MERLOT and Elluminate are coordinating a MERLOT Series on Steve Hargadons Future
of Education site: http://www.FutureofEducation.com
<http://www.futureofeducation.com/> . The series will feature MERLOT Classic
Award winners from the 2008 and 2009 MERLOT International Conferences. The
authors of these exemplary materials will describe their sites and the rationale
for developing the site. The event will be co-hosted by Cathy Swift (MERLOT
Director of Academic Partner Services) and Steve Hargadon (Elluminate Social
Learning Consultant). The webinars are live and interactive, and typically are
one hour long--allowing for a live Q&A after the presentation. All of these will
be at 8 PM Eastern/ 7 PM Central/ 6 PM Mountain/ 5 PM Pacific.
Location: In Elluminate. Log in at <http://tr.im/futureofed>
http://tr.im/futureofed <http://tr.im/futureofed> . The Elluminate room will be
open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make
sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit
<http://www.elluminate.com/support> http://www.elluminate.com/support
<http://www.elluminate.com/support> . Recordings of the session will be posted
within a day of the event at the event page.
Thursday, April 1st
Texas Language Technology Center World Languages Classics Award
The Texas Language Technology Center is a model for innovation in
technology-enhanced learning materials to teach languages. Many of its projects
have won prestigious awards already and several have received five-star peer
reviews in MERLOT, such as Tex's French Grammar, Le Francais interactif, Ta
Falado and Spanish Proficiency Exercises.
Carl Blyth is the Director of the Texas Language Technology Center (TLTC) and
Associate Professor of French Linguistics in the Department of French and
Italian. He has held several administrative positions prior to TLTC: Coordinator
of Lower Division French (1993-2002), Acting Director of Technology, Literacy
and Culture (2001-2002), and Director/Asst Director of the UT Summer Program in
Lyon, France.
Carl researches sociocultural approaches to language acquisition as well as the
dynamics of face-to-face interaction in French-speaking societies. He is also
involved in various research projects concerning the social and psychological
factors in computer-mediated language learning. As director of the university's
Texas Language Technology Center, he helped develop the online French grammar
tools "Tex's French Grammar" and "Francais Interactif." Before joining the
university, Dr. Blyth taught at Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, where he
conducted research on Cajun French.
Laura Franklin
Professor of French, Alexandria Campus and ELI
Editor, MERLOT World Languages
Address Northern Virginia Community College
Humanities and Social Sciences
3001 N. Beauregard St. AA 252
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone 703.845.6325
Fax 703.845.6186
MERLOT Africa Network
http://man.merlot.org/
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