Student-Centered Technology Projects, April 2nd and 3rd 2013

After CU's Spring Break, the FLTP will be offering our last workshop-workshop of the spring semester on Student-Centered Technology Projects.

In this workshop we will discuss the benefits of incorporating a student-centered approach to our teaching and creation of activities. Jorge Martínez Guillem from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese will present on his student-centered Wiki fairytale project. Then we will explore techniques and tools for a student-centered classroom.

Workshop Logistics: 
Hellems 145
Tuesday, April 2nd 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, April 3rd 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/

Student-Centered Technology Projects Presentation

* The Spring 2013 FLTP Portfolio Intensive will be Saturday April 6th and Saturday April 13th. If you are actively working to complete your FLTP certificate, please mark those dates and consider attending!  Each day, we will cover different material including: creating and designing your portfolio page, representing yourself professionally online, creating and fine-tuning your CV/resume and teaching statement, etc.

* The Spring 2013 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/sharefair2013

Scaffolding with Technology, March 12th and 13th 2013

Next week is the fourth workshop of the semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program, "Scaffolding with Technology".

In this workshop, we will discuss what it means to scaffold student projects and will look at tools you can use in the language classroom or online to improve your students' performance. Then, I will present a number of scaffolded language-related projects using technologies such as VoiceThread, Prezi, Google Presentations, etc. Participants will then choose a technology and create a scaffolded project for their own classroom.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145 Tuesday, March 12th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, March 13th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

Scaffolding Presentation

Our next FLTP workshop, "Student-Centered Technology Projects" is April 2nd/3rd and will be co-taught by Jorge Martínez Guillem from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

How to Flip: Building Online Tutorials for Your Language Classroom, February 26th and 27th 2013

This coming week is the third FLTP workshop of the semester, "How to Flip? Building Online Tutorials for Your Language Classroom", which will be lead by Edwige Simon. In this workshop, we will introduce the concept of the "flipped classroom" and then demo three tools that you can use to create online tutorials for your students.

Attendees will create a VoiceThread tutorial and a Google Presentation for grammar instruction as well as a Prezi tutorial for cultural instruction.

Workshop Logistics: 
Hellems 145
Tuesday, February 26th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, February 27th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml 

Edwige's Presentation
Edwige's Handout

Productivity Tools for Teaching and Research, February 12th and 13th 2013

Next week is the second workshop of the semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program.

Productivity Tools for Teaching and Research
Lead by ALTEC's Director, Mark Knowles

In this workshop, Mark will examine a number of programs that can improve the way we work and share files as well as manipulate/annotate PDFs. Although we will be looking at a few cloud/internet-based programs, an emphasis will be placed on programs for your iPad.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145
Tuesday, February 12th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, February 13th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

Mark's Presentation

Technology Integration in the Classroom, January 29th and 30th 2013

Next week is the first workshop of the semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program.

The workshop is titled, "Technology Integration in the Classroom" and in it, we will discuss the role of technology in the language classroom and how to use this technology in a pedagogically sound manner. ** If you are working on your FLTP certification, this is a required workshop that is only offered once a year.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145
Tuesday, January 29th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, January 30th 10am-12pm

Sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

Presentation for the Technology Integration Workshop

Welcome back!

Welcome back from winter break!

ALTEC is excited about this semester's workshops series. We will kick off the new year with our workshop, Technology Integration in the Classroom (Tues. January 29th 3pm-5pm OR Wed. January 30th). This is a REQUIRED workshop for those of you who are working to complete the FLTP requirements, so please plan to attend.

We will be offering 4 new workshops this semester as well.

• February 12th and 13th, Mark Knowles will lead a workshop on Productivity Tools for Teaching and Research in which he will present on tools to assist you in annotating pdfs, creating bibliographies, and organizing your professional life, with a slant towards users of tablets such as iPads. 
• February 26th and 27th Edwige will lead the How to Flip? Building Grammar Tutorials workshop in which she will introduce participants to the flipped classroom, a hybrid instructional model in which the majority of instruction is done online and the face-to-face classes are used for practicing concepts. 
• The Scaffolding with Technology workshop in March will assist participants in scaffolding their student projects to enable the students to perform more complicated tasks at a higher level. 
• In April we will discuss Student-Centered Technology Projects, and look at the advantages of student-centered projects as well as possible projects for you to carry out in your classroom. We hope to see you this spring!

To enroll, please visit http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml and email Courtney.Fell [@] colorado.edu with questions or problems!

¡Gracias! Obrigada! Merci beau coup!

Thank you all for a great semester for the FLTP! We are working on next semester's offerings and will inform you all about them once they are finalized.

Here are the attendance statistics for this fall's workshops:

Please contact me with questions: Courtney.Fell [at] colorado.edu

Technology Sampler, November 27th and 28th 2012

November 27th and 28th, the Tuesday and Wednesday after Thanksgiving break, is the last workshop of the fall semester for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program. The workshop is our Technology Sampler in which we will explore 8 free, easy-to-use, web-based programs to improve how you teach, create, embellish, streamline, and capture online.

Technologies to be discussed include: Screenr, Online Image Editor, TinyUrl, TubeChop, KeepVid, Doodle.ly, Vocaroo, and Quizlet. 

