Curriculum Vitae

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Educational Background  

• Washington State University; B.A., History; 1989.
• Washington State University; B.A., Spanish; 1989.
• Whitworth College; M.A., Teaching; 1991.
• University of Arizona; M.A., TESL; 1998.
• University of Arizona; Ph.D., Second Language Acquisition and Teaching; 2004.

Academic Positions since Final Degree  

• 2004-2010, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2011-2013, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2013-present, Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2004-present, Director, Illinois ESL Program, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2005-present, Affiliated faculty, Writing Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2011-present, Director, Illinois MATESL Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2012-present, Affiliated faculty, Global Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 2018-present, Affiliated faculty, Informatics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Invited Lectures and Invited Conference Presentations Since last Promotion  

• Sadler, R. (2002, February). ESL students in mainstream college composition: Dilemma or diversity? Invited workshop at Boise State University Faculty, Boise, ID.
• Sadler, R., Blackburn, K., Deng, Y, Gonzalez, I., & Nurmukhamedov, U. (2005, August). Tutoring ESL students in the Writing Center. Invited workshop at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writer’s Workshop Orientation, Urbana, IL
• Sadler, R. (2006, May).  Computer-Mediated Communication:  An international collaboration. Invited talk at 9th Middle-Eastern Technical University International English Language Teaching Convention, ‘The Fusion of Theory and Practice,’ Ankara, Turkey.
• Sadler, R. (2007, December).  Ethics and issues in Virtual World research. Invited talk at Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
• Sadler, R. et al. (2009, March).  Virtual Worlds for newbies: An introduction to life, living, and teaching in Virtual Environments, Invited workshop at Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), Tempe, AZ.
• Sadler, R. et al. (2009, March). Virtual Worlds for advanced users: Beyond the basics, Invited workshop at CALICO, Tempe, AZ.
• Sadler, R. (2009, April).  The Shoulds, Whys, and Hows of performing research in Virtual Worlds. Invited workshop at European Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) regional workshop on Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), Leon, Spain.\
• Sadler, R. (2009, May).  Strange new worlds:  Opportunities and cautions in Virtual World research. Keynote Address at Illinois Language and Linguistics Society 1:  Language Online, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. 
• Sadler, R. (2011, December). Virtual Worlds—An overview and examination. Invited presentation at Jornadas Valencianas en torno al aprendizaje de lenguas asistido por ordenador: explorando los mundos virtuales III. Valencian Workshop on Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Exploring Virtual Worlds, Valencia, Spain.
• Sadler, R. (2012, December). Virtual Worlds, young learners, and language learning. Invited presentation at Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
• Sadler, R. (2013, January). Young language learners and Virtual Worlds:  A transnational experiment.  Invited presentation for SLATE Lecture Series, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• Sadler, R. (2013, April). Integrating the virtual into education.  Invited presentation at University of Georgia.
• Sadler, R. & Dooly, M.  (2014, February). Language teachers 4 a sustainable 2mrw. Invited presentation at International conference on telecollaboration in university foreign language education, University of León, Spain.
• Sadler, R. (2014, April). Roundtable discussion on research and technology.  Invited talk at Illinois Language and Linguistics Society, 6.  University of Illinois, Urbana.
• Dooly, M., & Sadler, R. (2015, July). The design of a technology-enhanced teacher education flipped classroom: a case study. Invited talk at XVII International CALL conference: Task design and CALL, Tarragona, Spain
• Sadler, R. (2015, December).  Theoretical and pedagogical implications of holodeck technology for language teaching. MachinEVO, online
• Sadler, R. & Dooly, M. (2016, June). Critical perspectives on teacher education: A pedagogical proposal for the digital age. Invited Keynote at The Future of Learning Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). Virtual Worlds, Virtual Reality, and Language Teaching. Invited Workshop at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). Telecollaboration and project-based language teaching. Invited Keynote at Congreso Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). Language teaching and technology: The impact of free applications. Invited Workshop at Congreso Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). How technology can impact teaching in Honduras. Invited television interview, Agape TV, Canal Ocho, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). The future of collaboration:  Virtual reality and language teaching. Invited presentation at Congreso Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). Computer-mediated communication tools for enhancing language teaching and learning. Invited Workshop at Congreso Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler. R. (2016, November). The impact of technology in the teaching of kanguages. Invited presentation at Congreso Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (ESL Language Specialist: US State Department).
• Sadler, R. (2017, February). Critical perspectives on teacher education: A pedagogical proposal for the digital age. Invited talk at Department of Linguistics Seminar Series, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
