Milvia Hernandez

About

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia and I moved to the USA in 1994 after I finished Educational Psychology in Colombia. Then I focused on my Graduate studies which I completed at the University of Maryland College Park.

Research interests

Team Based Learning (TBL) in Language classroom.
Team Versus Group work
Flipped Classroom in Foreign Language learning and teaching
Evaluation and Assessment at Intermediate Level of Spanish
Hybrid and Online Language teaching practices

Teaching interests

I like to create interactive and communicative assignment in which students have to work in group/team. I am a believer of the collaborative learning.
I like to create interactive activities online courses.

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Language Teaching with Technology — University of Colorado_Boulder (2022)
  • MA, Second Language Acquisition and Application — University of Maryland (2005)
  • BA, Educational Psychology — Universidad de la Costa (1994)

Presentations

  • Let's Talk: Transitioning Students Sucessfully from High School to Comm. Coll/University 2014 Maryland Foreign Language Association Spring Conference · MFLA Susanne S Sutton (Coordinator/Organizer), Milvia Hernandez (Panelist)
  • Using Team based Learning to enhance language skills 2013 Sharing Thoughts, Expanding Minds · MFLA 2013 Fall Conference · Oral Presentation
  • What do I need to know to start a new academic year? 2013 MLLI orientation for GAs & Adjunct faculty · MLLI
  • Introduction of new grammar structures in a communicative classroom. 2012 World Languages: Are You Connected? · MFLA 2012 Fall Conference · Oral Presentation
  • Activities for Improving students’ listening skills in the L2 Classroom 2010 Go Global: Communicate, collaborate, participate · MFLA 2010 Fall Conference · Oral Presentation Milvia Hernandez (Presenter), Thomas Wayne Edison (Presenter)

Courses Taught

  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 · Fall 2023
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2023
  • Span:For Heritage Speakr SPAN 304 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2021
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 · Fall 2014
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2014
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2014
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2014
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 · Spring 2014
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2014
  • Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 · Fall 2013
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2013
  • Int Rev Elem Spanish SPAN 103 · Fall 2013
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2013
  • Int Rev Elem Spanish SPAN 103 · Summer 2013
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2012
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 201 · Fall 2011
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Fall 2011
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Fall 2011
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Fall 2011
  • Elementary Spanish I SPAN 101 · Summer 2011
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Spring 2011
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Spring 2011
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Spring 2011
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Winter 2011
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Fall 2010
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Fall 2010
  • Intensive Review Elementary Spanish SPAN 103 · Fall 2010
  • Elementary Spanish II SPAN 102 · Summer 2010
  • Elementary Spanish II SPAN 102 · Spring 2010
  • Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 · Summer 2009