Workshops Spring 2008
Setting up Blackboard Site for Your Language Class
Enhance your teaching by providing useful blackboard functions
• General Introduction to the layout of Blackboard
• How to navigate in your site
• How to manage your class content
• How to set up Gradebook
• How to use SafeAssign to detect plagiarism in essays
• Hands on practice on customizing your course site
• Examples of languages-specific applications used in Blackboard
• Once set-up, you can reuse this set up as a template for following semesters
No previous knowledge required. This workshop will be hands on experience for beginners. We will provide assistance for individual participants.
• To prepare for the seminar, please request a Blackboard site for your summer or fall class from the below link:
| When | Session 1: Tuesday, April 15th 2:00-3:00 |
| Session 2: Wednesday, April 16th 12:00-1:00 | |
| Where | Grant Hall 304-Computer Lab |
| Get ready for fall semester early! |
Using Audio Materials in Language Teaching
Enhance your teaching by providing students with additional opportunities to
• Develop listening skills: create audio-based activities (podcasts), embed youtube clips as prompts for discussion boards
• Improve speaking skills: set up audioblogs, student podcast projects, voice presentations; set up oral exams (Audacity, Wimba, Voicethreads)
No previous knowledge required. This workshop will be hands on experience for beginners. We will provide assistance for individual participants.
| When | Session 1: Tuesday, February 5th 2:00-3:00 |
| Session 2: Wednesday, February 6th 12:00-1:00 | |
| Where | Grant Hall 304-Computer Lab |