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CL-150 Platform Year in Review 2020 Posted by meaghan on Dec 30, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
What a year! With all the zigging and zagging this year required, did you miss any CL-150 Platform upgrades that could benefit your language program? After all, there were a lot of upgrades, many giving program managers and instructors more visibility or learners more flexibility to meet language requirements on their own. Let’s take a…
New in Mobile: Hands-free Audio Lessons Posted by meaghan on Dec 23, 2020 in For Learners, New in Mobile
Fit more language study into your busy days with the new Hands-free Autoplay mode in the CL-150 mobile app. Open any CL-150 lesson in the Autoplay app to continue acquiring or sustaining language proficiency while you… ? walk your dog ? commute to work ? whip up dinner or do anything else that requires your…
Upcoming CL-150 Orientations – December 2020/January 2021 Posted by meaghan on Dec 3, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, News and Events
Whether you’re brand new to the CL-150, you haven’t logged in recently, or you’re a power user looking to implement the latest features, our monthly orientations are a time for you to check in and ask questions. Register using the links below or visit the CL-150 Orientations page to register anytime, keep track of upcoming…
Incorporate regular assessments into your sustainment routine. Posted by meaghan on Nov 5, 2020 in For Learners, For Program Managers
Sustaining language proficiency requires a routine. If you know what to do on a daily and weekly basis, you’re more likely to… well, do it. If you don’t have a routine yet, or your existing routine is feeling stale, it might be time for an assessment. The CL-150 Platform includes open, online assessments in 23…
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…
CL-150 Cohort lessons in 15, 30, or 45 minutes Posted by meaghan on Aug 19, 2020 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers, New in CL-150 Cohorts
When you open a CL-150 Cohort lesson and there are 15+ activities. ?? CL-150 Cohort lessons are designed to take two or more hours to complete, hence the long activity list! To fight language attrition, many USG language programs require at least two hours of weekly learning time, so a two-hour lesson is a one-stop-shop…
Make social media time worth your time. Posted by meaghan on Aug 5, 2020 in For Learners
Language “maintenance” involves more than holding on to what you already know. Languages are constantly changing, and you need to keep up to stay current and effective. In German, for example, Hamsterkauf (literally “hamster buying”) showed up recently to describe pandemic-induced panic buying, as did “Coronaspeck” as a name for the weight gained during quarantine…