Chimene Dupuis is a graduate student in the Department of French and Italian, at the University of Minnesota. She is an instructor for beginning French courses at UMN and has been working on innovative learning experiences in language classrooms. 

Amanda Dalola is Director of the Language Center and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Minnesota. Her current research projects include the production, perception, and digital media renderings of sociophonetic variables and speech styles in French and Korean, the use of social media applications in the language learning classroom, and the use of translanguaging and open educational resources as open educational practices.

This project was facilitated and funded by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), a unit within the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance at the University of Minnesota. More information about their work can be found on CARLA's website.