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• The Islands of jokaydia Community of Practice is planning an In-World Unconference which will will occur on the Islands of jokaydia from 27-28th September 2008 http://jokaydia.wikispaces.com/jokaydiaUnconference. According to the schedule as it stands at 10 a.m. GMT on 27 Sept the following events took place:
  • Pre-event session 9am - 9:45am AEST (SLT: 4pm, 26th Sept. Friday, September 26, 2008 at 23:00:00 UTC) Conference Welcome and Newbie Support Meet up with your hosts - the members of the jokaydia Community to prepare for the weekend of events. Newbies are particularly welcome - there will be support staff inworld to help you figure out camera, voice and general Second Life skills. jokay Wollongong and jokaydia Residents jokaydia Conference Venue
  • Session 1: 10am - 11am AEST (SLT: 5pm, 26th Sept. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 00:00:00 UTC) Ramapo Islands:A New Dimension in Learning Focusing on the process of developing constructivist learning in the virtual world, Sheehy will present the steps her teachers have taken for teaching on Ramapo Islands in Teen Second life to translate their content into the virtual landscape. She will outline the best practices that have evolved as a result and the student responses to this 21st century pedagogical shift. The hour long presentation will include anecdotal evidence from teachers, administrators and students, video clips of the work being done and both the anticipated and actual outcomes. Maggie Marat aka Peggy Sheehy jokaydia Conference Venue
  • Session 2: 11:30am - 12:30pm AEST (SLT: 6:30pm, 26th Sept. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 01:30:00 UTC) jokaydia Unconference Newbie Session: An introductory session for visitors who are new to Second Life. Will include a tour and avatar workshop. jokay Wollongong Konrad March jokaydia Newbie Garden
  • Session 3: 1:30pm - 2:30pm (SLT: 8:30pm, 26th Sept. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 03:30:00 UTC) Using a Virtual World to Educate students in Higher Education Jass Easterman will take you through how she has been using the virtual world of Second Life with volunteer students enrolled in two education units. She will discuss the types of activities the students have undertaken, what has worked and what hasn’t and what is required of them. This hour long presentation will include anecdotal evidence from students and Jass. Jass Easterman aka Sue Gregory and students jokaydia Beach
  • Session 4: 2:30pm - 3:00pm (SLT: 9:30 - 10pm. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 04:30:00 UTC ) Microblogging! Gnu Curry and Henny Zimer share some ideas and info about microblogging - both in SL and in RL! Gnu Curry aka Chris Harvey and Henny Zimer aka Jef Age Project Island, jokaydia II
  • Session 5: 3:00pm - 3:30pm (SLT: 10pm - 10:30pm. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 05:00:00 UTC) Sustainability in and of Second Life Leigh Blackall will lead a discussion and sharing session aroud sustainability issues and SL. Leroy Goalpost aka Leigh Blackall Virtual Classroom Project Space
  • Session 6: 4pm - 5pm AEST (SLT: 11pm, 26th Sept. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 06:00:00 UTC) Jokaydia Unconference Open Discussion An open discussion session for all participants. Bring your ideas, demos, projects and works in progress and share them with colleagues. What challenges and opportunities do virtual worlds offer? What are the big issues in your practice right now!? jokay Wollongong and jokaydia Residents jokaydia Conference Venue
  • Session 7: 6pm - 7pm (SLT: 1am. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 08:00:00 UTC) Networked Community : Architectures For Part(icipation) An informal discussion lead by Geon and Limitlessness.... Conducted in a disco awith shiny floors and happy hour for at least the first thirty in the door! Geon Nasu vs. Limitlessness Infinity bar jokaydia (SLurl)
  • Session 8- Social Event: 8:30pm - 10:30pm (SLT: 3:30am. Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10:30:00 UTC) jokaydia Unconference Party! Join us for some virtual dancing and socialising at the Islands of jokaydia Gallery. You can also check out the beautiful artworks from the AAEE's Topophilia Exhibition. jokay Wollongong and jokaydia Residents jokaydia Gallery
• ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide 9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK Submission guidelines and conference themes/dimensions: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/papers.html Submit your proposal on the new submission system at https://alt.conference-services.net/ Submissions close 28 February 2008 Presenters’ registration deadline: 6 June 2008 Early bird registration deadline: 30 June 2008 Registrations close: 15 August 2008 Keynote speakers David Cavallo, Chief Learning Architect for One Laptop per Child, and Head of the Future of Learning Research Group at MIT Media Lab; Dr Itiel Dror, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Southampton; Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and Director of the Gapminder Foundation. http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/
• 080903 Eurocall 2008 Conference 3-6 September, 2008 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary http://www.asszisztencia.hu/eurocall/. There is a free Virtual Strand, http://www.asszisztencia.hu/eurocall/index.php?c=121 including a Pre-Conference Workshop (PCW) on Second Life and Lively, 3 September 2008. You can find the description of the workshop at http://www.asszisztencia.hu/eurocall/index.php?c=92 under W11/Second Life and Lively by Google. . In preparation for the PCW, Graham Davies has created a Word document that explains the preparation you need to do in advance of the workshop and what will be covered in the workshop. The document can be downloaded from the ICT4LT website, Section 14.2.1 of Module 1.5: http://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-5.htm#secondlife or direct from here: http://www.ict4lt.org/en/Euro08PCWSL.doc Please note that the PCW targets absolute beginners in Second Life. It is far too basic for experienced users. You should also register (free of charge) for the EUROCALL 2008 Virtual Strand: http://www.asszisztencia.hu/eurocall/index.php?c=122 and for the workshop here: http://www.asszisztencia.hu/eurocall/index.php?c=44. During the EUROCALL 2008 conference there will be opportunities for online chat in the EUROCALL HQ in Second Life and also in the Lively room that we have created. Here are the URLs: Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation%20III/9/29/22/ Lively: http://www.lively.com/dr?rid=-5085702628635910660&edit_room=1
• ANTWERP CALL 2008 XIIIth International CALL Research Conference 30 August - 2 September 2008 http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.CALL2008 Practice-Based & Practice-Oriented CALL Research Programme Committee: Jozef Colpaert, editor; Mike Levy, Phil Hubbard and Wilfried Decoo, associate editors of the CALL Journal (Taylor & Francis) Scientific Committee: The editorial board of the CALL Journal Organizing Committee: LINGUAPOLIS, Institute for Language and Communication at the University of Antwerp Conference Host: Ann Aerts, LINGUAPOLIS Venue: University of Antwerp City Campus (Stadscampus) In general, the Antwerp CALL conferences focus on research topics and issues in CALL. The theme for the 2008 conference was inspired by the many reactions, questions and suggestions we have been receiving since our 2006 conference: - how to integrate research findings in practice; - how to evaluate this integration afterwards; - how to integrate practice-orientation in research design; - how can practice contribute to research or be considered research; - how to publish about CALL practice. CALL Practice includes activities like: - selection, integration and evaluation of ICT in language learning and instruction; - courseware design and development; - test development and administration; - teacher training; - project management. Proposed topics may be narrowly defined, such as the analysis of learner language, data gathering (tracking and logging), interactive whiteboards, NLP-routines, corpora and concordancers, speech recognition and pronunciation training, listening comprehension or vocabulary acquisition. You are invited to present your current work and to highlight aspects relevant to the conference theme. Accepted presentations will be rated and classified into three categories: - plenary presentations (30 minute presentations); - parallel presentations (20 minute presentations); - panel sessions (10 minute presentations followed by group discussion). Selected papers will be published in the CALL Journal. The Antwerp CALL Conferences are small-scale conferences where CALLers meet colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere, where doctoral students participate in discussions with senior researchers - a jump start - and where everyone can have a drink afterwards in one of the many cozy bars in the bustling city centre. Antwerp CALL 2008 can be easily combined with AILA2008 (www.aila2008.org) and Eurocall 2008 (http://www.asszisztencia.hu/eurocall/) in Hungary.
• AILA 2008 - the 15. World Congress of Applied Linguistics - in Essen (August, 24.-29.2008)- cf. http://www.aila2008.org.
  Keynote Speakers The AILA 2008 organising committee is proud to announce that the following keynote speakers have confirmed their participation:
  • Claire Kramsch (University of California at Berkeley, USA) In the spirit of the AILA 2008 conference theme "Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities" Claire Kramsch will hold her keynote in German. The provisional title is "Dritte Orte in der Sprachlehr-und Lernforschung".
  • Rita Franceschini (Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy) The focus of Rita Franceschini's keynote will be bilingualism. The exact topic/theme will be announced soon.
  • Neville Alexander (University of Cape Town, South Africa) The provisional title of Neville Alexander's keynote is "Multilingualism and Language Politics in Africa".
  • Jim Cummins (University of Toronto, Canada) The theme/topic of Jim Cummins' keynote will be announced soon. A keynote by Jim Cummins at a conference with "Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities" as its theme will, of course, be one of the highlights at AILA 2008.
  • Shi-xu (Zhejiang University, China) The provisional title of Shi-xu's keynote is "Towards a Multiculturalist Approach to Discourse Studies: Making a Chinese case".
  For further information on the Call for Papers and the online submission of proposals please visit our website at http://www.aila2008.org/call-for-papers.html
  Members of the NLP-SIG will be organising the ICALL panel at the AILA conference www.aila2008.org in Essen (Germany), 24-29 August 2008. More information at the Natural Language Processing SIG: Website: http://siglp.eurocall-languages.org/
• Was this cancelled?? Thursday, August 21 - Saturday, August 23, 2008! *** Hosted by York University at the Keele campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Submitting A Proposal? (virtually or in-person) http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=1105 (June 1st is the deadline) What's our program? http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=1091 To view the selection of presentations you'll need to login first so that you can click on the links! Early Bird Registration closes June 15 (that is soon!) For you early birds we have a special surprise.... Martin Dougiamas, Moodle Lead Developer will be pre-recording answers to a few questions asked by our delegates. Unfortunately, he can't attend -- he'll be at the Olympics in Beijing. So... Think of your question, pre-register and your question might be selected! Sponsor Our Moot (and have your business listed on our Moot site!) More information: http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=1062 Questions? write to: CanadaMoot@knowplace.ca
• WorldCALL 2008 is to be held in Fukuoka, Japan from August 5-8, 2008. Further information about the conference and the paper submission process can be found at: http://www.j-let.org/~wcf/
• The 6th CTJ TEFL Seminar will be held in july at Casa Thomas Jefferson in Brasília, Brazil. It will be held right after Braz-TESOL, so you can attend both events!!! Call for proposals, timetable and registration form can be accessed at: http://www.thomas.org.br/new_ctj/ctj_news/ctjnews_interna.php?id=680&Sub=new s&menu=#4
• Concordia Language Villages offers two opportunities for world language teachers during the summer: 1. Teacher Seminars - June 22 - July 2, 2008 A four-credit graduate course in Second Language and Immersion Methodologies. 2. Master of Education in World Language Instruction Two summers coupled with online coursework during the academic year emphasizing the effective use of technology in the world language classroom. For more information, call 1-800-222-4750 Ext. 2002 or email educators@cord.edu or visit our website: http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/educators/teacher_seminar.asp.
