VoiceThread in Desire2Learn | September 23rd, 2014

In this workshop, you will learn how to create media-based conversations with your students using the online program VoiceThread. Learn how to upload images and digital video clips into your VoiceThread digital slideshow, record comments and then share the conversation with your students. We will then explore the current VoiceThread integration with Desire2Learn and participants will be given the option to add VoiceThread to their Desire2Learn course.

Presentation available at: http://tinyurl.com/fltpvoicethread2014

Open House / Intro to the FLTP | September 9th, 2014

Join us for an Introduction to the Foreign Language Technology Program! Come here about the Foreign Language Technology Program and all of the resources and opportunities from the Anderson Language & Technology Center.

Presentation available at: http://tinyurl.com/introfltp2014

Where do you stand?

Check out ALTEC's new Technology Proficiency Scale created by Anna Cook! Feel free to use this for your own purposes.

Thanks for another great Share Fair!

Thank you all for another great Share Fair and another successful year for the Foreign Language Technology Program! 

Stay-tuned for our fall workshop announcements which will be posted later in July.

Share Fair Schedule | Friday, April 25th, 2014

We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow in Hellems 145 for our annual FLTP Share Fair and Guest Speaker Presentation.

8:30-9:00 Breakfast and Welcome
9:00-9:20 Using Camtasia to Flip a Class Olivia Conner (ESL)
9:20-9:40 Mobile Apps in the Language Classroom Saleh Alharthi (ESL and Arabic)
9:40-10:00 Using Video Production Process to Teach ESL Mike Hammond (ESL)
10:00-10:20 Teaching Grammar through Targeted Qs & As Anne Becher (Spanish)
10:20-10:40 Teaching Academic Vocabulary Using Quizlet.com Karen Easterday (ESL)
10:40-11:00 Smartphones: From Distraction to Learning Device Kirsten Stauffer (ESL)
11:15-12:00 Lunch
12:00-1:00 Guest Speaker Presentation: The Gamification of Learning Outcomes Russell Moon | Academic Technology Coordinator, International English Center Nick Einterz | Lecturer, International English Center 
1:20-1:40 Flipped Classroom for Hindi Grammar Kusum Knapczyk (Hindi)
1:40-2:00 What is PowToons? Nivea Soto-Lightbourn (Italian)
2:00-2:20 Lingt Classroom Demo Edwige Simon (Technology)
2:20-2:40 YouTube and Listening Comprehension Dillon Clayton (German)

FLTP Share Fair Guest Presentation | The Gamification of Learning Outcomes | Friday, April 25th, 2014

We're excited to announce our Spring 2014 Guest Speaker Presentation which coincides with our
FLTP Share Fair. Please join us on Friday, April 25th for a presentation by Russell Moon and Nick Einterz from the International English Center. No RSVP needed!

The Gamification of Learning Outcomes 
Russell Moon | Academic Technology Consultant International English Center
Nick Einterz | Lecturer International English Center
Friday, April 25th
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Hellems 145

Student motivation is an issue of concern for ESL/EFL instructors, and students are motivated by games. The emerging methodology of gamification takes both facts into account. Classroom gamification methods leverage the motivational aspects of games without necessarily requiring student participation in traditional games. By adding gamification methods to outcomes tracking in Desire2Learn, the presenters attempted to increase learner motivation by allowing students to track their own outcomes online.

Gamification methods include goals, feedback, leveling and rules (Kapp 2012 and McGonigal 2011). Using Desire2Learn and a class website, the presenters have created a comprehensive system for outcomes tracking. The system links each class activity to specific learner outcomes [goals], which are well-defined to ensure the benefits of gamification (Hays 2005). Students track their progress toward a given outcome online to see which activities must be completed to fulfill outcome requirements [feedback], and new outcomes become available upon fulfillment [leveling]. Because activities are tracked by D2L, instructors set point thresholds for satisfactory activity completion [rules]. Gamification is closely linked with theories of intrinsic motivation (Kapp 2012 and McGonigal 2011). Intrinsically rewarding work requires a clear goal, actionable next steps and immediate feedback (McGonigal 2011), all of which are provided by the gamified tracking system. Agency and collaboration are also key factors in intrinsic motivation (Lepper and Malone 1988), so students are given the opportunity to choose which activities to complete in fulfillment of outcomes and can collaborate on certain activities. 

