Projects per year
Personal profile
About
I collaborate with students, faculty, and staff to enhance the learning, teaching, and research of languages and cultures through technology. In the classroom, I specialize in supporting heritage speakers of languages other than English to maintain and expand their language proficiency.
Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a research focus on intercultural competence, experiential learning, and student engagement through reflection in digital storytelling. M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Before joining CSUMB, I was a Graduate TA for UMN Swedish language programs, taught Swedish for Minneapolis Community Education, and worked at the UMN Language Center. I lived and worked in Japan teaching English at various levels for three years.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Educational Leadership, Doctor of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership, Dissertation: Understanding Intercultural Communicative Competence through Photo Elicitation Analysis of Study Abroad Student Photoblogs, California State University, Fresno
Jun 10 2018 → May 23 2025
Award Date: May 23 2025
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
… → 2010
English Literature, BA, Gustavus Adolphus College
1985 → 1989
Scandinavian Studies, BA, Gustavus Adolphus College
1985 → 1989
Disciplines
- Educational Technology
- International and Intercultural Communication
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
- Language and Literacy Education
Projects
- 2 Finished
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CSU Virtual Language Lab
Leonard, W. G. (PI) & Saito-Abbott, Y. (CoI)
1/1/01 → 1/1/06
Project: Research project
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Transforming Course Design Initiative
Saito-Abbott, Y. (CoI) & Leonard, W. G. (CoPI)
1/1/11 → 1/1/13
Project: Research project
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Understanding Intercultural Competence Through Photovisual Elicitation of Study Abroad Student Photoblogs
Leonard, W. G., May 23 2025, 228 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
Open Access -
The Student Lens on Culture and Language Learning: Flickr Collections of Study Abroad Experiences
Leonard, G., Jun 22 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Success and challenge of a new approach to foreign language course offering through two campuses’ collaboration
Masuyama, K., Saito-Abbott, Y., Shea, A. & Leonard, G., 2009, In: Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2009--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sanako Forum 100
Leonard, G., 2007, Digital Language Lab Solutions.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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ADA Section 508 Compliance
Miller, P. & Leonard, G., 2005, In: IALLT Journal of Language Learning Technologies. 37Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Other