"Personal, Engaging, Portable: Multimedia and Digital Stories in the World Language Classroom" Workshop Abstract: Participants in this workshop will explore the use of applications for multimedia production to foster learner engagement and personalized, creative language use. The workshop begins with a discussion of participants’ goals for and concerns about multimedia projects in the curriculum. The presenters will then introduce several categories of production apps, including audio recording, video editing, and interactive whiteboards, and elicit ideas for using these in the classroom. Participants who have access to mobile devices, Chromebooks, laptops, or desktops at their location will have the opportunity to experiment a bit with these apps and ask questions. Because projects involving digital storytelling can be particularly effective at engaging student interest, part of the workshop will focus on this form of multimedia production. The presenters will briefly review the principles of digital storytelling and discuss modifications to meet instructional goals. They will also introduce resources for finding the rights-free images and music often needed for these and other multimedia projects. Participants will then have the opportunity to create digital storytelling projects for their own courses. Sharing their work, the participants will discuss support needs and evaluation rubrics. A ‘virtual handout’ with instructions for using the recommended apps, sample activities, and links to digital storytelling sites will be available. Workshop Leaders Bios: Sharon Scinicariello (Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill) is the Director of the Global Studio and a faculty member in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Richmond. Her interests include video in instruction, mobile-assisted language learning, task-based learning, and Stacey L. Powell (M.A., Auburn University) is the Director of the Foreign Language Multimedia Center and a member of the Instructional Technology Team for the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University. She taught Spanish for just over 20 years in the face-to-face classroom and has six years’ experience developing and teaching online courses. Her interests include instructional technologies, mobile-assisted language learning, distance learning, and faculty training and development.