{"id":4564,"date":"2020-02-08T18:18:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T18:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish2\/chapter\/about-this-course\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:10:13","slug":"about-this-course","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish2\/chapter\/about-this-course\/","title":{"raw":"About This Course","rendered":"About This Course"},"content":{"raw":"Note for instructors continuing from the six module version of Spanish 1:\u00a0<\/strong>You will notice that Spanish 2 has 12 modules, whereas Spanish 1 had 6. However, the pedagogical format of the course is the same<\/strong> as Spanish 1 (<\/strong>for instance, Cultura sections and Writing assignments appear every other module, such that the two modules together are structured like one module in Spanish 1). We made this change in order to be able to get more granular assessments of students' progress (with twelve shorter modules, the quizzes are more targeted), as well as to provide greater customization options for instructors. For instance, instructors who don't want to cover the conditional could delete Module 24, but still have the present perfect and future tense from Module 23. Likewise, we've broken the modules into smaller sections, so that the tiles could be removed-- for instance, if faculty do not want to use a particular set of vocabulary.\r\n

Pedagogical Foundations and Features:<\/h2>\r\nWaymaker Spanish 1 and 2 offer a comprehensive introductory Spanish sequence, providing guidance and practice in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking Spanish. Each module includes thematic vocabulary, sequenced grammar instruction, numerous self-check drills and exercises, open-form communicative activities, scaffolded writing assignments, and reading passages exploring various aspects of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world. Each grammar section is introduced by a short reading passage to highlight new structures and patterns within their linguistic context. Within each lesson, self-grading practice activities with targeted feedback allow students to learn by doing and track their level of mastery. The text is accompanied by engaging images and videos throughout, and all vocabulary and reading passages include audio files to practice pronunciation and listening comprehension.\r\n

About Our Team:<\/h2>\r\n\"SUNYSpanish 2 was designed and developed by the Spanish department at SUNY Oneonta in cooperation with Lumen Learning. This project was supported by SUNY OER Services with funds from New York State\u2019s 2018-2019 budget allocation for Open Educational Resources.\r\n

Senior Contributors and Pedagogical Design:<\/h3>\r\n\"SUNYErica Brown, SUNY Oneonta\r\nAlejandra Escudero, SUNY Oneonta\r\nMar\u00eda Cristina Montoya, SUNY Oneonta\r\nElizabeth Small, SUNY Oneonta\r\n

Faculty Contributors:<\/h3>\r\nIliana Alc\u00e1ntar\r\nMayra Cortes-Torres,\u00a0Pima Community College\r\nDeborah Edson, Tidewater Community College\r\nElena Grajeda, Pima Community College\r\nLiz Rangel Arriola, Pima Community College\r\nCarlos A. Joloy Carballo\r\n

Other Contributors:<\/h3>\r\nFreedom Learning Group, Colton Klein,\u00a0Jessica DeMadeira,\u00a0Jacob Dinkel, Julie George\r\n

Special Thanks To:<\/h3>\r\nEd Beck, SUNY Oneonta\r\nSpencer de Vries, Lumen Learning\r\nSUNY OER Services\r\n

Acknowledgments<\/h2>\r\nThis book has benefited from the contributions of many people, including\u00a0Maribel Garrett,\u00a0Jim Lobell,\u00a0Elizabeth Small, and Joana Wall.\r\n

About Lumen<\/h2>\r\nLumen Learning courseware is based on open educational resources (OER). When we can find well designed, effective OER that are appropriately licensed, we use them in our courseware. When we can\u2019t find pre-existing OER, we create original content and license it as OER (under a Creative Commons Attribution license).\r\n\r\nLumen\u2019s authoring process doesn\u2019t end when our courseware is released. Our choice to adopt open educational resources means that we have the copyright permissions necessary to engage in continuous improvement of our learning content. Consequently, our courses are continually being revised and updated. Errata reported for our courseware are fixed in a matter of days, as opposed to the traditional model in which errors persist until the next \u201cedition\u201d is printed (often a year or more). Students and faculty can suggest improvements to our courses directly from within the courseware as they use it. And we conduct regular analyses to determine where students are struggling the most in our courseware, and make improvements that specifically target these areas.\r\n\r\nGiven our unique approach, our list of authors and other contributors may look different than the lists you are used to seeing. We provide both a list of the primary content authors (the people involved in the initial creation of the course) and a list of everyone who has contributed suggestions and other improvements to the course since it was first released. We invite you to join us as we create courseware that supports student learning more effectively each semester.\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019d like to connect with us to learn more about adopting this course, please\u00a0Contact Us<\/a>.\r\n\r\nYou can also make an appointment<\/a>\u00a0for OER Office Hours<\/a> to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.","rendered":"

