--- Forwarded Message from "Griffin, Thomas" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Griffin, Thomas" <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:43:04 -0500 >Subject: RE: #9476 Anyone using Tell Me More? >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> We tried it out in Summer 2009. It's basically a very good program, extremely comprehensive in that it could take years to do all lessons in a traditional university course setting. It seems, in my opinion, more geared toward independent learning (business, tourism, self enrichment etc.) and would be very useful in a tutored study setting or for online classes. Our faculty felt even the beginning levels were more than what could be covered in a semester. We went back to the Vistas 3rd Edition text for Spanish that fall. It's better than any textbook content wise but old habits are hard to break and some teachers are resistant to change for fear of being outsourced to a website. We did have some tech problems with Active X and Flash versus our network setup and Windows XP. Sometimes, sound clips just wouldn't play or they would stall midway through. I was told by the representative that they would soon be scrapping Active X technology to make the system more compatible with non IE browsers and Mac OS in the future. Thomas Griffin Supervisor, Language Learning Lab Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Northeastern Illinois University 5500 N Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 773-442-4753 (phone) 773442-4752 (voicemail) [log in to unmask] (e-mail) *********************************************** 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 Anthony Helm, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************