Biography

Degrees:

M.Ed. Educational Policy Studies (Global Studies in Education), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M.A. French (Linguistics), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Certification in secondary teaching, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Specialization: French and Spanish languages

 B.A. with Distinction, French Language and Literature, University of Virginia

Publications:

Tabb, L. S. (2008). A chicken in every pot: one laptop per child – the trouble with global campaign promises. E-Learning, 5(3), 337-351.

Tabb, L. S. (2008). Applying an open education ecosystem to foreign language teaching and learning. In M. A. Peters & R. G. Britez C. (Eds.), Open education and education for openness (pp. 115-125). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, Inc.

Higher Education Teaching Experience

 1998 – present            French, Humanities and Spanish Instructor                            

Parkland  College, Champaign, Illinois

2007-2008                          French Instructor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2005-2006                          French Instructor

Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois

Current Certifications:

Illinois teacher certification, French, grades 6-12; Spanish, grades 6-12

Texas teacher certification, French, grades 6-12; Spanish, grades 6-12

Distance Learning Platform Proficiencies:

Elluminate Live!, Moodle, Angel, WebCT, Blackboard

Languages:

English – native speaker

French – proficient, near-native

Spanish – competent

Italian – intermediate

Portuguese – intermediate