2nd Arabic and German Shared Languages Program Planning Meeting
Denison University
December 9th & 10th 2016
Participants make their own lodging reservations at the Courtyard Marriott outside of Granville.
Participants:
Hanada Al-Masri <almasrih@denison.edu>, Assistant Professor of Arabic, Modern Languages Department, Denison University
Kelly Tuttle <tuttlke@earlham.edu>, Visiting Assitant Porfessor of Arabic, Arabic Language and Literature, Earlham College
Basem Al-Rabaa <balrabaa@oberlin.edu>, Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic in the Arabic Program, Oberlin College
Lee Forester <Forester@Hope.edu>, Professor of German, Hope College
Gabriele Dillmann <dillmann@glca.org>, Consortial Languages Director, GLCA
Friday
6:00pm: Business dinner @ Day y Noche
Saturday
Foresman Lounge, Fellows Hall 308, Denison University
Gabriele will provide breakfast at the meeting
8:30am -9:00 Latest Updates on Shared Languages Program among GLCA colleges- Gabrielle Dillmann
9:00- 10:15 Show and Tell
- “Global Course Connection and experiences with technology” by Hanada Al-Masri and Kelly Tuttle
- Experiences with the Integrated Approach and Arabic situation at Oberlin” by Basem Al-Rabaa
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 The Shared Languages Courses at Earlham and Denison
- Updates on student enrollment/registration among participating institutions
- Updates on the Syllabus for the Earlham course “Alienation in Modern Arabic Literature”
- Updates on the Syllabus for the Denison course “Media Arabic”
- Updates on German SLP course “Migration to and from Germany since 1945”
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break @ Snap Shots Lounge
1:00-3:00 Two breakout sessions (German and Arabic) to develop Midterm and Final Evaluation/Assessment forms specific to each shared languages courses
3:00-3:15 Coffee Break
3:15-4:15 The two groups convene to finalize the Evaluation/Assessment forms
4:15-5:00 Visit of the Zoom room at Denison; Wrap up and arrangements for future meetings.
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First Meeting
ARABIC GCC Workshop and Shared Languages Working Group Meeting August 2016
Workshop Organizer and Leader:
Gabriele Dillmann, Associate Professor of German at Denison University and GLCA Consortial Languages Director
Participants:
Hanada Al-Masri <almasrih@denison.edu>, Assistant Professor of Arabic, Modern Languages Department, Denison University
[Ghassan Nasr <gnasr@depauw.edu>] = had to cancel
Kelly Tuttle <tuttlke@earlham.edu>, Visiting Assitant Porfessor of Arabic, Arabic Language and Literature, Earlham College
Basem Al-Rabaa <balrabaa@oberlin.edu>, Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic in the Arabic Program, Oberlin College
Yomna Chami, AUB <yomnachami@gmail.com>, Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages, The American University of Beirut (AUB)
Instructional Technologist:
Cheryl Johnson <Johnsonc@denison.edu>, Modern Languages Department/ITS, Denison University
Denison Registrar:
Yadi Collins <collinsy@denison.edu>
Conference Agenda
ARABIC GCC Workshop and Shared Languages Working Group Meeting August 2016
All meetings will be held at Denison University in Granville, OH, in the Modern Languages Department, Fellows Hall 305 and 201 (Language Lab)
Breakfast is included in hotel stay
WORKSHOP- 1: Global Course Connections (Gabriele, Hanada, Yomna).