• 13er Encuentro Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas Extranjeras Práctica educativa en la enseñanza de LE en México Centro de Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras, UNAM 24, 25, 26 y 27 de junio de 2008, Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, the 13th National Meeting of Teachers of Foreign Languages. http://ianua.cele.unam.mx/encuentro/ . There is also a blog used for organizing the event http://13enple.blogspot.com/
• Register for TESOL's May 2008 virtual seminars! There is no registration fee for TESOL Student and Global Members. By registering, you will have access to the live event as well as the playback version (available for a three-month period).Title: The Evolving Architecture of CBI Presenters: Marguerite Ann Snow and Donna Brinton Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - Overview: Content-based instruction (CBI) is the integration of selected content with language teaching aims. Applicable to both ESL and EFL instructional settings, CBI is a flexible approach that is constantly evolving. This seminar provides descriptions of current models of CBI, discusses the similarities and differences between CBI and ESP, and presents several case studies of CBI implemented in both ESL and EFL classes. In this seminar, participants consider * how the models may be implemented with adolescent through adult learners * which proficiency levels are most appropriate for CBI * which issues and challenges exist to effective implementation * what outcomes can be expected in terms of student learning and motivation For complete May 21 seminar program and registration information, go to http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=1426&DID=10780. TESOL contact for these programs: jdonaldson@tesol.org TESOL virtual seminars: www.tesol.org/virtualseminars TESOL gratefully acknowledges the support of Heinle, a part of Cengage Learning , in providing the technology platform for TESOL's virtual seminars through their ELT Advantage program.
• 080523 - The Second Life Languages 2008 conference starts at 10am PST (18.00 GMT) 23 May 2008 and ends at 10am PST (18.00 GMT) 24 May 2008. For more information visit http://www.slanguages.net/home.php and then log on to SL. Participants are requested to use the use the tag/keyword "slanguages2008" whenever possible in online artifacts referencing their participation. The program is posted here: http://www.slanguages.net/program.php.
• 080523 - On Friday, May 23 ScOPE holds its final live session for week 2 of the Shaping Our Future conference. George Siemens and Heather Kanuka will speak on a topic that is very important for our work together in this conference and in the years to come: Modeling Collaboration: Researching Professional Development and Learner Needs from a National Perspective. Please join us at 16:00 GMT (see world clock) in this elluminate room: http://tinyurl.com/55nysa
• TESOL's May 2008 virtual seminar - Grammaring Presenter: Diane Larsen-Freeman Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - Overview: Teaching grammar often means giving students grammar rules and then having students practice the rules in drills and exercises. Students do learn about grammar this way, but they don't necessarily learn to use it for their own communicative purposes. Grammaring is a dynamic process. It is what enables ESL/EFL students to use grammar structures accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately. In this Virtual Seminar, we will learn about grammaring, how it is learned, and how to teach it. For complete May 7 seminar program and registration information, go to http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=1426&DID=10780. . TESOL contact for these programs: jdonaldson@tesol.org TESOL virtual seminars: www.tesol.org/virtualseminars TESOL gratefully acknowledges the support of Heinle, a part of Cengage Learning , in providing the technology platform for TESOL's virtual seminars through their ELT Advantage program.
• The CMC SIG was formally set up at the Coleraine conference and has since developed a very active discussion list and website http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMC_SIG/. Members of the CMC SIG based in Italy will also be organising "Computer-Mediated Communication and Language Learning: Research and Practice"at the University of Padova, Italy, 17-19th April 2008 and the event will inlcude a great variety of presentations and workshops related to CMC and online foreign language learning. All Eurocall members interested in CMC are encouraged to attend. The programme is online and online registration (60 Euros) is open. http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/cla/EUROCALL/provisional_programme.html The seminar aims to bring together practitioners from European educational contexts: • to share examples of good practice in the use of CMC for language learning and intercultural learning in schools and universities • to present methodological approaches to and developments in research on CMC and language learning • to engage in discussions about applications of CMC in language teaching/learning and raise awareness of the issues involved • to offer hands-on experience of different types of CMC technologies through practical workshops • to provide opportunities to network and develop proposals for future research and collaboration. More details about the event can be found here: http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/cla/EUROCALL/
• 2nd International Symposium of Computer and Instructional Technologies in 16 - 18 April, 2008 at Pine Bay Holiday Resort, Kusadasi, Aydin, TURKEY. It is also a wonderful place (www.pinebay.com) to have a short holiday for you and also colloborate with colleagues around the world. Our web site: www.icits.org
• Teaching in the Community Colleges, TCC 2008, is scheduled for April 15-17 with a pre-conference orientation on April 2-3, 2008, conference homepage: http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/. Thirteenth Annual TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE April 15-17, 2008 Pre-conference dates: April 2-3, 2008 The New Internet: Collaboration, Convergence, Creativity, Contrast, and Challenges REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Registration deadline: March 31, 2008 (Early bird) https://skellig.kcc.hawaii.edu/tcc2008/registration/online_reg.php ($69 USD; $99 USD after March 31): CALL FOR PARTICIPATION. Registration entitles participants to: * The official conference web site and community, 24x7. * Real-time, online attendance for keynotes, features, papers, and discussions. * Access the conference papers and proceedings. * Recordings of all live sessions. * Opportunities for meeting and interacting with presenters & colleagues. * Sharing background and professional contact information with colleagues. * Participation in on-demand discussions and other fun activities. VENUE. This conference is held entirely online using a web browser for access to content and technology services. A computer system with headphones and microphone as well as broadband Internet access is recommended. THEME. TCC offers over 70 papers and general presentations on the continuing evolution of distance learning, online communities and collaboration, social networking, and best practices of instructional technology, as well as a broad range of topics related to the application of educational technology in teaching and learning. PRESENTATIONS. The following is a selected list of scheduled presentations: Looking Back to Go Forward Designing Instruction for Second Life Second Life: A debate about virtual reality Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier Facilitating New Faculty in Using Learning Spaces in Second Life Digital Dynamics: Culture and Technology in Second Life Education Emergency Preparedness and Health Security Using Second Life as a Teaching Tool Web 2.0 Solutions to Course Development Communication Challenges Collaborative Web 2.0 Tools: Instructional Uses of Google Apps Using a Social Bookmark Site to Support Professional Practices Building a Learning Community with MAGGIE Using a Wiki as an Electronic Performance Support System Wikis and Blogs and Tags: Oh Why? Learning Objects: Where to Find Them and Why Using Online Library Databases via an iPhone/iPod Touch Embedded Librarian in an Online, Graduate-level, Research Course Using Moodle to Promote Collaboration and Community from Atlanta to Manila Using Moodle tools to facilitate student reflection The Tablet PC as an all-in-one computer for faculty Teaching Strategies that Enhance Online Communities Advising and Supporting Online Learners Applying the HedgeHog Principle to Online Higher Education Top Three Characteristics of and Online Instructor and My Teaching Philosophy Challenges and Successes: Videoconferencing Speech Classes between Hawaii and Japan Leadership in Online Learning: Challenges and Opportunities for Minority Women Cultural Diversity and it's impact in an online education environment Strengthening Seldom Taught Languages Through User Generated Community EFL Faculty Online: Support and Development Issues LANCELOT - LANguage learning with CErtified Live Online Teachers What Works Best -- Podcasting or a Study Tool Game? Making Audiobooks Using PodText and iPods Is Internet-based Learning Effective in EFL? iStream: Innovation at Your Fingertips The Global Digital Divide KEYNOTE SESSIONS. Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium (NMC) Mr. Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO, LearningTimes.org Dr. Barbara P. McLain, Professor of Music, University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) The University of Hawai'i, Kapi'olani Community College and University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Educational Technology Department, College of Education host this event in partnership with Osaka Gakuin University, Japan and LearningTimes.org. TCC 2008 is also held in collaboration with the Pan-Pacific Distance Learning Association (PPDLA) and the New Media Consortium (NMC).
• Innovation 2008 (http://education-2008.org) brings together researchers, educators, and government and business leaders to formulate a vision for the future of education. This conference aims at a realistic appraisal of the present state of education and an assessment of what current realities indicate for the future, coupled with constructive and well-informed speculation about how change can be better managed to serve the need of students, educators, parents, industry, and society as a whole. If you cannot physically attend the conference this coming April 14-15 in Breckenridge, CO, you can attend virtually, thereby allowing you to get a true taste of the attendee experience through informal real-time chats with keynote and session presenters, participants, and sponsors. Innovate's partner, ULiveandLearn, will broadcast all sessions of the conference live and will archive the webcasts for later viewing in the event that you are not able to attend the live sessions. For more information, please go to http://tinyurl.com/2nrhxa to register.
• TechEd 2008 13th Annual Technology in Education International Conference & Tech Exposition April 13 - 16, 2008 Ontario Convention Center is (from its own promotional material) "the world's leading hands-on Technology in Education Conference and Exposition focusing on issues related to Technology in the Learning Environment! Companies like Apple, Torque in Education, ETS, Adobe and many more showcasing real-world solutions to critical issues facing the Education Community. CEU Credits Available. BECOME A TECHED BLOGGER! Help us spread the word about Technology in Education, share stories, ideas and solutions, www.TechEdEvents.org click on the View Blog link to the right."