Workshop Information: 
Hellems 145
Tuesday, November 27th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, November 28th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

The presentation can be found at:
http://tinyurl.com/technologysampler

Online Speech Tools, November 13th and 14th 2012

November 13th and 14th is the next workshop for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program. This is a new workshop and I am very excited about this offering!

In this workshop, we will explore a variety of free and easy-to-use online tools for speech recording for you and your language students. We will assess the pros and cons of each of the recording tools and then brainstorm unique projects for each tool based on its features.

Workshop information:
Hellems 145
Tuesday, November 13th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, November 14th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml 

Email Courtney.Fell [at] colorado.edu with any questions or problems!

Workshop Handouts and Links:
Online Speech Tools Handout
Online Speech Tools Comparison Chart

Example:
Here is an example of one of the flashier tools... Voki

VoiceThread, October 30th and 31st 2012

October 30th and the 31st is the VoiceThread workshop for ALTEC's Foreign Language Technology Program.

VoiceThread is an online interactive program that allows you to easily create a digital slide show using photos, video, or documents. The VoiceThread creator can then add comments (audio, text or video) and doodles to that slide show and share it with others who can comment as well. Last year, CU purchased a site license for VoiceThread which has done much to facilitate the use of this program in your class. An example VoiceThread from my Spanish 2110.300 course can be viewed here:

   

Workshop Information: 
Hellems 145
Tuesday, October 30th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, October 31th 10am-12pm
To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml
Email Courtney.Fell [at] colorado.edu with any questions or problems!

Workshop Handouts:
VoiceThread Workshop Handout
Student VoiceThread Handout

Instructions for Installing and Setting Up the VoiceThread App:
http://tinyurl.com/voicethreadapp

Media in Desire2Learn, October 16th and 17th 2012

Are you using Desire2Learn for your language course but want to customize your page to fit your unique purposes?
Do you want to stream film or YouTube videos through your D2L page, but are unsure of how to best display this media for your students?

Next week is the fourth FLTP workshop for the fall semester at the Anderson Language & Technology Center, "Media in Desire2Learn":
Viktoriya Oliynyk and Brad Grabham from OIT will lead us through this workshop to customize our D2L pages and to explore the media capabilities of D2L. Come learn how to: "Insert Stuff" such as YouTube videos and film via Kaltura, customize your course homepage, create "New Widgets", embed GoogleDocs and VoiceThreads, edit your course's navigation bar, and add external links to your course.

Workshop Logistics:
Hellems 145
Tuesday, October 16th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, October 17th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml 

* For this workshop, you must have a Desire2Learn page. It can be a page that you are using/would like to use for a specific course or a Sandbox (a test page). If you are unsure if you have a D2L Course, try logging in at https://learn.colorado.edu with your CU log-in information. If you are unable to log-in, then you need to request a course or a Sandbox from https://mycuinfo.colorado.edu/

Guest Speaker: Christopher M. Jones, October 9th 2012

We are excited to announce the FLTP's guest speaker presentation for this fall. Christopher M. Jones from Carnegie Mellon University will be presenting on "Open Educational Resources and Language Instruction", Tuesday October 9th from 12-1pm in Hellems 145.


Presenter: Christopher M. Jones PhD, Carnegie Mellon University 

• Professor of French and Computer-Assisted Language Learning 
• Director, Modern Language Resource Center 
• Director, Masters in Applied Second Language Acquisition 

Presentation: "Open Educational Resources and Language Instruction" 

• The history of the sharing of instructional resources and OER 
• A demonstration of the French Online course through the Open Learning Initiative 
• A discussion of possible future directions in OER 
• What could OER mean for the individual teacher 

Those of you who are working on the FLTP will receive a full credit for attending this presentation, as in any other workshop.

To sign-up for this talk: https://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

Email Courtney.Fell [at] colorado.edu with any questions!

OER Workshop, September 18th and 19th 2012

OERs: Don't Reinvent the Wheel!
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are instructional materials that have been created by other teachers and educational institutions with the intention of sharing and public use.

Come learn how to harness these resources for your own classroom use! The workshop will provide an overview of OER repositories, then we will brainstorm how to effectively use these resources in our classes. We will also discuss other important issues relevant to Open Education such as the responsible sharing of materials and teacher identity in this evolving landscape.

Workshop Information:
Hellems 145
Tuesday, September 18th 3pm-5pm
OR
Wednesday, September 19th 10am-12pm

To sign up for this workshop: http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml

This workshop will be a great introduction for the FLTP's fall 2012 guest speaker, Christopher M. Jones who will be presenting on his work with Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative on October 9th (12-1pm) in Hellems 145.

Email Courtney.Fell [at] colorado.edu with any questions or problems!

"7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources" by Educause

*** Link to OER Presentation

Introduction to the FLTP, September 4th and 5th 2012

This week marks the beginning of the FLTP workshops for the Fall 2012 semester. As always, we will start the year with one of the two required FLTP workshops, "Introduction to the Foreign Language Technology Program". Come to learn more about the FLTP and the world of foreign language technologies.

To enroll, please visit http://altec.colorado.edu/fltp/index.shtml and email Courtney.Fell [@] colorado.edu with questions or problems!

Here is the Prezi for this workshop:

On break

Edwige and Courtney will be out of the office for July. 

We are excited to get the FLTP and the K-12 FLTP up and running again for the fall of 2012.  Please stay tuned to your email come mid-August for the FLTP fall scheduling preferences email and then later the FLTP fall calendar.