

Learning Theory and Learning Environments at Brigham Young University
BYU’s standing among highly-ranked universities makes it an assessment-centered specifically summative assessment-centered, learning environ


My Thoughts on Creating an Active Not a Passive Language Learning Classroom
True learning is not a passive process, it’s active. Is processing information learning? Or is learning when the information is directly app


6 Reform Recommendations for Language Learning Curricula
A good foundation for addressing language curriculum reform is to explore points of concern such as: Does the language curriculum...


Should There Be Standardized Testing in the Language Learning Classroom? (+ A Paralympics Analogy)
Standardized Testing is a trending topic in academic and political circles. To participate in this debate, I will define Standardized...


Multiple Intelligence Theory in the Language Classroom: Authentic ASL Assessment Practices
With “the majority of language classroom delivery still based on unilateral ways of teaching” (Silva & Duarte, 2011), there is an...


What Are the Intents Behind Your Curriculum? Wood's (1988) Models for Curriculum Evaluation
Wood (1988) presented three models for curriculum evaluation. We were asked to identify one that would be beneficial for our teaching...


Is Technology Beneficial in the Language Learning Classroom?
Does technology help or hinder in the classroom? To take part in this global debate, I will address three pros and three cons to...


Conscientização and Curriculum Reform: Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo Freire’s groundbreaking work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, identified how education can either entrench or elevate societal views...


The Pros and Cons of Curriculum Mapping for the Language Classroom (Infographic)
Pros of Curriculum Mapping Ideally curriculum mapping can benefit schools in the following four ways: Sets clear overarching priorities....


Educative or Miseducative Experiential Learning in the Minority Language Classroom
John Dewey (1938) promoted experiential learning. However, he made clear that not all experience is the same in the classroom; that some...