The University of Minnesota is an active participant in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) CourseShare program, which uses technology to send and receive less commonly…
Instructors: Do you have a student who cannot come to campus, but can attend class remotely, and you would like to help them? Good news! Classroom Management has installed web…
Instructors: If you are assigning media from LC Elevator to students, please use the Canvas Integration, rather than providing links in your Canvas site, or having students…
Dan Soneson is retiring later this summer, and Diane Rackowski retired this past winter. You are invited to a celebration and farewell. You can either join on the East Bank…
At the biennial conference of the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) on June 17, 2021, Language Center Director Dan Soneson received the Ruth…
Instructors: If you are assigning media from LC Elevator to students, please use the Canvas Integration, rather than having students search for films on their own. In order to…
Jones Hall is coming back to life. The Admissions Freshman Welcome Center has resumed in-person tours, and prospective college families are back, if not exactly in the…
Students and advisors: If you’re looking for a new language to start or recommend for Fall 2021, first consider one of the many languages offered locally at the university…
For Fall 2021, many instructors and students are looking forward to resuming traditional in person classes, while others will continue with fully remote instruction. Language…
The summer TandemPlus program is smaller than in fall and spring, but it remains vibrant. Students can register for summer matching now at tandemplus.umn.edu to seek a…
Dan Soneson is retiring at the end of July, 2021, and Diane Rackowski retired this past winter. The Language Center is planning a celebration and farewell that (fingers…
After serving as the Director of the Language Center for over a decade, Dan Soneson has decided to retire to focus on his family, travel, and his goal of mastering the…
If you’re planning to teach a mix of in person and remote students next semester, or need a classroom with conferencing technology as a backup plan, check out the new…
Students and advisors: If you’re looking for a new language to start or recommend for Fall 2021, first consider one of the many languages offered locally at the university…
The Language Testing Program will remain online through summer. The program will continue to administer its suite of proficiency tests for certification and placement remotely…
From the Director of the Language Center, Dan Soneson: Tip of the Day will take a brief hiatus to gain some breathing room and take a look at where we’ve been and where we are…
The University of Minnesota (UMN) Korean language program, led by Hangtae Cho, has long been an active participant in the Korea Foundation’s global e-school initiative, which…
As we approach the end of a fully remote academic year, we're asking instructors, programs and others to reflect on what they have learned from the experience. This week, Chee…
Culture and Language Integration in Chinese and English (CLIC), a joint program run by the Language Center and the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), will…
