Co-sponsored by CARLA
The term “Web 2.0” is all the rage lately. But what is it and why is it important for second language instruction? We’ll provide an overview of Web 2.0 concepts and give examples of how to motivate and involve your students with these easy-to-use web applications. With Web 2.0, it’s easier than ever for students to contribute, collaborate and build community in the target language!
Wednesday, February 11, 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 35
Presenters: Marlene Johnshoy, CARLA and Alyssa Ruesch, CLA Language Center and ESL
See how instructors from ESL and Spanish used wikis to improve collaboration in their classes last semester. Panelists will describe how students were able to successfully contribute to wikis with only basic technological skills, allowing the instructors to focus on the language task and not the tool.
Wednesday, February 18, 3:35 – 4:25pm, Jones 35
Presenters: Justin Haring, Spanish; Alyssa Ruesch, CLA Language Center and ESL; Emily Tichich, ESL
Come to this session to learn about the Language Center Multimedia Development Studio. Discover what equipment and services are available to language instructors who want to create multimedia instructional materials. This session has a special focus on working with video materials.
Monday, February 23, 1:25 – 2:15pm, Jones 35Rescheduled for Monday, March 9, 1:25 – 2:15pm, Jones 35
Presenters: Diane Rackowski, CLA Language Center and Lindsey Lahr, CLA-OIT IT Fellow
VideoANT is an online video annotation tool that allows users to make time-line based textual comments in synchronization with online video. While VideoANT is an ideal tool for instructors to provide feedback, it can also be used to facilitate student peer reviews. Participants will be able to practice using VideoANT during this presentation.
Monday, March 2, 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 30
Presenters: Lindsey Lahr and Aleta Johnson, CLA-OIT IT Fellows
iTunes U is a system that uses iTunes technology to manage, distribute and control access to educational audio and video content for students within the University as well as the broader community. We will show you how to request an account, how to upload files to it, and how to get your students to use it. We will also lead a discussion on the possible applications of iTunes U for language instruction.
Friday, March 6, 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 35
Presenters: Jian Wu, CLA Language Center and Pablo Viedma, Spanish and CLA Language Center
Co-sponsored by CARLA
Communicating with native speakers . . . from a distance. Come hear from instructors whose students have “talked” with peers around the world through email or the Wimba voice tools. Join in the discussion of how to find partner-classes, design the activity for linguistic practice and cultural exchange, and anticipate both human and technological challenges!
Thursday, April 2, 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 35
Presenters: Frances Matos-Schultz, Spanish; Trina Whitaker, Lydia Belateche, French; Friederike Weiss, German; Ellen Wormwood, CLA Language Center
Hands on Training
Four of the Wimba Voice Tools are now available on the University Moodle course management system. They are Voice Board, Voice Presentation, Podcaster and Voice Recorder. Come to this session to learn how to set these tools up on your Moodle course website.
Option 1: Monday, February, 9; 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 30
Option 2: Thursday, February, 19; 1:25 – 2:15pm, Jones 30
Presenter: Jian Wu, CLA Language Center
Wimba VoiceTools are available through your WebVista course site – no additional software is needed! Learn how you and your students can use a VoiceBoard as a class communication tool, how your students can comment on web material with VoicePresentation, or how you can create a Podcast with content created specifically for your class or by your students! Other tools include VoiceRecorder and VoiceEmail.
Option 1: Tuesday, February 17, 1:25 – 2:15pm, Jones 30
Option 2: Tuesday, April 7, 10:10 – 11:00am, Jones 30
Presenter: Pablo Viedma, CLA Language Center
Learn how to create and edit digital audio. The workshop will focus on the basics of creating (recording) digital audio, choosing the right format, saving, editing, and publishing the final product.
Option 1: Tuesday, February 24, 3:35 – 4:25pm, Jones 30
Option 2: Thursday, March 5, 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 30
Presenters: Pablo Viedma, CLA Language Center and Spanish and Jian Wu, CLA Language Center
Learn how to download a video from YouTube, how to edit it with a free online video-editing program, and how to re-publish it online for your language classes.
Option 1: Thursday, March 12, 12:20 – 1:10pm, Jones 30
Option 2: Tuesday, March 24, 3:35 – 4:25pm, Jones 30
Presenters: Jian Wu, CLA Language Center and Pablo Viedma, CLA Language Center and Spanish
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