Spring 2020 – Covid-19 Update April 19, 2020 With the health and safety of our community as our top priorityThe Askwith Kenner Global Languages & Cultures Room will remain closed for an…
Diwali – Festival of Light November 1, 2019 We celebrated Diwali by transforming the room, from classroom and lab, to a place where we could come together, meet people and travel using…
Google VR to Connect to Home June 4, 2019 Homesickness can be a problem among people in a new area, particularly if they have stayed in their previous home for an extended period…
Play the Knave June 4, 2019 Today, the Askwith Kenner Global Languages & Cultural Room has added a new experience for an aspirant actor/actress like you! The new feature is…
Cultivating Empathy: Reflecting on Culture through Conversation and VR April 26, 2019 Students in the Arab Student Organisation (ASO) and Modern Languages Student Advisory Council (MLSAC) were able to sample experiences in the Global Languages and…
Experiencing the journey March 19, 2019 We wanted to share an email we received from Marissa Bongo, a high school teacher in NY. Ms. Bongo teaches a History of the…
Shifting Perspectives on Virtual Reality March 6, 2019 My name is Meeti, and I am a student worker at the Askwith Kenner Global Languages and Cultures Room. I am a second-year student…
Chinese Calligraphy in Google Tilt Brush January 24, 2019 The Global Languages & Cultures Room was pleased to welcome students enrolled on 82-137 Chinese Calligraphy to attend a session that included the opportunity…
Personalized experiences in Developing Nations January 7, 2019 Educator Sophie Le Blanc invited her class on The Politics of Developing Nations to the Global Languages & Cultures Room to use the technology….
Finding friends in Moscow December 19, 2018 A Russian Lesson using Google Earth VR This session was led by Olga Klimova-Magnotta Professor in Slavic Languages and Literature. After initial discussion and…
Student Worker Reflection December 19, 2018 My name is Yuxi, one of the student worker in the Askwith Kenner Global Languages and Culture room. I’m a first-year undergrad student from the Big…
New Worlds in VR November 13, 2018 Introducing faculty to first-time use of Virtual Reality in the Global Languages & Cultures Room. Over the last few weeks we have run a…
Exploring Commodified Language through Google Earth VR November 13, 2018 This session was arranged for 82-283 Language Diversity & Cultural Identity, a course exploring contexts of multi-lingualism and how language underpins cultural identiy and…