Presentations

2010-2011

2009-2010

  • Integrating Latin American Studies Across the Curriculum Using Technology.   6th Annual Language and Culture Conference-Palm Beach County Schools.  Greenacres, FL.  June 2010.
  • Integrating Latin American Studies and Technology Through A Blended Professional Development Model. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference.  San Diego, CA.  April 2010.
  • An Online Community of Practice for Business and Foreign Language Faculty. Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Annual Business Language Conference.  Philadelphia, PA.  March  2010.
  • Differentiated Center-Based Learning Using Realia and the Traveling Suitcase. (Co-presenter).  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.  November  2009.
  • Design and Development of a Community of Practice of Business and Foreign Language Faculty. E-Learn Conference-Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.  Vancouver, Canada.  October 2009.
  • Take  Latin America and the Caribbean into Your Classroom! (Co-presenter).   Florida Council for the Social Studies. September 2009.  Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
  • Promoting the Value of Foreign Language for Career Opportunities. (Co-presenter).  Florida Foreign Language Association. October 2009.
  • Latin American Studies and the Integration of Online Learning. Part of Outreach Panel. Latin American Studies Association (LASA).   June 2009.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2008-2009

  • Interdisciplinary Graduate Training in Latin American Business. Part of UF panel on “Innovative Approaches on Graduate Training”.    Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference.  Washington, D.C.  March 2009.
  • Fulbright Hays Project:  Integrating Technology and Authentic Materials in the Classroom. (Co-presenter ).  Southeast Association on Language Learning Technology/Southeast Conference on Language Teaching(SEALLT/SCOLT).  Atlanta, GA.  March 2009.
  • Get Your Students Talking!  Connecting World Languages and Web 2.0. (Co-presenter).  Florida Educator Technology Conference( FETC).  Orlando, FL.  January 2009.
  • Center-based Learning Using Realia and the Traveling Suitcase. (Co-presenter).  American Association of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)/Florida Foreign Language Association(FFLA).   Orlando, FL.  November 2008.
  • Business Portuguese -Making Connections. Center for International Business Education and Research K-12 Business Language Conference.  Miami, FL.  October 2008.

2007-2008

  • Latin American Studies in the K-12 Curriculum Panel. Southeastern Conference on Latin American Studies (SECOLAS)  Tampa, FL  April 2008.
  • Business Portuguese:  Where Do We Go From Here? Center for International Business Education and Research.  (CIBER)  St. Petersburg, FL.  April 2008.
  • Developing Programs to Promote the  Study of Portuguese. Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) International Conference.  New Orleans,  LA.   March 2008.
  • Why Study Portuguese? Sociedade Internacional de Portugues como Lingua Estrangeira.  (SIPLE).  Sao Carlos, Brazil.   2007.

2006-2007

  • Promoting Internationalization and Career Development through Latin American Studies. Southeastern Conference on Latin American Studies (SECOLAS).  San Jose, Costa Rica.  April 2007.
  • Emphasizing Global Competence Early in Student Degree Programs. CIBER Annual Conference.  Columbus, OH.  March 2007.
  • Materials, Training and Funding Sources for Business Language Courses and Activities/  Outreach World:  Free Classroom Resources and Materials/  Center-Based Learning with Realia and Traveling Suitcases (Co-presenter). Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA) Annual Conference.  Sarasota, FL.  October 2006.

2005-2006

  • Integrating Business Language into the K-12 Classroom. CIBER Annual Conference.  Atlanta, GA.  April 2006.
  • Innovative Approaches to Graduate Research and Training/Implications of Standardized Testing on Area Studies.  Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Annual Conference.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.  March 2006.
  • Developing a Language Course for the Professions/Teaching Latin American Culture through Traveling Suitcaes.  Florida Foreign Language Association Annual Conference.  St. Augustine, FL.  October 2005.

2004-2005

  • Bringing the Business World into the Classroom Using Case Studies.  CIBER Annual Conference.  Park City, UT.  April 2005.

2003-2004

  • New Technologies and New Horizons in Foreign Language.  Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) International Conference.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  June 2004.
  • Foreign Language for Specific Purposes and Articulation Between Secondary Schools and Universities. Florida Foreign Language Annual Conference.  St. Petersburg, FL.  October 2003.

2002-2003

  • Building Partnerships between the Business and Academic Communities.    CIBER Annual Conference.  Miami, FL  April 2003.
  • Latin American Business Program Development at UF. Women’s International Symposium at the University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.  March 2003.
  • Strategies for Increasing Course Offerings and Enrollment in Business Portuguese . First Symposium on Portuguese for Spanish Speakers:  Acquisition and Teaching.  Tucson, AZ.  March 2003.
  • The Current Status of Business Portuguese and a Plan for the Future. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Annual Conference.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  August 2002.

INVITED

  • Lessons Learned from U.S.-Brazil Exchange Experience. FIPSE/CAPES Annual Meeting.  Florianópolis, Brazil.  October  2004.
  • Doing Business in Latin America. Santa Fe Community College/Gainesville Chamber of Commerce.   Gainesville, FL.  September  2004.
  • International Business Connections Roundtable. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.  May 2003.
  • O Ensino do Português para Norte-americanos. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  May  2003.
  • Best Practices for Exchange Program Management. FIPSE/CAPES Annual Meeting.  Brasilia, Brazil.  October  2002                            

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