• The IATEFL annual conference, being held this year in Exeter UK, offers teachers a unique opportunity to share their teaching experiences, learn from each other and to develop their teaching skills and knowledge. Not everyone though is able to attend the conference in person, but this year IATEFL and the British Council are trying to offer as many people as possible the opportunity to participate online. We would like your help to make this a success. We are looking for online moderators who would be willing to participate in forum discussions over the course of the conference and beyond. This would involve you logging in to the IATEFL online website at least once a day between 7th – 11th April and engaging with other teachers in an on going discussion around one of these topics. ? Business English ? ELT Management ? ESOL ? English for Specific Purposes ? Global Issues ? Learner Autonomy ? Literature, Media & Cultural Studies ? Learning Technologies ? Pronunciation ? Research ? Teacher Development ? Teacher Training & Education ? Testing, Evaluation & Assessment ? Young Learners If you are interested in becoming an IATEFL online moderator then drop us a line saying: Which specialist topic you are most interested in What you feel are the key qualities of an online moderator (not more than 400 words) Please send applications to: nikpeachey@mac.com no later than 10th March 2008 Best Nik Peachey IATEFL online editor 2008. There are over 2,000 people registered at the free online counterpart to IATEFL Exeter: http://exeteronline.britishcouncil.org
• The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce a conference to be held at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on April 4-5, 2008. Entitled "Reassessing the Foreign Language Curriculum in the Age of Globalization: Responses to the MLA Report on Foreign Languages and Higher Education", the conference will feature presentations by Scott McGinnis of the Defense Language Institute, Clara Yu of the Monterey Institute for International Studies, Hans Lauge Hansen of Aarhus University, Elizabeth Welles of the MLA, Damon Rarick of the University of Rhode Island, Roger Allen of the University of Pennsylvania, Rick Donato of the University of Pittsburgh, and Katherine Arens of the University of Texas. The keynote speaker on Friday evening will be the distinguished Chinese-American author and winner of the National Book Award, Ha Jin. For further information and to register online, see the Consortium website: http://www.languageconsortium.org
• CALICO will once again be submitting a proposal to sponsor a colloquium (4-5 papers) at the annual conference of the American Associated of Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC, 29 March-1 April 2008. The general theme of the colloquium is "SLA principles in CALL--CALL principles in SLA."
• Filipino as a Global Language: Future Directions and Prospects 1st International Conference Filipino and Philippine Literature Program Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literature University of Hawai`i at Manoa March 17-19, 2008 CALL FOR PROPOSALS The conference will be an avenue for bringing together scholars, writers, language teachers, researchers and other practitioners from around the world to discuss issues pertaining the role of Filipino as a global language. Participants can be teachers, researchers, program administrators/coordinators and other practitioners who are directly involved in the promotion and nurturing of the Filipino language, literature and culture. This first conference is geared towards establishing a tradition of scholarly meetings of this kind among practitioners in the field of Filipino language, literature and culture studies. Its goal is to provide a venue for the exchange of ideas among teachers, researchers, program administrators, writers, and other agencies involved in the promotion and nurturing of the Filipino language and culture for the purpose of: 1) describing/sharing existing state-of-the-art programs 2) identifying program needs as well as available resources 3) sharing ideas, research results, resources, assessment tools, and practices on teaching, program administration, and language promotion 4) fostering cooperation, and collaboration in doing research 5) raising consciousness on the importance of the national language to minimize regionalism and 6) advocacy Topic: Papers will need to directly focus on one or more of the following Curriculum Development, Needs Analysis and Syllabus Design Program Development, Administration and Coordination Translation, Interpretation and Dubbing Teacher Training and Professional Development Language and Politics Heritage Language Learners: Needs Assessment and Curriculum Development Materials Development Research Funding and Grant Sourcing Teaching Culture Filipino Linguistics: An Overview and Directions Language Teaching Approaches Service Learning, Community Sourcing, Student Organizations Articulation, Assessment and Implementation of Standards Language Teacher Certification Program Evaluation Methods and Practices Teaching Literature Filipino in the Media and Diplomacy Poster Sessions will be on Filipino Programs Outside the Philippines DEADLINE: August 6, 2007 For details, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/filipino/intlconf2008/
• CALICO with IALLT 2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Bridging CALL Communities Hosted by University of San Francisco San Francisco, California March 18-22 Preconference Workshops: Tuesday, March 18 - Wednesday, March 19 Courseware Showcase: Thursday, March 20 Presentation Sessions: Thursday, March 20 - Saturday, March 22 http://calico.org. Holiday Inn Golden Gateway conference special rate ends February 27th. Each year CALICO's conference features preconference workshops, individual presentations, a courseware showcase, exhibits, luncheon, banquet, and a great venue. You can get a preview of the workshops, sessions, and courseware to be presented at the conference and also submit your registration online from CALICO's conference website: http://calico.org/conference.
  CALICO'08 Pre-Conference Workshop on AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF LEARNER LANGUAGE: BRIDGING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING NEEDS AND NLP POSSIBILITIES http://purl.org/net/calico-workshop March 18 and 19, 2008 Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, San Francisco
• International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Learning 2008. Theme : Innovating Minds, Communicating Ideas: Reinventing Language Teaching & Learning. 17th, 18 & 19 MARCH 2008 Hilton Petaling Jaya Hotel, Malaysia. Organised by : Institute of Modern Languages and Communications (IMLC), Multimedia University. http://imcicon.mmu.edu.my/. There is a CfP at http://imcicon.mmu.edu.my/Call_for_paper.php but the dates are in a separate location, http://imcicon.mmu.edu.my/Guidline_for_Abstract_Submission.php.
• The 2008 TESOL Arabia International Conference is March 13-15, 2008, at Dubai Men’s College, Dubai, UAE. The theme of the conference is Finding Your Voice: Critical Issues in ELT http://tesolarabia.org/conference/.
• Wimba Connect 2008 http://www.wimba.com/connect08. From a promotional email: "Wimba encourages you to submit a presentation proposal. Whether you wish to discuss language learning with Wimba, best practices, lessons learned, training and implementation, or anything else, Wimba knows that its audience craves your first-hand expertise. And presenters even get 50% off their registration fee! Also, please forward this email to your colleagues. Wimba Connect 2008 is perfect for instructional designers, IT staff, and even CIO's and Presidents. After all, the more Wimba experts on your campus, the stronger your Wimba implementation. Thanks! Matt -- Matt Wasowski Director, Communications Wimba - People Teach People 520 8th Avenue, Suite 2300 New York, NY 10018 Tel. + 1 212 813 3886 Fax + 1 212 533 6041 mwasowski@wimba.com www.wimba.com Connect & Collaborate at our Users Conference! Wimba Connect 2008 March 2-5, 2008 in Orlando"
• The Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology (NEALLT) will hold its annual conference February 29 - March 2, 2008 at the Rutgers University New Brunswick campus. This year's theme will be "Global Connections: Language Learning in the Digital Age." We welcome proposals for panels and presentations on all relevant topics, but particularly encourage presentations, panel discussions, or posters in one of the following categories: Language learning with a global perspective (curriculum and outcomes) Showcasing emerging technologies including those that support global connections Language Lab and Resource Center management Future directions in CALL, Language Resource Centers Proposals should be for presentations/demonstrations of 30-45 minutes, panel discussions of 45 minutes to one hour, posters of 25 minutes, or pre-conference workshops of 3 hours. We encourage participation from lab directors and faculty in order to ensure a variety of perspectives. Please consider attending this conference and sharing your latest project with us. Proposals should be submitted online at: http://flp.montclair.edu/fmi/xsl/NEALLT/addrecord.xsl?-findany For more information, please contact Michael Heller (Michael.Heller @ montclair.edu or 973-655-7504). Proposal deadline: Friday, February 1, 2008 Noon EST Notification of acceptance: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Registration NEALLT membership is included in the conference registration fee. Conference registration & lodging information will be posted soon on the NEALLT website at http://www.neallt.org
• The 4th CamTESOL conference will take place on 23-24 February 2008. Plenary speakers at this conference are Professor David Nunan and Dr Marti Anderson. Featured speakers are Dr Charles Browne, Dr Marguerite MacDonald, Dr Shawn Loewen and Mr Hayo Reinders. This conference will be held at the National Institute of Education (NIE). The theme of the 2008 conference is “Building Bridges to the World”. There will be 14 focus areas of the conference, consistent with last year and as outlined on the conference website (www.camtesol.org ). To assist with timetabling and accessibility of your presentation, could you please indicate on your application form whether you would be prepared to make your presentation twice. May I hereby encourage you to support this conference series for the professionalisation of English Language Teaching in Cambodia and more broadly in the Indo-Chinese region. To encourage quality regional presentations, there will be an abstract competition for the presentation that is most relevant for an Indo-Chinese audience. Details of this competition will be announced within the month in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. If you live and work in this region, please spread the word amongst colleagues whom you believe would benefit from participation in this professional development. Deadline for Abstract Submission: 26 October 2007 Notification re. Abstract Selection: 16 November 2007
• The 6th Annual Illinois Online Conference (IOC) for Teaching & Learning will be held February 13-15, 2008. LearningTimes is proud to produce this unique event, which features dozens of presentations by and for K-20 professionals. Keynote Sessions this year span both 3-D virtual *and* physical learning spaces. Julian Lombardi of Duke University will explore Croquet, an open environment for creating collaborative virtual worlds for learning, while Rachel Gutter, the School Sector Manager of the US Green Building Council, will focus on making our ground-based learning more eco-friendly and sustainable. In addition, several IOC 2008 sessions and networking events will be held in 3-D spaces like Second Life and Qwaq Forums. Mignon Fogarty, host of the award-winning "Grammar Girl" podcast, will deliver a live, interactive webcast keynote on February 13, 2008. IOC 2008 features over 75 education professionals delivering workshops and presentations as timely and diverse as "Navigating 3D Worlds" and "Green Schools: Benefits for Students, the Environment, and the Bottom Line". Participants from more than 10 countries will attend this truly global online event. All live online sessions are recorded and available for viewing at any time, so there's no need to adjust your schedule February 13-15 in order to take advantage of the conference. In advance of IOC, the LearningTimes Green Room podcast team caught up with keynoter "Grammar Girl" to discuss the amazing success of her podcast and how it helps educators worldwide. In their most recent episode, you'll also learn the backstory about how Mignon wound up teaching a grammar lesson on Oprah Winfrey's show! The interview is now available online at: http://www.ltgreenroom.org/ For information on all the IOC 2008 presentations and conference activities visit the web site at: http://www.ilonlineconf.org/
• 080122 - Time: 4am UTC (which is 5pm NZ and 3pm East Australia) Tuesday 22nd January 2008. Where: Skypecast link: http://tinyurl.com/3695df What about: A talk about ecological, economic and social/political forecasts, some educational models in response, and then grounding it all in to a real practical educational development for Travel and Tourism Sector and Education. With references to key global economists, environmentalists and political scientist (names TBA), and to innovative educational models, we will finally ground big picture thinking into real hands on developments between Otago Polytechnic, Illawarra Institute, and Michigan State University and their development of new curriculum.
