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>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:44:34 -0500
>From: Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Oberlin College position announcement
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> INTERN FOR THE COOPER INTERNATIONAL LEARNING CENTER (LANGUAGE LAB)
>
> Oberlin College seeks applications for the position of Intern at the
> Cooper International Learning Center (language lab). The incumbent will
> report to the Director of the Cooper International Learning Center, a
> state-of-the-art facility in a renovated historic campus building, Peters
> Hall. The Intern will receive on-going training in the use of educational
> technology in the teaching of foreign languages at Oberlin College, and
> will in turn support and promote the use of this technology among faculty,
> students, and staff. This position will be for a term of twelve
> months from June 1,2000 through June 1, 2001, with a strong
> possibility of renewal for a second year, upon positive performance
> evaluation.
>
> General Function: The Cooper International Learning Center Intern assists
> the director in providing general support for students, faculty, and staff
> with computers and multimedia technology in the lab. In addition, the
> intern assists the director with administrative aspects of the lab.
>
> Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
> --Assist director with administrative duties, including training and
> active supervision of Lab assistants (student workers), management of
> time cards and staff schedules, scheduling use of facilities and equipment
> --Assist director, Ohio5 (Consortium) Language Technology Specialist, and
staff with workshops and faculty
> training
--Assist students and faculty using software, hardware,and other
> technologies available in the Lab, either individually or in a class
> setting (orientation, short courses, etc.)
> --Work with Computer Center (CIT) staff and the lab director to
> install and test software and hardware for the Lab
> --Provide user support for routine computer and audiovisual equipment
> problems, i.e. disks that become unreadable, machines that "fall off" the
> network, etc.
> --Develop and up-date documentation on use of the Lab, training of Lab
> assistants, and use and maintainance of Lab equipment (both in hard copy
> and Web format)
> --Maintain database of software, audiovisual, and bound materials housed
> in the Lab in cooperation with OBIS (the Library on-line catalog)
> --Help with maintainance of the Lab Web page
> --Provide backup staffing of the Lab front desk
>
>
> Supervision and Training
> This position will immerse the incumbent in the complex and rapidly
> evolving educational technologies as they pertain to the learning of
> foreign languages, literature, and cultures. In order to develop and
> maintain the skills required of this position, the Intern will receive
> appropriate training from a variety of sources. The immediate supervisor,
> the Lab Director, will guide and support the Intern's general
> professional growth. Training will come from this supervisor and other
> professional staff as needed. Opportunities to attend workshops,
> seminars, and conferences (such as IALL, NEALL, ACTFL, and Middlebury
> College) will be provided as appropriate. The intern will also be
> expected to establish professional relationships, via the internet or
> other means, with similar support personnel at other institutions.
>
> Required Qualifications: Baccalaureate degree or within two courses of the
> degree; significant experience with Macintosh and Windows-based
> computers, including standard software relevant to the Lab: Netscape,
> Telnet, Fetch, FilemakerPro. Dreamweaver (or other high-end authoring
> tools); reading proficiency in one, preferably two, foreign languages;
> excellent interpersonal skills; ability to learn quickly and constantly;
ability to
> communicate clearly, both orally and in writing; good organizational
> skills.
>
> Desired Qualifications: Basic knowledge in using fonts for less commonly
taught languages, Apple's Network Assistant lab administration software,and
Smartstuff's FoolProof security software. Basic knowledge of a second
non-Roman language a strong plus.
>
> Compensation: Actual salary of $20,000, with excellent benefits package
> including paid health insurance, vacation and sick leave, tuition
> remission for one course per semester, and other benefits.
>
> To Apply: Interested persons should submit a resume, academic transcripts,
> and three letters of recommendation (from both professors and work
> supervisors) to Ann Sherif, Chair, MLAC, 314 Peters Hall, Oberlin College,
Oberlin, OH 44074-1019 by May 1, 2000.
>
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