Friday, August 5th
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Welcome dinner at Buxton Inn in Granville
Saturday, August 6th, Fellows Hall 305, Modern Languages Lounge
9:00 am -10:00 am: Getting to know each other, introduction to GCC, comments by Gabriele’s on her positive GCC experience
10:00 am -10:30 am: Coffee break with Q&A
10:30 am -12:30 pm: Why GCC? Expectations and outcome hopes
Discussion of course objectives, developing an expanded course description including GCC rationale, determining common themes and topics, discussion of teaching approaches
How to get started: Logistics including the GCC table/information Assessment methods (distribute roles of instructors)
Role of digital technology (technology workshops on Tuesday)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch (place tbd)
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Designing course projects to enhance the four proficiencies, expand cultural knowledge and intercultural competencies, enhance basic technological skills and digital etiquette
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Dinner (location tbd)
Sunday, August 7th Fellows 305
10:00 am -12:30 pm: Design syllabi and integrate student projects
12:30 pm -1:30 pm: Lunch (River Road Coffee House in Granville)
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Wrap up GCC, fine-tune components, tie up loose ends
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Evening reception and dinner for all participants (GCC and Shared Languages Working Group) @ Texas Road House, by hotel
WORKSHOP-2: Shared Languages Working Group (all participants)
Monday, August 8th Fellows 305
9:00 am -10:00 am: Introductions and welcome remarks
Overview of GLCA Crossroads Shared Languages Program: Program goals and timeline
General introduction of participants’ Arabic programs, students, number and type of courses offered, textbooks used, upcoming sabbaticals, etc.
10:00 am -10:15 am: Coffee break
10:15 am – 12:30 pm: Arabic programs within GLCA, pedagogies, teaching approaches, professional goals, challenges, institutional idiosyncrasies, future developments, changes in the teaching profession, …etc.
12:30 pm -1:30 pm: Lunch (Hoffman Dining Hall on Campus)
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Brainstorming session: complementing each other’s programs, is an expansion of the program to a minor/major feasible in the future? What does it take?
Creating a unified philosophy and pedagogy among participating institutions
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Coffee break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Projection of courses in each program, projection of potential content/area courses to be offered over the next two years (4 semesters) starting in spring 2017
Criteria for selecting the courses to be developed for spring 2017 pilot
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Dinner (Day Y Noche, Granville)
Tuesday, August 9th Fellows 305, Fellows 201 (Computer Lab), Fellows 206 (Zoom Room)
Instructional Technology Workshops, Fellows 201, Computer Lab, Cheryl Johnson/Instructional Technologist and Gabriele in a hands-on learning environment
9:00 am – 12:30 pm: Introduction to the role of digital technology in the Shared Languages environment and extra student learning opportunities
Learning objectives and student (grade) evaluation rubric
Visit of the newly established Zoom video-conferencing classroom
Synchronous use of Zoom
Video Conferencing with Zoom, desktop sharing, uploading and sharing files (Google Drive and Dropbox);
Asynchronous student projects with Zoom
It’s Zoom playtime in the lab!
Coffee breaks as needed
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch (Hoffman Dining Hall on Campus)
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Introduction to the blogging/website platform WordPress.com for creating course webpages and student blogging venues
Hands-on practice and create your own blog!
Coffee breaks as needed
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Dinner (Brew’s Café and Restaurant, Granville)
Wednesday, August 10th Fellows 305
9:00 am -10:30 am: Designing a pilot Shared Course: logistics, course description & objectives, and assessment methods
10:30 am -10:45 am: Coffee break
10:45 am -12:30 pm: Continuation of morning discussion
Discussion of the various roles of teaching faculty (who does what in a shared course?)
12:30 pm -1:45 pm: Lunch (Hoffman Dining Hall on Campus)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Discussion with Yadi Collins, Denison Registrar
Course enrollment logistics, course credit
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Coffee break and further discussion with Yadi
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Brainstorm ideas for course projects in the mid- and upper level courses
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Dinner (Buxton Inn, Granville)
Thursday, August 11th Fellows 305
9:00 am – 10:00 am: Wrap up and finish the Shared Languages course syllabus
Discussion of further steps and task distribution, planning for the next meeting
10:00 am -10:15 am: Coffee break
10:15 am – 12:00pm: Discussion of previous and next Intensive Arabic Summer Institute
Concluding remarks
Departure and if desired lunch (Hoffman Dining Hall on Campus)
GABRIELE DILLMANN 