• 080121 - Monday, January 21 NMC Campus Teachers Buzz Session Vetting Second Life Learning Materials: MERLOT’s SaLamander Project Wainbrave Bernal (aka Jonathon Richter, University of Oregon) will lead a session on SaLamdner Project “The project mission is to enlist people to collaborate to find, index, and discuss aspects of the 3D Virtual World “Second Life” that has educational value and share in the research, development, and training opportunities associated with those factors.” When Jan 21 9:00am PST Where: TBA More Info: http://www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page - Wainbrave's presentation slides: http://sl.nmc.org/2008/01/21/salamander-summary/

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• iicall2 2007 Interfaces of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning University of Waterloo, 7-8 December 2007 Research in Intelligent Computer-Aided Language Learning (ICALL) integrates natural language processing into a computer-assisted language learning environment. For such research to be innovative, successful and sustainable, it arguably needs to combine linguistic modeling, second language acquisition research and insights from foreign language didactics with representations and computational linguistic algorithms capable of integrating the information from these models. The iicall2 will explore these interfaces of ICALL. Information about the conference is available at http://www.purl.org/i-call. The conference starts with an invited workshop by Roy Lyster on "Classroom-based research on proactive and reactive approaches to form-focused instruction" (Friday 7 Dec, 2pm). Regular papers are given on Saturday.
• 071202 - There was a seminar running Nov 12 through Dec 2, 2007 at http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/forum/view.php?id=668 - Social Media in Education Facilitators: Tia Carr Williams, Ian MacLeod, and Therese Weel; Live Session Moderators: Paul Stacey and Sandy Hirtz. Description: What are the implications for educators and learners as they move towards greater use of social media? In this seminar we will seek to define exactly what social media is, its uses in education and the implications for educators, learners and administrators. This seminar discussion and presentations are organized in collaboration with BCcampus Online Learning Communities. Presentations: Elluminate room for all live sessions * Tues November 13 Tia Carr Williams and Ian MacLeod | The Social Media in Education Landscape | Elluminate Recording Thurs November 22 Jason Toal | Tagging Recording Thurs November 29 (recording of) Brian Lamb | Exploration, Implementation, and Innovation - The website models all manner of social networking tools.
• The IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG will be collaborating with British Council Milan on the BC Milan/LTSig Conference ’07. Dates - Monday 26 Nov – Wednesday 28 Nov Title - “Learning Technologies: Bridging the Gap between Technology and Pedagogy” Theme – Looking at how pedagogy can lead technology and avoiding technology leading pedagogy We are currently inviting proposals for speakers. If you would like to submit a proposal please follow the link http://ltsig.org.uk/ and note the following schedule leading up to the event. Schedule finalised End September Registration begins Beginning October Conference 26 - 28 Nov Best Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou Coordinator IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG
• EgypTesol 2007 is November 16 -17, 2007, at the Cairo Sheraton The regular part of the convention is soliciting proposals for: Papers (45 minutes), Demonstrations (45 minutes), Panel Discussions (90 minutes), and Workshops (90 minutes). At the same time, the Electronic Oasis is soliciting proposals for: --Demonstrations, which take place within the environment of an Internet/software fair, where a number of computer stations are set in an open area for on-going visitors to drop in at their convenience and view what the demonstrators are presenting in order to learn from their expertise. A demo session is a mini presentation that is to be repeated within the 45 minute time slot allotted. --Workshops, which are conducted in a computer lab where the presenters provide hands-on training to a number of participants as to any computer-mediated application for language teaching, each seated at a separate PC. --Presentations, which are held in a room with a seated audience, with a computer and data show available if needed. To submit, go to http://www.egyptesol.org/ to the Online Proposal Center, and click either on Main Convention or on Electronic Oasis. We hope you will share your knowledge at the EgypTesol convention. The deadline for the call for proposals is August 31, 2007.
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL 2007 in San Antonio, 15-18 November 2007.
• GLoCALL (Go Local Go Global) Joint Conference APACALL with PacCALL to be held at Hanoi University (Hanoi, Vietnam) 2-4 November & SEAMEO RECTRAC (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) 5-7 November 2007: http://glocall.org/. Plenary Speakers GU YueGuo, Beijing Foreign Studies University Deborah Healey, Oregon State University, U.S.A. Scott Windeatt, Newcastle University, U.K. Featured Speakers Stephane Charitos, Columbia University, U.S.A. Andrew Ross, Brown University, U.S.A., and Vance Stevens, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi UAE
• Here are the two virtual platforms for the e-learning keynote taking place on November 2nd 12:30 Sydney time (check your time: http://tinyurl.com/24hhwy 1. Adobe Connect - http://breeze.webqem.com/elearning07/ 2. Secondlife - search for ' jokaydia ' and teleport to the meeting area. Help files on Secondlife can be located via the SLEducation wikispace - http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/ Help files on Adobe Connect are available at http://nswlearnscope.com/wiki/index.php/Adobe_Connect * Please note - this is a broadcast Adobe Connect session. You will be able to interact by text chat only. The sessions will be recorded and made available for your future interraction. More information on the session: http://beewebhead.net/2007/10/28/cooking-up-a-storm-in-education/ Looking forward to seeing many of you there :-) Lots of goodies for lunch in SL Bee
• SWALLT Conference, October 26-27, 2007, Stanford University
  Theme: Web 2.0: Casting a Wider Net
  
  SouthWest Association for Language Learning Technology (SWALLT)
  Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  October 26th-27th, 2007
  Abstract deadline: July 30th, 2007
  
  SouthWest Association for Language Learning Technology (SWALLT) http://www.humanities.uci.edu/hirc/SWALLT/ held at the Stanford Digital Language Lab from October 26-27, 2007. SWALLT is seeking proposals for presentations or hands on workshops related to application of Web 2.0 technologies in language instruction.
• the K-12 Online Conference has listed its presenters here: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=100. According to http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=83 this year’s conference is scheduled to be held over two weeks, October 15-19 and October 22-26 of 2007, and will include a preconference keynote during the week of October 8. This year’s conference theme is “Playing with Boundaries.” Content related to the conference can be aggregated at http://www.technorati.com/posts/tag/k12online07
• 2-day TEA SIG conference which will be taking place in the beautiful Adriatic resort of Opatija, Croatia, on October 19 & 20, 2007, titled: "The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Benefits and Limitations". The aim of this conference is to look at several cases where the CEFRL has been put to use and what some of the outcomes have been. The event will appeal to professionals in the field of ELT such as course book designers, textbook writers, test writers, teachers and teacher trainers - in fact to all who are directly involved in language teaching and testing. We would like to create a forum where all of these parties could share and compare their experiences of using the CEFRL. Proposals for talks and workshops are invited from teachers, teacher educators, researchers, assessors and materials and test writers. Plenary speakers will be Dave Allen, Sue Hackett, Keith Morrow, Kari Smith and Zeynep Urkun. You can find more information at www.teasig.com.
• The 3rd International Conference of the Independent Learning Association: Exploring Theory, Enhancing Practice: Autonomy across the Disciplines, will be held at Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan on 5-8 October 2007. Theorists and researchers from all academic disciplines are invited to join with language educators from Japan and beyond in an interdisciplinary exploration of learner autonomy. The aims of the conference are to provide participants with opportunities to expand their theoretical horizons and to reflect on practice, and to support and consolidate growing interest in self-access learning and learner autonomy in Japan. In order to stimulate discussion, leading scholars from Japan and around the world have been invited to speak on a variety of topics: ü Henri Holec, CRAPEL, University of Nancy II, France (Autonomy in language learning: Past, present, future) ü James Lantolf, Pennsylvania State University, USA (Autonomy and sociocultural theory) ü Klaus Schwienhorst, University of Hannover, Germany (Autonomy and CALL) ü Yoshiyuki Nakata, Hyogo University of Teacher Education (Autonomy and motivation) ü Kathleen Graves, School for International Training, USA (Autonomy and teacher education) ü Naoko Aoki, Osaka University, Japan (Autonomy in language learning: Past, present, & future in the Japanese context) ü Koichi Nishiguchi, Osaka University, Japan (Autonomy and sociocultural theory) ü Kojiro Asao, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (Autonomy and network-based language learning) ü Tomoko Yashima, Kansai University, Japan (Autonomy and willingness to communicate) ü Mamoru Morizumi, Obirin University, Japan (Autonomy and teacher education). Proposals are invited for presentations and posters related to autonomy in language learning and other disciplines. http://www.independentlearning.org
• The 17th Annual IATEFL-Hungary conference "Change in and through English Language Education" is to be held in Budapest on 5-7 October 2007. The main focus of the event will be the Notion of Change in ELT. The deadline for submitting Speaker's Proposals and early bird registration is 31st March. More information and downloadable forms at http://www.iatefl.hu
• COSELLO Conference on Open Source in Education and Language Learning Online Special Theme: The problem of language learning online – Is Moodle the answer? Friday 28th to Saturday 29th September 2007 University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland Invited Speaker: Carol A. Chapelle Professor of TESL and Applied Linguistics Iowa State University Registration is now open online: http://conferences.odg.cc/cosello/
• The Third International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning at USQ’s Springfield Campus (Brisbane, Australia) 26–28 September 2007
• Workshop on NLP for Educational Resources In conjunction with RANLP-2007 September 26, 2007 Borovetz, Bulgaria http://www.lml.bas.bg/ranlp2007
• Sep 20-22 (2007) TBI conference in Hawaii http://www.hawaii.edu/tblt2007/
• EuroSla 2007 - The 17th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association will be organized by Newcastle University, UK. 11- 14 September 2007 THEME OF THE CONFERENCE: Interfaces in Second Language Acquisition Research Plenary speakers - Judith Kroll, Pennsylvania State University, USA - Christophe Pallier, Cognitive Neuroimaging Research Unit, INSERM, Paris, France - Manfred Pienemann, Newcastle University, UK / Paderborn University, German= y - Natascha M=FCller, University of Wuppertal, Germany Conference website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/eurosla17
• GITEX Shopper and Consumer Electronic Expo 2007 at Airport Expo Dubai, 6-12 Sept 2007
• 070905 There is a EuroCALL Virtual Strand at the EuroCALL conference http://www.eurocall2007.com/ taking place from 5 – 8 September in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The Virtual Strand includes streamed presentations from the conference, and conference blog and chat space, in addition to a limited number of invited, interactive, online presentations lasting approximately 40 minutes. Enrolment is now open for the pre-conference workshop programme to be held on Wednesday 5 September. *Please note that participation in the Virtual Strand workshop is Free of Charge.
