Panel: Case Studies in Online Language Learning with Horizon Wimba This presentation will address the particular challenges of supporting the on-line teaching of foreign language in a Blackboard environment. Four different institutions will discuss how they have leveraged Horizon Wimba and other technologies to support the students and faculty both inside and outside the classroom.

Session Focus Educate What are the challenges in online language learning? Innovate How does leveraging Horizon Wimba enhance student success? Everywhere Getting Started Lessons Learned Next Steps

Educate

What are the challenges in online language learning?

Innovate

How does leveraging Horizon Wimba enhance student success?

Everywhere

Getting Started

Lessons Learned

Next Steps

Panelists Nathan Ehrlich Dean, Hebrew College Online, Hebrew College Peter A. Lafford Director, Language Computing Lab, Arizona State University Bernard Manker Professor / Department Head, Grand Rapids Community College Ming Yang Instructional Technology Administrator, University of California, Riverside Moderator Eric Kunnen Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College

Nathan Ehrlich Dean, Hebrew College Online, Hebrew College

Peter A. Lafford Director, Language Computing Lab, Arizona State University

Bernard Manker Professor / Department Head, Grand Rapids Community College

Ming Yang Instructional Technology Administrator, University of California, Riverside

Moderator

Eric Kunnen Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College

Case #1 – Hebrew College Panelist – Nathan Ehrlich Dean, Hebrew College Online, Hebrew College Established in 1921 near Boston, MA Transdenominational Non-sectarian Specializes in Jewish studies

Panelist – Nathan Ehrlich Dean, Hebrew College Online, Hebrew College

Established in 1921 near Boston, MA

Transdenominational

Non-sectarian

Specializes in Jewish studies

In 1995 Hebrew College begins offering online courses Students from the United States, Canada, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Pakistan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Ghana, Uganda… In 2000 Hebrew College Online launches the first online MA in Jewish Studies Hebrew language requirement http://hebrewcollege.edu/online

In 1995 Hebrew College begins offering online courses

Students from the United States, Canada, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Pakistan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Ghana, Uganda…

In 2000 Hebrew College Online launches the first online MA in Jewish Studies

Hebrew language requirement

Academon Publishing House, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Textbook: Hebrew from Scratch

Benefits Scheduling Pace Repetition Confidence Accuracy Immediate feedback Availability of course materials Diverse learning communities Challenges Scheduling Motivation Spoken language skills Technical Recruiting & training instructors Addressing the needs of students with varying learning styles Accessibility for students with disabilities Research, best practices & new tools

Benefits

Scheduling

Pace

Repetition

Confidence

Accuracy

Immediate feedback

Availability of course materials

Diverse learning communities

Challenges

Scheduling

Motivation

Spoken language skills

Technical

Recruiting & training instructors

Addressing the needs of students with varying learning styles

Accessibility for students with disabilities

Research, best practices & new tools

Case #2 - Arizona State University Panelist – Peter A. Lafford Director, Language Computing Lab, Arizona State University Language Computing Lab to accommodate 2 classes at a time, with instructors Challenge: TA’s overworked, need to reduce time commitment Trend toward Hybrid Courses Less Class time with instructor More individual on-line activities Lab hour becomes self-driven (no instructor present) Part of the answer: Horizon Wimba Voice Tools can add more oral interaction to the out-of-class time

Panelist – Peter A. Lafford Director, Language Computing Lab, Arizona State University

Language Computing Lab to accommodate 2 classes at a time, with instructors

Challenge: TA’s overworked, need to reduce time commitment

Trend toward Hybrid Courses

Less Class time with instructor

More individual on-line activities

Lab hour becomes self-driven (no instructor present)

Part of the answer: Horizon Wimba Voice Tools can add more oral interaction to the out-of-class time

Arizona State University Blackboard used for support of Face-to-Face teaching Not just on-line courses or distance learning Horizon Wimba supported by Language Course Technology Fees Not available to all 50,000 users Earlier version of Building Blocks could not make tools available to some courses but not others. Possible to insert html publishing code into Bb, but complex to support New Building Block can be enabled on a course-by-course basis Easier to support... Just another Blackboard communication tool Though it will appear on the menus even when not enabled

Blackboard used for support of Face-to-Face teaching

Not just on-line courses or distance learning

Horizon Wimba supported by Language Course Technology Fees

Not available to all 50,000 users

Earlier version of Building Blocks could not make tools available to some courses but not others.

