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| Emily Bender Robert Henderson Language Media Center Department of LInguistics University of Pittsburgh |
Audio Recorder | All | Audio Recorder, free software for making digital audio recordings, will be demonstrated. |
| Ana Paula Carvalho Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures University of Pittsburgh |
Portuguese UPOLAI | Portuguese | The UPOLAI is a computer-based speaking test for foreign languages under development at the University of Pittsburgh. |
| Ho Leung Chan Li Mi-mi Learning and Research Deveopment Center (LRDC) University of Pittsburgh |
An On-line Chinese Character Writing Tutor | Chinese | We present an on-line Chinese character writing tutor first launched in PSLC Chinese LearnLab courses in Spring 2008. Developed by Cognitive Tutoring Authoring Tools (CTAT) at CMU, the tutor can capture moment-to-moment writing responses, encoding the stroke order information pertinent to the orthographic wellformedness of Chinese characters. This innovation can support formative assessment of character writing skills in foreign language learning settings. |
| Felipe Gomez Department of Modern Languages Carnegie Mellon University |
Using Blackboard for Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Courses | Spanish | I will demonstrate how I use Blackboard 8 with students of Intermediate and Advanced Spanish courses in order to share learning materials and encourage preparation, practice, and participation |
Haya S Feig |
Hebrew UPOLAI | Hebrew | The UPOLAI is a computer-based speaking test for foreign languages under development at the University of Pittsburgh. |
| David Holzemer Carnegie Mellon University |
Adobe Captivate for Simulations | All | The presenter will demonstrate how Captivate can be used to create simulations. |
Hyesun Kim |
Using Podcasts in Language Learning | Korean; All | The presenter will demonstrate how to use a podcast in foreign language learning. |
Nausica Marcos Miguel |
Flip Video for Language Learning | All | The presenter will demonstrate the Flip Video camera, a small portable camcorder. |
| Myriam Ricci Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures University of Pittsburgh |
Online Teaching Portfolio and Activities | German | This is an example of a simple online teaching portfolio and some web activities created using the wordpress.org http://wordpress.org blogging platform to allow for quick and easy uploading and changes. |
| Marc Siskin Modern Language Resource Center Department of Modern Languages Carnegie Mellon University |
Reaction Times and Recording with Revolution | Japanese | The rapid application development (RAD) software Runtime Revolution provides many ways to interact with the user. Two methods that are being used by researchers at CMU will be shown. |
| Dorolyn Smith
English Language Institute Department of Linguistics University of Pittsburgh |
GRS - Grammar Recorded Speech | English as a Second Language | The GRS was developed using Revolution with purpose of being able to provide grammar instructors with an efficient means of digitally capturing student speech. The GRS allows teachers to evaluate spoken grammatical accuracy as well as listening comprehension; students hear recorded questions, record their answers in class. Teachers are able to access the recordings online or via a downloaded CD. Through the GRS, teachers are also able to provide students with individual feedback on their spoken grammar. |
| Drew Wallner Robert Henderson Language Media Center Department of LInguistics University of Pittsburgh |
Interactive Whiteboard Demonstration | All | The Language Media Center's new "smartboard" will be demonstrated. |
| Adrienne Washington Robert Henderson Language Media Center Department of Linguistics University of Pittsburgh |
Praat for Phonetic Analysis | All | The use of Praat in phonetic analysis will be demonstrated. |
| Sue-mei Wu Department of Modern Languages Carnegie Mellon University |
Robust Learning of Language and Cultural Literacy in Chinese Online | Chinese | The presenter will demonstrate how the theory of robust learning is operationalized in the Chinese Online project. |
| Ruth Wylie Ken Koedinger Teruko Mitamura Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University |
Adding Self-Explanation to English Article Tutors | English as a Second Language | Our current work focuses on adding self-explanation prompts to tutors designed to teach the English article system (a, an, the, no article). We've added both menu-based and free-form self-explanations and plan to conduct a study this fall in order to examine their effects on learning. |
| Elizabeth Wylie-Ernst Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures University of Pittsburgh |
German UPOLAI |
German | The UPOLAI is a computer-based speaking test for foreign languages under development at the University of Pittsburgh. I |
| Bonnie Youngs
Department of Modern Languages Carnegie Mellon University |
French Online: From a Hybrid to a Pure Distance Course | French | In the fall of 2008, Elementary French Online I, a hybrid course at Carnegie Mellon University, became a pure distance in an alpha test of the software with Carnegie Mellon students in Qatar. The instructor, Bonnie Youngs, and the Department of Modern Languages' lab director, Marc Siskin, have worked since the beginning of August on the application of the courseware, previously used only as an on-site hybrid class on campus. This presentation will show video of the interactions between the instructor and the students in Qatar (successful and unsuccessful) and talk about the challenges of teaching in this environment while maintaining quality teaching practices and ensuring productive interaction in the target language between the students, and between the students and the instructor during their video conferenced class period. |
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