Learning Symposium

Blog Announcement

I just wanted to share with you a new set of resources for supporting language teaching online: the MSU Online Language Teaching Blog.
The best way to stay up to date with this blog is to sign up for our newsletter: https://olt.cal.msu.edu/connect/

The purpose of this blog is to collect the online language teaching principles, tips, and Aha! moments we stumble upon as we try to figure out online language teaching together. We will also use this platform to get the word out about free webinars and other resources you may be interested in.

We are hoping to draw from a diverse number of contributors in terms of languages taught, levels, and institutions. If you or someone you know has an idea for a great post or question, do not hesitate to reach out!

Have a great fall semester!

-- Austin Kaufmann and the MSU OLT Team!

Summer Session 2 courses of Introduction to Online Learning begin July 6, but the early bird pricing expires Saturday (June 6).

Come learn with an engaged cohort of ESL and modern language instructors from all over the country. Sign up today! https://olt.cal.msu.edu/summer-2-session/

Introduction to Online Language Teaching is a fully online course designed for experienced classroom instructors who want to make the transition to teaching languages online.

Introduction to Online Language Teaching

Registration is open now for:
Summer Session 1: May 18 - June 26
Summer Session 2: July 6 - Aug 14

Introduction to Online Language Teaching Introduction to Online Language Teaching is a fully online course designed for experienced classroom instructors who want to make the transition to teaching ...

As you may have guessed from the radio silence from this account, MSU's English Language Center will not be hosting a Learning Symposium conference in 2020.

We have been searching for ways to fund the symposium since losing our corporate sponsorship from National Geographic Learning. Via a grant from MSU's College of Arts and Letters, we were able to receive funding in 2019 to hold two smaller Learning Symposium events, but we were not successful in securing funding for 2020.

As such, we have decided to skip 2020. With the Learning Symposium on hiatus, we will use the year to talk about the future directions explore different funding or conference models.

I refuse to let the Learning Symposium die without a fight, so it is my great hope to be able to resume the symposium in 2021.

Learning Symposium Organizer,
Austin Kaufmann

Our event begins at 12:30pm on Saturday, April 13.

At 2:00pm on the same day, the MSU Spartan Football team will host its annual "Green and White Game." Admission and parking are free for both events, but it may mean competition for parking in the lot nearest Wells Hall (Lot 79). The next closest lots are Lots 39 & 40, which I've highlighted in the updated Parking Map: https://elc.msu.edu/index.php/download_file/view/429/282/.

Additional nearby lots that also offer free parking on Saturday include: 63, 62W, 56, 39/40, 41 and Ramps 2, 5 and 7. (Lot 62E is reserved for disabled parking.)

Consider giving yourself a few extra minutes to get to check-in, as you may not be able to park immediately next to Wells Hall.