The Year of Languages:
Motivating the Language Learner With Technology
February 4 and 5, 2005
at
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
Thursday, February 3
5:30 p.m. – (?)
Parade at Southeastern Louisiana University
Transportation from the Hampton Inn to the SELU campus will be provided for conference participants who wish to attend the parade
Friday, February 4
All conference sessions will be held in the War Memorial Student Union Building, room 223
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by Wiley & Sons)
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
9:15-9:45 a.m.
Session # 1: Motivating Individual Learning Through Technology
Andrew Tabor, LSU
Demonstration
9:55-10:25 a.m.
Session # 2: Cohesion in Students’ Threaded Discussions: A Linguistic Analysis
Donald Weasenforth, Collin County Community College
Paper
10:35-11:05 a.m.
Session # 3: TeLL me More E-Learning, Online Language Learning
Christophe Pralong and Lisa Zarate, Auralog
Demonstration
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Session # 4: Virtual Realia: Motivating Students to Explore and Study World Cultures
Sheila Shoemake-Garcia, Chimegsaikhan Banzar, and April Valentine, Grambling State University
Paper
11:45 a.m.-1:00p.m.
Lunch in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by Thomson Learning)
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Exhibitor’s Session in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Session # 5: Vistas Higher Learning’s E-Course and Distance Learning Technology
Tom Condon, Vistas Higher Learning
2:40-3:10 p.m.
Session # 6: Practical Strategies for Facilitating the Transition from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching
Lee-Ann Stone, Houghton Mifflin
Paper
3:20-3:50 p.m.
Session # 7: Increasing Technology Use through Professional Development Initiatives
Ute Lahaie, Gardner-Webb University and Sara Wilson, Tulane University
Paper
3:50-4:30 p.m.
Coffee Break in the Exhibitor’s Hall (sponsored by Prentice Hall)
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Session # 8: Innovative Uses of a Bulletin Board System in French and Spanish Classes
Evelyne Datta and Peggy Patterson, Rice University
Demonstration
5:10-5:40 p.m.
Session # 9: Blackboard Revisited
Liz Casner, San Jacinto College
Demonstration
6:00 p.m.
Dinner on your own
Saturday, February 5
All conference sessions will be held in the War Memorial Student Union Building, room 223
8:00-9:00 a.m
Breakfast in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by McGraw-Hill)
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Session # 10: Providing High-Quality, Technologically Enhanced Materials for Career-Oriented Courses
Robert A. Quinn, Jackson State University
Demonstration
9:40-10:10 a.m
Session # 11: Motivating the Learner: E-Portfolios and Wikis
Claire Bartlett and Hajime Kumahata, Rice University
Demonstration
10:20-11:05 a.m.
Session # 12: Roundtable Discussion: Language Center Issues
Ute Lahaie, Gardner-Webb University (chair); Karima Benremouga, Irvine Valley College; Sharon Sellars, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Sara Wilson, Tulane University
Panel
11:15-11:45
Business Meeting
12:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by Vista Higher Learning)
1:15-1:45 p.m
Session # 12: Microsoft Word as Presentation Tool
John Thorburn, Baylor University
Paper
2:00-2:30p.m.
Session # 13: Spice Up Those Classrooms with Free Online Materials!
Karima Benremouga, Irvine Valley College
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Lab Tour
