November 20, 2011  Presentation at ACTFL 2011 (Denver, Colo) with Jose Narbona and Ryan Calabretta:  Connecting worlds with the E-Portfolios:  In Pursuit of Better Assessment 

December 3, 2010    Presentation at Technology Luncheon for CSL along with Jose Narbona and Ryan Calabretta Sajder    “E-portfolios: Effective Documentation of Students’ Progress through Technology”  wiki for eportfolio

July 2010                    Presentation on the use of Technology in language teaching at the AP  Summer Institute at Rice University.   ppt for presentation

June 11 2010                Paper presented wth co-presenter Hajime Kumahata at CALICO 2010 at Amherst| in Massachusetts     “A  Realistic Evaluation of an Unreal World:  Second Life”

December 4, 2009      Presentation for Technology Luncheon in CSL at Rice University.
“A Virtual Trip to Second Life to Practice the Target Language”   ppt for presentation

March 14, 2009             Paper presented with co-presenter Hajime Kumahata at CALICO 2009 at Arizona State University.            “Improving Pronunciation with Podcasts”  ppt for presentation

April 18, 2008             Presentation for Technology Luncheon in CSL at Rice University.
“Using a Podcast to Help Students Recognize the English Influence in their own Spanish Pronunciation.”

April 2007                  Presentation for Technology Luncheon in CSL at Rice University.
“Promoting Cultural Exchange in CMC with a Word Association Activity”. ppt for presentation

February 2007           Paper presented at SOCALLT 2007 at Cy Fair College in Houston, Tx
“International CMC projects with student in U.S., Argentina, and Mexico”  ppt for presentation

May 21, 2006             Paper presented at CALICO 2006 in Honolulu, Hi with co-presenter Hajime  Kumahata.   Incorporating Voice Enabled Bulletin Board into Tandem Language Learning:
Speaking Across Borders

Nov 19, 2005           Paper presented at online conference Webheads in Action Online Convergence:
Bridges Across Cyberspace.  “Negotiating for  meaning across Borders with CMC”
recorded on learningtimes.net site        http://home.learningtimes.net/learningtimes

April 25, 2005      Presented TLL voice chat and video conference project at Technology Luncheon for CSL at Rice University.   ppt for presentation

Feb 5, 2005        Paper presented along with co-presenter Evelyn Datta at SOCALLT2005 in Hammond, LA.     Innovative Uses of a Bulletin Board System in French and Spanish Classes.  ppt for presentation

Aug 19, 2004    Paper presented at EDUTIC conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina by co-presenter Susana  Trabaldo. “Aprendizaje de idiomas en entornos virtuales: Un caso de éxito” ,
Conference program found at: http://www.edutic.org.ar/congreso/programa.php

June 12, 2004        Paper presented with co-presenter, Susana Trabaldo at CALICO 2004 in Pittsburg, PA : Negotiation of Meaning Across Borders:Tandem Language Learning Through CMC

December 2003          Presented TLL e-mail project at Technology Luncheon at Rice University

March 8, 2003            Paper presented at SOCALLT2003 in Arlington, Tx
Computer Mediated Communication as a Tool for Stimulating Participation in Language Class Discussions

May 25, 2001             Paper presented at IALLT2001 at Rice University in Houston, Texas
Exploring New Directions in Language Learning Technology:
Comparing Discourse Functions Found in Computer and Oral Class Discussions