  'Virtual Strand Workshop'* Presenters: Lesley Shield Peppi Taalas David Barr HALF DAY 10.00 G0100 To register please go to the conference website at http://www.eurocall2007.com. More information from the organizers:
  • WHO IS IT FOR? You can join the Virtual Strand if you're: - unable to attend the conference in person - in Coleraine, but want to take part in the Virtual Strand too
  • WHAT DOES IT OFFER? A virtual conference space including: - Selected, streamed plenary and other presentations live from the conference - Archived versions of these to watch in your own time - Real-time, online presentations from invited speakers. Confirmed presentations by: Vance Stevens "Mastering competencies for collaboration and aggregation in distributed learning networks" and Agnes Kukulska-Hulme & Lesley Shield "Can mobile devices support collaborative practice in speaking and listening?" - Real time chat area including: Online presence indicator Shared Web-browsing Interactive conference blog Helpdesk support Pre-conference Workshop NB: the chat and shared Web-browsing tool presence indicator have been developed for use with Internet Explorer 5.x or higher only.
  • To register for the Virtual Strand (free) go to http://www.eurocall2007.com and follow the links in the sidebar to the Virtual Strand page, or link directly here: http://www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/eurocall/conference_format/virtual-strand/index.html. Once you register and are approved in the Google Group, you'll find The Virtual Strand's homepage http://vsportal2007.googlepages.com/home points to many of the other links:
    • The blog, which needs to be read from the bottom up: http://eurocall2007.blogspot.com/
• The 3rd International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'07) The 4th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD'07) 24 - 27 August 2007, Haikou, China http://www.hainu.edu.cn/htm/icnc-fskd2007
• Meanwhile, back in the Real World, The Second Life Community Convention Education Workshop is running August 24-26th at Hilton Chicago. See: http://slcc2007.wordpress.com/education-track We are arranging final details and need your help. Please complete this brief survey http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/phpq/phpq7/fillsurvey.php?sid=3 (only 14 quick questions) We are planning a Saturday night social event at a local restaurant. If you want to save a seat, please indicate as well! Your responses will help us gather resources, plan for traffic, etc. Thanks, Your friendly SLCC team: Dan, Jeremy and Beth
• 12th International CALL Research Conference HOW ARE WE DOING ? CALL & MONITORING THE LEARNER DIDASCALIA, University of Antwerp Language Institute 20-22 August 2006 Conference topics include: - Student monitoring, assessment and evaluation; - Evaluation of technologies and systems (pre-use and post-use); - Quantitative and qualitative data gathering; - Tracking and Logging; - Stand-alone courseware versus online; - Self-assessment for autonomous language learners; - Washback toward teacher assessment; - Phenomenographic and other approaches; - Scaffolding and Negotiation of Meaning; - Computer-Assisted Language Testing; - E-portfolios; - Curriculum and Syllabus design; - Managing Language Learning; - Grading ; - Answer Evaluation and Feedback; - Reporting. Keynote speaker: Robert Fischer, Executive Director CALICO For more information, please go to http://www.didascalia.be Prof. dr. Jozef COLPAERT < http://www.ua.ac.be/jozef.colpaert >, University of Antwerp: http://www.ua.ac.be, Director DIDASCALIA Research Centre: http://www.didascalia.be Editor of The CALL Journal (Taylor & Francis): http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09588221.asp
• The 4th International Conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning Japanese (CASTEL-J) will be held at the University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College, August 3-5, 2007. Homepage: http://castelj.kshinagawa.com/ Blogs, wiki, taggin' , online music, podcasts, AJAX, to name a few, have evolved considerably in the past years. As a result, computers and other technologies are being used more and more in our classrooms. This means that the teaching/learning of the Japanese language is also rapidly changing. We are hoping you might be interested in sharing your experiences with using technology in the teaching of the Japanese language and would like to ask you to share these experiences with us at the 4th International CASTEL-J conference in Hawaii. We welcome proposals for papers (20 min. followed by 10 min. discussion), panel sessions (70 min. followed by 20 min. discussion) posters, or workshops which deal with Japanese teaching/learning and computer technology. All submissions must be received by August 31, 2006, now extended to Nov. 30, 2006. Submissions are accepted by e-mail. Please submit your proposal as an e-mail attachment to proposal@kshinagawa.com. This seems like a pretty cool conference: The hosting campus will provide wireless internet connection to the participants during the conference - all conferences should provide this! Vance
• At Loyola College, Chennai (Madras) India, August 3 - 5, 2007, there is a three-day conference “New and Emerging Technologies”. The conference is jointly organized by IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG and ELTAI. It offers the perfect combination of a country with a rich ancient tradition, a modern venue, a wide variety of thought-provoking talks, examples of technology implementation in language teaching, reflections on the current state in technology use in language learning and hands-on workshops offering the participants a chance to gain skills in a variety of areas. Registration for the conference and its social/cultural events are available at http://ltsig.org.uk The conference programme should be uploaded soon at http://ltsig.org.uk In the meantime, here is a taster of the talks and workshops. Talks on: Talking to the Digital Natives: Building Connections and Community on Web 2.0 Exploring Wikis for Written Language Beyond the language classroom: Mobile learning with Podquests Speaking and Listening Online and at a Distance Evaluating user responses to students’ blogs, wikis, forums Using mobile technology to teach soft skills in ESL/EFL classrooms E-learning: The myth and the reality Using Interactive Whiteboards to Teach English as a foreign language Fostering Collaborative Reflectivity among Teacher Trainees through Asynchronous Discussion Forums. E-assessment as aid to ESL/EFL learners: Planning, Designing, and Managing the Tools. A Web-based Audio Reader for Extensive Reading and Extensive Listening The Role of Teachers and Online Community Networks in Facilitating Social Interaction Developing Video-Based Materials for Teacher-Trainers of ESL Workshops on: Training Learners for Autonomy in Web-based Listening Using Wikis in Language Learning and Teaching From Video Production to Video Blogging Blogging and Learner Autonomy Using MOOdle
• Campus Technology 2007 July 30 - August 2, 2007 Washington Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC Event Focus: Leadership challenges and technology solutions Website: http://www.1105info.com/mivsnx_bcimgrik.html. Review Past Poster Session Topics: Visit http://www.1105info.com/eeamnn_bcimgrik.html For complete 2007 Proposal Submission Guidelines: Visit http://www.1105info.com/mivsnu_bcimgrik.html
• The 5th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2007 (Orlando, Florida, USA. July 12-15, 2007). This conference is accompanied by "a package of 4 DVDs and one CD containing the 6-hour tutorial "Fundamentals and History of Cybernetics: Development of the Theory of Complex Adaptive Systems". The market price of this package is US $ 295. Twelve more benefits for invited session organizers are listed at EISTA 2007 web page. For submissions or Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the web site: http://www.cyber-inf.org/eista2007 Authors of the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics."
• IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2007 Lisbon, Portugal 6-8 July 2007 - http://www.elearning-conf.org/. George Siemens will be there.
• the iEARN Annual Conference (http://www.iearn2006.nl/) in Enschede, Holland, from July 2 to July 7th - "It would be nice to meet a Bawer or Webhead there. Hugs, Isabel "
• First Conference on English-Speaking Countries´ Cultural Studies Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4-5 July 2007 CELTICA (www.celtica.com.ar
• ED-MEDIA 2007 -- Vancouver, Canada June 25 - June 29, 2007 http://www.aace.org/CONF/EDMEDIA/
• Spoken Online Learning Events: The need for a new paradigm in languages research and practice - sponsored by the British Association for Applied Linguistics and Cambridge University Press, with focus on theoretical, pedagogical and research issues related to the oral learning/teaching of languages and cultures online. The seminar will be simultaneously webcast to maximise participation. 22-23 June 2007, at the Open University, Milton Keynes http://www.open.ac.uk/baal-cupseminar2007-sole
  
  CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITATION TO REGISTER Theme: Behind the hype and the unrealistic expectations surrounding e-learning, there is a genuine global expansion of online teaching and learning. And given the importance of interactions in both a cognitive and a socio-cultural model of second language acquisition, it is no surprise that language teachers have been pioneers in using computer-mediated communication. This seminar will create a space for in-depth discussion and reflection about an area that is newly established and growing but as yet little researched: spoken online language learning. Drawing on theoretical expertise from the invited researchers, we expect to explore and address what is emerging as the major issue for oral learning of languages and cultures online: technologies have been developing faster than pedagogical and methodological reflection and practice is often still characterized by a trial-and-error approach.
  
  Objectives: * To develop a shared understanding of a new disciplinary area drawing on a range of domains * To address major issues for oral learning of languages and cultures online * To address the limitations of existing pedagogical parameters for spoken online learning and teaching * To re-evaluate theoretical paradigms underpinning research in spoken interaction * To examine and extend the repertoire of analytical tools and methodologies * To bring together scholars in synchronous online interaction, online discourse, spoken interaction at a distance, communication studies, multimodality and the spoken mode, and online pedagogy * To establish networks of shared interests * To open up avenues of investigation and provide a stimulus for new research projects * To involve early career researchers by offering two student bursaries and by webcasting all discussions
  
  Speakers: Discussion will be led by 3 invited speakers: Professor Cynthia White, Massey University (New Zealand); Professor Dorothy Chun, University of California, Santa Barbara (USA), editor Language Learning and Technology; Dr Glenn Stockwell, Waseda University, Tokyo (Japan).
  
  Participants: The seminar will run from 10.00 a.m. on Friday June 22nd to 5.15 p.m. on Saturday June 23rd. It will take place at the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) at The Open University (OU), with virtual links to researchers in North America, Asia and Australasia. Members of CALICO (the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) and JALT-CALL (Computer assisted language learning section of the Japan Association for Language Teaching) will be participating at distance. The entire proceedings will be webcast from the OU, offering the possibility for an unrestricted audience to =91lurk=92; active participation at a distance being limited to emailing questions and observations for discussion. Two of the invited speakers will participate by live video link; the third will be physically present. The novel combination of online and face-to-face elements in the seminar will allow us to bring together researchers working in the area and to reflect the nature of the learning events that are the subject of the seminar. A maximum of 30 places are available for on-site participants. If you would like to attend, please fill in the form below. The deadline for registration for the event is 11th May 2007.
  
  Fee: The total fee for the seminar will be =A365 per onsite participant. This will cover lunch and refreshments (coffee and tea) on 22nd and 23rd June.
  
  Postgraduate Studentships: Two postgraduate full time student scholarships are available, which will cover all costs (including food and accommodation but excluding travel). Applicants should state they are applying for these scholarships on their registration form, provide proof of full time student status and a short (maximum 350 word) summary of their research and why the seminar is relevant to it. If they would like to present a paper, they should also complete the =91submission to present=92 form and include the 250 word abstract of the proposed paper. Preference for award of the scholarships will be given to postgraduates presenting papers.
