Archive for 'Lesson Authoring Tips'
Choosing Authentic Materials at Level Posted by meaghan on Apr 21, 2021 in For Instructors, Lesson Authoring Tips
As a language instructor, you likely know why you should use authentic materials, but might not know where or how to find materials at the right proficiency level. We consider three major questions when choosing an authentic resource: What is the purpose of the text/audio? What features of the ILR level are present? What mode…
Providing context with image-based activities Posted by meaghan on Oct 2, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, Lesson Authoring Tips, New in CL-150 Cohorts, New in Lesson Authoring
Earlier in 2020, we introduced two image-based learning activities to the CL-150 Platform. Lesson authors can include flat or 360-degree images and label them with relevant vocabulary items or annotations. Our team is including the Image Explorer activities to CL-150 Cohort lessons to provide geographical, cultural, and historical context—here are a few examples you can…
Lesson Authoring Tips: Creative Uses of the Table Activity Posted by meaghan on Nov 12, 2019 in For Instructors, Lesson Authoring Tips
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 Lesson Authoring Tips: Creative Uses of Slide Show Posted by meaghan on Sep 19, 2019 in For Instructors, Lesson Authoring Tips
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. With more than 25 learning activities (and growing)…