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LeeAnn,
Are these workshop opportunities only open to educational institutions 
in the United States or can Canadian post-secondary institutions 
host a workshop?

Thank you,
Deanne Cobb


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> >Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:58:17 -0700
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> >From: LeeAnn Stone <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Hosting "Teaching with Technology" workshop
> 
> Colleagues,
> 
>          It's that time of the year again when the call goes out to schools 
> interested in hosting the IALLT/ACTFL/Houghton Mifflin "Teaching with 
> Technology" workshop in the subsequent academic year (2003-2004). Houghton 
> Mifflin continues to underwrite this 2-day traveling workshop for the 
> benefit of our faculty and institutions, and again this year will be 
> providing hosting institutions with 10 free registrations for their faculty 
> to attend the workshop at their campus.
>          This workshop is a marvelous opportunity to provide quality 
> professional development for your faculty, as well as to showcase your 
> institution and facilities. Many campuses have used this workshop as an 
> outreach opportunity for their local high schools.
>          I have appended some information regarding the workshop below. 
> Feel free to contact me for further information and if you are interested 
> in scheduling a workshop at your campus.
> 
> 
> LeeAnn Stone
> 
> 
> 
> Hosting a $E3Foreign Languages: Teaching with Technology$E4 Workshop
> 
> Workshop Description
> Faculty Development Programs, the International Association for Language 
> Learning Technology and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign 
> Languages present a series of two-day workshops that bring together the 
> technology expertise of IALLT with the hands-on tradition of ACTFL$E2s 
> instructional workshops.  Intended for language educators, the workshops 
> assist participants in the use of technology in the teaching of foreign 
> languages within the framework of the national standards for foreign 
> language learning.
> 
> The Benefits of Hosting a $E3Foreign Languages: Teaching with Technology$E4 
> Workshop Include
> 
> §       up to ten free registrations for host institution attendees
> 
> §       an on-site training for your staff without incurring travel expenses
> 
> §       an opportunity to serve as a site for collaboration and interaction 
> among regional language professionals
> 
> §       an opportunity to showcase your programs and labs to surrounding 
> institutions
> 
> §       national exposure as a partner in this event
> 
> §       an opportunity to promote other events that your institution is 
> presenting
> 
> 
> Faculty Development Programs Provides
> 
> §       An educational event created and presented by ACTFL, IALLT, and FDP 
> on your campus
> 
> §       Experienced facilitators with national reputations to present the 
> workshop
> 
> §       Promotion of this event in ACTFL, IALLT, and FDP advertising as 
> well as through several national organizations and websites
> 
> §       Honoraria, travel, lodging and expenses for facilitators
> 
> §       Collection of fees and registrations
> 
> §       All workshop materials including handouts, participant list, badges 
> and certification of participation
> 
> §       Negotiated rates with local hotels
> 
> §       Payment for catered meals and breaks at the workshop
> 
> §       A letter of agreement to host institution outlining 
> responsibilities of FDP and host institution
> 
> §       Materials to be used to promote workshop to your institution and 
> area schools

Deanne Cobb
Language Lab Manager
Language Resource Centre
University of Regina

Recommended CALL article:
Yoshii, M. & Flaitz, J. (2002). Second Language 
        Incidental Vocabulary Retention:  The Effect 
        of Text and Picture Annotation Types.  CALICO 
        Journal, 20 (1), 33-58.

Quote: 
"All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors." 
-Anon.