Possible to insert html publishing code into Bb, but complex to support

New Building Block can be enabled on a course-by-course basis

Easier to support... Just another Blackboard communication tool

Though it will appear on the menus even when not enabled

Arizona State University Voice Tool Uses: Voice e-mail with pre-addressed recipient for student sampling Voice Direct: virtual lecture with overseas guest Oral Assessments Voice Dialogues Voice Boards for discussion of audio stimuli

Voice Tool Uses:

Voice e-mail with pre-addressed recipient for student sampling

Voice Direct: virtual lecture with overseas guest

Oral Assessments

Voice Dialogues

Voice Boards for discussion of audio stimuli

Arizona State University Voice e-mail within Blackboard Automatically sent to instructors Pre-filled subject to simplify automatic sorting in Outlook From: field only one active Text field optionally active or not

Voice e-mail within Blackboard

Automatically sent to instructors

Pre-filled subject to simplify automatic sorting in Outlook

From: field only one active

Text field optionally active or not

Arizona State University Other Blackboard uses Insert video or audio clips to Bb test items SCOLA Insta-Class clip (www.SCOLA.org) Include Audio exported from Wimba Voice Tools New version of Voice Tools (5) can export as .mp3; Voice Boards, Voice Direct, e-mails can be edited together as podcast

Other Blackboard uses

Insert video or audio clips to Bb test items

SCOLA Insta-Class clip (www.SCOLA.org)

Include Audio exported from Wimba Voice Tools

New version of Voice Tools (5) can export as .mp3; Voice Boards, Voice Direct, e-mails can be edited together as podcast

Arizona State University

Arizona State University Variable Speed Playback for Audio and Video Windows Media Player 10 View / Enhancements / Play Speed Settings Quicktime Pro Player Prefs / Show A/V settings

Variable Speed Playback for Audio and Video

Windows Media Player 10

View / Enhancements / Play Speed Settings

Quicktime Pro

Player Prefs / Show A/V settings

Case #3 – Grand Rapids Community College Panelist – Bernard Manker Professor / Department Head, Grand Rapids Community College

Panelist – Bernard Manker Professor / Department Head, Grand Rapids Community College

GRCC – Students & Standards The problem: 14,800 students that all commute , study , have jobs and in many cases families . This presents special problems in communication and in the kinds of requirements we can impose on our students. Bb is a way for us to remain in contact and to help satisfy our content requirements.

The problem: 14,800 students that all commute , study , have jobs and in many cases families .

This presents special problems in communication and in the kinds of requirements we can impose on our students.

Bb is a way for us to remain in contact and to help satisfy our content requirements.

GRCC – Bb & Wimba Solutions Currently we are using Wimba for listening practice , for tests (SP), for oral testing (SP), oral discussion boards (FR and GR) and for interfacing with our texts (FR, GR, SP)

Currently we are using Wimba for listening practice , for tests (SP), for oral testing (SP), oral discussion boards (FR and GR) and for interfacing with our texts (FR, GR, SP)

GRCC – Calendar & Content In language acquisition we face the constant struggle of reconciling the calendar, the content and the pedagogy. Our struggle, compounded with the special challenges presented by our student population, require some innovative solutions. We are barely scratching the surface on how Horizon Wimba can help us reach our students and attain our language acquisition goals.

In language acquisition we face the constant struggle of reconciling the calendar, the content and the pedagogy.

