No two students, teachers, or classrooms are the same. At Vista Higher Learning, we recognize this and provide technology options that work for today and can grow with you for years to come. Whether your class is 100% digital or you only use technology to access teaching tools and resources, we can provide solutions that fit any curriculum or infrastructure.
Everything the Supersite offers, plus:
CHEMINS provides plenty of practice, communication tools, engaging media, and a safe environment for students to learn in.
Video Virtual Chats
Students create simulated conversations by responding to questions delivered by video recordings of native speakers.
News and Cultural Updates
Access monthly links to carefully curated authentic resources from across the francophone world—from online newspaper articles to TV news segments. Each selection includes a scaffolded activity sequence leveled for built-in differentiation.
Animated Grammar Tutorials
Animated Grammar Tutorials feature guided instruction with interspersed quick-checks to keep students on track and ensure comprehension. These tutorials entertain and inform students by pairing grammar rules with fun explanations and examples.
Group Chats
Small groups of students work synchronously to record a conversation in the target language (available in PRIME).
Vocabulary Tutorials
Vocabulary Tutorials feature a cyclical learning sequence that optimizes comprehension and retention—Listen & repeat, Match, Say it. Audio hints and cognate/false cognate icons help students understand and remember new vocabulary (available in PRIME).
Speech Recognition
Speech recognition embedded in the Vocabulary Tutorials, Pronunciation Tutorials, and Roman-photo identifies student utterances in real time and objectively determines whether a student knows the word. This innovative technology increases student awareness of pronunciation through low-stakes production practice (available in PRIME).
The student site provides:
Time-saving tools, powerful course management, assessment solutions, and enhanced support.
Time-saving tools
We’ve done the heavy lifting for you by providing everything you need to plan, prepare, teach, and assess.
Powerful course management
Monitor student progress, communicate securely with students, and track and report on student effort and outcomes.
Expand your testing possibilities with the new Assessment Builder
This vhlcentral feature makes it fast and easy to customize online tests and exams. Learn how to create your own questions from scratch or leverage any existing quiz, test, or exam content from any lesson within the same program. Assessment Builder provides the versatility you need with time-saving and reliable technology you deserve. Or quickly create/edit assessments by using our question banks.
Enhanced Support
Get all the support and guidance you need—from face-to-face presentations and on-demand webinars, to instructional videos on a variety of topics.