AprendoAn interactive Spanish language textbook

Ben JohnstonMcGraw Center for Teaching and Learning

Princeton University

Undergraduate & Graduate TutoringTeaching InitiativesEnglish Language ProgramOnline Teaching and LearningEducational & Classroom Technologies

PrincetonUniversityMcGrawCenterforTeaching&Learning

Grant-driven teaching projectsCollaborative, constructive, and creativeProject-based learningPlatforms for expression rather thaninstruction

PrincetonUniversity AprendoHomegrown textbook

Instructor contributed ‘modules’Approx. 500 students13 instructors, 28 sections

Spanish 101: Beginner’s

Spanish 103: Intensive Beginner’s & Intermediate

Spanish 107: Intermediate/Advanced

Not OER, not a MOOC

PrincetonUniversity Textbook?Media-rich, linked, etc.

Modular, liveTimely & relevant

Costs, economic diversity

Common experience &Community of practice

PrincetonUniversity ConsiderationsWorking with people

MCE Tables plugin

Select access – copyrighted materialwpCASUser Groups

Editing rightsRemove Dashboard Access

Workbook

Performance feedback

Shortcodes [radio]+Option1*Option2*Option3[/radio]

[text][textarea][sentence]

[checkboxes]*Option1*Option2+Option3[/checkboxes]

[dropdownchoices='Option1,Option2,Option3']

Howwouldyouratethispage?[radio]*1(Poor)*2*3*4*5(Excellent)[/radio]Typeyourcommentshere:[textarea]

Custompluginshortcodes

[radio]+Option1*Option2*Option3[/radio]

[text][textarea][sentence]

[checkboxes]*Option1*Option2+Option3[/checkboxes]

[dropdownchoices='Option1,Option2,Option3']

Re-populating