This presentation provides gamification methods and techniques that can be employed in Reading, Writing, Structure and Listening-Speaking courses, across multiple levels of language. Attendees will participate in a gamified activity to experience the motivational hook of gamification. Quantitative and qualitative results from student feedback and detailed implementation procedures for using gamification in different classroom settings are also provided.

This presentation is the guest speaker event of the FLTP Share Fair, a full day in which the foreign language community at CU Boulder presents on how they incorporate technology in the language classroom.

The full schedule will be available soon at http://altec.colorado.edu/

The deadline for proposal submissions for the Share Fair is Monday, April 21st at midnight. To submit a proposal visit: http://tinyurl.com/sharefair2014 

Share Fair | April 25th, 2014

The FLTP's annual Share Fair is approaching and we are soliciting presentation proposals from you!

The Share Fair will take place on Friday, April 25th.

Come share with other graduate students, instructors and faculty ideas and tips on how you use technology to create fun and innovative teaching activities and instructional projects.

Possible topics include:

• assessment, blogs, digital video, D2L, film, listening activities, online activities/webquests, portfolios, tutorials, virtual immersion, VoiceThread, wikis…. 

The presentations are only 15 minutes long, including Q&A by the audience.

Take advantage of this opportunity to present an activity that you're proud to share in a low-stress environment!

 To submit your proposal, visit: http://tinyurl.com/sharefair2014

FLTP Portfolio Intensive | Saturday, April 5th AND 12th, 2014

The Foreign Language Technology Program's Portfolio Intensives are coming up! The portfolio intensive is designed to help CU language faculty, instructors and TAs complete the last steps of their FLTP teaching with technology portfolio. To view past FLTP portfolios, visit http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/portfolio_showcase.shtml 

If you have attended 4+ FLTP workshops you are invited to attend the Portfolio Intensive! We do ask that you attend both Saturdays or if you can only make one, that you select the first. We cover unique information on the first day that will not be repeated the second Saturday. And please plan to stay the entire day. Contact us if you have any questions or hesitations! You will receive one FLTP workshop credit for each Saturday you attend. Also, please note that this is not a required step of the FLTP. You are more than welcome to complete your professional portfolio on your own.

Here is a glimpse of what we will be covering on both days.
*Please note: there may be subtle changes to accommodate our visiting presenters.

Saturday, April 5th (8:00 to 4:00 in Hellems 145) 

• Day 1 Handout and Presentation
• Breakfast and introductions 
• Teaching philosophy workshop with Anne Becher (Spanish Department) 
• Resume workshop with Career Services 
• Lunch break 
• Introduction to Portfolio Design (we'll look at examples, discuss content & purpose) 
• Paper prototype (you will outline the structure of your portfolio on paper and receive feedback on the organizing scheme) 
• WordPress workshop (you will create your site, the pages and subpages and get to know the program) 
• Participants continue building their portfolio 

Saturday, April 12th (8:00 to 4:00 in Hellems 145)

• Presenting content (how to present a lesson plan or an activity in your portfolio using text, images, video and annotated screenshots) 
• Design Considerations 
• Participants continue building their portfolio & Photoshoot (optional/if the weather allows it). Those who are interested will be offered the opportunity to have their picture taken (to include in their portfolio). (Note: wear a professional top if you plan to have your photo taken) 
• Lunch break 
• Participants continue building their portfolio 
• Participants will exchange constructive criticism of each other's portfolio 

Please sign up for the Portfolio Intensive ahead of time at http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/

* The Spring 2014 FLTP Share Fair will be Friday, April 19th during which you all will have the opportunity to present a language technology project to your colleagues. Please submit a brief abstract of your presentation at: http://tinyurl.com/sharefair2014

Technology Sampler | April 2nd OR 3rd, 2014

Our next workshop of the semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program will be our "Technology Sampler". For those of you who have attended the "Technology Sampler" in the past, this will be a completely new set of technologies than we have looked at before.

In this workshop, we will sample a number of fun and easy to use technologies that you can use in and outside of your language classrooms to teach, create, play and streamline.

