Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open online course) are FREE:
- Registration open: November 21, 2024 – April 30, 2025
- Course open: January 2 – May 31, 2025
External Programming/ Events
From Theory to Practice: Advancing Gender-Inclusive Language PedagogyAs awareness of gender in language and education grows, many educators are recognizing the need for gender-just training and materials. This conference will bring together language educators for a day of pedagogy-focused presentations aimed at fostering gender-inclusive and -just language teaching.
More information and registration: USC Dornsife Website |
AI in Teaching: Success Stories from Northwestern FacultyAI is rapidly reshaping higher education, offering new opportunities for teaching and learning. But what does AI integration look like in practice? Join this session to hear firsthand success stories from Northwestern instructors on leveraging AI for learning. Gain practical insights, explore challenges, and walk away with strategies to integrate AI into your own courses.
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More information and registration: TEACHx |
The Midwest Association for Language Learning Technology (MWALLT) 2025MWALLT is a great opportunity for language center directors, foreign language instructors at all levels, and grad students. The conference will focus on the practical integration of technology in language teaching, offering sessions that provide actionable insights and tools for the classroom.
More information, registration, and conference program: MWALLT Website For more questions, contact Mingyu Sun, MWALLT President, 2025 Conference Chair |
Free Webinar Series: Current Directions in Postsecondary Language Program AdministrationThe following is a free webinar series organized by the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) at the University of Arizona. This series is planned to coincide with the publication of a new book forthcoming in 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration.
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2025 International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies IAICS ConferenceThe International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies consists of scholars from a range of the cultural sciences who are dedicated to doing research on communication across cultures. The group meets annually at different locations around the world.
More information, and membership: IAICS and FAAP Website |
CARLA’s Social Justice in Language Education InitiativeThis initiative aims to improve teachers’ understanding and application of critical pedagogies by researching student and teacher learning in social justice-oriented language classrooms and offering a suite of teaching materials and a wide range of professional development activities.
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IALLT Webinar March 2025: Kudu and the AI Classroom: A New Age of Customized TextbooksThe presenters of this webinar will highlight Kudu, a textbook creation platform that uses AI to improve learning outcomes, the use of Kudu in Humanities, and their vision for the future of custom textbooks.
Register: Zoom |
2025 College Board ForumCelebrate College Board's 125-year anniversary by shaping discussions at the 2025 College Board Forum.
Forum offers a unique opportunity to showcase expertise, share innovative ideas, and engage with professionals committed to student success. Proposals are sought across critical topics, including Administration, Advocacy, and Policy, Admissions, Assessment and Instruction, Counseling, Financial Aid Deadline for proposals: February 25, 2025 |
SWALLT & UCLA Humanities Technology Conference: Creating Communities Through LanguageThis spring, the Southwest Association for Language Learning and Technology (SWALLT) and UCLA’s Humanities Technology are hosting a free, in-person conference on foreign language instruction focusing on creating communities.
Call for presentations and registration info: SWALLT Conference. |
Publishing Success: Insights from Journal Editors (3-Session series)
The "Publishing Success: Insights from Journal Editors" series offers valuable guidance for getting your articles published in academic journals. Panelists will discuss their journals, submission & review processes, and provide tips for getting published. Sessions are hybrid, allowing for in-person and online participation, and will be recorded. Register here for the session(s) you are interested in: Publishing Success Registration SESSION 1: Language Documentation & Conservation (February 5, 2025) SESSION 2: Language Learning & Technology and Reading in a Foreign Language (February 12, 2025) SESSION 3: Second Language Research & Practice (February 18, 2025) This series is organized by the Center for Language & Technology (CLT) and the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. |
TEACHx 2025: Innovating Teaching and Learning
TEACHx sparks innovation in teaching and learning by showcasing experiments and celebrating successes in a community-oriented environment. This annual event brings instructors, students, learning designers, and technology specialists together to make connections, begin collaborations, and learn from their peers. Dates: May 21-22, 2025 (Evanston Campus, Northwestern University) |
Global Goals, Global Languages - Central States 2025The 2025 Central States Conference, themed "Global Goals, Global Languages," emphasizes the integration of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with language education to address global issues and foster skills like critical thinking and intercultural competence. The conference features over 150 sessions, workshops, and language immersion opportunities, including a keynote by Dr. Megan Ferry and presentations by notable educators like the 2025 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Kei Tsukamaki. The event concludes with a free registration to the 2026 conference in Chicago. Dates: March 13-15 (Kansas City, Missouri) For more information and registration: 2025 Conference Program The next conference will be in Chicago March 12-14, 2026. Call for proposals opens in March. |
Spring 2025 CALPER Professional Development Webinar SeriesCALPER is offering a new webinar series taking place each spring, titled “Advances in World Language Pedagogy-The CALPER Professional Development Webinars”. These webinars will be led by specialists with expertise in a variety of pedagogical approaches that can be used to support and enhance the teaching and learning of world languages, including less commonly taught languages. For more information and registration: Zoom
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Heritage Languages SIG 2025 EventsSixteenth Heritage Language Research InstituteDates: June 16-19, 2025 (Madison, WI)2025 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop 2025 Heritage Language Learning Symposium |
