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Language, Region and Culture Workshop: Fundamentals of LRC Learning

Sat, 10/31/2015 - 1:43am

Language, Region and Culture Workshop: Fundamentals of LRC Learning

Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Culture and Language at Norwich University and the National Foreign Language Center

Registration cost $30 (Includes continental breakfast and lunch)

When:  Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 8:00am to 4:00pm

Where: National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland, 5700 Rivertech Ct, Suite 250, Riverdale, MD 20737

Keynote speaker: Mrs. Gail McGinn, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Plans and Senior Language Authority

Workshop Director: Robert R. Greene Sands, Ph.D, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Culture and Language at Norwich University.

This one-day workshop will introduce the foundations of an LRC program and prototypical learning event for organizations whose missions involve some or frequent cross-cultural complexity.  The workshop will consider the overall programmatic and organizational approach to LRC while also exploring the concepts and terms that are integral to an LRC program common across agencies and organizations. The event in addition will offer a primer on utilizing disruptive innovation and technology to better integrate LRC into learning programs.

Workshop attendees will leave the event with exposure to the approach of LRC learning and knowledge and understanding of the following workshop objectives:

  • The concepts and definitions of common LRC components – language, regional expertise and cultural capabilities;
  • The role of mission to determine the breadth/depth of LRC necessary;
  • The importance of blended learning in LRC and the role of Learning Management System (LMS) as gatekeeper - There is no such thing as an omnipotent LRC instructor;
  • The role of assessment in developing LRC learning goals;
  • Managing an LRC program.

The workshop will feature one-hour sessions on fundamental components of an LRC program.  Workshop personnel will present on areas such as defining the components of LRC, exploring the state of the current LRC landscape, LRC curriculum development, the use of learning management systems and the development of blended LRC learning, and LRC assessment.   Participants will have ample opportunity in each session to ask questions, offer up thoughts and/or provide examples of their own LRC experiences in building an LRC program.

An agenda of the workshop along with other related publications will be provided to those who register for the workshop via the Moodle enrollment system.​

For more information and to register, visit isclworkshops.com