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Andres Villagra

Andres Villagra

Professor
Director

Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Modern Languages and Cultures - NYC

Location
  • @New York City
    41 Park Row 1605C
Office Hours
New York City
Learning by doing!!!

Biography


Dr. Andrés Villagrá, Associate Dean Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, holds a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature, Language and Culture from Syracuse University. He also earned a Master Degree in Counseling from the Psychology Department of Pace University in Pleasantville in 2007.

Dr. Villagrá areas of research include Hispanic Autobiography and Literature of Exile focusing on analysis of literary identity representation.

Dr. Villagrá collaborates with professional associations and international journals on Hispanic Literature, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction as well astextbook publishers like McGraw-Hill.

Dr. Villagrá has taken over several leadership positions in academic governance, including Vice-Chair of the Faculty Assembly and Chair of Dyson of the Curriculum Committee since 2008 to the present.

Dr. Villagrá has been also a pioneer in applying Web-based learning materials for language and culture courses and presented his work at international conferences, including Campus Technology, North East Modern Languages Association, and American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Along with students, he has developed a number of interactive Web-based learning materials for language and culture courses. The educational and social networking site The Spanish Lounge de Pace University has received a number of educational awards and funding support, including the Thinkfinity/Verizon Grant in 2009. This current project has been featured in several national publications. In 2010, he was the recipient of the First Instructional Technology Award conferred by Dyson College

Education


MA , Pace University , 2007
Counseling

PhD , Syracuse University , 1992
Spanish Culture Literature Language

BA , University of Oviedo , Oviedo, Spain , 1986
Spanish Philology

MA , University of Oviedo , Spain , 1986
Spanish Philology

Awards and Honors

  • Pace University, January 2015 - Sabbatical Semester

Publications


Villagra, A. (2016, May). Foreign Language Education. Encyclopedia of Online Education .

Villagra, A. (2015, June). Competency-Based Modules in a College Preparatory Course 2013. International Journal of Humanities Education. Vol 13 (Issue 2) , pages 1-13. http://ijhe.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.245/prod.68

Villagra, A. (2015, March). Autor, autobiografía y ficción en Morir en Isla Vista” de Víctor. Hispania. Vol 98 (Issue 1, March 2015) , pages 152-160. http://https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/hispania/v098/98.1.villagra.html

PRESENTATIONS


Villagra, A. EUROCALL 2012. Spanish App: Developing Content and Collaboration. EUROCALL, Goteborg, Sweden

Villagra, A. Hispanic Association of Humanities Annual Conference 2012. Todos los juegos el juego de la metaficción en Víctor Fuentes. Hispanic Association of Humanities, Madrid, Spain

RESEARCH INTEREST


Applied Technology in the Classroom; Adaptive Learning and Intelligent Tutors; Narrative of Spanish Exiles

Grants, Sponsored Research and Contracts

Villagra, A. (2015, January). Sabbatical Semester.
Pace University , Pace University . Funded,The sabbatical project will be used to develop a number of Liberal Arts templates that incorporate both competency-based modules and adaptive learning software to be used for online PACEPrep (College Preparatory course) and later in Dyson iPace courses. Communication skills, qualitative reasoning, critical thinking, integration and application of knowledge, intellectual depth and adaptability, understanding social and cultural values and ethics that are an integral part of the learning outcomes in the English, science, mathematics and communications modules of the PACEPrep. During the Fall 2014 semester, my purpose is to collaborate in developing more comprehensive adaptive learning projects (Stanford and Carnegie-Mellon Universities) and competency-based modules (Western Governors University) to develop nationally-accepted templates that focus on professional skills. These modules will be customized for PACEPrep and new courses, while students' knowledge can be demonstrated by traditional final exam. Competency-based and skill development is particularly attractive for higher education students and the adult population, particularly in our Dyson iPace degree.

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Campus Technology [Internet], 2009
    Speakers at the conference http://campustechnology.com/microsites/campus-technlogy-09/conference-program/speakers.aspx

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Computer Assisted Language Learning [Member] , September 2005
    Applied Technology in the Language Classroom
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese [Member] , January 1992
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