Pedagogy

 VI Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades. Madrid (Spain). June 2012. "Los estudios de género en un etorno Machos-R-Us" with Dr. H. Francis Bush, Professor of Economics and Business, Virginia Military Institute.

 "What's So Special about Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP)? Surveying the Stakeholders" with Dr. H. Francis Bush, Professor of Economics and Business, Virginia Military Institute.

"Docencia, investigación y comunidad en la trayectoria académica de la profesora L. Teresa Valdivieso" in special session "Y siempre pensábamos que era inmortal. Homenaje a la profesora L. Teresa Valdivieso" with Dr. Carlos Rivera, Bronx Community College, Dr. Manuel Murrieta, UC Stanilaus, Dr. Beatriz Trigo, Gettysburg College.

 South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). Atlanta, GA. November 2011. Special Session. "Authenticity and Ownership in Assessment: The ePortfolio at VMI" with Dr. Christina McDonald and Dr. Ken Koons, VMI.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Boston, MA. November 2010.
"Movie Trailers: From Projection to Student Production"

Conference of the Spanish Society of Literary Studies in Popular Culture. Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
October 2010. "Vedlo vosotros cómo pasó: la producción cultural del (anti-)franquismo en el aula del ELE"

International Conference for Academic Disciplines.  Las Vegas, NV. March 2010. "Experiential Models for Interdisciplinarity in the Second Language Classroom"  

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). San Diego, CA. November 2009. "Meta-cognition, Self-Awareness, and Ownership of Learning in the Reflective ePortfolio"  

"Keeping Connected: CARE (Continuity, Accountability, Reflection, and Engagement) in Study Abroad" (lead presenter) Co-presenters: Stacey Powell, Auburn University, Sharon Scinicariello, University of Richmond, and Patricia Early, Georgia State University.   

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Orlando, FL. November 2008.  "Being there': Role Plays and Simulations in Content-based Instruction"  

"New Tasks, New Skills, New Rubrics: Evaluating Technology-based Tasks" with Dr. Sharon Scinicariello (lead presenter), University of Richmond; Patricia Early, Georgia State University; Stacey Powell, Auburn University, President, Southeast Association of Language Learning with Technology.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). San Antonio, TX.November 2007. “In-line Online: Outcomes Assessment and Web-based Instruction”  (Co-presenter: Stacey Powell, Auburn University, President, Southeast Association of Language Learning with Technology) 

SE Association 2006 Conference for Language Learning Technology (SEALLT). Atlanta, GA. March 2007."Enhancing Upper-level Instruction through Multimedia Assignments"

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Nashville, TN. November 2006. "Meeting the Challenge of Undergraduate Research in L2" with Cadet John A. Terminato, Virginia Military Institute, and Cadet Whitney C. Matthews, Virginia Military Institute.

Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT ).. Phoenix, AZ. April 2006. "I Author/I Protagonist: Using Student-Produced Videos to Teach Literature"

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Baltimore, MD. November 2005. "Cultural Immersion in situ: The Five Cs and the ePortfolio"

International Conference on Education and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (EISTA). Orlando, FL. July 2004. "The Digital Video Library in the Foreign Language Curriculum" with Ms. Patricia Hardin, Virginia Military Institute.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Philadelphia, PA. November 2003. "Authentic Literature in Lower Level Language Classes: Theory and Praxis" with Ms. Patricia Hardin, Virginia Military Institute.

Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA). Richmond, Virginia. October 2003. Panel: “The Undergraduate Curriculum in Spanish for the New Millennium” with Dr. Judith Schrum, Virginia Tech, and Dr. Charlene Kalinoski, Roanoke College.

Conference on International Business Education and Research (CIBER)..Miami, FL. April 2003. "Accelerating Acquisition: Collaborative Activities for the Business Language Classroom"

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Salt Lake City, Utah. November 2002. "Negotiating Meaning in the Context of the Foreign Language Classroom" with Dr. Philip Donley (deceased). Austin Community College (TX).

Conference on International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Chapel Hill, NC. March 2002. "Connecting the Dots: Alternative Assessment, Technology, and SLA Theory".

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). San Francisco, CA. July 2001. “El aguante lo es todo: los andamios de instrucción en la clase de principiantes".

Conference of Southwest Council on Language Teaching (SWCOLT). San Francisco, CA. March 2001. “Español 101, más o menos: Bridging the Gap Between the Curriculum and Student Skill Levels".

Conference of Southwest Council on Language Teaching (SWCOLT). Phoenix, AZ. April 1998. “El desafío del Examen de Literatura Española AP: un programa de dos años para hispanoparlantes ”. (Half-day workshop)

Congreso latinoamericano en la lecto-escritura. San Juan, Puerto Rico. July 1997. “Dios los cría y ellos se juntan: el desarrollo de la lecto-escritura en los niveles superiores a través de todas las disciplinas”.

Southeastern Arizona Mini-Conference on Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL). Sahuarita, AZ. January 1997. “Keeping the COOP in Cooperative Learning”.

Conference of Southwest Council on Language Teaching (SWCOLT). Albuquerque, NM. April 1995. BLOOMing Activities for Budding Language Learners".