Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D.

Adjunct Professor - Cato College of Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

        Courses Taught

Inclusive Classrooms for Immigrant Students (Fall 2023)
An introduction to the general issues related to multicultural education and to the teaching of English Language Learners (ELLs) in diverse classroom and school contexts.  Topics include: current demographics and immigration trends, legal issues, second language and identity development of immigrant students, the development of academic English, and modifying course content to meet the needs of ELLs. 

Advanced Methods for Foreign Languages and Advanced Pedagogy for TESL (Spring 2015, 2016, 2017,  2018, 2019, 2020)
This cross-listed course is designed for educators who teach foreign languages and for educators who teach English as a Second Language.  A variety of topics will be addressed in order to prepare second language teachers to become leaders as critical thinkers, mentors, advocates, second language researchers, and instructional and program leaders.  Exemplar topics include the analysis of instructional methods and teaching strategies, theories of second language acquisition, mentoring, culturally-responsive teaching and best practices in second language teaching.

Teacher Leadership (Spring 2020) - An examination of the current research on adult learning and development, expert knowledge, and the professionalization of the field of teaching. Students develop skills to direct other educational professionals.  Note:  I wrote this course, customizing the content and experience for Saudi EFL teachers in residence at UNC Charlotte. 

Special Topics in Teaching English as a Second Language (Spring 2018)

This course serves as an introduction to the American Education System for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers from Saudi Arabia.  The course emphasizes current perspectives on language instruction, specifically developing a learner-centered classroom through Communicative Language Teaching methods.  

K-8 Foreign Language Methods (Fall 2016)

Both pre-service and lateral entry teachers enroll in this course, design to prepare individuals for instruction in a range of formats from FLES to high school credit courses.  Emphasis is placed on develop a unit of instruction to address the ACTFL Standards and with attention given to Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA).

Secondary Foreign Language Methods  (Spring 2017 and Spring 2023)

The rationale for this course is based upon the philosophy of Second Language study found in the NC Standard Course of Study.  In order to meet the General Principles for the study of modern foreign languages, teachers develop the linguistic skills of all learners so that they may use their second language in real life, meaningful settings

Adjunct Instructor - Department of Languages and Culture Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

French 1201 (Fall 2019 -Present) - Part 1 of Elementary French

• • Ongoing integration of  new platforms and tools to support and enhance development of four skills
  • Piloted course with a new text and online program while providing support to other French faculty.
  • Revised for delivery via Zoom for Summer 2020
  • Ongoing enhancement using additional online platforms (desmos.com, blooket.com, whiteboard.fi)

French 1202 (Spring 2020) - Part 2 of Elementary French

• • Adapted and moved to WebEx from March 17 - End of Spring semester

Adjunct Assistant Professor - University of Maryland University College  in the Masters of Education in Instructional Technology  (Jan 2013 - Aug  2014)

        Courses Taught:

Foundations of Technology in Teaching and Learning - An introduction to the integration of technology in the schools focusing on how instructional technology affects and advances K-12 learning. Topics include principles of integrating technology to strengthen standards-based curricula, instruction, and assessment; selection of software and other technological materials; uses of technology for collaboration with school-related audiences; issues of digital equity and ethics; and strategies for using digital technology with special needs populations.

Web-Based Teaching and Learning: Design and Pedagogy - An examination of the theory that informs Web-based education and the implementation of best pedagogical practices. Challenges related to the original design and/or adaptation of effective Web-based instruction are explored. Focus is on developing the knowledge and skills to create multiple types of Web-based assignments and units for K-12 students using Web authoring software. Topics also include constructing evaluation tools to assess K-12 student learning outcomes across different content areas and grade levels. Strategies for effective online group collaboration are discussed and implemented.

