Greetings everyone,
    Just a reminder that we are looking for presenters for our  
October 24th meeting at University of Massachusetts Boston.  The  
website is http://www.nerallt.unh.edu/meeting/index.html   The topic  
is "Changing Times, Changing Spaces:  Fitting the Space (concrete,  
virtual or blended) to the Learning.  The original call is below, but  
we are looking for proposals on how you carried out your renovation  
planning, who composed your planning committee, or how you reach out  
to faculty and students for their input.  If you are moving to a  
virtual environment what does that mean in terms of real space?  How  
would you describe your virtual presence - a website, learning  
management system, or Web 2.0 tools like podcasting?

If your services have changed how has this impacted the design of  
your facility?  Do you do workshops on technology or pedagogy? Do you  
support a variety of users, in addition to language students and  
faculty?  Have the skill sets that your staff need to run the  
facility changed?  Do they need to be out on the floor so they no  
longer have closed office space.   If you have collaborative learning  
spaces for students what are they like?  How was (or will) your  
renovation be funded?

These are just some of the topics we would encourage you to submit.   
We're hoping to see how our facilities are changing to meet changing  
demands.

Please note the deadline is September 30th - just over a week away.   
(And registration fee is waived for all presenters.)

Hope to hear from you,

Ruth Trometer
Program Chair

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Changing Times, Changing Spaces:  Fitting the Space (concrete,  
virtual or blended) to the Learning

Call for Presentations

The New England Regional Association for Language Learning Technology  
(NERALLT) will hold its fall meeting on Friday, October 24, 2008 at  
the University of Massachusetts, Boston.  However, our membership and  
biannual meetings are open to all who wish to present or participate.

We invite presentations on such issues as new study areas for  
students, learning center design issues, needs assessment, and useful  
tools in planning design.  Presentations will be approximately 45  
min. in length, including a Q&A section.  We are also planning  
electronic poster sessions where ongoing demos will be held for 50  
minutes, allowing people time to move from station to station  
approximately every 10-15 minutes.  Some demonstrations appropriate  
for this venue would be web applications useful in planning or a  
guided tour of your newly designed facility.

Email abstracts or address questions to Ruth Trometer, Program Chair,  
at [log in to unmask] .  The deadline for submissions is September 30,  
2008.

In addition to the abstract, please include the following information:

Name

Institution

Title

E-mail address

Postal address

Telephone number

Title of the presentation

Co-author's name, if any

Co-author's affiliation



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