--- Forwarded Message from Greg Russak <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:43:11 -0500 >From: Greg Russak <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: <ADV> OWL Presenting at ACTFL Conference - Attendees Can Enter Drawing for Free Service >To: [log in to unmask] >cc: Greg Russak <[log in to unmask]> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OWL Testing Software President and CEO to Present at ACTFL Conference - Attendees Can Enter Drawing for Free Service PITTSBURGH, PA - OWL Testing Software, a premier provider of affordable Web-based testing and assessment systems for academia, government, and business users announced today that its president and CEO, Mr. Chris Dalessandri, will be presenting at the ACTFL 2008 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo being held at Disney's Dolphin Hotel in Orlando November 21-23. Those who attend Dalessandri's session on November 22nd will be eligible to win 6 months of free OWL Hosted service (some restrictions apply). Besides leading his own session, Dalessandri will join OWL customers Sue Cefola and Marsha Plotkin-Goleman from the foreign languages department at the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Their session, "Improving Language Programs through Online Assessment, Data Collection and Analysis," will focus on how Pittsburgh Public Schools created and currently implement district-wide online assessments and practice activities with funding from three FLAP grants. This session will also review the software updates and provide participants with fascinating results from the data that has been collected and analyzed. Dalessandri will then be joined by renowned foreign language pedagogy expert and world languages consultant, Dr. Thekla Fall, for a lively and engaging discussion called "OWL Software: Meeting Your Assessment and Data Collection Needs". Participants will see a demonstration of OWL software and how it is used to test, rate, and collect data for speaking, writing, reading, and listening assessments. Attendees will learn the answers to common questions about how to simplify the administration of online language assessments, how to collect data for grade reports or grant proposals, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of techniques or program enhancements. The OWL session will conclude with the drawing for 6 free months of OWL Hosted service. Training is included, as is the OWL Community Library - a bank of customer-created test content, practice activities, and validated SOPI-type (Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview) tests. The lucky winner will be able to create, administer, schedule, and rate online tests and activities for reading, writing, listening and speaking in any language. More information about the conference and OWL Testing Software is available at www.owlts.com or by calling 412-436-0559. ### About OWL Testing Software OWL Testing Software is the leading solutions provider of language test building software to academia, business, and government markets. Built as a web-based solution for test creation, administration, and management, OWL Testing Software is unique in its ability to create tests for all four communication skills - oral, aural, reading and writing. OWL is available as licensed software and as a hosted solution to meet the needs of the largest and smallest schools, businesses, and government agencies concerned with enhancing the language learning process and outcomes. Please visit www.owlts.com or call 412-436-0559 for more information. *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************