--- Forwarded Message from Tammy Berberi <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:07:12 -0600
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Tammy Berberi <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: seeking an essay on assistive technology and Foreign Language
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear all,
With two editors from Gallaudet University and Oberlin College, I am
working on a collection of essays devoted to Disability and Foreign
Languages. Essays are wide ranging and cover topics from universal design
in (FL) instruction to accessible study abroad. We would very much like to
include an essay on assistive technology and FL study. The topic is
absolutely that broad, and might be tailored to your expertise, but might
include the most basic information about the kinds of technology available
and their implementation/integration in the FL classroom. Please contact me
off-list if you may be interested in writing such an essay. I'd appreciate
it if you would forward this message to colleagues who may be interested in
this opportunity.
Sincere thanks,
Tammy Berberi
Director, LTC at UMN, Morris
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At 12:00 AM 11/21/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>There are 3 messages totalling 369 lines in this issue.
>
>Topics of the day:
>
> 1. #7343.4 Award
> 2. #7347.1 call for lab curriculum ideas (!)
> 3. #7347.2 call for lab curriculum ideas (!)
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:02:19 EST
>From: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7343.4 Award
>
>--- Forwarded Message from Nicole Francine Minnick =
><[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >Disposition-Notification-To: Nicole Francine Minnick =
><[log in to unmask]>
> >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:19:54 -0500
> >From: Nicole Francine Minnick <[log in to unmask]>
> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; fr-FR; rv:1.0.2) =
>Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01
> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information =
>Forum <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #7343.1 Award
> >References: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>------------------
>I guess this means that Otmar won't be receiving the award :)
>-Nicole
>
>LLTI-Editor a =E9crit:
> > --- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> ---
> >=20
> >=20
> >>From: "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information =
>Forum'" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Subject: RE: #7343 Award
> >>Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:04:40 -0500
> >=20
> >=20
> > ------------------
> > --- Forwarded Message from Pete Smith <[log in to unmask]> =
>---=20
> >=20
> >>From: Pete Smith, University of Texas at Arlington=20
> >>To: Executive Committee and Board of Directors, IALLT
> >>Resolution=20
> >>Insomuch as headsets and ear hygiene have been and are a=20
> >>topic of recent, historical, and prolonged discussion on LLTI;
> >>
> >>And insomuch as Edmund Dente has brought immeasurable,=20
> >>biological, and antibacterial value to this discussion--a=20
> >>legend in his own mind--and in all of our minds;
> >>
> >>And insomuch as Ed is the only IALLT member ever to appear on=20
> >>"Jeopardy;"
> >>
> >>Be it proposed and resolved that the organization initiate a=20
> >>new award: the "Edmund (Dente) Annual, Recurring, Wise,=20
> >>Intelligent, and Game Show Award," henceforth recognized by=20
> >>its acronym, "The EARWIG Prize."
> >>
> >>Be it further proposed that this award be granted annually to=20
> >>the member--including student members--who most distinguishes=20
> >>the organization in the area of headset hygiene, bacterial,=20
> >>viral and biological organisms, and the eradication of=20
> >>earwigs and ear wax, including discussion of hygienic wipes.
> >>
> >>Be it lastly proposed that the first award be granted=20
> >>immediately to Otmar Foelsche, on the agreement that, as LLTI=20
> >>Editor, he does not allow Ed ever to post publicly on this=20
> >>topic. Ever again. Forever and ever. Amen.
> >>
> >>Respectfully submitted this day, November 17, 2003.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Wow. I'm not sure whether to blush or complain!=20
> > But, in fairness, I must point out that this honor should be =
>shared with our
> > old friend Matthew Mattingly, who first alluded to this =
>entomological
> > headset connection. I merely expanded
> > on his allusion by noting in detail that his reference involved =
>an old Outer
> > Limits story in which a dread tropical (or Texan, I guess) strain =
>of
> > earwigs, hiding in crevices and folds of bedsheets, pillows and =
>headsets
> > crawled at night deep into the ear canals of people unlucky =
>enough to be
> > sleeping on those beds or wearing those headsets and deposited =
>their eggs
> > where they would pupate, or whatever it is that earwig eggs do, =
>and slowly
> > but inexorably make their way through and partake of the =
>nourishment that
> > all that wonderful gray matter that lay before them provided.
