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>Subject: Re: #6528 Web technologies for language teaching
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Rodney:
Good to hear from you again. A couple of oomments on/in response to your
questions:
1) Blackboard/WebCT. Although an initial enthusiast (I use WebCT and the
campus uses Blackboard) I've since come to recognize this particular
juggernaut for what it is: an exploitation of the potential of the web for
corporate gain. The way they both IMPOSE high-cost institution-specific
licensing plans, basically ignore the needs of our community through
Microsoft-style acquisitions (see Blackboard's purchase of
Web-Course-in-a-Box and Prometheus) and limit inter-institutional
cooperation through tying in to institutional security log-ins, is the
single greatest current threat to the continued expansion of the web as a
shared learning space. Sad but true, and given their current market
dominance, complaints like this one will have the same effect as those
about Microsoft...
2) Wimba is promising technology if they upgrade the available sound
quality to a level adequate for more than first-language communication.
3) I'm using Director/Shockwave for a course in Advanced CALL Authoring at
the moment. It's an extraordinary package with a high learning curve
(though less high than previously--there are supplied "behaviors" and even
exercise templates). You can pretty much do anything you want and
immediately compile it for CD-Rom delivery and/ or Shockwave (web)
delivery. Certain limitations for media handling and writing to disc in the
web environment, of course, but all-in-all a nice solution for people who
have time to invest in acquiring the skills, who will for the most part not
be full-time language faculty, but will include many on this list.
-Chris
--On Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:32 PM +0000 LLTI-Editor
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> --- Forwarded Message from Rodney Tamblyn <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:54:10 -0500
>> Subject: Web technologies for language teaching
>> From: Rodney Tamblyn <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I know that this is a broad topic for the list but I would be interested
> in your responses to the following.
>
> I am investigating web-based technologies to assist in language teaching.
> I would be interested in additions to the following list.
>
> Please respond either to me or the list. I will summarise results and
> post to my web site.
>
> I'd be interested in getting in touch with anyone on this list developing
> resources for use within Blackboard 5 level III, especially people who are
> developing building blocks (extensions to blackboard) or considering doing
> so - please email me directly.
>
> Rodney
>
>
> Web server products:
>
> Wimba (http://www.wimba.com)
> - voice discussion boards
> - voice mail
> - voice presentations (powerpoint + audio)
> http://www.wimba.com/products/voiceEnabling.html)
> - voice enabled applets
> - language karaoke (listen-repeat)
> - voice comparison tool. (transformation exercise format)
> http://www.wimba.com/products/languageTools.html
>
> - Blackboard 5 plugin for Wimba discussion board
>
> Sue Polyson Evans has also developed a plugin that allows Wimba discussion
> boards to be integrated into Blackboard 5 level III as an option under the
> Communications tab.
>
> Authoring tools for web-based language resource development:
>
> - Livestage Professional http://www.totallyhip.com
>
> Tool for programming interactive quicktime movies using sprite tracks. I
> believe interactive quicktime movies have great potential for use in
> language teaching. Is anyone on this list using Livestage for this
> purpose? Searching the archives for Livestage produced no results...
>
> - Flash
>
> - Director/Shockwave movies
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Rodney
>
> --
> Rodney Tamblyn
> http://rodney.weblogs.com
>
>
>
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