NERALLT
2007 Fall Meeting
“Web
2.0: Participatory Strategies for Language Learning”
October
25-26, 2007 - Saint Michael’s College, Colchester,
CALL
FOR PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
We
cordially invite submissions to the Fall meeting of the New England Regional
Association of Language Learning Technology, hosted by Saint Michael’s
College in
This
biennial meeting serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating
pedagogical research and practical applications of technology for the teaching
and learning of foreign languages, and provides a venue for language
technologists and faculty to come together and share new ideas.
Conference
Theme
“Web 2.0:
Participatory Strategies for Language Learning”
The Web 2.0 movement:
What is it really? Is Web 2.0 just a label applied to various web-based
technologies, assembled under a general term for practical reasons or does it
signify a new wave of innovation for teaching and learning at large and of
languages in particular?
This meeting will examine
the scope of the Web 2.0 movement, as well as the theoretical and practical
applications of its use in the development of participatory strategies for
language learning. According to Sarah Lohnes and Charles Kinzer[1],
many of the Web 2.0 components are an integral part of the daily life of a Net
Gen student, but strangely enough, they are not always welcome by the same
student in a classroom environment. We will address how we can take advantage
of Web 2.0 technologies to promote participatory learning, within and outside
the classroom, thus expanding the learning environment to the entire (digital)
world.
Proposals
We welcome
proposal of a theoretical or practical nature on any aspect of the academic use
of Web 2.0 including but not limited to:
Social software
and social networking tools: blogs, wikis, podcasting, RSS feeds, web-based
communities, discussion software, instant messaging, and other tools for
web-mediated communication.
Folksonomy or
social bookmarking (i.e del.icio.us)
Send abstracts (up
to 250 words) to Audrey Sartiaux at [log in to unmask]
Deadlines for
submissions: August 10th
Contact
Information
Questions regarding the program and call for papers
should be sent to the Program Chair: Audrey Sartiaux ([log in to unmask]), Director of the
For information about
Saint Michael’s college, please go to: http://www.smcvt.edu/
For more information regarding NERALLT, and to become a member, please
go to: http://www.nerallt.unh.edu/
Audrey
Sartiaux, Ph.D.
Director, Multimedia
Language Center
Phone: (518) 388-6216
Fax: (518) 388-6641
[1] Lohnes, Sarah and Charles Kinzer .“Questioning Assumptions About Students’ Expectations for Technology in College Classrooms.” Innovate 3.5, June-July 2007. http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=431