Topic: Community-based language learning and place-based language learning
Workshop dates: May 12-16, 2025
Deadline for proposals: Friday, March 28, 2025
The CLS is happy to announce that we will once again offer an Instructional Innovation Workshop (IIW) this academic year. The IIW is a five-day intensive opportunity for language faculty to work on projects based on a specific theme that changes from year to year. We invite language faculty to submit proposals related to the workshop topic.
The workshop will start Monday, May 12th, with an opening plenary session with participants, followed by a keynote presentation which will be open to the entire language community. Daily activities will run from 9:00-4:00 ending with a lunch on Friday, May 16th. As is our tradition, the IIW will feature lectures and mini-workshops by invited speakers, small-group-discussions, and brief final presentations by the participants.
Each participant selected will receive a stipend of $1000, which requires a commitment to develop a project to be implemented the following academic year, full attendance and participation in the entire workshop (M-TH 9:00 – 4:00 and Friday 9:00 – 1:00 p.m.), including a project presentation on the final day of the workshop, and sharing the results with your colleagues in a Brown Bag next academic year.
If you are interested in participating in this year’s IIW, please submit a 2-3 page detailed project proposal by March 28, 2025 to Mary Jo Lubrano (maryjo.lubrano@yale.edu) or Fernando Rubio (fernando.rubio@yale.edu).
The proposal should include:
- A title
- An abstract that briefly summarizes the project.
- A rationale for the project:
- Why are you proposing this OER?
- What specific needs will this OER help your course(s) or program address?
- A detailed description of your project:
- Outline the objectives and/or the scope and sequence of your proposed OER.
- Include a timeline for implementation of your proposed project.
- Describe how you plan to evaluate the effectiveness of your OER once implemented.
Please contact Fernando Rubio (Fernando.rubio@yale.edu) or Mary Jo Lubrano (maryjo.lubrano@yale.edu) if you have any questions. We’re happy to schedule an appointment (in-person or via Zoom) to discuss your project plans and to assist with your proposal development.