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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is pleased to announce two webinars on online teaching and learning. One is about Google Translate and will be of interest to any instructor who has been confronted with
using tools like it to complete assignments. The other is a reprisal of Victoria Feth and James Skidmore's April webinar on simple and effective online teaching, and though this upcoming version has been tweaked for graduate students, anyone interested may
join in the fun. (The original webinar recording, including written answers to the 60+ questions that came out of the webinar, can be found at
<a href="https://www.jamesmskidmore.com/teaching-online-webinar" target="_blank" title="https://www.jamesmskidmore.com/teaching-online-webinar">
https://www.jamesmskidmore.com/teaching-online-webinar</a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Details, including registration information, are below. Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested, especially graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b>Google Translate – A Tool for Cheating or a Tool for Learning? </b>(with Daniela Roth)<br>
17 June 2020 – 2pm EDT <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">
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<p style="text-align:start">Online translation devices such as Google Translate (GT) are an annoyance in the second language classroom. Students often rely heavily on GT in class or when completing homework assignments, rather than, for example, putting in
the time required to learn vocabulary. Although many language instructors explicitly ban GT from their courses, students continue using it. The truth is, GT will not go away, and its functionality will only improve.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Given our new remote teaching reality, now is a good time to shift our attitude towards Google Translate. How can we turn a tool used for cheating into a teachable moment where students make use of online translation services and dictionaries to raise their
language awareness, to foster their intercultural competence and learner autonomy, and improve their electronic literacy and critical thinking skills? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Based on current research, this webinar will discuss the benefits of integrating online translation devices in second language courses and offer examples on how they can develop the above-mentioned skills. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>Dr. Daniela Roth has experience teaching German as a second language at St. Mary’s University and Dalhousie University (Halifax) and at the Canadian Summer School in Germany (Kassel).<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p>More information, including how to attend: <u><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/keep-learning/events/google-translate-tool-cheating-or-tool-learning" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/keep-learning/events/google-translate-tool-cheating-or-tool-learning"><span style="color:#6888C9">https://uwaterloo.ca/keep-learning/events/google-translate-tool-cheating-or-tool-learning</span></a></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="border:none;padding:0in;text-align:start"><i>Hosted by the Centre for Teaching Excellence and the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p><b>Simple and Effective Online Teaching – Grad Student Edition</b> (with James Skidmore)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>18 June 2020 – 1pm EDT<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:start">We’re all online teachers now. And this scares us a bit, because online teaching has a reputation for being technology-heavy and difficult to master. This webinar will help us dial back some of that anxiety. It will introduce some
simple strategies, such as discussion forums, course organization, and curation, that can be used to create effective online courses using the tools already available at any Canadian university.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Free registration and more information: <u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/107222852438" target="_blank" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/107222852438"><span style="color:#6888C9">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/107222852438</span></a>
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<p><i>Hosted by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, University of Waterloo</i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Misty Matthews-Roper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://artsonline.uwaterloo.ca/wcgs/"><span style="color:#954F72">Waterloo Centre for German Studies</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://uwaterloo.ca/"><span style="color:#954F72">University of Waterloo</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 39267<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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