Error during command authentication.
Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=10061, phase=CONNECT, target=127.0.0.1:2306). The server is probably not started.
--- Forwarded Message from Betty Rose Facer <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:14:33 -0400 >From: Betty Rose Facer <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Call for Chapter Proposals - Reminder >To: [log in to unmask] >cc: Betty Rose Facer <[log in to unmask]> CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: August 31, 2009 Academic Podcasting and Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Applications and Outcomes A book edited by Dr. M'hammed Abdous and Betty Rose Facer Old Dominion University To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp? ID=663 This publication is part of the Advances in Knowledge Management (AKM) Book Series Learn more at http://www.igi-global.com/akm Introduction The use of Academic Podcasting Technology and MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) is reshaping teaching and learning by supporting, expanding, and enhancing course content, learning activities, and teacher- student interactions. A new wave of "enabled wifi" personal multimedia players is expanding students' access and mobility and is providing opportunities for them to time-shift their learning activities. Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) is gaining popularity as it is integrated into the foreign language curriculum, providing new learning tools to the "net generation" (Oblinger & Oblinger, 2005). For this new generation, comprising students who have been encouraged to "to take control of what they learn" (Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2007), MALL (and particularly podcasting) is playing a key role in learning by providing them with instructional materials and low-cost tools as they work toward developing language proficiency. As an audio/video content delivery approach based on web syndication protocols, podcasting provides increased flexibility and portability while allowing students the ability to time-shift and multitask (Thorne & Payne, 2005). It should be emphasized that syndication is the cornerstone of podcasting. By allowing subscription and notification, this XML-based protocol shifts audio/video file handling from a static and manual mode to a dynamic and automated mode. Objective of the Book The objective of the publication is to share innovative and pedagogically effective ways to improve foreign language education by identifying the instructional uses and benefits of academic podcasting technology and MALL in foreign language acquisition. These include instructional uses, students' perceived learning gains, how instructors can use/have used the technology (successes and challenges), study abroad experiences with the technology, pedagogical impact, and economic perspectives on its use. The publication will provide a comprehensive body of literature that addresses the fact that iPods and iTunes are not a passing phase, but rather are enhancing the way in which foreign language students are acquiring language proficiency. The new generation of iPods and MP3 players is improving, providing instructors and students with ever more capabilities. Target Audience Secondary and Higher Education faculty and students will be intrigued by learning of new ways to integrate academic podcasting technology into the foreign language curricula, with the overall goal of improving foreign language acquisition. The publication will address not only the technology and its various uses, but will also consider student enrollment, student retention, and preparation for quality teacher-track candidates. Recommended chapter topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Web 2.0 Technologies and Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) for Foreign Language Learning and Instruction 2. The Net Generation and Millennials: Students' Social Networking in the Classroom 3. What is Academic Podcasting and How Can it be Implemented into the Curriculum? 4. Getting Started: Academic Podcasting Requirements Made Simple for any Level of Instruction 5. Development and Implementation of Academic Podcasting for Foreign Language Acquisition 6. Potential Applications of Academic Podcasting in and out of the Foreign Language Classroom Environment 7. iStudy Abroad: Academic Podcasts as Portable Media Content 8. Academic Podcasting Technology and the Foreign Language Curriculum: Supplemental vs. Integrated Uses 9. Student Learning Outcomes: Perceived Benefits of Academic Technology 10. Effects of Podcast Use on Language Skills Development 11. Instructional Benefits of Academic Podcasting: How are Instructors Restructuring the Foreign Language Classroom 12. Potential Podcasting Applications for Use at the Secondary School Level 13. Academic Podcasting: Addressing the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century 14. Assessing Linguistic Skills with Academic Podcasting Technology 15. Future Applications and Innovative uses of Academic Podcasting Technology Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 31, 2009 a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by September 15, 2009 regarding the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference", and "IGI Publishing" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010. Important Dates August 31, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline September 15, 2009: Notification of Acceptance November 15, 2009: Full Chapter Submission January 15, 2010: Review Results Returned March 15, 2009: Final Chapter Submission April 15, 2010: Final Deadline Inquiries can be made by phone or by e-mail and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. M'hammed Abdous Center for Learning Technologies 336 Gornto Center Old Dominion University Tel.: 757-683-6378 * Fax: 757-683-5690 E-mail: [log in to unmask] or to Betty Rose Facer Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures 4022 Batten Arts and Letters Old Dominion University Tel.: 757-683-4455 * Fax: 757-683-5659 E-mail: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************