Online Instructor -The Center for Faculty Excellence at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Revised and taught the eQuality Essentials Program for UNC Faculty to prepare them to teach online using the Sakai LMS. (Summer 2012 - 2015)

Professional Development Facilitator, LEARN NC

Develop, revise, and maintain ongoing professional development workshops using LEARN NC resources to teach information literacy, global education, self-guided professional development, and addressing state standards.  Designed and facilitated Technology Tools for Global Education (2007-2009), a four-part series of face-to-face workshops conducted at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence.

Online Instructor and Course Developer, LEARN NC

Developed and taught Teaching World Languages Online (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009), a six-weeks, online professional development course to prepare foreign language teachers for online instruction. Co-authored several online courses including:

Crossing Cultures: An introduction to cross-cultural understanding

Adolescent Literacy Strategies: Mathematics.  

Develop and Teach Online Courses

Education Technology Consultant

Private consulting on the effective integration of technology into the foreign language curriculum for Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools (2007)

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (1999-2004) and Pitt County Schools (1999-2000)

Technology Tools for Global Education for Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools (2007)

Wake County Schools (2008),The Carolina Center for Educational Excellence (2008)

Onslow County Schools (2008).  

Guest Instructor

N.C. Catalyst Program, K-12 education technology outreach program for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002 – 2003), and East Carolina University (2003).  

Guest Instructor

N.C. Teach Program, Summer Lateral Entry Program for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001-2002) and Lenoir-Rhyne College (2002).  

French Teacher, Northwood High School, Pittsboro, N.C. 1989-1996.

Taught 4 levels of French, establishing new courses for Levels 3-4.

Coordinated and led annual student trips on10-day trips to France

Created and moderated Academic Boosters Awards Banquet for high-achieving students 

French Teacher, Central High School, Victoria, V.A., 1988-1989.

Taught Level 1 French middle school and Levels 1-2 high school.

Developed After-School French Immersion Program for Academically Talented fourth and fifth grade students

2023 ACTFL/Cengage/IALLT Postsecondary Award for Excellence in World Language Instruction Using Technology

Recognized at the 2023 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL for career work in technology integration for world languages in higher eduction

2023 Recognition of SCOLT Leadership

Recognized for five years of leadership as President-Elect, President, and Past President of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching

2022 Best of FLANC Award

 Recognized as one of the top 10 sessions for the presentation When far-sighted teachers meet near-sighted students:          Strategies for engagement and retention in world languages held on October 1-2, 2022 in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

2021 Best of FLANC Award

Recognized as the best conference session from among 150 concurrent sessions for the session  Retool, Revise, Refresh: Rethinking your activities for student engagement beyond the classroom with Dr. Adriana L. Medina.

2020 ACTFL Top 25 Presenter

Pre-recorded session, A Comprehensive Look at Engagement, Before, During, and Outside of Class, received 575 views  and ranking within the Top 25 Most Viewed Sessions of the  ACTFL 2020 Virtual Conference. 

2020 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as one of the top 10 presentations at the 2020 Annual Conference  (Virtual) of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina for the concurrent session Engaging Students in Synchronous Online Environments

2020 Laura Thomas Award

Recognition by the North Carolina chapter of the Association of Higher Education and Disability which recognizes an outstanding professional outside the field of disability services who has demonstrated exemplary support of disability services within a postsecondary academic setting and who is not a disability service provider.

2019 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as one of the top 10 presentations at the 2019 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, N.C. for the concurrent sessionEngaging Students Before, During, and Between Classes

2018-2020 Quality Matters Associate Fellow - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Collaborated with other Faculty and Associate Fellows to support the integration of Quality Matters across the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and beyond.

2018 Inductee  - Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars

2018 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as one of the top 10 presentations at the 2018 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. for the concurrent session Inserting Student Interests into the Lesson with Non-targeted Comprehensible Input

2018 SCOLT President-Elect 

Elected as President-Elect for the Southern Language on Language Teaching.  Will serve a two-year term as President-Elect before serving an additional two-year term as President. 