Note for instructors continuing from the six module version of Spanish 1:\u00a0<\/strong>You will notice that Spanish 2 has 12 modules, whereas Spanish 1 had 6. However, the pedagogical format of the course is the same<\/strong> as Spanish 1 (<\/strong>for instance, Cultura sections and Writing assignments appear every other module, such that the two modules together are structured like one module in Spanish 1). We made this change in order to be able to get more granular assessments of students’ progress (with twelve shorter modules, the quizzes are more targeted), as well as to provide greater customization options for instructors. For instance, instructors who don’t want to cover the conditional could delete Module 24, but still have the present perfect and future tense from Module 23. Likewise, we’ve broken the modules into smaller sections, so that the tiles could be removed– for instance, if faculty do not want to use a particular set of vocabulary.<\/p>\n

Pedagogical Foundations and Features:<\/h2>\n

Waymaker Spanish 1 and 2 offer a comprehensive introductory Spanish sequence, providing guidance and practice in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking Spanish. Each module includes thematic vocabulary, sequenced grammar instruction, numerous self-check drills and exercises, open-form communicative activities, scaffolded writing assignments, and reading passages exploring various aspects of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world. Each grammar section is introduced by a short reading passage to highlight new structures and patterns within their linguistic context. Within each lesson, self-grading practice activities with targeted feedback allow students to learn by doing and track their level of mastery. The text is accompanied by engaging images and videos throughout, and all vocabulary and reading passages include audio files to practice pronunciation and listening comprehension.<\/p>\n

About Our Team:<\/h2>\n

\"SUNYSpanish 2 was designed and developed by the Spanish department at SUNY Oneonta in cooperation with Lumen Learning. This project was supported by SUNY OER Services with funds from New York State\u2019s 2018-2019 budget allocation for Open Educational Resources.<\/p>\n

Senior Contributors and Pedagogical Design:<\/h3>\n

\"SUNYErica Brown, SUNY Oneonta
\nAlejandra Escudero, SUNY Oneonta
\nMar\u00eda Cristina Montoya, SUNY Oneonta
\nElizabeth Small, SUNY Oneonta<\/p>\n

Faculty Contributors:<\/h3>\n

Iliana Alc\u00e1ntar
\nMayra Cortes-Torres,\u00a0Pima Community College
\nDeborah Edson, Tidewater Community College
\nElena Grajeda, Pima Community College
\nLiz Rangel Arriola, Pima Community College
\nCarlos A. Joloy Carballo<\/p>\n

Other Contributors:<\/h3>\n

Freedom Learning Group, Colton Klein,\u00a0Jessica DeMadeira,\u00a0Jacob Dinkel, Julie George<\/p>\n

Special Thanks To:<\/h3>\n

Ed Beck, SUNY Oneonta
\nSpencer de Vries, Lumen Learning
\nSUNY OER Services<\/p>\n

Acknowledgments<\/h2>\n

This book has benefited from the contributions of many people, including\u00a0Maribel Garrett,\u00a0Jim Lobell,\u00a0Elizabeth Small, and Joana Wall.<\/p>\n

About Lumen<\/h2>\n

Lumen Learning courseware is based on open educational resources (OER). When we can find well designed, effective OER that are appropriately licensed, we use them in our courseware. When we can\u2019t find pre-existing OER, we create original content and license it as OER (under a Creative Commons Attribution license).<\/p>\n

Lumen\u2019s authoring process doesn\u2019t end when our courseware is released. Our choice to adopt open educational resources means that we have the copyright permissions necessary to engage in continuous improvement of our learning content. Consequently, our courses are continually being revised and updated. Errata reported for our courseware are fixed in a matter of days, as opposed to the traditional model in which errors persist until the next \u201cedition\u201d is printed (often a year or more). Students and faculty can suggest improvements to our courses directly from within the courseware as they use it. And we conduct regular analyses to determine where students are struggling the most in our courseware, and make improvements that specifically target these areas.<\/p>\n

Given our unique approach, our list of authors and other contributors may look different than the lists you are used to seeing. We provide both a list of the primary content authors (the people involved in the initial creation of the course) and a list of everyone who has contributed suggestions and other improvements to the course since it was first released. We invite you to join us as we create courseware that supports student learning more effectively each semester.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to connect with us to learn more about adopting this course, please\u00a0Contact Us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also make an appointment<\/a>\u00a0for OER Office Hours<\/a> to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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