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FLEAT III Conference Presentationsreceived by 15 July 1997 |
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FLEAT III Conference Presentationsreceived by 15 July 1997 |
Pre-conference workshops
Intermediate/Advanced Libra Authoring Workshop Douglas Farris, Robert Fischer, James Champion This workshop will focus on the more sophisticated uses of the Libra multimedia authoring system.* Libra has been presented at several conferences, including the CALICO meetings, the South Central Modern Language Association, the Texas Foreign Language Association, ACTFL, the FIPSE's Project Directors meeting, and the Defense Language Institute. The authoring system has been very favorably received.
The presenters will instruct participants how to use Libra's more advanced tools to create multiple multimedia events, context-sensitive links, links to digital media, links to other applications and documents, nested lesson designs, messages and handlers, and manipulable text fields and buttons. The presenters will also discuss the instructional principles underlying Libra's authoring tools and the pedagogical and technical issues involved in student lesson design. Two of the three presenters will be able to provide assistance to beginning-level users.
*Supported by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
Hands - on Authoring with SuperMemo Charlotte J. Wharton SuperMemo, a smart electronic tool for memorization, is especially well suited to vocabulary learning. It is available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms and is very easy to use both as a development tool and as a learning tool.
In this hands-on workshop you will learn to create simple vocabulary and grammar exercises that can include sound and graphics. You will learn some strategies for using these exercises with large classes and how to reuse them from term to term.
A Guide to Seeking Copyright Permission Lynne Crandall Participants will learn and apply a process for seeking permission to use copyrighted works. The session will include a review of copyright and fair use in the context of how to determine what to ask for and how to craft a permission request. We will use a template created in FileMaker Pro to compile a database of permission requests and export to an MS Word letter template. Tracking and follow-up procedures will also be demonstrated. All participants are encouraged to bring references for various media types.
Basics of HTML and Claris Home Page UVic Language Centre Staff
The CAN - 8 Workshop Melvin Shantz The CAN-8 Multimedia Instructional System - Try it for yourself. Put yourself in the digital driver seat at the CAN-8 lab on-site. From a seat at any of our stations, you can learn how students use this 100% digital lab, and how instructors evaluate students' work and author new material using sound, text and graphics.
Computers in FL Instruction:
Technology won't make the difference, Teachers willTrisha Dvorak This workshop will focus on connecting the potential of instructional technology to principles of good language teaching. It will provide a hands-on review of some basic concepts regarding the Internet and the World Wide Web; participants will then have the opportunity to examine in detail several technology-mediated activities for FL/ESL instruction (a variety of technologies), analyzing the characteristics necessary for activity success. Later, working individually or in small groups, participants will design and create and activity, later sharing their creations with others in the workshop.
schMOOze University:
Virtual Community, Real Language LearningGreg Younger, Yoshimasa Awaji, Suzan Moody schMOOze University is a programmable virtual environment on the Internet created as an community where ESL students from around the world can engage in synchronous communication. This hands-on workshop will introduce the MOO interface and explore current and potential uses of MOO for foreign language teaching and learning as well as for professional collaboration.
This workshop for communicative language teachers will consist of three segments:
1) An introduction to the MOO interface showing basic commands and programmed features of schMOOze. Attendees will receive instruction on orienting students to schMOOze and developing ideas for classroom uses.
2) Hands-on experience of the real-time nature of MOO communication. Attendees will tour schMOOze, visiting programmable classrooms, language games, and student-created spaces.
3) Questions and answers and a discussion of current and potential uses of MOO for teaching, learning, and professional collaboration. The presenters will introduce the NETEACH-L MOO sessions, in which international ESOL teachers connect to schMOOze to discuss the use of the Internet for language teaching. Attendees will contribute their own ideas for possible uses. Visits to MOOs for learning other languages will be facilitated, time permitting.
Using Forms and Frames in Web Pages UVic Language Centre Staff Several examples of forms (Searches, Submit to EMail) and their underlying scripts are examined. Participants will have an opportunity to develop web pages based on these forms and scripts.
Frames are another interesting component of many web pages. Pages that use frames will be examined for pros and cons. Participants will also have an opportunity to create a frames-based web page.
How to Create a Simple Digital Audio Lab Curtis Broderick
Trude HeiftAs evidenced by recent discussions on the LLTI list server as well as highly attended presentations at the 1995 IALL conference at Notre Dame,language lab directors are curious about the actual construction of a digital audio environment as well as the efficacy of such an endeavor.
In this one-day workshop, we will create, from scratch, our own miniature digital audio language lab using readily available tools on the Macintosh platform. The user interface software used at Holy Cross College will also be distributed. Within this workshop, we will cover equipment needs, costs of equipment, amount of labor involved, issues of Mac and PC platforms, and dealings with publishers about copyright clearances.
