 Tech Tools: Technology Tools for the Foreign Language Classroom
Summer 2010 Workshop Course June 14-18, 2010 159 Hagerty Hall on the OSU campus 9am-4:00pm daily 694 undergraduate / graduate course – 3 hours credit Course Description Using both theoretical and practical applications we will explore technology tools readily available to instructors to aid in creating in class and out-of-class activities for foreign languages. Student-centered activities with task-based goals will provide the impetus for discussion, while building knowledge of resources. Web platform shareware applications will include: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Skype, Audacity, YouTube, Windows Movie Maker and PowerPoint. This course will meet daily with readings and outside work required. Course Objectives Students will begin by creating a teaching philosophy that they will expand upon at week’s end to add a technology component to their teaching goals. They will experiment with pedagogical applications on a variety of computer-based software and on-line platforms to enhance and broaden the interactive technology experience of their language learners. Their lesson plan project will incorporate several of the technologies discussed in the course into a coherent, detailed, and communicative lesson plan for classroom use. Textbook Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (paperback) Corwin Press; 2nd Edition (July 16, 2008); Author: Will Richardson; ISBN # 1412959721 Available at FL Publications: 198 Hagerty Hall Assessment
Instructors Rebecca Bias bias.3@osu.edu Diane Birckbichler Birckbichler.1@osu.edu Jan Macian macian.1@osu.edu Sujan Manandhar manandhar.1@osu.edu Abhijit Varde varde.1@osu.edu Daily Schedule -Syllabus Click on day below. |
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