• Sadler, R. (2017, October). Telecollaboration, language teaching, and enhancing student experiences. Invited Keynote at Congreso Internacional de Lingüística Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Brunca, Costa Rica.
• Sadler, R. (2017, October). Computer-mediated communication: A workshop for language educators. Invited workshop at Congreso Internacional de Lingüística Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Brunca, Costa Rica.
• Sadler, R. (2017, October). Virtual Worlds: An overview and examination. Invited talk at Congreso Internacional de Lingüística Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Brunca, Costa Rica.
• Sadler. R. (2017, October). Collaboration, virtual reality and language teaching. Invited presentation at at Congreso Internacional de Lingüística Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Brunca, Costa Rica.
• Sadler, R. (2018, April). Virtual Worlds: 3-D environments for telecollaboration. Invited talk at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
• Sadler, R., Stanley, G., & Philp, H. (2019, February). Escape the Room. Invited workshop at TESOL Electronic Village Online.
• Sadler, R. (2019, November). Telecollaboration and the globalized EFL classroom. Invited talk at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.
• Sadler, R. (2019, November). Virtual worlds and VR for globalized EFL. Invited talk at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.
• Sadler, R. (2020, February). 3D environments and language education: From virtual worlds to virtual reality. Invited keynote at Illinois TESOL/Bilingual Education, Lisle, IL.
• Nurmukhamedov, U. & Sadler, R. (2020, February). New ways in teaching with games. Invited talk at Illinois TESOL/Bilingual Education, Lisle, IL.
• Sadler, R., Wolf, A., & Duncan, L. (2020, October). Gameful teaching in COVID.  Invited talk at Playful by Design Annual Symposium, Champaign, IL.
• Sadler, R. (2020, September). Escape the classroom: Virtual escape room scenarios for language learning. Invited workshop for Innovation Festival, 2020, online.
• Robinson, J., Cornillie, F., Sadler, R. & Cameron, P. (2021, January). Game Exploration, Game Design Frameworks, and Game Prototyping with Twine. Invited workshop at CALICO Winter Workshops, 2021, online.
• Sadler, R. (2021, March). Twine: A workshop on how to put the “interactive” in Interactive Fiction and text-based games. Invited workshop at Duke University.
• Sadler, R., Kuhn, J., Schwartz, A., Stevens, V., & Briggs, L. (2021, March). Virtual Worlds for English Language Teaching. Invited panel at TESOL Annual Convention, TESOL Electronic Village, online.
• Dressman, M., Sadler, R., Combe, C., et al (2021, March). Informal language learning: implications of digital and real-life contexts for research and teaching. American Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Convention, Denver, CO, online.
• Sadler, R. (2021, April). English language learning & immersive environments: Past & present challenges, opportunities, and future directions.  Keynote presentation for the English Language Learning in Immersive Environments Conference, online.
• Sadler, R. & Nurmukhamedov, U. (2021, April). New ways in teaching with games. Invited presentation at TESOL International Convention, Denver, CO, online.
• Sadler, R. (2020, June). Guided virtual adventures. Immersive Learning Research Network Annual Convention, online.
• Sadler, R. & Thrasher, T. (2021, February). VR spaces and faces: An exploration of the usability of VR environments for telecollaboration. Annual Conference of Cambodia TESOL, online.
• Sadler, R. (2021, April). English language learning & immersive environments: Past & present challenges, opportunities, & future directions. Invited presentation at English Language Learning in Immersive Environments, Annual Conference, U of N Texas.
• Sadler, R. & Thrasher, T. (2021, July). Virtual reality: Immersion, exploration, & creation of VR spaces.  Invited workshop at Computer-Assisted Language Consortium Summer Workshops, online.
• Sadler, R., Cermak, D., Bequette, K, Roche, D. (2021, October). Teaching game design. Invited panel for Playful by Design 2021 Symposium.
• Sadler, R., & Thrasher, T. (2021, October). Immersive environment for language teaching, and overview and analysis. Invited presentation for the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program, The University of Arizona.
• Sadler, R. (2022, January).  The creation and implementation of heads-up displays for language education. 22nd TESOL Electronic Village Online.
• Sadler, R. (2022, April). Time travel in the Metaverse: is what is new, old again? Invited Keynote at 15th Annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, online.
• Sadler, R. (upcoming, 2022, May). Learning and research in the Metaworld. Invited presentation for Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, online.
• Sadler, R. (upcoming, 2022, May).  Newcomer’s Session:  An Introduction to CALICO.  Invited talk at the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Sadler, R. & Thrasher, T. (Upcoming, 2022, June). How do we Immerse our students in language learning?  Invited Showcase at the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Sadler, R., Thrasher, T., Hartwick, P., Hartwick, P. Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Papin, K. & Lan, Y-J. (Upcoming, 2022, June). Language learning and teaching in extended reality. Invited Panel at the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
• Sadler, R. (upcoming, 2022, September). Going meta for language learning: From text-based to immersive realities. Invited plenary at 2022 Korea Association of Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning Conference.

