Instructional Technology and the Foreign Language Curriculum

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Instructional Technology and the Foreign Language
Curriculum

• Diane Musumeci
• Dept. of Spanish, Italian Portuguese
• Director, The Spanish Project

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Overview

• What instructional technology (IT)can do
• The UIUC model
• A case study in Italian
• Making IT work for you

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The UIUC Model

• Common Features
• Web-based quiz software
• Mallard
• Asynchronous conferencing
• WebBoard
• In class component
• Focus on oral communication

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What IT can do

• Content
• Provide ready access
• Allow for easy revision
• Promote interactivity
• Allow multiple modalities
• Audio, video, animation

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What IT can do (continued)

• Communication
• Facilitate course management
• Syllabus
• Announcements
• Grading/Feedback
• Interaction

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• Instructional technology provides many advantages
  for students
• Flexibility
• Immediate feedback
• Multiple attempts to improve
• Opportunities for more student interaction

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• Instructional technology provides many advantages
  for instructors
• Automatic grading
• Streamlined record keeping
• Improved classroom interaction

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Making IT work for you

• Make IT an integral part of the course, not an
  add-on
• Maintain an appropriate balance to meet your
  needs
• Ensure that everything is...

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User friendly!