2026
Kronenberg, F. (2026, January). Why continue language study? Incentivizing K–16 pathways through policy, curriculum, and outreach. Modern Language Association Convention. Toronto, Canada.
Kronenberg, F. (2026, January). Advocacy for world languages: Sustainable strategies that work. Modern Language Association Convention. Toronto, Canada.
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2026, January). Benchmarking Language Requirements and Policies across a Consortium. Presented at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, Toronto, ON (Canada).
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2026, January). Perspectives on Student Enrollment in World Languages: A Local Study. Presented at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, Toronto, ON (Canada).
Murphy, D., Evershed, J., Heidrich Uebel, E., & Cornell, C. (2026, February). The case for connection and collaboration: Language centers fostering effective partnerships. Midwest Association for Language Learning Technology Conference.
Cornell, C. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2026, February). Language Center Project Management: The Case for Using Asana. MidWest Association for Language Learning Technology Conference, online.
Cornell, C. (2026, March). Disability inclusion as innovation in 2020s world language education. Conference on Innovative Approaches to Language Education, Colgate University.
Lanier, A. (2026, March). Opening doors to global opportunity: Advocacy for languages and transferable skills. Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL, United States.
Kronenberg, F. (2026, March). Förderung von Sprachprogrammen in den USA im Zeitalter der KI. AKS Tagung. Nürnberg, Germany.
Kronenberg, F. (2026, March). Create thriving language programs. Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL, United States.
Cornell, C. (2026, April). Disability inclusion: Finding community at the eye of the storm in language education. 8th Annual Second Language Learning and Disabilities Conference, Boston University & Tufts University.
Cornell, C. (2026, April). Disability and additional language teaching. 2026 Spring World Language Guest Speaker Series, Nebraska Department of Education.
2025
Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (2025, February). Western University Workshop on Language Program Vitality. Invited workshop online for Western University (Canada).
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2025, March). It Takes A Village: World Language Learning in 2025 and Beyond. Invited presentation and workshop for the Central New York Humanities Corridor at the University of Rochester, NY.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (2025, April). Language Program Vitality: Focusing on Language Program Enrollments. Invited workshop online for Rutgers University.
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2025, April). National LCTL Resource Center Updates. Presented at the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Conference, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
Heidrich Uebel, E. (2025, May). The Value of World Languages Today. Invited presentation at the Rotary Club of Martinsville, Indiana.
Van Gorp, K., Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Murphy, D. (2025, May). Why (not) study language? Invited webinar presentation for the ACTFL LCTL Special Interest Group.
Kronenberg, F. (2025, June). What undergraduate programs want graduate educators to know. MLA 2025 MAPS Leadership Institute.
Lanier, A. (2025, October). Investing in the future of multilingualism: How to make the case and motivate support. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Cornell, C., & Liu, S. (2025, October). Exploring the universe: Planetarium resources for language teaching. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Poole, F. (2025, October). Using the PIC-RAT framework to transform world language teaching with AI. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Kronenberg, F. (2025, October). An asymmetrical revenue-generating model for sharing LCTL courses. Sustaining and Strengthening LCTLs in the Big Ten in Precarious Times Townhall.
Kronenberg, F. (2025, October). From surviving to thriving: Focusing on language program enrollments. Symposium on Language Pedagogy in Higher Education.
Cornell, C., & Huntley, E. (2025, November). Access 101: Easy inclusive practices for the world language classroom. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention. New Orleans, LA, United States.
Giupponi, L., & Trego, D. (2025, November). The experiential language learner: A journey beyond the classroom. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention. New Orleans, LA, United States.
Poole, F., & Song, D. (2025, November). A mixed-methods study of ChatGPT’s role in AP Chinese instruction. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention. New Orleans, LA, United States.
Lanier, A. (2025, November). Weaving a tangled web: Incorporating AI into intercultural competence. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention. New Orleans, LA, United States.
Poole, F. (2025, October). Student-centered AI applications for home and classroom integration. Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference. Washington, DC, United States.
Poole, F. (2025, October). Designing classroom-based assessments with generative AI. Midwest Association of Language Testers Conference. Rosemont, IL, United States.
Poole, F. (2025, October). AI applications in the Chinese language classroom. Chinese Language Teachers Training Series. Virtual.
Sommer-Farias, B. (2025, October). From learner texts to language awareness using genre-informed and asset-oriented approaches. Texas Foreign Language Association Annual Fall Conference. Richardson, TX, United States.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Sterling, S. & Kronenberg, F.A. (2025, October). From Surviving to Thriving: Focusing on Language Program Enrollments. Presented virtually at the Symposium on Language Pedagogy in Higher Education (SOLPHE).
