Tea for Teaching Service learning
Apr 18, 2018
Linley Melhem, director of an international TA program and applied linguist, discusses using service learning in master’s applied linguistics. Small grad teams partner with faculty to convert face-to-face language courses to hybrid formats. Topics include flipped activities, grad students as instructional partners, project management, tools like Flipgrid, and building professional communication and civic awareness.
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Service Learning Aligns Grad Training With Department Needs
- Service learning can pair graduate students' developing skills with departmental needs to create mutual benefit.
- Linley Melhem matched 15 applied linguistics master's students to language faculty to build hybrid-course materials and tools.
Flip Low-Level Language Tasks Online To Maximize Class Interaction
- Flip the classroom by moving rote vocabulary and comprehension work online so face-to-face time focuses on communicative activities.
- Melhem recommends students prepare with online modules so in-person meetings are interactive from start to finish.
Grad Teams Bridge Faculty To Instructional Designers
- Graduate students can serve as conduits to existing campus instructional design resources that faculty either don't know about or lack time to use.
- Melhem's teams introduced faculty to e-learning designers and existing templates to accelerate hybrid course development.