2017 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as one of the top 10 presentations at the 2017 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. for the concurrent session Preparing Students to be Attentive Listeners

2017 SCOLT Educator of Excellence 

Awarded at the Annual Conference of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in Orlando, FL. on March 27, 2017

2016 FLANC Honorary Life Member 

Awarded at the 50th Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina) in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on October 7, 2016.

2016 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as one of the top 10 presentations at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. for the concurrent session Collecting and Offering Feedback to Feed Forward. 

Invited to present at the Annual FLANC Spring Conference held at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Wilmington, N.C. on February 25, 2017. 

2013 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as one of the top 10 presentations at the 2013 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, N.C. for the concurrent session Digital Literacy for World Languages: Tools, Techniques, and Transformation.  

Invited to present at the Annual FLANC Spring Conference held at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, N.C. on March 1, 2014. 

2012 Best of FLANC Award

Recognition as the best session of the 2012 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, N.C., for the concurrent session, Managing the Multitasking Myth.

Invited to represent FLANC at the Southern Conference of Language Teaching (SCOLT) Annual Conference in Birmingham, A.L. on April 11-13, 2013. 

2010 New Award for Individual Achievement in Distance Learning

The North Carolina Distance Learning Association renamed an award as the Dr. Bobby Hobgood Distance Learning Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Distance Learning Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual for their long-standing record of distance learning and learning technologies support, including serving the needs of distance learning advocacy, information, networking and opportunity.

Hobgood, B. and Medina, A.L. (2021). Studying a World Language: An Interactive Guidebook. Kendall Hunt.

Hobgood, B. (2016). Tech Watch: Tips from Educators. The Language Educator. Jan/Feb 2016.

Hobgood, B. (2015). Digital Literacy, Ubiquitous Technology, and the Holocaust in Cyberspace - Paper presentation at the Symposium, "Witness through Fiction: Holocaust, Conflict and Genocide in Cinema and Literature,"   Université de Limoges. Limoges, France  10 April 2015. (Conference Proceedings to be published Winter 2016)

Hobgood, B., and Ormsby, L. (2011). Inclusion in the 21st-century classroom: Differentiating with technology. LEARN NC. Available on the web at: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/every-learner/6776

Hobgood, B. (2010). Preparing Chinese language teachers for online teaching. Unpublished manuscript.

Gunter, A.M., and Hobgood, B. (2009). Insights from an Online Foreign Language Course: What Every Teacher Needs to Know.  Unpublished manuscript.

• Hobgood, Bobby. "Feedback Practices that Lead to Student Uptake." Southern Conference on Language Teaching. Atlanta, GA, March 9, 2024.
  
  
• Gomoluch, Suzanne, Hobgood, Bobby, & Mori, Chikako. "Creating Classroom Community with Formative Feedback." Southeastern Association of Cultural Studies.  Charlotte, NC.  February 17, 2024. 
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. Feedback Practices that Engage"  Southeastern Association of Cultural Studies.  Charlotte, NC.  February 17, 2024. 
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. "Far-sighted Teachers vs. Near-sighted Students: Engaging Language Learners." American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL. November 17, 2023.
• Hobgood, Bobby. "How to Leverage Diversity to Build Community in the Language Classroom." Foreign Language Association of North Carolina.  Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, NC.  October 7, 2023.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby.  "What language does ChatGPT Speak?: Intro, Demo, Convo." Charlotte AI Institute for Smarter Learning. UNC Charlotte Dubois Center. May 18, 2023.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. “Identity, Inclusion and Exclusion in French Language Teaching.” Roundtable panelist. Foreign Language Association of North Carolina. October 8, 2022. 
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby.  "When Far-sighted Teachers Meet Near-sighted Students: Strategies for Engagement and Retention in World Languages. Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Fall Conference. October 9, 2022.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby and Medina, Adriana. “Retool, Revise, Refresh: Rethinking activities for engagement beyond the classroom.” Invited presentation (Best of FLANC Presentation). Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT).  Norfolk, VA, March 30 - April 2, 2022.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. “Identity, Inclusion and Exclusion in French Language Teaching.” Roundtable panelist. Society for French Historical Studies. Charlotte, NC. March 26, 2022.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby and Medina, Adriana. “Morphing ChoiceBoards into Collaborative Action Plans” Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Spring Conference. February 26, 2022.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby and Medina, Adriana. “Language Study Beyond the Classroom: A High-Yielding ROI for Teaching and Learning.” Keynote address. Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Spring Conference. February 26, 2022.
   