Experience of the past three years will also be shared about starting and maintaining a digital audio component as a part of our Center's services. Attendees should be moderately fluent with Macintosh usage. A "How to" manual will also accompany the workshop. Limited to 15 participants.
Virtually - Almost Anything is Possible Susan Mackey, Martin Holmes Virtual worlds have come a long way in the past few years. Two years ago they were primarily text based.Today there are still textual worlds but now there are graphical worlds and worlds with "talking head" avatars, or animated characters where people speak to each other directly.
The aim of the workshop will be to familiarize participants with the different types of virtual worlds available and show how they might be useful in second language acquisition. By the end of the workshop participants should be able to find, download and run a variety of virtual worlds. The goals will be accomplished by means of short demonstrations followed by extended hands-on practice involving guided tasks.
Beyond Scrolling Status Bars:
JavaScript for Language LearningDouglas Mills This workshop is intended to help Web Page creators begin to explore how they can use JavaScript to design and enhance Web-based language teaching and learning activities. The workshop will provide an overview of JavaScript- enhanced language learning resources currently on the Web as a starting point for discussing the potential and limitations of JavaScript. Participants will be introduced to the JavaScript language and have opportunity to work on scripts of their own or adapt existing scripts provided by the presenters. A handout with URLs for a rich variety of Web-based resources for further study will be provided.
Administering the Learning Resource Centre:
The IALL Management Manual and BeyondRobin Lawrason, LeeAnn Stone, Mike Ledgerwood, Patty Lamb This workshop will review case study examples of the various issues that a director needs to consider when asked to coordinate a language technology center. Specific attention will be paid to the areas of the Role of the Director, Staff Development, Developing a Collection, and Public Relations.
The workshop will include a "hands-on" opportunity for attendees to pose specific questions and situations to the workshop leaders for in-depth discussion, analysis, and recommendations for directions and solutions.
Since many administrative issues relate to the type of institution and organizational context, Workshop Leaders will attempt to address specific problems faced by participants who are embarking on their first tasks as a Resource Center Director. Problems may be related to topics within the Manual or on different issues identified by the participants. Prior to the Workshop, participants will be asked to identify issues and concerns they face in their jobs. Workshop leaders will then develop specific studies or scenarios for "hands-on" discussion within the Workshop.
Statistical Programs for Educational Research Michael Redfield This presentation has been designed to introduce professional statistical programs for the Macintosh computer to (especially) language teachers unfamiliar with them and the kinds of procedures often useful in educational research. Programs to be introduced include StatView, Statistica, Data Desk, and JMP. Basic statistical procedures will include descriptive statistics, distributions, correlation, reliability, and procedures for comparing two groups, and procedures for analyzing survey data. Data from actual studies done by the presenter will be used in all cases.
Approaches to Marking Electronic Texts Martin Holmes In recent years, word-processors, e-mail and the Internet have been playing an increasing role in the teaching of writing. Many instructors now routinely receive written work in electronic form, and are faced with the need to find ways to mark this work and return it to the student in a useful format. This presentation, aimed at language teachers teaching by electronic means, will give an overview of the topic of electronic marking and hands-on experience with a range of different approaches to marking student texts on the computer.
A brief introduction, covering the need to find ways of marking different types of student texts, will be followed by a demonstration of several alternative software solutions. These will include the use of text-based e-mail techniques, word-processor macro tools, and dedicated marking software. Participants will then be invited to try out these alternatives and evaluate them for their effectiveness in different teaching contexts and course types (such as distance education and classroom-based courses), and with different text types and language levels. This will be followed by a discussion of the merits of each solution.
Web Whiz Bang Stewart Arneil
- Discussion of the development, implementation and maintenance issues around technologies such as:
Real Audio
Animated Gifs
JavaScript
Web-pages that have to work on paper too
IALL Lab Design and Planning Essentials Cynthia Shearer
Ruth Trometer (Elements of Design and Needs Analysis)
LeeAnn Stone (A case study in re-designing a Lab)
Bruno Browning (Audio and Video Distribution)
Cathy Smith (Computing and Networking)
Carmen Greenlee (Satellite Distribution)Led by a panel of experienced lab directors who represent a range of college and university laboratories - public and private, large and small - this workshop is intended for the lab director facing the task of designing a new lab, or renovating an old one. It will cover such aspects of lab design as needs assessment, space planning, types of technology, and working with different layouts. The individuals on the panel have experience designing technology-based facilities and have consulted on special projects around the world. Time will be reserved for group discussion and questions.
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