> > The facts that this would take (agonizing) days and that there =
>was no way to
> > get them out, except, if I remember correctly, by playing music =
>by Sarah
> > Brightman or Yanni, of which there was a short supply in the =
>tropics (and
> > Texas,) made for a rather unpleasant few weeks for the unlucky =
>headset
> > wearer. =20
> > But I don't want to offend our more delicate readers' =
>sensibilities by
> > rehashing the story, so I won't bring it up again, except to note =
>that some
> > otherwise upstanding IALTTers, including friend Ursula and Derek =
>had some
> > interesting contributions to the thread as well.
> > But Pete is right, it's better to let it be and not bring it up =
>again.
> > Cheers!
> > Ed
> >=20
>
>------------
>Nicole Francine Minnick, Ph.D.
>Department of French & Italian
>School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
>University of Maryland
>College Park, MD 20742
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>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:02:21 EST
>From: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7347.1 call for lab curriculum ideas (!)
>
>--- Forwarded Message from "Read Gilgen" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:41:33 -0600
> >From: "Read Gilgen" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #7347 call for lab curriculum ideas
>
>------------------
>I feel your pain. New simply means being able to do things the old =
>way,
>with new equipment/facilities. We went through that too, but not =
>quite
>as expensively as you did.
>
>If you're looking for good presenters, I'd contact the IALLT team =
>that
>has been putting on the Houghton Miffilin/IALLT workshops. Start =
>by
>contacting LeeAnn Stone, former IALLT President, and the one who's
>probably done more in this area than anyone. Also the one who
>coordinates these workshops. Perhaps they could organize something =
>and
>bring it your way by Jan 30. We've held two of these workshops =
>here and
>they're outstanding.
>
>You can find LeeAnn's info at the IALLT consulting page:=20
>http://iallt.org/iallt_services/consulting_services_list.html=20
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 11/19/2003 12:21:11 PM >>>
>--- Forwarded Message from adaer <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:23:07 -0500
> >Sender: adaer <[log in to unmask]>
> >From: adaer <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: call for lab curriculum ideas
>
>------------------
>Dear Fellow Language Lab Directors,
>
>I don't think I'm alone in thinking that many faculty are afraid of=20
>technology. Now I find myself with a brand new Sony digital lab =
>three
>years=20
>after I conducted a survey of the faculty. They overwhelming =
>supported
>a=20
>state-of-the-art lab. Ooops! That didn't mean they wanted to teach
>there!! So=20
>now $400,000+ later, including a $100,000 federal grant (the =
>project=20
>encompassed a major structural remodeling), faculty are revolting
>because the=20
>President and Provost are insisting that they use the room or the =
>FL
>Dept. and=20
>College will lose credibility. Yikes.
>
>Granted, I have a few allies who understand that I haven't built =
>just
>an=20
>upgraded audio-lingual lab. But all believe they need more =
>training in
>how to=20
>best utilize the capabilites of the equipment and integrate them =
>into
>the=20
>meager 3 contact hours they have with introductory and intermediate
>level=20
>students each week. (Students studying Japanese and Chinese have 4
>hours/week=20
>and then 90 minutes of required lab.) Faculty rotate classes in the =
>lab
>
>classroom 1 hour/week. Sort of like a "Best Practices in the Lab" =
>type
>of=20
>thing.
>
>Thus our Provost's office is sponsoring a workshop to be held =
>Friday,
>January=20
>30, 2004. I am seeking presenters who could demonstrate =
>communicative
>lab=20
>activities. Could you also please pass this call onto FL and ESL
>faculty at=20
>your institution? You may contact me off the list for more
>information.
>
>Thank you in advance. This list is a lifesaver!
>
>Best regards to all,
>Becky
>
>********************************************************************=
>**
>Ms. Rebecca Adae, Coordinator Language Learning Center
>State University of New York at New Paltz
>75 S. Manheim Blvd., JFT 414
>New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA
>845.257.3609 (fax)845.257.3512
>[log in to unmask] http://www.newpaltz.edu/languagelab=20
>********************************************************************=
>**
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:02:23 EST
>From: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7347.2 call for lab curriculum ideas (!)