• Hobgood, Bobby and Medina, Adriana. “Learning and Studying: Helping Students Understand the Difference.” Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. November 21, 2021. Virtual Conference.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby, Chambless, Krista, and Baldwin, Leslie. “A Year-long Snapshot of Organizational Efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” Assembly of Delegates for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. November 18, 2021. (Invited) Virtual Conference.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby and Medina, Adriana. “Retool, Revise, Refresh: Rethinking Your Activities for Student Engagement Beyond the Classroom.” Annual Fall Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina. October 10, 2021. Virtual Conference. (Awarded Best of FLANC from more than 120 sessions)
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. “Monitoring and Engaging Whole Class Participation with Desmos.”
  Annual Fall Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina. October 10, 2021. Virtual Conference.
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. “Learning and Studying: Helping Students Understand the Difference.”
  Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina. February 27, 2021. (Invited)
  
  
• Hobgood, Bobby. “Synchronous Language Instruction: Virtual Engagement from a Distance.”
  Kingston University of England Annual Bite-Sized Virtual Conference.  February 26, 2021. (Invited)
  
  
•  A Comprehensive Look at Engagement Before, During, and Outside of Class - Pre-recorded session for the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Virtual Conference on November 20, 2020.
  
  
• Engaging Students in Synchronous Online Environments  - Live synchronous session presented virtually at the Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference on October 11, 2020.
  
  
• Simple Strategies for Engaging Learners Before, During, and After Class (Two presentations) - Concurrent session at the Annual Spring Fling  of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. on March 7, 2020.
  
  
• Creating an active learning classroom: Lessons from practice and research - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Washington, D.C. on November 23, 2019. 
  
  
• Simple Strategies for Engaging Learners Before, During, and After Class - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, N.C. on October 25, 2019.
  
  
• Tips and Tricks for Technology Integration, Preparing Students to be Attentive Listeners , and Inserting Student Interests into the Lesson with Non-targeted Comprehensible Input - Concurrent sessions at the Annual Conference of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in Myrtle, Beach, S.C. on March 22, 2019.
  
  
• Building Connections with your Online and Hybrid Students - Virtual session at the Mobile Language Learning Experience International Conference on February 21-22, 2019. 
  
  
• Comprehensible Input Strategies for Success - Featured Presenter in the ACTFL Social Media Lounge at the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in New Orleans, L.A. on November 16, 2018.
  
  
• Preparing Students to be Attentive Listeners - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in New Orleans, L.A. on November 16, 2018.
  
  
• Inserting Student Interests into the Lesson with Non-targeted Comprehensible Input - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, NC. on October 20, 2018
  
  
• How to Study a Foreign Language: Engaging Students in the Learning Process - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, NC. on October 20, 2018
  
  
• Preparing Students to be Attentive Listeners - Concurrent session at the Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Asheville, N.C. on February 24, 2018
  
  
• Sustaining Student Engagement by Establishing a Community of Inquiry - Concurrent session at the Technological Innovation in Digital Education (TIDE) Conference in Durham, NC. on February 22, 2018
  
  
• Collecting and Offering Feedback to Feed Forward - Concurrent session at the 2017 Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages in Nashville, TN on November 17, 2017
  
  
• Preparing Students to be Attentive Listeners - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on October 28, 2017
  
  
• Powerful Slides to Avoid Powerpointless Presentations - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on October 28, 2017
  
  
• Microfeedback to Adjust Instruction Online and On-ground – Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in Orlando, FL. on March 17, 2017
  
