--- Forwarded Message from "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #7347 call for lab curriculum ideas >Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:41:52 -0500 ------------------ Yes, it's interesting. I started the Language Program at the Coast Guard Academy a few years back and they designed the lab with little input from me, as I was teaching in Pittsburgh at the time (neither they nor I could afford to pay for constant flights back and forth). I'm still the only Language Faculty person here and I've struggled with how to best employ the lab: I'm familiar with the technology, but not the pedagogy associated with it, and there's LOTS of pressure to use it due to the $$ that was spent on it. I would recommend IALLT and, in particular LeeAnn Stone and her two books (which you can purchase through IALLT's site). Her books were written, I believe, in the late 80's, early 90's, so they deal with much older technologies, but many of the concepts are easily adaptable. I forget the name of the books, but they're on IALLT's site and they'll serve as a good starting point. cheers, alex Dr. Alexander Waid, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish Department of Humanities United States Coast Guard Academy (dh) Department of Humanities 27 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4195 860-701-6866 -----Original Message----- From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:21 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #7347 call for lab curriculum ideas --- Forwarded Message from adaer <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:23:07 -0500 >Sender: adaer <[log in to unmask]> >From: adaer <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: call for lab curriculum ideas ------------------ Dear Fellow Language Lab Directors, I don't think I'm alone in thinking that many faculty are afraid of technology. Now I find myself with a brand new Sony digital lab three years after I conducted a survey of the faculty. They overwhelming supported a state-of-the-art lab. Ooops! That didn't mean they wanted to teach there!! So now $400,000+ later, including a $100,000 federal grant (the project encompassed a major structural remodeling), faculty are revolting because the President and Provost are insisting that they use the room or the FL Dept. and College will lose credibility. Yikes. Granted, I have a few allies who understand that I haven't built just an upgraded audio-lingual lab. But all believe they need more training in how to best utilize the capabilites of the equipment and integrate them into the meager 3 contact hours they have with introductory and intermediate level students each week. (Students studying Japanese and Chinese have 4 hours/week and then 90 minutes of required lab.) Faculty rotate classes in the lab classroom 1 hour/week. Sort of like a "Best Practices in the Lab" type of thing. Thus our Provost's office is sponsoring a workshop to be held Friday, January 30, 2004. I am seeking presenters who could demonstrate communicative lab activities. Could you also please pass this call onto FL and ESL faculty at your institution? You may contact me off the list for more information. Thank you in advance. This list is a lifesaver! Best regards to all, Becky ********************************************************************** Ms. Rebecca Adae, Coordinator Language Learning Center State University of New York at New Paltz 75 S. Manheim Blvd., JFT 414 New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA 845.257.3609 (fax)845.257.3512 [log in to unmask] http://www.newpaltz.edu/languagelab **********************************************************************