--- Forwarded Message from "Richard Laden" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Richard Laden" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: ADVTSG re oral testing >Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 01:31:30 -0800 Since we've done virtually no advertising yet, I may be doing readers at cash-constrained institutions a service by pointing out that our LangLab software is a product with considerably greater functionality than free voice recorders usable for file exchange, but costs much less than the major systems mentioned so far in this discussion. LangLab is cross-platform (it runs under Mac OS X as well as under Windows) and is usable over a campus LAN or the Internet as well as in a lab. It offers listen-and-record functionality (integrating student responses with model utterances to facilitate easy comparison and evaluation), real-time monitoring of students and interaction with them, the ability to insert comments as feedback anywhere in students' recordings, and authoring tools for importing and editing existing audio materials or creating new ones. In large measure because of current limitations of Java, LangLab doesn't yet handle video and lacks some other useful functions we hope to add as additional Java tools become available. On the other hand, our pricing is less onerous than the figure of $150,000 mentioned for 40 student stations and three teacher stations; we'd charge $12,640 for the 43 stations. Interested readers might look at www.elanglab.com, which will let you download and try out a fully-functional demo version. --Richard Laden ----- Original Message ----- From: "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:24 AM Subject: Re: #7791.2 Oral testing in lab (!) > --- Forwarded Message from Henry Wilmer <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.1.0.040913 > >Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:50:46 -0500 > >Subject: Re: #7791 Oral testing in lab > >From: Henry Wilmer <[log in to unmask]> > >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum > <[log in to unmask]> > >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Hi, > > > We use the entirely digital Sony Virtuoso for teacher machines and Soloist > on student machines. Testing is a snap. The teacher can ask questions > directly via microphone to headset and control the student machines remotely > for recording. The teacher can send images, film clips, and audio along > with the questions. Tests can also be prerecorded. Collection is a snap > using the "Collect Student Work" button. Clicking this sends all student > recordings to a folder you predetermine. > > Students ever have to touch the mouse or keyboard except to log in and > "attend" their machine to the teacher console. After that, they put on the > earphones and concentrate on their task. Teachers can lock the keyboard and > blank the screens if they so choose. > > A good lab, but pricey (40 stations and three teacher machines with various > accoutrements for $150,00 US.) > > H > > > On 2/8/05 3:31 PM, "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > --- Forwarded Message from Marcella Rollmann <[log in to unmask]> --- > > > >> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:53:18 -0330 (NST) > >> From: Marcella Rollmann <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Oral testing in lab > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, we would like to hear about your successes or failures > > with oral testing in a computer lab. What hardware, software, etc. worked > > or didn't work. > > > > We currently have two labs: a cassette lab for listening/speaking > > practice and oral testing, and a digital lab, which we have used mostly > > for writing / grammar practice. We are in the process of phasing out the > > cassette lab, since there are more and more materials available with audio > > components for computer labs. We are wondering, however, how we are going > > to accomplish oral testing in the computer lab. We test hundreds of > > students at the end of each semester in the cassette lab. The students > > hear about 10 recorded questions and have to respond, recording their > > answers. There is also a listening comprehension component, but we foresee > > no problem with that. We then collect the tapes and listen to them on tape > > recorders in our offices. How will we replace this kind of testing with > > computers? Could we even use a video clip for each question and have the > > students respond to that rather than just an audio clip? Someone has > > suggested WebCt might work as the management tool. Has anyone tried this? > > > > Thanks for any help! > > Marcella Rollmann > > Assistant Professor > > Department of German > > Memorial University > > St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada > > > > > > *********************************************** > > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > > Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and > > Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). > > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > > ***********************************************