  
• Collecting and Offering Feedback to Feed Forward - Concurrent session at Spring Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C. on February 25, 2017
  
  
• Planning for Growth Using TELL – Tenth Annual International Conference on Language Teacher Education in Los Angeles, CA. on February 4, 2017
  
  
• Developing Online Language Teachers Through Experiential Coaching - Concurrent session at the 2016 Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages in Boston, M.A. on November 17, 2016
  
  
• Collecting and Offering  Feedback to Feed Forward - Concurrent session at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on October 8, 2016
  
  
• Comprehensible Input Strategies for 90% Target Language Instruction - Concurrent session and Workshop at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on October 8, 2016
  
  
• Developing Proficiency through Audio and Video - Concurrent session at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in Charlotte, NC on February 20, 2016
  
  
• Leading Transformative Learning with a Peer-Supported Growth Mindset - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in San Diego, CA. on November 22, 2015
  
  
• Formative Assessment: From low-tech to high-tech - Concurrent session at the Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in San Diego, CA. on November 20, 2015
  
  
• Developing Proficiency through Audio and Video: Developing Integrated Performance Assessments for all Learners - Concurrent session and Hands-on workshop at the 2015 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. on October 23-24, 2015
  
  
• Planning for Growth Using TELL - Virtual Presentation for the 2015 STARTALK Fall Conference in Orlando, FL. on October 17, 2015.
  
  
• Digital Literacy, Ubiquitous Technology, and the Holocaust in Cyberspace - Paper presentation at the Symposium - Witness through Fiction: Holocaust, Conflict and Genocide in Cinema and Literature at the Université de Limoges, France on April 20, 2015.
  
  
• Fostering Autonomous Language Learners - Concurrent session at the 2014 Annual Conference of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in San Antonio, TX.
  
  
• Formative Assessment: From no-tech to high tech - Half-day workshop at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, N.C.
  
  
• Fostering Autonomous Language Learners - Concurrent session at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, N.C. 
  
  
• Digital Literacy for World Languages: Tools, Techniques, and Transformation - Concurrent session for the 2014 Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina - March 1, 2014.
  
  
• Engaging Language Learners: Blended and Online Learning  - Full-day, hands-on workshop for university faculty in world languages, UNC General Administration - June 10, 2014. 
  
  
• I don't know everything: How can I empower my students? - Webinar for the 2013 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages series, Putting the Learner Out Front.  
  
  
• Creating the 21st Century World Languages Classroom - Hands-on, half-day workshop for the 2013 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina.
  
  
• Digital Literacy for World Languages: Tools, Techniques, and Transformation (Face-to-face and digital sessions) - 2013 Annual Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina .
  
  
• Managing the Multitasking Myth: Strategies for World Language Teachers - Southern Conference on Language Teaching - April 12, 2013.
  
  
• Managing the Multitasking Myth: Strategies for World Language Teachers - Keynote Address for FLANC 2013 Spring Fling. East Carolina University - March 2013.
  
  
• The KEYS to Performance Assessment: Online Book Study Facilitator for the World Languages Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction - October 2012 

• Developing Your Personal Learning Network - FLANC 2012

• Managing the Multitasking Myth - FLANC 2012

• Blended Learning for World Languages: More than a Tasty Beverage - Pre-conference workshop - FLANC 2012

• Going Digital in Your District? It's an EPIC Opportunity! - ETLO/SREB/ISTE Online Learning Institute 2012

• The Myths of Multitasking - Hands-on workshop for Executive Directors of North Carolina Communities In Schools.  March 2012.

• Going Digital in Your District?  It's an EPIC Opportunity - Consortium of School Networking Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. March 2012.

• How to Create a Blended Learning Environment - Pre-conference workshop and concurrent session - NCTIES 2012

• The Digital Natives are Restless, but Technology Isn't the Answer - Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement (Featured Speaker) May 2012.