2024
Cornell, C., Kronenberg, F., & Liu, S. (2024, October). The sky’s the limit: World language materials for your visit to the MSU planetarium. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., & Kronenberg, F. (2024, May). Developing and using open educational resources: A model from/for LCTL instructors. CARLA International Language Teacher Education Conference.
Giupponi, L., & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2024, May). Defining language teachers’ readiness for online language teaching: Toward a unified framework. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Conference.
Heidrich Uebel, E. & Giupponi, L. (2024, May). Less commonly taught and Indigenous languages and CALL: Models of support. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Poole, F. (2024, May). Data analytics to explore the impact of a task-based digital game on learners’ affect. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Randez, R. & Cornell, C. (2024, March). Awareness, application, and advancement: A framework to advance equity for language learners with disabilities. 6th Annual Conference on Second-Language Learning and Disabilities. Boston, MA, United States (Remote).
Sommer-Farias, B. (2024, March). Genre knowledge development for in-service world language teachers. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Houston, TX, United States.
2023
Giupponi, L. (2023, November). The pandemic as a catalyst for technology-enabled innovation. WorldCALL.
Giupponi, L., Heidrich Uebel, E., Van Gorp, K., Kronenberg, F., & Cornell, C. (2023, April). Introducing the National Less Commonly Taught Languages Resource Center. National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages Conference.
Giupponi, L., & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2023, January). Reflecting on the pandemic, innovating the future. Modern Language Association Innovation Room.
Cornell, C. (2023, November). Disability justice in world language classrooms. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.
Kronenberg, F. (2023, October). Supporting sustainable less commonly taught community-based language programs. [Plenary]. Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference. Washington D.C., United States (Hybrid).
Kronenberg, F. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2023, November). Strategic and inter-institutional language course sharing. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference. Chicago, IL, United States.
Lanier, A. (2023, November). Less common, not inconsequential: Building on what less-commonly-taught languages (LCTLs) really share. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL, United States.
Lanier, A. (2023, October). Visible, vital, virtual, real: Envision interdisciplinary projects that promote your program. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Poole, F. (2023, March). Data literacy and data-driven decision making for language teachers. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Portland, OR, United States.
Sommer-Farias, B., Brown, B. (2023, March). Leveraging authentic texts via genre pedagogies in the LCTL classroom. Southern Conference on Language Teaching. Mobile, AL, United States.
2022
Giupponi, L., & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, November). From reflection to action: Facilitating instructor innovation in online language teaching. OLC Accelerate.
Giupponi, L., & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, June). The pandemic as a catalyst for pedagogical transformation. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Conference.
Giupponi, L., & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, March). Supporting online language instruction: Strategies for language centers. IALLT Webinar.
Cornell, C. (2022, October). Accessible input and inclusive interaction: Equitably lifting disabled language learners’ voices. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Danks, J. & Lanier, A. (2022, March). Department of one: How isolated language teachers cope and collaborate. Central States Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages (Virtual).
Giupponi, L. & Heidrich Uebel, E. (2022, November). The pandemic as catalyst for pedagogical transformation. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference. Boston, MA, United States.
Kronenberg, F. (2022, October). Physical and hybrid language learning spaces in a digital world. Michigan World Language Association. Lansing, MI, United States.
Poole, F., Lanier, A., & Sommer-Farias, B. (2022, February). Using gather.town to re-imagine interaction in virtual and hybrid language learning. Midwest Association for Language Learning Technology Conference (Virtual).
2021
Heidrich Uebel, E., Giupponi, L., & Van Gorp, K. (2021, August). Collaborating and innovating across institutions of higher education in the US: Lessons from the less commonly taught languages partnership. International Association of Applied Linguistics: World Congress of Applied Linguistics (Virtual).
Poole, F. (2021, June). Bringing computer science into the language classroom. International Association for Language Learning Technology Conference (Virtual).
Sommer-Farias, B. (2021, March). Tracing multilingual students’ approaches to genre awareness tasks in a foreign language. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Atlanta, GA, United States. (Remote).
2020
Cornell, C., De Felice, D., & Lesoski, C. (2020, February). The (in)accessibility of language learning technology: Lessons from the classroom and online. Midwest Association of Language Learning Technology. East Lansing, MI, United States.
Sommer-Farias, B., Picoral, A., Novikov, A., Staples, S. (2020, July). Teachers’ perceptions of interactive DDL using a multilingual learner corpus. Teaching and Language Corpora Conference. Perpignan, France.