Join the Spring 2025 CLLC Pedagogy Advancement Series for a hands-on workshop with Samanta Buffa exploring innovative technologies in language instruction. Experience the immersive power of Virtual Reality (VR) through Meta Quest 3 headsets, navigating gamified activities like language-based escape rooms. Discover how VR can transform traditional teaching into dynamic, interactive learning.
Hosted at the Emerging Technology Studio, this session offers practical demonstrations, collaborative activities, and inclusive options for all participants. Walk away with strategies to integrate cutting-edge tools into your classroom, enhance communication and problem-solving skills, and inspire language learning through technology. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
Samanta Buffa is a PhD Student and Graduate Teaching Associate in Italian Studies in the Department of French and Italian. Her work involves incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) into the language classroom.
This workshop is an in-person event that has reached capacity at 14 people. Please register at the link below to be added to a waitlist.
To ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations, please contact Rebecca Bias at bias.3@osu.edu. At least two weeks' advance notice will help us to provide seamless access.
How to find the Emerging Technology Studio
The entrance to the Emerging Technology Studio is on the annex to Hopkins Hall. When entering Hopkins Hall facing the building from Annie and John Glenn Ave, go to the door around the corner from the parking sign.
See video below for a visual reference of the annex building door.