Selected Refereed Conference Papers and Presentations
 

• Sadler, R. (1998, September). Virtual realia and other on-line resources for teachers of ESL. Second Language Teacher’s Symposium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
• Sadler, R., & Gousseva, J. (1998, October). The use of collaborative writing software in ESL. Rocky Mountain TESOL Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 
• Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (1998, November).  English refusals by speakers of four languages. GPSC Student Showcase, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
• Sadler, R., Linden-Martin, M., Panferov, D., & Zhu, W. (2000, March).  Current peer review research in ESL writing. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Sadler, R., & Gunder, P. (2000, March).  Effectiveness of computerized ESL writing resources. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Sadler, R., & Eröz, B. (2001, February). Director-assisted analysis of cross-cultural presentations. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
• Sadler, R. (2001, February). An ethnographic examination of ESL students in freshman composition. 22nd Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA.
• Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (2001, February).  Cross-cultural and cross-gender analysis of non-verbal behavior of American and International students. 22nd Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA.
• Sadler, R., Schwartz, G., & Wang, B. (2002, March). The dilemma of placing non-native-English-speaking students in the composition classroom. 53rd Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL.
• Sadler, R., & Eröz, B. (2003, March). Fables, folktales, and beyond in the ESL composition classroom. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Baltimore, Maryland, MD.
• Sadler, R. & Dooly, M.  (2005, February). Computer-supported collaborative learning between a Spanish and an American university. Conference of English, American, and Canadian Studies 2005, Brno, Czech Republic. 
• Sadler, R. (2006, March). The good, the bad, and the ugly of CMC. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Tampa, FL.
• Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (2006, September). Computer-mediated communication and language learning: From theory to practice. EUROSLA 16, Antalya, Turkey.
• Sadler, R. (2007, May). Going beyond podcasting with live webcasting. CALICO, San Marcos, TX.
• Sadler, R. (2007, May). Computer-mediated communication and video chat. CALICO, San Marcos, TX.
• Sadler, R. (2008, April). Virtual worlds and language learning. CALICO, San Francisco, CA.
• Sadler, R. & Nurmukhamedov, U. (2008, April). Task-based language teaching and Second Life:  The reality of learning a language in a virtual world. CALICO, San Francisco, CA.
• Sadler, R. (2008, September).  How is computer-mediated communication actually being used in the classroom? EUROCALL, Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
• Sadler, R. (2008, September). Ethical standards for research in virtual worlds: A call to virtual arms. EUROCALL, Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
• Sadler, R. & Nurmukhamedov, U. (2009, March). Academic corpora to enhance the revision process:  The Google alternative. CALICO, Tempe, AZ.
• Sadler, R., Canfield, D. & Kaplan-Rakowski, R. (2009, March). CALL in Second Life: Instructional strategies and activities for language learning in a virtual world. CALICO, Tempe, AZ.
• Rodriguez, J., Silva, K., & Sadler, R. (2010, June). Capturing video, audio, and text in Second Life:  A hands-on experience. CALICO, Amherst, MA.
• Sadler, R. & Davies, G. (2010, June). Holodecks as educational environments, or how to teach in Second Life for (almost) free. CALICO, Amherst, MA.
• Sadler, R. & Dooly, M. (2010, June). Joint reflection on teaching practice through telecollaboration: Perspectives for teacher training and professional development. CALICO, Amherst, MA.
• Sadler, R. (2010, June). Virtual worlds: Taking the broad (virtual) perspective. CALICO, Amherst, MA.
• Sadler, R. (2013, May). Machinima enhanced language learning: Getting your virtual feet wet. CALICO, Honolulu, HI.
• Sadler, R. (2013, May). Techniques and tools for conducting research with multi-modal CMC data. CALICO, Honolulu, HI.
• Sadler, R., Faivre, S., & Kierski, J. (2014, March). iELF: An online international language learning resource. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Portland, Oregon.
• Sadler, R. (2015, November).  Holodecks for language education in Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). SLanguages Conference.  Second Life.
• Sadler, R., Lee, J.S., & Nakamura, Y. (2016, April). ELT Classrooms in 2020: Beyond borders via classroom-based online roundtables. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Baltimore, Maryland.
• Sadler, R., & Dooly, M. (2016, May). A decade of telecollaborative teacher education: Lessons Learned. CALICO.  Boulder, Colorado.
  
• Sadler, R. (2018, March). Getting FIT for Increased Learner Autonomy: A Pedagogical Proposal for the 21st Century. Annual Conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL.
  
• Sadler, R. & Dooly, M. (2018, June). Tools for telecollaboration: Suggestions for success. CALICO, Champaign, IL
  
• Robinson, J., Cornillie, F., Sadler, R., & Cameron, P. (2020, May). Explore games, make games, and game-based frameworks.  CALICO Workshop
  
• Sadler, R. & Nurmukhamedov. U. (2021, February). New Ways in Games. Annual Conference of Cambodia TESOL, online.

Offices Held in Professional Societies  

• 2005-present. Member, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).
• 2005-present. Member, European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL).
• 1996-present. Member, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
• 2009-2010. Vice Chair, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), Virtual Worlds Special Interest Group.
• 2010-2018. Chair, CALICO Virtual Worlds Special Interest Group.
• 2012-2014. Co-Chair, CALICO Computer-Mediated Communication Special Interest Group.
• 2015-2018. Executive Board Member, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).
• 2020-2021. Vice President, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).
• 2021-2023. President, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).
• 2023-2025. Past President, , Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).

Editorships of Journals or Other Learned Publications  

• Lead Editor. Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Tucson AZ (2001).
• Book Review Editor, The Reading Matrix (2004-present).
• Editorial Board, Novitas-Royal Journal (2006-present).
• Editorial Board, Journal of Asia TEFL (2019-present)