In 2016, my colleagues at the Center for Second Language Studies and I set out to address an emerging need in the field of foreign language teaching: As communication has taken an increasingly digital form, there is a growing emphasis on designing lessons that practice technology-based interactions. And while we are teaching in an interconnected world, lesson plans, resources, and pedagogical approaches are not widely available online. What is more, limited technical expertise may discourage instructors from engaging with digital platforms. In response to these issues, we created the website Language Panda, an online repository for digital language teaching materials and ideas.

View my digital teaching projects for the Language Panda website: Digital Teaching Examples

In the spirit of digital humanities and public scholarship, Language Panda provides a forum for sharing how digital pedagogy is being practiced across a variety of campuses and institutions. The webpage currently features in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Chinese, and we invite contributions from experienced and novice instructors, K-12 teachers and higher education professors. Graduate students at CSLS moderate and maintain the site, which has allowed us to develop WordPress skills, to learn about new tools, and to share lesson plans that practice key vocabulary and grammar, facilitate cultural competence, and provide digital evidence of student learning.