CALL SIG

Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group

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CALL SIG Events in 2008

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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Workshop on Web 2.0 technologies in education

Speaker: Michael Vallance, Gordon Bateson, Takahiro Ioroi, and Mark Shrosbree
Time: 9:20 AM - 3:30 PM (Sat., February 2nd, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kochi
City: Kochi
Venue: Kochi University of Technology
Description: Kochi University of Technology, JALTCALL and JALT East Shikoku come together to host a workshop and symposium on Web2.0 technologies in education.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008

Location: Kochi University of Technology, Tosayamada, Kochi, JAPAN

Time: 10:20 - 16:30

Speakers: This event will host a number of educational technology professionals from Japan, America, and the U.K. Our key-note speaker, Dr. Michael Vallance (Hakodate Future University), will conduct a workshop on podcasts and the educational use of i-pods. Other invited speakers include Gordon Bateson(Kanazawa University), Takahiro Ioroi (Kochi Women�fs University), and Mark Shrosbree (Tokai University). Other workshop topics will include eLearning

systems, mobile learning and video editing.

Today's global learning environments have benefited tremendously from the

emergence of web 2.0, the revolutionary second generation of web-based platforms

and services. Web 2.0 technologies such as podcasts, mobile blogs and video

sharing have the potential to greatly enable the promotion of interaction and

social construction of knowledge both inside and outside the classroom. In

Japan, mobile technology is ubiquitous; as a result there are a large number of

possibilities for integrating the technology that students are already using in

their personal lives into pedagogy and curriculum design. This colloquium, with

its hands-on workshops, will allow participants to explore Web 2.0 technologies

and their relationship with education and pedagogy, and to benefit from the

practical experience of expert practitioners.

Schedule

10:20 - 10:25

Opening Speech

10:30 - 12:00

A. Workshop by Takahiro Ioroi on Course Management Systems �ibeginner�j

B. Workshop by Gordon Bateson on Course Management Systems (intermediate)

12:00 - 12:50

LUNCH

12:50 - 13:50

Web 2.0 Poster Session

14:00 - 15:30

A. Workshop by Michael Vallance on iPods and podcasts

B. Workshop by Mark Shrosbree on Video editing

15:30 - 15:40

Break

15:40 - 16:30

Final Symposium

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

JALTCALL 2008: New Frontiers in CALL: Negotiating Diversity

Speaker: Phil Hubbard Ph.D.
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sat., May 31st, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): 10,000
Fee (One-Day members): 12,000
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
Description: The theme of the JALTCALL 2007 Conference is "New Frontiers in CALL: Negotiating Diversity". Presentations may include the following areas:

The impact of new and emerging CALL technologies

Relationships between CALL and other disciplines, languages or traditions

Connections between CALL in presence-based, online, blended and virtual learning environments

Discussion of the future directions/frontiers of CALL-based teaching and research

A focus on the frontier between CALL and theories of Second Language Language Acquisition

Note that the above list is intended to be representative rather than conclusive, so different perspectives on the conference theme are encouraged. Submissions that do not deal directly with the conference theme are also most welcome, provided they demonstrate a sufficient level of innovation, quality of research, or suggestions for improvement of the field. Proposals are encouraged in either English or Japanese.

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