This webinar is led by Gretchen I. Jones, independent scholar and former Associate Dean, Curriculum and Programs at the University of Maryland Global Campus. She is a higher education administration professional recognized for her ability to facilitate curriculum improvement and transformation. Her unique talent in envisioning and developing e-learning and distance curriculum is supported by outcomes-based approaches to teaching and learning, as well as backward design. She has extensive experience enabling and accelerating curriculum transformation by bringing “big picture” clarity and vision to curriculum design teams. In this session, Dr. Jones will share best practices in teaching and learning language online and provide concrete examples of activities and assessments that not only fit the online context, but encourage engagement while allowing students to demonstrate their language proficiency. The webinar will also offer ideas and suggestions for maintaining academic integrity at a distance. Introductions and moderation for the question and answer portion will be done by Stefania Burke (Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Arts).
Hosts
Gretchen Jones
Teaching and Learning for Student Success E-Learning Facilitator | Academic Affairs Leader
Dr. Jones’s expertise stems from over 30 years of experience in higher education, twelve of which have focused on teaching and learning for adults and working professionals in virtual e-learning environments, with a particular focus on teaching and learning languages online. Jones has served as program chair to a vibrant online language program of 1800 enrollments annually, and directed the creation of online courses in Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, French, German, and Spanish while hiring and training over 90 online faculty. In 2009, the elementary Chinese course won the Maryland Distance Learning Association’s Course of the Year award. Fluent in Japanese, Jones has taught Japanese and student success courses online and has taught Japanese language, literature, and culture at the University of Maryland, The George Washington University, and the University of California Berkeley. Dr. Jones earned her doctorate in Japanese from the University of California at Berkeley.
Stefania Burk
Associate Dean, Academic Faculty of ArtsSenior Instructor Department of Asian Studies
