South Dakota ASL Immersion
July 24-26, 2012
Augustana College Madsen Center
The 2012 South Dakota ASL Immersion event July 24-26, 2012, provides biennial training and development to both professional and pre-professional sign language interpreters in an ASL environment.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule
The Schedule for the event — Last updated 3-5-12.
Presenters & Workshop Summaries
Presenters — Include Trudy Suggs, Roger Kraft, Christine Multra Kraft, Teresa Nold and Mark Koterwski.
Mentors
A variety of highly qualified Deaf mentors will be working with participants in a 2:1 ratio throughout the entirety of the immersion. The team will work together to select various locations throughout the Sioux Falls area to serve as the authentic learning environment for that day. Mentors will challenge the "mentees" to use various signing techniques to describe scenes, clothing, events, etc. This is a fun and exciting way to experience sign language.
Participants
The South Dakota ASL Immersion is designed to provide a rich signing environment to any and all sign language interpreters and students of the profession. This exciting event is an immersion experience not soon forgotten! All participants, presenters and mentors communicate using American Sign Language throughout the entirety of this event. Participants must have a moderately proficient level of communication in ASL. This requirement roughly equates to being a junior in an interpreter training program or having completed ASL IV or above.
Registration (Closed)
The $125 registration fee includes all educational experiences, meals, breaks, housing, materials, evening activities and Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) continuing education units (CEUs). The pricing is set, regardless of your housing preference. The deadline to register was Sunday, July 1, 2012, and registration is now closed.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations prior to Friday, June 1, 2012, will be refunded in full. From June 1-15, 2012, requested cancellations will be refunded at 50%. No cancellations will be refunded after Friday, June 15, 2012.
Lodging
Overnight accommodations are available on campus in Granskou Hall. Although the cost for lodging is built into the registration fee, we do need to know the total number of rooms to reserve. Please complete the registration housing accommodation information. Each room is supplied with linens and toiletries. If dorm life is not your preference, a variety of area hotels are available at www.augie.edu/lodging.
CEUs
The DO-IT Center is an approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This program is offered for a total of 2.1 CEUs in both GS and PS at the little/none Content Knowledge Level.
Contact Us
If you have questions or need further information about the conference, please contact us.
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Christa Gunderson
cgunderson@augie.edu
605.274.4628 (W)
605.261.7840 (C) -
Marlee Dyce
mdyce@augie.edu
605.274.4629 (W)
605.261.2868 (H) -
Augustana College, Education Department
2001 S. Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
Augustana College strives to ensure there is accessibility to activities and programs for people with disabilities. If you require ADA accommodations, please contact Christa Gunderson at least two weeks prior to the conference.
