reality/Augmented reality)
  • Technologies to aid inclusive teaching and learning  
  • Curricular innovations
  • Changing demographics of the language learners in the US
  • Interdisciplinary connections
  • Inter-institutional shared initiatives
  • Open educational resources
  • Language Resource Centers
  • Other ... 

The Draft Program and Registration Information will be available soon.

For conference information, please contact Michael Jones (mjones1@swarthmore.edu) 610.328.8036, or Angelina Craig-Flórez (Angelina.CraigFlorez@columbia.edu)

Our Hosts at the Language Resource Center at Columbia University include:

  •    Stephane Charitos, Director
  •    Simon Zuberek, Educational Technologist
  •    Christopher Kaiser, Shared Course Initiative Program Manager