Archive for 'For Instructors'
New: Lesson Authoring Templates (and Template-less Lessons!) Posted by meaghan on Dec 14, 2022 in For Instructors, New in Lesson Authoring
If you’ve ever authored a lesson in the CL-150 lesson authoring tool, you’re probably familiar with this process: add your text > select vocab > edit vocab > select learning activities. But what if your lesson isn’t based on a text? Or you don’t want to add vocab? The latest update gives you significantly more…
New Chinese Fundamentals Courses: Tones & Radicals Posted by meaghan on Apr 13, 2022 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, New Learning Materials
Mandarin Chinese can be intimidating to learn from scratch—and maintain throughout your career. Get started on the right foot and keep your fundamentals sharp with our two new courses: Chinese Tones & Chinese Radicals Familiarization. Developed by a veteran Mandarin Chinese teacher, these courses apply her lessons learned from more than 10 years of teaching…
Lesson Authoring Updates: New Assessments, Assessment-Only Lessons, and More Posted by meaghan on Mar 16, 2022 in For Instructors, New in Lesson Authoring
There’s no such thing as too much customization. That was our guiding principle during the latest batch of Lesson Authoring updates! You now have more control than ever over your custom lessons, including: New assessment activities Lesson authors can now choose from seven new graded assessment activities. These activities can be included in end-of-lesson assessments…
A More Streamlined CL-150 Platform Posted by meaghan on Feb 22, 2022 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
Next time you log in to the CL-150 Platform, you’ll notice a more streamlined experience. The Resources page, more lovingly known as “that page with all the tiles”, is no more. Learners will log in directly in the learning portal. Program managers are brought straight to the program manager portal. And so on. You can…
Import Custom Vocab Lists in the CL-150 Platform Posted by meaghan on Sep 30, 2021 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
Using an online flashcard system but want your learning time tracked? Keeping a list of new words in your Notes app that you never revisit? Still making paper flashcards (gasp!) and want something way more efficient? Import your vocab lists to make custom vocab lessons in the CL-150 Platform! Using an Excel template, it takes…
Author & Assign Custom Lessons Faster Posted by meaghan on Sep 15, 2021 in For Instructors, New in Lesson Authoring
You’ve got a lot to cover to ensure your students are ready to use the language on the job: vocabulary, grammar, listening and reading comprehension, and beyond. The CL-150 Lesson Authoring tool makes it possible to create and assign lessons focused on any topic or skill at any level—and it’s now faster than ever. Find…
New to the CL-150 Platform? Posted by meaghan on Aug 9, 2021 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
It’s peak PCS/transfer season, which means lots of newcomers to the CL-150 Platform. (Welcome!) With acquisition and sustainment materials for USG linguists, reports for program managers, and class management and lesson authoring for instructors… there’s a lot going on in the CL-150! If you or your linguists are looking to get up to speed ASAP…