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Kevin Gaugler received his Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and German from Assumption College and was valedictorian of his class in 1994. He earned a Master’s degree in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of Connecticut in contemporary Spanish literature and film. He is now Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Technology has always been part of the DNA of his teaching. As a graduate student, Dr. Gaugler began working in UCONN’s state-of-the-art multimedia language center to research relationships between the 5Cs and instructional technology. While at Marist, he has developed a a FIPSE-funded course entitled Spanish and Technology and has helped to create Identity Quest, a course that rethinks technology and study abroad. He has presented his pedagogical innovations at numerous conferences and colleges in the United States and is the author of several monographs.
Barbara Lindsey has directed the Multimedia Language Center at the University of Connecticut since 1996 and given presentations and workshops on Internet-based language instruction at the state and national level. From 1996-1998 she also managed the Critical Languages Program at the University of Connecticut. Barbara has twelve years experience teaching German language at the university level, and for the private business sector as well as after school enrichment programs. She served as project director on three federally funded grants and is a past president of the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (2004-2006). Barbara is fortunate to be able to work with graduate students in a course on integrating social networking tools into language and culture courses and is currently working with Professor Norma Bouchard, head of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, and Renato Ventura, doctoral candidate in Italian Literary and Cultural Studies, on developing blended learning environments for beginning level language courses.