• 070613 3rd French spoken MoodleMoot Conference * UPDATED * IUT "A" Paul Sabatier - Castres, France June 13, 14 & 15 2007 http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=33
• Fourth International Seminar on English and Empowerment in the Developing World at the Aga Khan University Centre of English Language (June 9 to 10, 2007). The objective of the AKUCEL Seminar 2007 is to address issues related to the critical role of English language in empowerment. This seminar offers an excellent forum for English language teachers, trainers and professionals from multiple disciplinary backgrounds, policy makers, and industry / organization representatives such as you to share reflections, experiences, research, and to establish links with their counterpart institutions and individuals in Pakistan and abroad. The seminar includes plenary sessions, panel discussions, and paper presentations on both theory and practice in English language teaching / learning and the issues involved. The themes of the seminar are: * English in the global perspective * Links between English language and employment * Economic factors in language planning * Language and gender * Politics in language teaching * Language and culture * English for specific purposes * Teacher education * ICT and language education * Cross cultural communication * Distance learning The seminar will include competitively selected, peer-reviewed papers, as well as workshops, and a small number of invited speakers for the key note addresses, plenary and featured sessions.. We hope that the AKUCEL Seminar 2007 will be an opportunity to build on relationships, network with people from various parts of the world, and have a wonderful time! Details are available on: http://www.aku.edu/news/seminars/cel2007
• LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE EXCHANGES: TOOLS, TASKS, INTERACTIONS, MULTIMODALITY, CORPORA GRENOBLE , France , 7 to 9 June 2007 http://w3.u-grenoble3.fr/epal/index.htm The conference focuses on online learning and teaching, both at distance and blended, and its core theme is online interaction. Based on the socio-constructivist assumption that learning is an eminently social phenomenon, our view is that human interaction has to be at the centre of the online educational process. However a great many courses fail to take sufficient account of online interaction. As a report on e-learning at tertiary level in France has shown, production and delivery of digital resources are all too often given priority over pedagogical communication and support. Yet today information and communication technologies can facilitate certain types of shared practices that may be easier to set up and to support than in a face to face situation. Among these are small-group or whole-class peer activities, discussion and debate, and cooperative or collaborative production. These shared practices form the focal point of the conference. They are articulated into several strands, designed to examine how they are mediated by tools, how different tasks may trigger different forms of exchange, how they may be supported by teachers, what methodologies may be used to collect, archive and analyse their digital traces, and last but not least what epistemological issues they raise. Papers on networked-based language learning and teaching, including teacher training, are expected to feature large in the conference slots but contributions about interactive online learning within other discipline areas are also welcome, the criterial aspect being online interaction. Submissions are invited in to the following six strands. · selection, use and impact of tools on interactions, affordances; · tasks and types of exchanges, communication scenarios, different aspects of shared learning; · role of the teacher in fostering interaction and learning, in developing learner autonomy, in evaluating outcomes; · online interactions from the learners’ point of view: the socio-affective, socio-cognitive and socio-cultural dimensions, establishing the social bond; · methodologies for analyzing interactions (including multimodality); · structuring and sharing corpora of learner data. The conference is pluridisciplinary: language learning and teaching research, education and educational technology, information and communication research, cognitive sciences and tool design for computer-based learning. Official languages: French and English. All papers will be published online. Authors will be invited to submit their papers for publication in a refereed publication, online or print-based (to be confirmed).
• JALTCALL 2007 Conference 'CALL: Integration or Disintegration?' Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, June 1-3, 2007 http://www.jaltcall.org/conferences/call2007/ Theme: The theme of the JALTCALL 2007 Conference is "CALL: Integration or Disintegration?". Presentations may include the following areas: - Description of projects including CALL as an integrated course component - Description of projects implementing multiple modes of technology - Innovative ways of integrating CALL in and out of the classroom - Discussion of the future direction of CALL as a encompassing field - New strands of technology use in language learning environments Proposals are encouraged in either English or Japanese. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mike Levy Associate Professor, School of Languages & Linguistics, Griffith University, Australia; Author of "Computer Assisted Language Learning: Context and = Conceptualisation" (Oxford University Press, 1997), Co-Author of "CALL Dimensions: Options & Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning" (Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates, 2006) & Co-Editor of "Teacher Education in CALL" (John Benjamins, 2006)
• CALICO 2007 will be at Texas State University "The Many (Inter)Faces of CALL" May 22-26, 2007 http://calico.org/conference/publicBrowse.php
• May 24-26, 2007 in Istanbul Sabancý University School of Languages International Conference on Foreign Language Education, Tuning in: Learners of language, language of learners. Conference website: http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/sl/languageconf2007. You can access the Conference Registration Form from: http://www.languageconf2007.org/registration.html
• The 5th International Conference on ELT in China & the 1st Congress of Chinese Applied Linguistics Call for Papers Hosted by: China English Language Education Association, Beijing Foreign Studies University Co-hosted by: Translation Association of China Association of Chinese Sociolinguistics, International Society for Chinese Language Teaching National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education of BFSU Organized by: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Time:May 16-21, 2007 Venue:FLTRP International Convention Center Theme:Language, Education and Society in the Digital Age Sub-themes: • First Language Acquisition (e.g. Child Language, Mother Tongue Education) • Second Language Acquisition (e.g. Natural and Instructed L2 Learning, Child and Adult L2 Learning, Problems in Migrant Education) • Foreign Language Teaching and Teacher Education (e.g. Methodology, Syllabus Design, Learning and Teaching Materials) • Contrastive Linguistics and Error Analysis • Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing • Educational Technology and Language Learning (or CALL)• Learner Autonomy in Language Learning • Bilingual or Multilingual Education (e.g. Immersion Education)• Written and Visual Literacy • Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric and Stylistics • Business Communication (e.g. Communication in the Professions, Language for Special Purposes)• Translating, Interpreting and Mediation • Multimodality in Discourse and Text (e.g. Language and the Media) • Sociolinguistics (e.g. Language Contact and Language Change, Language Mixing, Language Planning, Language and Gender)• Multilingualism and Multiculturalism • Intercultural Communication • Lexicography and Lexicology • Psycholinguistics (e.g. Language Production and Language Comprehension)• Others Working Languages:English & Chinese Forms of Presentation • Individual Papers A block of 30 minutes will be designated to an individual paper presentation, in which 20 minutes are for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. • Poster Presentations Posters are for one-on-one discussion of work in progress. A block of time will be designated when presenters are available to discuss their posters. • Symposia Symposia are scheduled for three-hour blocks. Organizers of symposia may divide their time as they choose, but time should be allocated for opening and closing remarks, presentations, panel discussions (if included), and extended audience response. Organizers serve as the liaisons between participants and the program committee • Workshops Workshops are for demonstration of works of practical nature, such as courseware, software or classroom techniques etc. A block of time will be designated to the workshops. Abstracts: 500 words Abstracts Submission Deadline: Sep. 20, 2006 All abstracts should be submitted by filling up the abstract submission form on our official website: http://www.celea.org.cn/english/5celea.asp (404 not found Jan 10, 2007). Expected Number of Participants:1500 Registration:$US180; $US140 (for full-time students only) If you have any inquiries please contact: Mr. Liu Xiangdong (celea@fltrp.com) Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press +86 10 88819582 Mr.Xu Jiajin (ustcxujj@sina.com) Ms. Yang Luxin (lyang2003@gmail.com) National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, BFSU TEL:+86 10 88816828
• The Eduserv Foundation is pleased to announce our third annual Symposium, to be held at the Congress Centre in London on Thursday 10th May. The event will attempt to look past the hype surrounding virtual worlds such as Second Life and evaluate whether they offer real opportunities for learners at UK educational institutions. The symposium is intended for policy makers and practitioners working in the areas of information and communication technology and e-learning service delivery in UK HE and FE institutions. Specifically, we hope that people attending the event will: * gain a greater understanding of Second Life and virtual worlds in general * hear a range of different views about the issues involved in using Second Life to support elearning * have an opportunity to put questions to the Second Life developers and other experts. The programme for the day can be accessed from our website http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/symposium/2007/. The event is free to all participants and lunch will be provided. There are a limited number of places so early booking is advised. If you want to attend this event please go to our online registration page www.revelation-events.co.uk/forms/eduserv.
• Martin Dougiamas will be at the First Canadian Moodle Moot May 3 - May 5, 2007 The pre-conference activities are Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - Athabasca University http://www.athabascau.ca/, BC Campus< http://bccampus.ca/>, BCED Online < http://bcedonline.com/> and knowplace < http://knowplace.ca/> are proud to offer the First Canadian Moodle Moot < http://moodlemoot.ca/ > which will take place both online and face-to-face (We'll be gathering in Edmonton, Alberta for the face-to-face portion of our Moot and are finalizing the details now.) The Canadian Moodle Moot is of interest to anyone who uses (or wants to use) Moodle to work with others including: - educators at all levels - trainers in all areas of work and business - New and questioning Moodlers, - Moodlers and general misfits, and - Geeks, Techies & Developers. To stay in touch with moodle moot activities go to: http://moodlemoot.ca and create a login and password and join our mailing list to stay up-to-date. Some other speakers:
  • Jason Cole is the author of O'Reilly's 'Using Moodle'. It's a how-to guide for teachers on using the world's most popular open source course management system. His current interest is in the intersection between Moodle and open content.
  • Richard Wylie will be presenting about the New Zealand Open Source Virtual Learning Environment Project and the benefits for his country. https://eduforge.org/blog/blog.php?/archives/285-NZOSVLE-and-related-projects-an-Overview.html
  • Michael Penney is from Humboldt State University in California and has been administering the Moodle project at HSU since 2002. He manages student and staff programmers and support staff to develop and deploy Moodle as an enterprise level system.
  
  Our streams are: K-12 and Post Secondary issues Moodling for Business Moodle Administration Moodle Tools and Techniques Explanations of our streams and proposal are found here:
  Face-to-face/online: http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle1.7/mod/resource/view.php?id=4 0nline:
  http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle1.7/mod/resource/view.php?id=5
  For more information Join our mailing list: http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle1.7/mod/resource/view.php?id=43
  Take a look at our recorded Elluminate webcast that explains All About The First Canadian MoodleMoot. Created by our Moot online moderators who will be supporting our Moot presenters. Flash Version: http://www.odysseylearn.com/elive/mm/MoodleMoot%20Promo.html Java based Version: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2007-04-05.0845.M.DC7F7D039A99E9E4814310965647A0.vcr
• The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) of the Council of Europe (Graz, Austria), invites proposals for its third medium-term programme (2008-2011) entitled : EMPOWERING LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS: Competences - Networks - Impact - Quality. The new programme will address four thematic areas: A. Evaluation B. Continuity in language learning C. Content and language education D. Plurilingual education Proposals are sought from professionals in language education for projects focused on the above themes. Proposed projects should make a tangible and innovative contribution to the practice of learning and teaching of languages in Europe, should contribute to the overall aims of the ECML's programme and correspond both to the vocation of the Centre as well as to the values of the Council of Europe. Full information on the framework of the new programme and on the format, content and expected outcomes of projects is given in the Call for Proposals document. This can be accessed via the website set up by the ECML to guide and assist potential project coordinators in drafting their proposals: http://www.ecml.at/call. Full information does not include the DATE of the actual conference, though a submissions dealine of May 1, 2007 is mentioned.
