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>Date:         Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:46:00 -0500
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Dear All,

 

At the NERALLD meeting in Poughkeepsie on November 11, members and
guests from academe and publishing discussed the advent of Web-based
textbook modules (often for WebCT or Blackboard) and new models of
publishing foreign-language materials in the digital age.  Enthusiasm
was voiced for establishment of a listserv to bring together academics
and publishers to discuss:

 

1. development of technologies and products, and

2. training and support of faculty, staff, and students.

 

Are these needs that might be met here on LLTI in ongoing threads, or
would a separate list be useful?  

 

I've spawned a new, un-moderated list, named CALL-PUB.  But before
launching it, I'd like to have a sense of community interest.  Initial
discussion could be seeded with topics raised at NERALLD by Patricia
Early of Georgia State University:

 

1. Selection of encoding formats, and requirements of plug-in's.

2. Responsibilities for training and supporting faculty and students.

3. Publisher support for users during technical outages.

4. Suitability of materials for dial-up access.

 

Should there be a new listserv with publishers, or should LLTI try to
get more publishers to participate here, in the broader forum?  Do
publishers already participate in LLTI?

 

What do you think?

 

David

 

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David Kanig

Manager, Technical Services

Language Resource Center

Brown University Box 1935

Providence, RI 02912


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