Our struggle, compounded with the special challenges presented by our student population, require some innovative solutions. We are barely scratching the surface on how Horizon Wimba can help us reach our students and attain our language acquisition goals.

Case #4 - Language Teaching at UC Riverside At UC Riverside, all major modern languages are offered every quarter by the Comparative Literature & Foreign language Department. As a part of my daily work, I worked closely with language instructors with regard to their needs in instructional technology. Setting up a Virtual Language Lab on Blackboard at UCR is one of many initiatives with which I have supported technology in language teaching. Ming Yang Instructional Technology Administrator, University of California, Riverside

At UC Riverside, all major modern languages are offered every quarter by the Comparative Literature & Foreign language Department. As a part of my daily work, I worked closely with language instructors with regard to their needs in instructional technology. Setting up a Virtual Language Lab on Blackboard at UCR is one of many initiatives with which I have supported technology in language teaching.

AV Course Modules for Language Teaching Transform pre-existing analog AV content Conveniently updated and reused environment Easily incorporated into any iLearn courses at any course level

Transform pre-existing analog AV content

Conveniently updated and reused environment

Easily incorporated into any iLearn courses at any course level

Wimba Tools for Language Teaching Voice board with listening and speaking exercises Voice email for submitting real voice assignments

Voice board with listening and speaking exercises

Voice email for submitting real voice assignments

Areas in a Course Module Streamed class AV recordings Streamed AV recordings of class-related events Streamed course and lab recordings Instructor’s narrations and voice embedded presentations Student AV projects

Streamed class AV recordings

Streamed AV recordings of class-related events

Streamed course and lab recordings

Instructor’s narrations and voice embedded presentations

Student AV projects

Benefits for Language Instruction Enrich the course with added AV environment Free to customize and recycle Easy to control, deploy and collect Starting point to develop online teaching strategies Save instructor’s time in Preparing and assigning AV course material Checking listening/speaking exercises Interacting with students after class

Enrich the course with added AV environment

Free to customize and recycle

Easy to control, deploy and collect

Starting point to develop online teaching strategies

Save instructor’s time in

Preparing and assigning AV course material

Checking listening/speaking exercises

Interacting with students after class

Benefits for Language Learning Single point of access to the online AV content AV content available anytime for any authorized user Increased interactivity with the AV content and instructors Increased student time-on-task by focusing pre-class preparation more in-depth class discussion

Single point of access to the online AV content

AV content available anytime for any authorized user

Increased interactivity with the AV content and instructors

Increased student time-on-task by focusing pre-class preparation

more in-depth class discussion

Discussion Educate What are the challenges in online language learning? Innovate How does leveraging HorizonWimba enhance student success? Everywhere Getting Started Lessons Learned Next Steps

Educate

What are the challenges in online language learning?

Innovate

How does leveraging HorizonWimba enhance student success?

Everywhere

Getting Started

Lessons Learned

Next Steps

Thank You! Panel: Case Studies in Online Language Learning with Horizon Wimba Nathan Ehrlich (nathan@hebrewcollege.edu) Dean, Hebrew College Online, Hebrew College Peter A. Lafford (peter.lafford@asu.edu) Director, Language Computing Lab, Arizona State University Bernard Manker (bmanker@grcc.edu) Professor / Department Head, Grand Rapids Community College Ming Yang (ming.yang@ucr.edu) Instructional Technology Administrator, University of California, Riverside Eric Kunnen (ekunnen@grcc.edu) Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College

Nathan Ehrlich (nathan@hebrewcollege.edu) Dean, Hebrew College Online, Hebrew College

Peter A. Lafford (peter.lafford@asu.edu) Director, Language Computing Lab, Arizona State University

Bernard Manker (bmanker@grcc.edu) Professor / Department Head, Grand Rapids Community College

Ming Yang (ming.yang@ucr.edu) Instructional Technology Administrator, University of California, Riverside

Eric Kunnen (ekunnen@grcc.edu)

Coordinator of Instructional Technologies, Grand Rapids Community College