• The annual conference of the American Associated of Applied Linguistics in Costa Mesa, California, 21-24 April 2007. The general theme of the colloquium is "CALL contributions to SLA."
• the Learning Technologies SIG is organizing a PCE on Writing with Computers The event will be hosted at the computer labs of the University of Aberdeen. The day starts with a keynote talk by Diane Slaouti of the University of Manchester and then continues with a series of hands-on workshops. Topics to be covered during the workshops include discovering the full powers of Word and Powerpoint, interactive online projects and an exploration of various writing software. For more information and abstracts check our website: http://ltsig.org.uk During the conference there will also be an interesting SIG day on the 20th April. We will have talks on podcasts, interactive whiteboards, concordances and much more! Overall the Aberdeen conference is looking very interesting and it is full with presentations that relate to the interests of the Learning Technologies SIG.
• Language Technology is now in its second year as an official section of the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference! After last year's successful inaugural run of 24 papers and 2 special sessions, Language Technology is back for the 60th anniversary of the KFLC. The conference will take place 19-21 April 2007 on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Abstracts are invited in all areas and aspects of technology and language including, but certainly not limited to: - using tech tools and techniques for language instruction in all skills and on all levels - integrating technology into literature, culture and linguistics classrooms - employing technology-based research and publication in language scholarship - guiding language educators toward optimal use of technology in their teaching and research - managing language technology in an academic setting In addition to individual abstracts, proposals will be considered for complete panels of five papers organized around a common theme. The KFLC has a tradition of attracting scholars from a broad range of languages and specializations. This year's conference will have sessions in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Luso-Brazilian, Slavic, and Spanish studies, as well as Language for the Professions. We would also like to see this broad range represented in the Language Technology sessions, to encourage cross-pollination of ideas among the individual languages and disciplines working to integrate technology into their teaching and research programs, and to encourage participants from the various literature, culture and linguistics sessions to join us in our discussions. For more information on conference logistics, please visit http://www.uky.edu/as/kflc/
• 7th Annual English Language Teaching Conference CALL FOR PROPOSALS and Registration Language Center, SQU Dear ELT colleagues, The Organizing Committee of the Annual ELT Conference is pleased to announce the dates for the 7th Annual Conference which will be held on 18th and 19th April 2007 at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. The theme of this year’s conference is “Working with ELT Materials: From Design to Implementation”. The conference will focus on the design, writing and implementation of ELT materials. Please visit the Conference Website: http://www.squ.edu.om/lan/conference/
• IATEFL in Aberdeen (April 18-22), register online (http://www.iatefl.org/content/conferences/2007/index.php). There is a Learner Autonomy SIG Pre-Conference Event on Wednesday the 18th (http://www.learnerautonomy.org/PCE2007.html). Speakers: Barbara Sinclair, Ema Ushioda, Flávia Vieira, Marina Mozzon-McPherson and Viljo Kohonen. There was an outstanding online component to this conference which I might try and record here.
• Voyaging into a new decade! TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE April 17-19, 2007 Pre-conference dates: April 3-4, 2007 BLENDING REALITY AND MULTIMEDIA IN UBIQUITOUS LEARNING Homepage: http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu INTRODUCTION. E-Learning is passé. U-learning is the new wave globally in higher education. Ubiquitous learning encompasses e- learning and emphasizes learning anytime, anywhere and anyway in both formal and informal lifelong learning environments. As u-learning and Web 2.0 technology evolve, social interaction, intercultural communications, and global collaboration increases in importance. Social networking and learning communities are integral components of u-learning. Through online social networks, young adults today gain a sense of community that is important in their daily and social life. How can we learn from this? How can we learn from our students? What is the status of social networking (Facebook, Mixi, etc.) and online learning communities today? Have they succeeded or have they withered away? How can we complement our students' prior experiences with interacting socially online? How can we assess learning in this new environment? Will mobile phones become synonymous with u-learning as proponents advocate? How do we train faculty and staff and engage them to support productive learning communities? Will learning communities help bridge the Internet divide? How do we "feed and weed" effective learning communities or social networking systems in the U-learning era? Will virtual worlds such as Second Life become a new learning environment?
  
  THEME. TCC will offer papers and presentations on the evolution, trends, successes, or failures of learning communities and social networking systems in higher education. The coordinators, however, are interested in a broad range of topics that highlight the use of educational technology, including but not limited to the following: * Online, hybrid, blended or other modes of technology enhanced learning * Distance learning including mobile learning * E-learning and ubiquitous learning * Student success factors in online learning * E-portfolios and other online assessment tools * Technology implementation and services in learner centered environments * Emerging technologies for teaching and learning (blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc) * Creating and delivering multimedia including learning objects * Building and sustaining learning communities * Student orientation and preparation * Open content and open source * Accessibility for persons with disabilities * Global learning and international education * Professional development for faculty and staff * Gender equity, the Digital Divide, and open access * Online student services (tutoring, advising, payments, etc) * Technology use to enhance communication and collaboration * Institutional planning and change catalyzed by technology advances * Educational technology use in Asia & the Pacific, Europe, South America, and Africa. For details regarding papers and general session presentations, see: http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu/2007/tcc/presentation-format.html/
• 6th LANGUAGES & BUSINESS Conference for Language Training and Business Communication When: April 16 - 18, 2007 Where: Lindner Congress Hotel Duesseldorf, Germany Organiser: ICWE GmbH, Leibnizstrasse 32, 10625 Berlin - Germany, Tel.: +49 - 30 - 327 61 40, Fax: +49 - 30 - 324 98 33 Contact: Ms Astrid Mendoza, info@sprachen-beruf.com www.sprachen-beruf.com Short description: For everyone who takes a professional look at the subject of language training for business, LANGUAGES & BUSINESS 2007, offers a forum for the exchange of experiences, and the chance to get up-to-date with the matter. Selectively chosen experts will inform participants via practical workshops, up-to-the minute presentations and comprehensive plenary sessions about the benefits of foreign languages and intercultural communication skills for achieving success in business. In addition, the accompanying exhibition will allow both providers and users to come together in discussions, exchange ideas, and find relevant solutions for their individual requirements. www.sprachen-beruf.com
• NEALLT 2007: The Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology (NEALLT) will hold its annual conference March 30 - April 1, 2007 at the Language Resource of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. This year's theme will be "The Language Learning Space: Real and Virtual Uses" and proposals were encouraged in the following categories: Promoting language learning, Serving instructional and research objectives, Showcasing emerging technologies, Lab management, and Future directions in CALL, Language Resource Centers. Registration NEALLT membership is included in the conference registration fee. Conference registration & lodging information will be posted soon on the NEALLT website at http://www.neallt.org
• UNTELE 2007 conference, 29-31 March 2007: Cross-cultural communication, global networking and second language acquisition - The seventh Compihgne conference on the Use of New Technologies in Foreign Language Teaching has as its main theme: Does global networking contribute to trans-cultural communication? Does trans-cultural communication contribute to foreign / second language acquisition? Papers reporting on: 1- ICT-based trans-cultural communication, 2- second language acquisition through trans-cultural communication, are particularly encouraged. Paper proposals on the other topics related with computer-assisted language learning, ICT-based teaching, etc. are also encouraged. A pre conference session has been scheduled on 28 March 2007 for research students. Plenary speakers: Juliana DE NOOY, University of Queensland, Australia, "Negotiating cultural difference in Internet discussion" Rachel GIORA, Tel Aviv University, Israel, "Negation in context: What do you mean when you say 'no'?" Claire KRAMSCH, Berkeley, USA, "Symbolic competence, the neglecte dimension of cross-cultural communication" For further details contact untele@utc.fr or visit the conference web site at : http://www.utc.fr/~untele
• Third Annual KnowTIPS 2007 March 28 - April 1, 2007 Building on the success of previous KnowTIPS online conferences, this year's conference will be an exciting exploration into whats new for Surviving and Thriving (TIPS) in the online world < http://knowtips.ca/> CALL FOR PROPOSALS Tipsy and the knowTIPS < http://www.knowtips.ca/moodle/index.php> team is now Calling for Proposals < http://knowtips.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=569 > . The emphasis for this conference is to work on developing online skills and knowledge, working with people who are willing to share their expertise and experience. For more information, please check out our site: http://knowtips.ca/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=628
• The National Foreign Language Resource Center, in conjunction with the Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of Second Language Studies, at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa are pleased to announce the17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRAGMATICS & LANGUAGE LEARNING Hawai'i Imin International Conference Center Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA March 26-28, 2007 http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/pll/ The conference will address a broad range of topics in pragmatics, discourse, interaction and sociolinguistics in their relation to second and foreign language learning, education, and use, approached from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, on topics such as * L2 talk and text * Developmental L2 pragmatics * Pragmatics in language education * Pragmatics in language assessment * Pragmatics in computer-mediated communication * Theory and methodology in pragmatics
• TechEd 2007 12th Annual Technology in Education International Conference & Tech Exposition is in Ontario Convention Center, Southern California on March 25 – 28, 2007. This year’s theme is Inspiring the Vision and we will have over 250 sessions covering a wide range of topics including Administrative Technologies, Conquering the Digital Divide, eLearning, Mobile Learning and Workforce Education, to name but a few. For a full list of topics, and details about each, please visit our website at www.techedevents.org/2007. For ideas about what sort of sessions we had in 2006, please visit our TechEd 2006 website at www.techedevents.org/2006 According to its promotional materials, " TechEd is the world's leading hands-on Technology in Education Conference and Exposition focusing on issues related to Technology in the Learning Environment including eLearning, Accessibility, Mobile Learning, Digital Media, Standards-Based Assessment and more! Companies like Apple, ETS, Adobe, Tool Factory, Podango, TechSmith, AMX and many more showcasing real-world solutions to critical issues facing the Education Community. CEU Credits Available. Keynotes: John Couch, Vice President of Education, Apple, Inc. Tim Magner, Director of Education Technology, US Dept of Education Kenneth "Casey" Green, Founding Director, The Campus Computing Project Jeanne Hayes, President, The Hayes Connection "
