Spring 2023 Carries on!

Hopefully, the semester has gotten off to a great start! Or just a start, at least!

Look... we're landlocked. If you're working and need to pretend like we've got a beach view, here's a different ambience video than the wintery ones from newsletters past.

Let the CLCL know what you might need!

Don't Forget about the MWALLT Conference!

The Midwest Association of Language Learning Technology (MWALLT) is having their 2023 conference Saturday, February 11th! There's still time to register for this virtual conference. Once you register, you will get a Zoom link to attend on Friday, February 10th. You can also visit the website for more information about the event, including the conference program!

Curating Exhibits in the Main Library

The Main Library Gallery is now seeking exhibition proposals for the spring and fall semesters of 2025-2026! Faculty and staff can submit statements of interest through March 31st, 2023. You can find out more information here!

Teaching Technology

ChatGPT

As a follow-up to their article Robots vs. Humans: Does ChatGPT Pose a Challenge to Second Language Writing? in FLTMAG, Giovanni Zimotti (Spanish) and Claire Frances (CLCL) sat down with Mitchell Wisniewski (SITA Program, OTLT) to discuss ChatGPT and its effects on the teaching of language. Click here to listen!

Course Materials+

Need videos and movies for your students held on reserve by the Main Library? The process has been streamlined so that links can be shared on your ICON site and students can stream at their convenience! The Main Library can also acquire almost any title that you might need, should you not have digital versions. The process is somewhat new, but you can contact Andy Lewis in the CLCL to learn more about the process!

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00 pm - Director of Translation Studies Aron Aji will read from his new translation of The Wounded Age and Eastern Tales by Ferit Edgü. This event will take place at Prairie Lights. The event is featured both in the UIowa Events Calendar and also on the Prairie Lights Live page.

Other Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 9th - Saturday, February 11th - 2022-23 Sawyer Seminar: Racial Reckoning through Comics will hold three days of engaging conversations with artists and scholars. They will discuss how comics can function as a challenge to contexts of racist oppression. See this Events Calendar post for more information about this series of events!

Thursday, February 9th from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm - The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies and International Programs will host their annual Chinese-Korean-Japanese-Southeast Asian Lunar New Year Celebration! You can register here to attend this virtual event!

Friday, February 17th from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm - Dr. Elena Foulis will discuss the use of digital archives in documenting Latine/x history in the Midwest. Participants will have the opportunity to think about digital scholarship and data visualization as critical to offering counter-narratives of minoritized communities. Find more information here!