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Here is a link to a slide show of my pics from the conference…IALLT07 Slide show ….but wait there is more!…. Update 6/28: Photos from the closing party for IALLT 2007 courtesy of Marlene Johnshoy and her Picasa account! Update 6/25: UPDATE 6/30 : Better YET: below is a banner with with [...]

Ah…the tensions…so much to organize, so little time… Sharon’s desktop, up close and personal

What is Peter doing in these photos, anyway?

The Changing Role of the Teacher-Technologist: How connected learning, meaningful collaborations and reciprocal apprenticeships are changing the FL teaching/learning experience (Barbara Sawhill, Oberlin College) Tensions Social software / collaborative technologies are now safe to use for teaching / learning / exploring without worrying about their expiration. These tools (blogs, wikis, Twitter, etc) allow many voices to [...]

I’m -supposed- to be working on a presentation we’re giving tomorrow … instead I’m checking my RSS feeds and surfing YouTube. Shhh, don’t tell Barbara! [Oh who am I kidding, she knows how big a dork I am.] But to make up for it, and in the spirit of many of the presentations we’ve seen [...]

Teaching Language and Culture with Computer Games (Felix Kronenberg, Pomona College) Why game? to motivate, to provide immersion, they result in choices/decisions and active participation, repetition without being boring (Civilization I - Felix learned the term ‘irrigation ditch’ that he never would have otherwise), have great narrations, good examples of language use to introduce new cultural aspects, [...]

(Subtitled: who will remember to put the tape in the VCR when they’re all watching Youtube?) Harold H. Hendricks, BYU There are lots of ways to get capure television and put it online. But there are a bunch of problems. For example: what about daily broadcasts? You don’t want to watch them a week late. So [...]

Breathing a Second Life into the L2 Curriculum: Google, Gaming, and Language Learning for the GNUbie (Douglas W. Canfield, UT-Knoxville) A disconnect exists between the academy and what students are doing. How do we reach millenials? By age 21, students will have spent tens of thousands of hours playing video games, sending emails, watching TV, and on [...]

Wikis, iPods, and Cervantes (Read Gilgen, UWisc) Flashback: Hawaii 5-0, dubbed in French. HOT Technology isn’t relegated to the geeks. Everyone can (and should) take advantage of them. Technology Enhanced Learning: emphasis on shift away from teacher-centric, to student-centric. Homework & Tutorials: ~ online/electronic activities that replicate paper workbook. The most effective exercises, though, allow for interaction and immediate [...]

This afternoon’s presentation is (drum roll please) The Language Lab That Never Closes: Accessing Specialized Lab Software Virtually (Harold Hendricks, BYU). The problem: students want 24-hour access to specialized language software so they can, for example, write their Chinese papers whenever they want. Is there a way to do that without hiring more employees and staying [...]

Hi folks! I finally found a wireless connection here and will be liveblogging Claire Braden Siskin’s presentation on Runtime Revolution. Joining the presentation in progress …. RR is not contained within a browser but you can run a browser within it. You don’t –have– to depend on the intartubes [woo-hoo!] but you can integrate the two. [...]