ACTFL 2025 Call For ProposalsDates: November 21-23, 2025 (New Orleans, LA)
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CARLA's Presentations and Workshops for Language Teachers - Winter/Spring 2025Series of online presentations:
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Northwestern Practicum: Supporting Student SuccessThe Searle Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning has organized this year’s University Practicum based on a topic determined by a survey of Northwestern Instructors, who are looking to enhance academic rigor and student resilience enriched by empathy and equity. The practical, flexible, and supportive online practicum includes live sessions on redefining, creating an environment for, facilitating, and assessing student success, complemented by learning labs, a faculty panel, and individual consultations. Practicum dates:
For more information: 2024-2025 Practicum website
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Northwestern: Generative AI 101Generative AI 101 is a six-week professional development program, organized by Northwestern IT Teaching and Learning Technologies. All Northwestern instructors ready to begin exploring GenAI are encouraged to apply. A cohort of 15 to 20 instructors will be selected to join the program's first iteration. Generative AI 101 is an extension of TLT’s educational series on Generative AI and Teaching for Fall 2024. Dates: January 27-March 7, 2025 |
MOOC: Envisioning Project-Based Language LearningEnvisioning Project-Based Language Learning is a MOOC designed by the National Foreign Language Resource Center- University of Hawai’i at Manoa as a 5-module open-enrollment self-study course for language educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL). Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the Product Square. A digital badge is available for candidates fulfilling course requirements. Project Lead(s): Rachel Mamiya Hernandez |
2025 Chicago Language Symposium: AI and World Language TeachingThe upcoming CLS will delve into the transformative impact of AI on world language education, exploring how AI can be integrated into language instruction and examining the implications for learner engagement and assessment.
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MWALLT Conference 2025: Strengthening PathwaysThe Midwest Association for Language Learning Technology (MWALLT) is seeking proposals for its 2025 fully online conference to be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Presentations will be delivered from your remote location and shared with conference participants via three Zoom streams, managed by The Ohio State University, University of Minnesota, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The conference theme is "Strengthening Pathways." We seek proposals relating to K-16 pathways, internships and study abroad, life-long learning, as well as other pathways relating to the teaching of languages and cultures through the integration of technology. While proposals should exhibit an understanding of current trends in language pedagogy, the focus should be on praxis rather than on research. The goal is to provide practical information about emerging technologies and approaches that can be easily implemented in the language classroom. CFP Deadline: Friday, January 17th, 2025 |
Canvas Accessibility Workshops for World Language FacultyNorthwestern Teaching and Learning Technologies are organizing in-person workshops to help instructors achieve a Mission Accessible alert-free status in their Canvas course sites before the start of Winter quarter. Below are the dates, times, and locations for both sessions: |
12th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage LanguageThe National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (NSSHL) is an intellectual forum for the discussion and advancement on education and research to better support the strengths and diverse pedagogical needs of Spanish heritage bilingualism in the United States. The 12th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language will be held from Monday, May 12 to Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. It will take place in person and follow the regular format of keynotes, conference presentations, academic panels, and workshops to allow attendees to share ideas and knowledge about the different aspects of Spanish heritage language teaching, practices, and research. |
Language OER Conference 2025The Open Language Resource Center at the University of Kansas is seeking proposals for the fifth annual Language OER Conference to be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 via Zoom. |
8th Foreing Language Education and Technology (FLEAT) ConferenceLocation: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Dates: June 25-28, 2025
Deadlines for Proposals: December 6, 2024 The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to December 6, 2024. Questions regarding the program, proposals, or the submission process may be sent to the Program Chair, Amanda Romjue (programs@iallt.org). The International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) and the Japan Association for Language Education & Technology (LET) are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 8th FLEAT (Foreign Language Education and Technology) Conference in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. FLEAT 8 will be sponsored by IALLT, LET, the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Language and Technology (CLT) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Also, information about the conference hotel and campus housing options has been updated on the website. |
CALICO 2025Dates: May 27-31, 2025 Register and proposal submission here: Calico Website The CALICO conference features five types of presentations, including hands-on workshops, 30-minute presentations on empirical research or classroom reports, panel presentations, technology showcase presentations, and poster presentations. The deadline for submitting your abstract proposal is October 31, 2024. All proposals should be submitted using the CALICO website. Presenters will be notified of acceptance in early December. |
The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Free Upcoming WebinarsSeries of free webinars during the 2024-25 school year which connect to the 2025 conference theme - "Global Goals, Global Languages".
Visit the Central States Website to Learn More and to Register. |
Symposium on Language Pedagogy in Higher Education SOLPHE 2024Dates: October 4-5 (Free & Online)
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IALLT October Webinar: From Textbook to Homework: A Collaborative Journey in Developing Our Spanish OER Projects with LibreTextsDate: Friday, October 4, 2024, 10:00am PT / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ETPresenters: Alejandro Lee, Nancy Ballesteros, Sarah Harmon, and Cristina Moon |
