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>Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:11:11 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum   
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>From: Bradley Gano <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Position Announcement from RIT: Director of Foreign Language
Technology

Dear all,

RIT, which has a relatively new language center (that some of you may have 
seen at NEALLT last year), is seeking a Director of Foreign Language 
Technology.

Please don't respond to me about the position; inquiries should go to 
Professor Yamashita at RIT--her contact info is below.

Brad


>Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:30:43 -0500
>From: Hiroko Yamashita <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: position announcement: Director of Foreign Language Technology
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>Position: Director of Foreign Language Technology
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>Rochester Institute of Technology seeks to hire a Director of Foreign 
>Language Technology for its newly established state-of-the-art Foreign 
>Language Technology Center to start July 1, 2006. Rank: staff or faculty, 
>depending on qualifications. Qualifications include an M.A. or Ph.D. in 
>educational technology, foreign language pedagogy, or a related field. 
>Required are expertise in FL educational technology; experience in 
>maintaining a local area network; experience with technology center 
>operations; experience in creating FL courseware; fluency in at least one 
>foreign language; and evidence of successful grant writing. Experience in 
>teaching a FL preferred.
>
>The Foreign Language program at RIT has grown approximately forty percent 
>in the last five years, and further rapid expansion is expected. The 
>Director will work closely with FL faculty in order to best serve students 
>that flourish in a technology-rich environment. The Director's primary 
>responsibilities include overseeing the center and further expanding its 
>use; facilitating the use of technology in FL teaching by creating or 
>acquiring technology-based instructional materials and by providing 
>training to faculty and students; widely promoting the center and FL 
>technology; and writing grants. The Director will also serve as liaison to 
>the office of Information and Technology Services, the Library, and other 
>related offices at the university. She or he must have a clear vision of 
>the goals and methods of FL pedagogy and the effective integration of 
>technology into FL teaching and learning. She or he also will have strong 
>interpersonal, communication, organizational, and administrative skills.
>
>The University places a high priority on the creation of an environment 
>supportive of the promotion of ethnic minorities, women, and persons with 
>disabilities.
>
>Review of applications will begin March 27th and continue until position 
>is filled. Applicants must send letter, curriculum vitae, names of three 
>references, a statement on the use of technology in foreign language 
>teaching and learning, and a sample of instructional materials by US 
>priority mail to Professor Hiroko Yamashita, Chair of Foreign Language 
>Technology Director Search Committee, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester 
>Institute of Technology, 92 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5604.
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Bradley Gano
Associate Director
Center for Language Study
Yale University
http://www.cls.yale.edu






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