>
>--- Forwarded Message from Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:09:05 -0500
> >From: Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]>
> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; =
>rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (nscd2)
> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information =
>Forum <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #7347 call for lab curriculum ideas
> >References: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>I am not familiar with the type of lab and facilities you have =
>installed=20
>at your campus. Could you send us floor plans and pics of the =
>facilities=20
>and the type of equipment available to the students and I may be =
>able to=20
>make some suggestions.
> I have noticed that our utilization statistics show a decrease n =
>the=20
>use of audio and video materials and an increase in the use of the=20
>computer lab. In my humble opinion this decrease in interest is due =
>to=20
>several factors, among which are the lack of "champions" among the=20
>faculty. Faculty well versed in the application of technology n the=20
>teaching of FL have vanished to their offices because they lack the=20
>financial support and professional incentives. The proliferation =
>of=20
>graduate assistants with very little background in the use of =
>technology=20
>in FL . The lack of media development training opportunities, etc, =
>etc.=20
>Opps! I better step down from the soap box before I get into =
>trouble.
>
>Anyway, you may have to look for clients outside the department to=20
>justify your facilties. i.e. English Language Institute, ESL, =
>teacher=20
>training
>
>Victor
>
>
>LLTI-Editor wrote:
>
> >--- Forwarded Message from adaer <[log in to unmask]> ---
> >
> > =20
> >
> >>Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:23:07 -0500
> >>Sender: adaer <[log in to unmask]>
> >>From: adaer <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: call for lab curriculum ideas
> >> =20
> >>
> >
> >------------------
> >Dear Fellow Language Lab Directors,
> >
> >I don't think I'm alone in thinking that many faculty are afraid =
>of=20
> >technology. Now I find myself with a brand new Sony digital lab =
>three years=20
> >after I conducted a survey of the faculty. They overwhelming =
>supported a=20
> >state-of-the-art lab. Ooops! That didn't mean they wanted to teach =
>there!! So=20
> >now $400,000+ later, including a $100,000 federal grant (the =
>project=20
> >encompassed a major structural remodeling), faculty are revolting =
>because the=20
> >President and Provost are insisting that they use the room or the =
>FL Dept. and=20
> >College will lose credibility. Yikes.
> >
> >Granted, I have a few allies who understand that I haven't built =
>just an=20
> >upgraded audio-lingual lab. But all believe they need more =
>training in how to=20
> >best utilize the capabilites of the equipment and integrate them =
>into the=20
> >meager 3 contact hours they have with introductory and =
>intermediate level=20
> >students each week. (Students studying Japanese and Chinese have 4 =
>hours/week=20
> >and then 90 minutes of required lab.) Faculty rotate classes in =
>the lab=20
> >classroom 1 hour/week. Sort of like a "Best Practices in the Lab" =
>type of=20
> >thing.
> >
> >Thus our Provost's office is sponsoring a workshop to be held =
>Friday, January=20
> >30, 2004. I am seeking presenters who could demonstrate =
>communicative lab=20
> >activities. Could you also please pass this call onto FL and ESL =
>faculty at=20
> >your institution? You may contact me off the list for more =
>information.
> >
> >Thank you in advance. This list is a lifesaver!
> >
> >Best regards to all,
> >Becky
> >
> >*******************************************************************=
>***
> >Ms. Rebecca Adae, Coordinator Language Learning Center
> >State University of New York at New Paltz
> >75 S. Manheim Blvd., JFT 414
> >New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA
> >845.257.3609 (fax)845.257.3512
> >[log in to unmask] http://www.newpaltz.edu/languagelab
> >*******************************************************************=
>***
> > =20
> >
>
>------------------------------
>
>End of LLTI Digest - 19 Nov 2003 to 20 Nov 2003 (#2003-160)
>***********************************************************
Tammy Berberi
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French Discipline http://www.mrs.umn.edu/academic/french
12 E Annex
tel: (320) 589-6282
Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30
Director, Language Teaching Center http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~ltc
Humanities Building 6/6A
tel. (320) 589-6252
fax: (320) 589-6253
Mailing Address:
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U Minnesota, Morris
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