• Engaging Digital Natives: Technology isn't the Answer - 2011 NCTIES (March 3, 2011)  and 2011 NCSLMA (November 4, 2011) conferences

• Critical Decisions in a Web 2.0 Environment: An analysis and guide for technology leaders - 2011 NCTIES (March 3, 2011)  and 2011 NCSLMA (November 4, 2011) conferences

• Top Ten Strategies for Blended Learning in the Language Classroom - Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Conference on October 1, 2011.

• Digital Native Reality - Keynote Address for Meredith College Teaching Fellows Professional Development Conference in Raleigh, N.C. on February 5, 2011

• The Digital Natives are Restless, but Technology isn't the Answer - Plenary Address at World View Global Conference in Chapel Hill, N.C. on October 21, 2010.

• Online Chinese Language Learning: Preparing Teachers, Engaging Students, and Sharing Content - National Chinese Language Conference in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2010.

• Creating a Model for Effective Online Language Courses - 2009 American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annual conference, San Diego, CA

• Connecting curriculum and culture through culturally responsive teaching -  Workshop for UNC Alumni Teachers of ESL Students on August 12, 2009

• Professional development online: How virtual learning addresses the pitfalls of the traditional workshop

• Chinese Language Learning Online: Yes, it can work!  - 2009 National Chinese Language Conference, Chicago, IL and the 2009 Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Atlanta, GA

• Virtual Learning Communities: Increasing your involvement in N.C. Distance Education
• Using the Intelligent Web, Intelligently

• Classroom assessment by the minute: Teaching students to monitor their own learning

• Engage students using high-tech and low-tech tools for teaching visual literacy

• Data use in the classroom: High-tech to low-tech tools for assessing student learning

• Global Education: Simple Strategies for Bring the World to the Classroom

• Creating a student-centered foreign language classroom
• Audio in the Foreign Language Classroom

• Implementing Classroom Instruction that Works with LEARN NC
• Connecting Students to Curriculum with Culturally Responsive Teaching

• Kinetic Connections: Higher level learning with online resources

• Simple Strategies for Teaching Writing across the Curriculum

• Kick It UP a Notch: Cooking Up Effective Presentations
• Sharing Curriculum Statewide with LEARN North Carolina

• Improving Instruction with LEARN NC's Free Online Lesson Planning Course

• A Statewide License and a Little Know-How: Building LEARN NC's Virtual Classroom

The above sessions in addition to basic LEARN NC information sessions presented annually since 1996 at the following North Carolina Conferences:

• North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES)
• North Carolina Middle School Conference
• North Carolina Summer Leadership Conference
• North Carolina Association of Educational Computing Technology Conference
• Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Conference (FLANC)
• North Carolina School Library Media Association Conference (NCSLMA)
• North Carolina Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference
• North Carolina Association of Gifted and Talented Conference

How to Leverage Diversity to Build Community in a World Language Classroom - Invited presentation for the Department of Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 10, 2024.

Lesson Planning Using Backward Design - Invited presentation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC on March 22, 2023.

Managing Small Groups - Invited presentation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC on March 22, 2023.

When Near-sighted Students Meet Far-sighted Teachers - Featured speaker for Vista Higher Learning Fall Forum in Chicago, IL on October 13, 2023.

AI: Insights, Inspirations, Inquiries - Invited Plenary Address for Charlotte AI Institute for Smarter Learning. May 18, 2023.

Engaging Students with No-tech and High-Tech Learning Strategies - Invited virtual workshop facilitator for Louisiana State University foreign language faculty.  January 26, 2022.

Diversity: Our Greatest Natural Resource for Building Community - Keynote address for the Annual Conference of the Mississippi Foreign Language Association at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, M.S. on November 4, 2022.

Synchronous Language Instruction: Virtual Engagement From A Distance  - Full conference session offered at Kingston University (U.K.) Bite Size Conference on February 26, 2021.

Learning and Studying: Helping Students Understand the Difference  - Concurrent session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Virtual Spring Conference at the request of FLANC on February 27, 2021.

