Enhancing regional and cultural expertise Posted by meaghan on Jan 9, 2020
You’ve probably heard about CL-150 Cohort lesson streams as a resource for language maintenance. But did you know the weekly lessons also help learners enhance regional and cultural expertise? Foreign language proficiency, regional expertise, and cultural knowledge are enduring critical competencies for US Government language professionals, but all three require continuous effort to maintain and…
CL-150 Platform Year in Review 2019 Posted by meaghan on Dec 23, 2019
Are you and your team making the most of the CL-150 Platform? Is there anything new you missed? Let’s look back on a few of the notable updates from 2019. Platform Updates The CL-150 Platform expands and improves every year based on what you need. This year, we addressed major points for all users, including…
CL-150 Cohort Lesson of the Month – November 2019 Posted by meaghan on Dec 9, 2019
As of November 2019, there are more than 8,100 Cohort lessons published in the CL-150—and counting. We’re taking a look at one lesson each month to find out why language professionals are maintaining proficiency on the job with weekly Cohort lessons. What are CL-150 Cohorts? If you’re not familiar, CL-150 Cohorts are weekly lesson streams…
Prevent Proficiency Drop-off Posted by meaghan on Dec 4, 2019
How can you, as a program manager, ensure that your team’s language skills are maintained and improved career-long, avoiding the nearly inevitable cycle of proficiency drop-off and costly re-training? In other words, how can your language program make the transition from the yellow line to the blue line in the chart below? That was the…
New in CL-150 Reporting: Learner Activity Report and Program Manager Report Updates Posted by meaghan on Nov 18, 2019
In a continuing effort to help you better compile and organize your data with the Reporting capabilities in the CL-150 Platform, we have added the Learner Activity Report and updated the Program Manager Report. New: Learner Activity Report Who’s it for? The Learner Activity Report is for program managers/admins who want in-depth information on a…
Lesson Authoring Tips: Creative Uses of the Table Activity Posted by meaghan on Nov 12, 2019
As the CL-150’s Lesson Authoring tool continues to evolve, the more possibilities you have when creating your language lessons. To help you make the most of those possibilities, we’re tapping the collective expertise and creativity of the CL-150 instructor community in a series of Lesson Authoring tips. This time, let’s cover one of our newest activities…
CL-150 Cohort Lesson of the Month – October 2019 Posted by meaghan on Nov 7, 2019
As of October 2019, there are more than 7,940 Cohort lessons published in the CL-150—and counting. We’re taking a look at one lesson each month to find out why language professionals are maintaining proficiency on the job with weekly Cohort lessons. What are CL-150 Cohorts? If you’re not familiar, CL-150 Cohorts are weekly lesson streams…
