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STARTALK UW Student and Parent Information Sheet Now Available

The STARTALK Russian Student Program at UW has published a new information sheet for students and parents.

http://depts.washington.edu/startalk/documents/STARTALK2011_Orientation_English.pdf

http://depts.washington.edu/startalk/documents/Orientation_Flier_Russian.pdf

Russian Startalk Program Announced at University of Washington

The Russian Startalk program has announced its 2011 University of Washington summer session.  Startalk is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI).  The Startalk program offers students K-16 and teachers the chance to improve their language skills or to receive teaching accreditation, thereby increasing the number of speakers of strategically important languages not . . . → Read More: Russian Startalk Program Announced at University of Washington

Student Tech Fee Committee Reviews Proposals

The Student Tech Fee Committee is in the midst of reviewing proposals for the 2010-11 school year.  The Student Tech Fee Committee is composed of six undergraduate and three graduate students, along with four ex-officio representing University offices and the presidents of ASUW and GPSS, and it falls to them to weigh the pros . . . → Read More: Student Tech Fee Committee Reviews Proposals

The LLC Helps Norwegian Students Open up Class Time by Taking Quizzes Online

Instructors of Norwegian are taking testing online with Moodle, freeing up more time in class for review and discussion of cultural topics.  Graduate TA instructor Kyle Korynta explains why he loves administering quizzes in Moodle:

“Moodle quizzes are great because of the variety of types of questions that can be created,” he writes, citing . . . → Read More: The LLC Helps Norwegian Students Open up Class Time by Taking Quizzes Online

Students of Danish Say “hej” to Moodle

Students in the Scandinavian Studies Department at the University of Washington are saying “Hej” to Danish with help from Moodle, a modular lesson organization tool their instructors use to do everything from scheduling daily study material to administering tests or assignments and providing feedback.

Thanks to Moodle, provided to language departments across campus by . . . → Read More: Students of Danish Say “hej” to Moodle