Digital Badging and Gamification - Presentation for UNC Charlotte Active Learning Academy on January 8, 2021.

The Impact of Active Learning Spaces on Student Engagement  - Presentation for UNC Charlotte Active Learning Academy on January 2020. 

Engaging Learners Online and On-Ground -National webinar presented at the request of the International Association for Language Learning and Technology on June 4, 2019.

How Universal Design Actively Engages Instructors in Active Learning Classrooms - Presented at the annual Physical Accessibility Symposium at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on March 4, 2019.

Integrating Portails into Elementary French Courses  - Hands-on training for French Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C. on February 25, 2019.

Technology Integration in Online and Hybrid Courses  - Presentation for Spanish Faculty at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ on December 1,  2017.

Fall 2017     From Technology Use to Technology Integration - Fall Forums Keynote address for Vista Higher Learning  (Scottsdale, AZ; Orlando, FL; Boston, MA)

A Frank Conversation about Technology - Keynote Address for the joint meeting of the North Carolina Association of Teachers of French and the North Carolina Teachers of Spanish, Davidson College, Davidson, N.C. on April 1, 2017.

A Frank Conversation about Technology - Keynote Address for the Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C. on February 25, 2017.

Engaging Language Learners - An experiential workshop for Furman University Foreign Language Faculty, Furman University, Greenville, S.C. on August 31, 2016.

Global Guilford: Preparing Global Citizens – Keynote address for Guilford County Schools Global Education Conference, Greensboro, N.C. on April 25, 2015.

Managing the Multitasking Myth: Strategies for World Language Teachers - Keynote Address for the Annual Spring Conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. on March 2, 2013.

ACTFL Leadership Development Committee (January 2022 - Present)

Dissertation Committee Member for Lian She (Defense: Spring 2023)

Search Committee Chair for Language Resource Center Coordinator (Fall 2022)

Department Online Course Committee Member (Fall 2022-Present)

Dissertation Committee Member for Rosalba Esparragoza (Defense: March 2021)

President of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) (March 28, 2020 - 2022)

UNC Charlotte Featured Faculty Mentor - Teachers Observing Peers Program - Faculty observe my teaching and participate in Post-observation feedback conferences (2020)

President-Elect/President/Past President of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (March 2018 - May 2024 )

Instructional Design Specialist for the Center for Teaching and Learning Search Committee (Fall 2017)

Confucius Institute Director Search Committee (Spring 2017)

Campus Coordinator for the University of North Carolina Language Exchange (2014 - Present)

Represent the University at annual meetings and correspondence with a statewide consortium of university faculty teaching/sharing online and two-way video courses across the university system.  

Technical Support for the UNC Charlotte International Film Festival (Spring 2017)

Book Study Facilitator (Fall 2016)

Facilitated the study of Making it Stick for the UNC Charlotte Center for Teaching and Learning

Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education Search Committee (2016-2017)

ACTFL Website Usability Testing  (2016 and ongoing) 

         Offered insight into usability of the actfl.org website

Arabic Lecturer Search Committee (2016-2017)

Reprised pursuant to previous failed search

Book Study Facilitator (2016)

Facilitated the study of the Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Spring 2016) and Making it Stick (Fall 2016)  for the UNC Charlotte Center for Teaching and Learning 

Search Committee Chair (2016)

Led the search for Chair of the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University Center for Academic Excellence Associate Director Search Committee (2016)

Arabic Lecturer Search Committee (2015-2016)

Book Study Facilitator (Fall 2015)

Facilitated the study of the The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain  for the UNC Charlotte Center for Teaching and Learning

2015 ACTFL Teacher of the Year Committee 

Reviewer - The Language Educator (2015 March/April Edition)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Member since 1996

Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT), Member since 2012.

Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC), Member since 1989.

