Presentations

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2014-15

The Value of Culture and Language Skills in the Workplace.   Annual Faculty Development Conference Infusing Area Studies Across the Curriculum.  Daytona Beach, FL.  February 2015

Preparing Students for the 21st Century Global Workplace.  Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT).  Atlanta, GA. March 2015

2013-2014

  • Discovering Brazil in the Spanish Classroom.  American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Annual Conference (AATSP). Panama. July 2014
  • Bringing Brazil and Portuguese into the U.S. Public Education System. (Panel participant) Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference (LASA).  Chicago, IL.  May 2014
  • Making the Connection Between Language Study and the Professions. (With virtual guest)  Partnership for Global Learning Annual Conference. Brooklyn, NY. June 2014
  • Meeting Industry Needs through Innovation at K-12 Schools. Panel Organizer & Moderator.  II Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes. Boulder, Colorado.  April 2014
  • Empowering Educators and Advancing LSP Through Professional Learning Networks (PLN):  One Model . Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)  Annual Business Language Annual Conference. Park City, UT,  April 2014  CIBER
  • Developing Global Business Communication Skills through the Use of Case Studies.  National Business Education Association Annual Conference (NBEA). Los Angeles, CA.  April 2014

2012-2013

  • Professionalizing the Profession and Our Students.  Best Practices Workshop at PK Yonge.  Gainesville, FL.  July 2013
  • Are We Preparing Students for the Global Workplace?  (Opening Panel and Concurrent Session).  American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).  San Antonio, TX.  July 2013
  • Global Fluency: Preparing our Students to Negotiate Cultural Differences.   University of Florida CIBER Luncheon. April 2013
  • Creating a Globally Connected Classroom. National Business Education Association Annual Conference (NBEA).  Atlanta, GA.  April 2013
  • Connecting Multiple Campuses Around the Globe:  Graduate Student Perspectives.  Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Conference.  New York, New York.  April 2013
  • Developing a Spanish for Leadership Course. (Co-presenter)  Language for Business Conference at Florida International University. Miami, FL.  January 2013
  • Discovering Brazil in the Spanish Language Classroom.  Language for Business Conference at Florida International University. Miami, FL.  January 2013.
  • Developing a Spanish for Leadership Course. (Co-presenter) Florida Foreign Language Association Annual Conference.  St. Augustine, FL.  October 2012.
  • Language Learning for the Professions: An Overview of K-12 Initiatives.  Results 2012- Language Flagship.  New York, NY.  October 2012

2011-2012

  • Blended Learning: One Approach To Prepare Students For The Global Workplace. Frontiers of Distance Learning in Business Education Conference.   Fordham University-Virtual presentation.  June 2012.
  • Internationalizing the Business Curriculum through the Study of Retailing in Emerging Markets .  Global Advances in Business Communication (GABC) Conference.  E. Lansing, MI.  June 2012.
  • O futuro do ensino de português para negócios.   Focus Brazil.  Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 2012.
  • Advancing the Field of Business Language through Advocacy and Outreach.   1st Language for Specific Purposes Symposium.  Birmingham, AL.  April 2012.
  • Advancing the Field of Business Language through Advocacy and Outreach.  Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)  Annual Business Language Conference.  Chapel Hill, NC.  April 2012.
  • Florida:  The Gateway to Latin America.  Southern Business Education Association Annual Conference.  Orlando, FL.  October 2011.
  • What Business Wants from Graduates…  Southern Business Education Association Annual Conference.  Orlando, FL.  October 2011.
  • Brazil and Portuguese:  A Competitive Advantage for Careers.   Florida Foreign Language Association Annual Conference.  Cocoa Beach, FL.  October 2011.
  • Working Group Session:  Building a Spanish for Leadership program.   Florida Foreign Language Association Annual Conference.  Cocoa Beach, FL.  October 2011.

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