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>From: Claire Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:12:48 -0500
>Subject: Re: LLTI Digest - 20 Sep 2010 to 21 Sep 2010 (#2010-107)
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>

At Rice, we have used TMM for several years, partly to fulfill credit requirements  
since our first year classes meet three times a week but carry 5 credits, and  
second year classes meet three times a week, and carry 4 credits. TMM is not the  
only type of activity students have to complete  to fulfill outside of class credit  
requirements. They also complete Wimba exercises, blogs, on-line listening comprehension  
exercises etc...

We have used mostly the TMM network version. We tried the on-line version for  
German for a year but encountered too many technical support challenges and decided  
to return to the network version. We use the network version for German, French,  
Italian and Spanish. For Arabic we use the CD-Rom version which is unfortunately  
very slow but I believe could be installed on your network. For Japanese TMM is  
on our network but it does not have a teacher tool allowing tracking of students  
records. So students cut and paste their results in a word file which is saved  
in a drop folder for our instructor. Students may use the Chinese CD-Rom version  
as supplemental material if they wish.

The network version has several advantages; it saves students recordings which  
instructors can check (the online version does not), it is easier to support,  
and it is much less expensive because of the way the license works.  The network  
version user license can be used by any student, while the on-line version requires  
one license per student. Requiring students to purchase a license in the bookstore  
is an option, but for a private institution where students pay large tuition bills  
it is not  desirable, especially since our students already have to pay exhorbitant  
amount of money for key access to on-line textbook material.

Overall, TMM has worked well for us and we continue to use it for language classes  
mentioned above.

For some less commonly taught languages such as Hebrew and Korean, we have begun  
using Rosetta Stone network version. Here again the on-line version is too expensive.

Good luck,

Claire

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