North Carolina Distance Learning Association (NCDLA), Member from 2007-2010

• 2010 NCDLA Virtual Conference Chair and President-Elect
• 2010 NCDLA Blended Conference Chair
• 2009 NCDLA 2009 Virtual Conference Chair
• 2009-2010 NCDLA Higher Education Representative

Summer 2014 - Summer 2018 Proposal Developer and Lead Project Manager: UNC Charlotte Language Resource Center Redesign

• Lead four-year Departmental initiative for complete redesign and overhaul of Language Resource Center

Spring 2015  Grant Facilitator and Lead Developer: UNC Charlotte Spanish Hybrid Redesign

2010-2011 Virtual Conference Chair: North Carolina Distance Learning Association

Managed a virtual conference with 24 sessions held over three days.  See the Conference Program wiki and the Virtual Conference Center

2010-2011 Co-developer and Contributor: Reaching every learner: Differentiating in theory and practice Collaborated with colleagues to conceptualize a year-long series on differentiated instruction including:

• Monthly research-based articles on differentiation for a special population of learners
• Video interviews and multimedia to enhance each article
• Monthly web conference with article authors and featured educators
• A year-long electronic Professional Learning Community (e-PLC) devoted to differentiated instruction

2010 Summit Planning Committee Member and Presenter: North Carolina Summit on US/China Education

• Advised summit agenda
• Developed Summit website
• Lead Action Planning session
• Presented online Chinese Language Program update

2009-2010 Blended Conference Chair: North Carolina Distance Learning Association Reconfigured NCDLA website for 2010 Blended Conference which included virtual sessions and face-to-face sessions held in New Bern, N.C. See the Conference Program

2008–2009 Virtual Conference Chair:North Carolina Distance Learning Association Developed a new website for NCDLA and developed the virtual conference website.  Managed the largest virtual education conference in North Carolina with 655 registrants from K-20.  See the following videos created for this event:

• What is a virtual conference?
• The NCDLA Virtual Conference Center

2007–2011 Project Manager:  Critical Languages Online Courses Managed the development of needs-assessment survey, course development, and deployment of online language courses in Mandarin Chinese (Levels 1-4 and A.P.), Arabic (Levels 1-2), and Japanese (Levels 1-2) for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Virtual Public School.  Developed and taught a professional development course on teaching languages online for foreign language teachers,Teaching World Languages Online.  See the following resources for detailed information:

• Managed the development of digital textbooks for critical languages.
• Mandarin Chinese 1 Digital Textbook - This online text includes all of the content from the Level 1 course and is freely available.  Textbooks have been created for Levels 1-3 Mandarin.  
• Wrote the script and collaborated on PR plan to promote Chinese Language Program Online
• Mandarin Chinese Course Promotional Video 
•  University Gazzette interview: Distance learning overcomes social, geographic barriers

2006–2008 Project Manager:  The Joint 2+2 Initiative Managed the development of university-level online courses in math and science for future teachers for UNC General Administration.  

2007–2009 Project Manager and Facilitator:  Math Pedagogy Online & Science Pedagogy Convened math and science educators K-20 to research and propose development of online virtual learning community for online math and science instructors.  

2006-2007 Project Manager: NC TEACH Online Managed the development of six online lateral entry courses now offered at four universities to provide alternative access to teacher certification in North Carolina.  

2005-2006 Project Manager:The Professional Development for Excellence in Teaching Series A seven-module initiative to create self-directed professional development via CD and online.  

2000-2004 Moderator:  UNC Chancellor’s Science Seminar Series: K-12 Teleconference Developed, organized, and moderated five statewide teleconferences with renowned scientists and high school students via the North Carolina Information Highway.  See the following news article for more details:

Dr. Oliver Smithies Event

University Supervisor, North Carolina State University College of Education  - Supervised Pre-service teacher during student teaching practicum.  Spring 2012.

Dissertation Committee Member, Heidi Maston. A Delphi Method Study on Triggering Transactional Distance to Improve Student's Learning: The Instructor's Rubric. August 2011.