Workshop Logistics: 
Hellems 145
Wednesday, April 2nd 3pm-5pm
OR
Thursday, April 3rd 3pm-5pm

To Sign Up: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

Workshop Presentation: http://tinyurl.com/tech-sampler2014

Improving Listening Comprehension with Technology | March 12th OR 13th, 2014

Next week is the fourth workshop of the semester for the FLTP, "Improving Listening Comprehension with Technology". ALTEC's Director Dr. Mark Knowles will lead this workshop.

Second language teachers are very good at testing listening comprehension, but how good are we at teaching it? If asked to describe the listening comprehension process and then how best to teach listening, how well would we do? Since listening comprehension is one of the skills our students report feeling most apprehensive about, greater attention to this skill is a long time in coming. In this workshop we will look at some of the gaps that researchers Larry Vangergrift and Christine Goh are helping to fill and we will see how learners can activate processes of skilled listeners. The workshop will also focus on practical and successful ideas for listening tasks that use technology.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145
Wednesday, March 12th 3pm-5pm
OR
Thursday, March 13th 3pm-5pm

Mark's presentation
Listening comprehension activity from the workshop

Creating Effective Surveys | February 26th OR 27th, 2014

Do you want to know what your students really think about your language course, beyond their responses on the FCQ? Have you tried a new technique or tool this semester and want to get their opinion?

In this workshop we will address the dos and don'ts of creating online surveys. Then, we will have a hands-on session to learn two technologies you can use for gathering data from your students, Qualtrics and Google Forms.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145
Wednesday, February 26th 3pm-5pm
OR
Thursday, February 27th 3pm-5pm

Sign Up for this Workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml
Workshop Presentation: http://tinyurl.com/fltp-surveys2014

Flipped Language Tutorials with Camtasia Studio | February 12th OR 13th 2014

Next week is the second workshop of the semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program. The workshop is on Flipped Language Tutorials using a technology called Camtasia Studio.

What is flipping? The flipped classroom is a teaching model in which, what we typically do in the classroom (e.g. instruction) is done at home, while the practice is done in the classroom.

Come to learn how to use Camtasia Studio to create flipped grammar and vocabulary tutorials that your students can use for personalized learning in the online environment.

** ALTEC has purchased Camtasia Studio licenses and has them installed in our PC lab, thus there is no need to bring your own device for this workshop! Do please bring a

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 152
Wednesday, February 12th 3pm-5pm
OR
Thursday, February 13th 3pm-5pm

Optional Reading: 2014 Horizon Report on Flipping

Sign Up for this Workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml
Workshop Presentation: http://tinyurl.com/fltp-camtasia2014
Camtasia Studio 8 Handout: http://tinyurl.com/camtasia8-FLTP 

Technology Integration in the Classroom | January 29th OR 30th, 2014

Next week is the first workshop of the semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program on "Technology Integration in the Classroom."

In this workshop we will explore the role of technology in the instructional design process, how to select the most relevant technologies and how to use them in a pedagogically sound fashion.

** If you are working on your FLTP certification, this is a required workshop that is only offered once a year.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145
Wednesday, January 29th 3pm-5pm
OR
Thursday, January 30th 3pm-5pm

Workshop Presentation: http://tinyurl.com/fltp-tech-integration2014
Tech Wishlist: http://tinyurl.com/tech-wishlist2014

Spring 2014 Workshop Schedule

We're excited to announce the Spring 2014 Workshop schedule for the Foreign Language Technology Program. 

We will kick off the semester with our required "Technology Integration in the Classroom" workshop on Wednesday, January 29th OR Thursday, January 30th from 3-5pm in Hellems 145.

Note: there was a change in Wednesday's workshop time from last semester.

As always, please register for the workshops ahead of time and mark them in your calendar!

If you have friends or colleagues in the K12 community, please pass along the word about Edwige's K12 FLTP Saturday workshops. We will be offering this program for the second time this academic year.

Thank you for a great semester!

Thank you all for a near record setting fall semester in attendance and interest in our FLTP program!

We will be releasing the spring 2014 workshop schedule soon. 

Contact Courtney ASAP if you have workshop suggestions.