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	D E M O S & D I S C U S S I O N S open to the public - no registration required
		Developing Language Learners' HAISCM: Hope, Agency, Imagined Selves and Communities Motivation Tuesday, September 1, 12:00-1:15pm in MH 155A •Tim Murphey (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) To what degree do our methods provide productive pathways and confidence to aid our language learners? Tim Murphey returns, this time to discuss the importance of fostering language learners' hope, agency, imagined selves, and communities motivation and ways to do so. Note: Dr. Murphey has done six previous videos for the NFLRC, and this presentation will be videotaped for the production of another in the series. Your participation is welcome with the understanding that you will sign a consent form for the use of the video for educational purposes. Please do not come late or leave early as it will interrupt the recording.
		Teaching Intermediate & Advanced Japanese Online: Implementing Instructional Design Thursday, December 3, 12:00-12:50pm in MH 258 • Susan Hirate (EALL) & Robert Huey (Center for Japanese Studies) JPN 315, Third-Year Japanese Aural Comprehension, and JPN 425, Japanese Translation, are now offered as regular courses in a 100% online format. Although the courses have been carefully planned and built over several semesters, Fall 2009 marks the first time that professor Bob Huey and instructor Susan Hirate have taught full courses online. Come and hear their tales of this new adventure and learn about the strategies they have acquired for making online courses into effective learning environments.
	T E A C H I N G & T E C H N O L O G Y W O R K S H O P S free and open to LLL faculty, staff, and grad students
		#1 Using Excel for Grade Sheets (register) Thursday, August 27, 1:30–2:30pm in MH 155B • Jim Yoshioka (NFLRC) This workshop provides a basic introduction to using Excel to create grade sheets. Record and monitor your students' progress throughout the semester, calculate final grades, and more!
		#2 Introduction to Laulima (register) Thursday, September 3, 1:30-3:00pm in MH 155B • ITS Academic Technology staff Laulima is a set of handy web based tools for learning, instruction, and collaboration, based on the open source Sakai collaborative learning environment. In this workshop, you will get an overview of Laulima and learn about the basic tools that can help you start a course (how to communicate with students, send and receive materials, and tell them how they did). Note: Workshop intended for faculty and current TAs.
		#3 Dynamic Web-Based Presentations with Prezi (register) Friday, September 4, 2:30-3:30pm in MH 155B • Matthew Buscemi (LLC) In this presentation, Matt will introduce you to Prezi, the zooming, online presentation editor. Prezi is a modern alternative to PowerPoint for creating presentations for classrooms and workshops. Matt will take you through the basics of creating presentations using Prezi's easy-to-use editing tools and possibilities for integrating them into the classroom setting.
		#4 Google Docs and Google Forms: Info Sharing for Language Teaching & Learning (register) Thursday, September 10, 3:00-4:30pm in MH 155B • Stephen Tschudi (NFLRC) With the advent of Web 2.0, online interaction has become part of daily life. By harnessing the power of Google Docs and Google Forms, you can open up time outside of class for collaborative work on documents (wikis) by students or the gathering of data as a springboard to classroom activities. In this workshop you will learn the basics of creating and sharing Google Docs and online surveys using Google Forms.
		#5 Skype as Language Teaching Tool (register) Friday, September 11, 3:30-4:30pm in MH 155B • Tobias Bloyd (LLC) Skype has revolutionized telecommunications, enabling free computer-to-computer audio and video interaction with text chat. Skype allows conference calling and group chat, opening up many possibilities for online interaction during class labs or as homework. In this workshop you will learn the basics of using Skype and get a chance to view some ideas for language teaching uses of Skype and discuss different possibilities for using Skype in your own teaching.
	W A U !	#6 WAU 101 (register) Thursday, September 17, 3:30-4:00pm in MH 155B • Richard Medina (LLC) Some of you have been using our own Web Audio Utility (WAU) for student voice recordings. Some of you may have never seen it. WAU is a Language Learning Center (LLC) website where instructors can create audio enhanced threads for students to participate in. WAU is a web-based tool and is compatible with Windows and Mac platforms and is available from anywhere in the world at any time. This half-hour workshop will cover the basics of creating and setting up voice forums and using the voice recorder.
	W A U !	#7 Doing More with the Web Audio Utility (register) Thursday, September 24, 3:30-4:30pm in MH 155B • Richard Medina (LLC) In the first half of this one-hour workshop, Richard will demonstrate more advanced features of the Web Audio Utility. Many of you are using WAU to collect student recordings. WAU has the ability to easily use media files such as mp3 audio and videos that you import and post. WAU can provide "karaoke" service for these media clips: in other words, you can have students record their voice simultaneously along with the media that is playing. You can then play back the media and the student's recording together, in sync, or you can play back the student recording independently. This is great for listen-repeat or dialog exercises. This workshop will demonstrate this feature of WAU and offer a few examples of existing tasks. The second half of the workshop will involve you! We are working on the next generation of the Web Audio Utility and we would like your feedback. Whether you are a seasoned pro or a new user, we welcome ideas or suggestions you may have for integrating voice in online language tools such as WAU.
		#8 Ubuntu and Open Source Software (register) Friday, October 2, 2:30-3:30pm in MH 155B • Matthew Buscemi (LLC) One of the newest and most exciting developments in computing is the proliferation of open source software. There are now open source solutions for nearly every activity that one could wish to use on a computer. Also, the usability of such software is increasing every day. Best of all, open source software is completely free for life. In this workshop, Matt will discuss Ubuntu, a completely free and open source operating system, as well as open source software that can run on it. Much of this software is also available for Windows or Mac systems as well. Some Ubuntu applications are also particularly useful for language learning. Come and discover the next wave of computing solutions for educators and learners alike.
		#9 Using WordPress to Build Class Websites (register) Friday, October 30, 3:00-5:00pm in MH 155B • Jim Yoshioka (NFLRC) REPEATED as Workshop #10: Thursday, November 5, 1:30-3:30pm WordPress is an open-source, easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS), which you can be used to create attractive and elegant webpages and blogs – perfect for building websites and online forums for your language classroom. In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of designing webpages in WordPress (and setting up blogs as time permits). You can host your website directly via wordpress.com or for the tech savvy, install and host WordPress on your own server.
		#10 Using WordPress to Build Class Websites (register) Thursday, November 5, 1:30-3:30pm in MH 155B • Jim Yoshioka (NFLRC) [repeat of Workshop #9]
7 - P A R T T i P P S W O R K S H O P
			Teacher Portfolio & Preparation Series Kenton Harsch (ELI) & Jim Yoshioka (NFLRC) Over many years, Kenton and Jim have offered the TiPPS workshop to help future language educators (specifically graduate students in language departments at UHM) prepare for the job market they face upon graduation. In this seven-part workshop, they focus on helping participants develop a teacher portfolio (statement of teaching philosophy, documentation of their teaching) and prepare for their job hunt (tips for conducting job searches, tailoring curriculum vitae, writing effective cover letters, and preparing for interviews). For more information on registration, schedule, expectations, etc., visit the TiPPS website. Can't wait for the workshop and need teacher portfolio/job hunt tips right now? Check out the TiPPS website for help and resources!
T A S S
			Teaching Assistant Survival Society (TASS) Searching for good language activities or strategies for better organizing and running your classroom? Need a place to commiserate with your colleagues about that class you just don't know WHAT to do with? Never fear - TASS is here! The Teaching Assistant Survival Society (TASS) meets once a month during the semester, providing an informal forum where TAs can socialize and share ideas/resources on issues of importance to them. For more information on TASS or the next scheduled session, visit the TASS website.