• Wireless Ready: Podcasting Education and Mobile Assisted Language Learning, a one-day special event in Nagoya, Japan, on 24th March 2007 This one-day event considers the role of podcasting and mobile learning devices in foreign language learning. How is podcasting being used in the language classroom? How have mobile learning devices (phones, PDAs, digital music players) promoted autonomous language learning? How are Web 2.0 technologies (wikis, blogs, podcasts) affecting second language acquisition? An IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG Event Supported by Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan (NUCB) Japanese Association of Language Teachers, Computer Assisted Language Learning (JALTCALL) Australian Flexible Learning Framework The Bob and Rob Show/English Language Podcast ELT Calendar Visit our website at: http://wirelessready.nucba.ac.jp
  
  Keynote Speakers
  • Professor Steve McCarty 'Web 2.0 Technologies and iPods for Research and Mobility' Osaka Jogakuin, Japan
  • Professor Michael Vallance 'iPod therefore iWrite: the Challenge of 'informed use' of Learning Technologies' Future University Hokkaido, Japan
  • Michael Coghlan 'Education Goes Mobile: New Technology Means New Learning' Australian e-Learning Consultant
  Panel Speakers Include
  • Robert Diem The Bob and Rob Podcast
  • Bill Pellowe ELT Podcast / ELT Calendar
• TESOL 2007 is in Seattle March 21-24, 2007 http://www.tesol.org/. Webheads are tagging their activities here wia2007tesol. Barbara Dieu has been tagging her conference photos that way http://www.flickr.com/photos/bee. Handouts to CALL-IS Electronic Village sites can be found at http://www.call-is.org
• METSMaC 2007 http://www.metsmac.org in Abu Dhabi, UAE March 17-19, 2007
• Midwest Regional Conference 2007, "Facing a River of Challenges," March 12–14 in Chicago, Illinois. Other 2007 EDUCAUSE regional conferences: Southwest Regional Conference—Austin, Texas, February 21–23 NERCOMP (North East Regional Computing Conference; An EDUCAUSE Affiliate)—Worcester, Massachusetts, March 19–21 Western Regional Conference—San Francisco, California, May 7–9 Southeast Regional Conference—Atlanta, Georgia, June 11–13 http://www.educause.edu
• Third International Online Conference on Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Research to be held March 2-4, 2007. http://www.readingmatrix.com/. The Reading Matrix has started a blog. The purpose of this blog is to create a forum for an active conversation among educators, researchers, graduate students and anyone else involved in language, literacy, and/or technology education. http://readingmatrix.blogspot.com/. The basic aim of this conference, Coming Together: The Shrinking Global Village, is to provide a venue for educators, scholars and graduate students to present work on a wide variety of pedagogical, theoretical and empirical issues as related to the multi-disciplinary field of second and foreign language teaching and research. This conference will also give you an opportunity to make global connections with people in your field. For more information and conference details visit http://www.readingmatrix.com/onlineconference/index.html
• 3rd CamTESOL conference on 24-25 February 2007, www.CamTESOL.org
• 1 day Certificate Course conducted by Heather Baba TA LI-SIG Co-Chair, ILCs: From Plans to Practice, on Sat 24 Feb at Zayed University, Dubai. This 'course' comprises 4 workshops covering: the role and operation of an ILC, ILC planning, ILC technology & VLEs, and IL/C materials. More information can be found at http://ilearn.20m.com/news/newevents.htm - and reports and photos of previous sessions can be found by following the Events link on our site. The course is 50 dhs for TA members and 70 for non-members to cover admin and catering costs. If you would like to participate, please send an email to tailearn@yahoo.com
• "New Technologies in ELT" 17-18 February 2007, INTO, University of East Anglia, Norwich A two-day seminar organised by IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG Topics which will be covered in hands-on workshops include: Interactive Whiteboards Podcasts and Vodcasts Computer-Mediated Communication Corpora Reading and Writing Online Places are limited so register early. For more info visit: http://www.iateflcompsig.org.uk/
• CALL Workshops at Kinjo Gakuin University 1. MOODLE Mastery and 2. How to Podcast: A Step-By-Step Guide WHAT: Two days of workshops on Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) –One on Moodle, and one on Podcasting. INSTRUCTOR: Chris Houser, Kinjo Gakuin University DATE: February 15 (Thursday--Moodle), February 16 (Friday--Podcasting) WHERE: Kinjo Gakuin University, Sponsored by Kinjo Gakuin Multimedia Center AUDIENCE: Open to any interested person—Please feel free to let others know of these workshops. REQUIREMENTS: No knowledge of Moodle or Podcasting is required, but a basic knowledge of how to use a computer is necessary . FOR MORE INFORMATION: See website http://www.studypatch.net/workshops
• The Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform (CTER) Online Master of Education Program from the University of Illinois will feature a hybrid conference live from the University of Illinois in Champaign and through the IOC community, http://www.ilonlineconf.org. The conference will be held February 14-16, 2007. Featured speakers include Tony Bates, Margaret Maag, Chip Banks and Jonathan Finkelstein. Presenters and participants online will be given access to both the IOC and CTER conferences. This conference - which is attended by participants from all across the globe - is held entirely on the Internet using: live virtual classrooms, recorded presentations, email, web poster sessions, synchronous chats, discussion areas, and other Internet technologies. IOC was created to focus on issues and concerns of K-20 classroom faculty and related technology support, learning resources, student services, and workforce development professionals. IOC 2007 takes place in a LearningTimes Online Conference Community - an online environment in which groups of participants, both small and large, gather electronically to learn, collaborate and network. Not sure how an online conference works? Want to experience the conference community before registering? Highlights from last year's conference are available at: http://home.learningtimes.net/ioc2006
• February 2-9, 2007 - The Connectivism Online Conference took place. More information here
• January 27-28, 2007 - The Inaugural ADU IATEFL ELTM & TD SIGs International Conference on Managing Change in ELT, Abu Dhabi University Campus, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi UAE. http://www.adu-iatefl.org
• Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities January 12 - 15, 2007 Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, the Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio, and the Pacific Beach Hotel, Hawaii, USA Since many people have individually asked for an extension of the submission deadline, we are extending the deadline for submissions to Wednesday, September 13th, 2006. Call for papers, abstracts, student papers, work-in-progress reports, research proposals, workshop proposals, poster sessions, research tables, or reports on issues related to teaching, practitioner forums, panel discussions, and tutorials. For more information on the format of submissions see http://www.hichumanities.org/cfp_artshumanities.htm

February 2-9, 2007 - The Connectivism Online Conference took place:

• Conference site: http://umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies/connectivisim/.
• The Moodle: http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/moodle/
• A good selection of links on connectivism in the Moodle wiki: http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/moodle/mod/wiki/view.php?id=19
• Schedule of presentations at http://umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies/connectivisim/schedule.php (times in CST, Winnipeg)
  • February 2, 2007 - Connectivism: Learning Conceptualized Through the Lens of Today's World By George Siemens Knowledge and learning are forefront in the progress and advancement of humanity. At no other time in history have we stood before as rich a panorama of opportunity as we do today. Our access to information, knowledge, global conversation, research, and the experiences of generations past provide a firm foundation on which to build the society of tomorrow. Yet openness, abundance, and access raise new concerns. The ability to cope with today's knowledge deluge, to engage learners in co-creation of content, and to enlarge classroom walls to include diverse perspectives requires a new conception of learning. Theories of cognition and learning that have served well in the past seem frail, ineffective, and out of touch with the reality of learners and the new context and characteristics of knowledge today.
  • February 5, 2007 - Connective Teaching: How the Read/Write Web Challenges Traditional Practice By Will Richardson In the traditional information delivery model of instruction, teachers were seen primarily as content experts who were charged with making sure their students "learned" a certain set of knowledge. This model was built inherently on the idea that knowledge and information were scarce and that if students weren't exposed to it in school they would be unlikely to learn it elsewhere. Today, however, knowledge and information are abundant and fast changing. In this environment, the emphasis of our teaching must shift away from content to instead focus on helping students build their own networks of trusted sources through which they can find and evaluate relevant content on their own. But what does this shift mean for our own personal and professional practice? Can we guide our students to be independent, lifelong, connected learners without first building our own communities and trusted networks for learning? And how can we best model for our students the effective and ethical use of a connected world in our own lives? This presentation examines some of the ways in which expectations for professional practice are changing to reflect this new learning environment and looks at the challenges to implementing those changes.
  • February 6, 2007 - Balancing Agility and Stability in Higher Education By Diana Oblinger Information technology has catalyzed the creation of new forms of communication, self-expression, and collaboration. Social networking, podcasting, and videoblogging exemplify a do-it-yourself culture where peer-to-peer, multi-modal communication challenges traditional text-based, authoritative channels. The co-creation of material and the emergence of amateurs as authorities, as epitomized by wikipedia, signal a cultural shift among many of today’s learners. And, with the Web as learners’ information universe—not the library—no learner is ever far from abundant information. In a rapidly changing environment, how well is education keeping pace with learner expectations, IT capabilities, learning principles, and cultural shifts? How much agility—or stability—is required?
  • February 7, 2007 A Challenge To Connectivism By Bill Kerr "The skin is not all that important as a boundary" BF Skinner The notorious Skinner got that one right. The boundary issue is crucial. In considering the learning process we need to ask: What happens inside our body / brain, what happens outside, in the external environment, and how are the inside and the outside connected? What is the mind, where is it and how does it work? These are core theoretical questions about learning with immense practical significance. The necessary process of formulating a new learning theory ought to incorporate and struggle with a modern synthesis of philosophy, cognitive science (including artifical intelligence research) and the history of learning theory. My critique of George Siemen's Connectivism suggests that a better job could have been done.
  • February 8, 2007 - The Recognition Factor By Stephen Downes Connective knowledge is based on pattern recognition of emergent phenomena in networks. In order for a pattern to have any meaning, therefore, it must be recognized. This means that knowledge formation in a connective environment is a combination of two elements: the perception, which is the pattern to be recognized, and the perceiver, who does the recognizing. Knowledge, therefore, is not uniquely inherent in a network, but exists only insofar as it is recognized to exist. This talk will explore this argument and its implications on a theory of connective knowledge.
  • February 9, 2007 - Research and Net Pedagogies By Terry Anderson The development of any new pedagogical theory or practice depends upon high quality