Week#1 - January 10, 2007

EFL537 Week #1

Assignments

Answer Objectives Survey
Comment on Forum Questions about stress, your language learning, and computer use.
Post a couple of items to the 'How do you...' forum.
Register for accounts at:
Blog assignment (topic up to you - if in doubt, try 'How was your first week of 2007?')
Complete Skill Assessment Task
Read Chapter 5 (& 6 if time permits) of the textbook. Find other meaningful sources of information about CALL Theory.
Begin looking for noteworthy examples of CALL in practice

Skills Training Audio
Download mp3

Agenda Below

CALL Lounge

Course Intro

Learning Plan
- Dimensions, Skills, Practice
- Flexible Syllabus
- Lab Time, Virtual Office Hours, Snow days - good new, bad news

About CALL - Brief Intro and History
Brainstorm aspects of CALL Theory, Research, & Dimensions we'd like to learn.

Skills Training

Basics - Tutorial #1
- Windows Explorer (NOT IE)

Drives
View Options
View/Status Bar
Tools/Options
- Display filesize information (check)
- Hide extensions (UNchecked)
- 'File Types' Tab - Open with / File type list

- Right Clicking

- Save as Window - location, filenames, file type
- File Menu (File, Edit, View, Tools, Help)

Skills Assessment Task

Save the designated file from the URL given
Rename it, add meta data (title, keywords, comments, etc.)
Email as an attchment to j.lebow@snhu.edu and include information about the file's size in the email.

If time permits, we will discuss basic audio recording and volume control.

Materials Development & Application
Guests: Dafne Gonzales, EVO2007 Coordinator
Dave Sperling, Mr. Eslcafe.com
Discussions with Pioneers in Practice
Dafne's Vaestro Discussion
Scott's student produced podcasts
Moodle for Language Teaching
- Professional Development
- EVO2007

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