Schedule

@ Plenary Hall

The dynamics of global knowledge production and distribution in the digital era

Digital technologies have changed the global production and distribution of knowledge in many ways. Digital tools such as websites, email, Google, wikis, blogs, and online meeting programs have changed how research can be conducted and have supported the marked growth in international research collaborations and co-authorship of publications. At the same time, academic knowledge is being disseminated in new genres beyond traditional print journals and books. These venues include research blogs, wikis, webpages, social media groups, listservs. Digital technologies are therefore changing how people around the world are producing and gaining access to academic knowledge. In this talk, I will sketch out some of these changes and illustrate them with examples from my own research as well as research by others. The talk will conclude with a discussion of implications for the practice of teaching language and academic communication.

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1. Comparative Analysis of Learning Gains and Affective States in Face-to-Face versus Online Learning by Yasmeen Coaxum (LeChase 103)
2. Wayne Fingerlakes Title III Consortium Parent Engagement Program; Cyber Summer/Verano Cyber by Nicole Bell & Manula Mitchell (LeChase 104)
3. Critical Discourse Analysis for TESOL Teachers by Leo Schmitt (LeChase 148)
4. Teaching the Latinx University Student Experience as Culture in the Spanish Language Classroom by Rebekah Burton (LeChase 160)
5. Contemporary Practices Around and Attitudes Towards Machine Translation in Language Instruction by Caroline Bennett, Amanda Brown, Gail Bulman, Stefano Giannini, Rania Habib, & Emma Ticio (LeChase 161)
6. Promoting Multilingualism with the New York State Seal of Biliteracy: Accomplishments, Challenges and Goals by Shawnna Sweet (LeChase 163)

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1. Strategically Planning for Translanguaging by Hannah Fernweh (LeChase 103)
2. Understanding Feedback in Journal Reviews: Practical Experience by Ibrahim Fidan (LeChase 104)
3. Class on the Go: Engaging and Relevant Digital Language Learning by Mark Romig, Dinara Yeung Gilmanova, & Raju Srinivasan (LeChase 148)
4. Digitally Motivating Our ESL Students in Online and Hybrid Classes by John Bandman (LeChase 160)
5. How Feedback Works with New Digital Age by Ali Safivand (LeChase 161)

@ Plenary Hall

Representing yourself and others across borders: Dilemmas of practice in the design of multimodal texts with bilingual children and families

Digital platforms and tools have great potential for immigrant students to communicate across national borders, using multiple languages and literacy resources. This talk will feature instances of practice in programs serving bilingual children and families, where they are able to retrieve, repurpose, and compose with digital media. Asset-based frameworks to explore identity, transnationalism, and citizenship, and ethical considerations for digital media composition will be adopted to look closely at students’ responses to texts, as well as their own multimodal projects. Key issues discussed will include: the rights and responsibilities when reading about and representing cultures different from our own; the process of making sense of how transnational identities and realities are represented; and the ways in which TESOL/ESL educators can navigate the complexities of visual and multimodal representation with their students. Implications for language and digital citizenship education for students whose social practices span transnational networks will be discussed.

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1. Effects of Digital Input on L2 Learning in Foreign Language Context by Chunmei Zhao (LeChase 103)
2. What Does PISA 2018 Tell Us about ELL Students' Access to Technology and Their Literacy Engagement? by Jihan Ayesh & Beilei Guo (LeChase 104)
3. Power Shift of English among ELLs in Online K(Korean)-pop Fan Practices by Yu Jung Han (LeChase 148)
4. IELTS: Evaluating the Global Gatekeeper by Sheila Ameri (LeChase 160)
5. The State-of-the-Field in L2 Teaching: Self-regulation, EFL for Young Learners, & L1 Use by Merve Oksuz Zerey, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jihyeon Hwang, Soyoung Kim, & Amanda Brown (LeChase 161)
6. Maximizing Participation through Strategic Questioning by Mark Romig (LeChase 163)

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1. Project-based Learning - Integrating Technology: Expository Writing and Narrative Photo Essay by Keirah Comstock (LeChase 103)
2. “Ownership” and Student “Empowerment” in the Classroom Foster Successful Teaching and Learning by Dr. Ninah Beliavsky (LeChase 104)
3. Promoting Critical Thinking through Collaborative Reading Activities by Raju Srinivasan (LeChase 148)
4. Introducing An A to W of Academic Literacy: A reference book for graduate students by Mary Jane Curry, Fangzhi He, Weija Li, Ting Zhang, Yanhong Zuo, & Jihan Ayesh (LeChase 160)
5. The virtual Community of Practices: Cambodian language teachers sharing pedagogical practices via digital tools by Dr. Jennifer McMahon & Mr. Va Thorn (LeChase 161)

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1. Digital PBL: Collaborative learning and website building by Christopher Nazzaro (LeChase 103)
2. Augmented Reality Digital Technologies: Data Security and Biometric Privacy Concerns for the 21st Century by Jasmin B. Cowin,Ed.D. (LeChase 104)
3. Systemic Functional Linguistics: A Framework for Teaching Language through Content by Daniel J. Uebbing (LeChase 148)
4. Full Circle Intercommunication: a framework for storytelling, writing and connecting by Shena Driscoll Salvato (LeChase 160)
5. Agency and Accountability in Graduate Students’ Reading Practices by Mahmoud Altalouli (LeChase 161)

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1. Make Room, Millennials! Leveraging the Gen X ESL Learners’ Potential with Digital Storytelling by Dinara Yeung Gilmanova (LeChase 103)
2. Using English Language Learners Feedback to Improve Reading Skills and Instruction by Dr. Maryann Hasso (LeChase 104)
3. ESL Teacher Identity Studies in the Digital Era: Review and Future Research Directions by Ting Zhang (LeChase 148)
4. Tell me What it Means! Strategies for Introducing New Vocabulary by Raju Srinivasan (LeChase 160)