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Getting Published in Journals Wednesday, September 29, 12:00–1:00pm in Moore
258 ¥ Editors from Language Learning
& Technology, Reading in a Foreign Language, and Language Documentation & Conservation Want to get your articles published in academic
journals? Come join the editorial staff of Language Learning
& Technology (LLT), Reading
in a Foreign Language (RFL), and Language
Documentation & Conservation (LDC) at
this special presentation. They will discuss their journals and their own
submission & review process, while also providing strategies and tips for
getting published in refereed journals in general. |
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Double Talk: Translation, Subtitling, and
Multi-Media Approaches for Teaching Philippine Language and Culture Wednesday, October 13, 12:00–1:00pm in Moore
258 ¥ Pia Arboleda Literary texts and films are excellent tools for
teaching language and culture. However, for heritage learners, Tagalog texts
and Filipino films without subtitles are incomprehensible. Thus, there is a
great need for translation and subtitling in order to produce bilingual
materials. But the process of translation itself can be used as a tool to
teaching Philippine language and culture. This presentation will explain the
course design and method of teaching Filipino 435: Translation Theory and
Practice. In this course students are asked to transcibe the original text in
Filipino. This process hones their listening skills. Next, student conduct
research on the historical and cultural background of the film or text they
are translating. The process of translation allows them to apply the translation
theories they have learned and to exercise critical and creative thought in
order to produce an accurate and effective translation. The presentation includes samples of bilingual
materials like film clips, song adaptations, and digital storybooks and how
they are used in the classroom. |
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The Big Picture Thursday, November 4, 1:30–2:30pm in Moore
258 ¥ panel presentation (see below)
As audiovisual media continue their assault on the
domain of print, YouTube has become the #2 search engine on
the World Wide Web, posing new challenges for the dissemination of
scholarship. This session outlines a strategy for academic departments and
research units in LLL to meet the challenges of this brave new reality.
Learn how the NFLRC and the UH Confucius Institute have shifted
publication of their videos to free media distribution services such as
ScholarSpace and Vimeo while placing shorter videos, including promotional
spots, in a YouTube channel that can potentially serve as a
"tasting room" for video from a variety of LLL units. panel:
Deborah Masterson, publications
specialist, NFLRC Stephen Tschudi, specialist in
technology for language education, LLC Cyndy Ning, associate director,
Center for Chinese Studies Eric Gustafson, independent
media producer, Ibis Enterprises Clayton Chee, media specialist,
LLC Beth
Tillinghast, librarian, desktop network services, UHM |
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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,
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#1 Using WordPress to Build Class Websites (register) Friday, August 27, 2:30–4:30pm in Moore
155B ¥ Jim Yoshioka [workshop repeated as #4 on Thursday, September 16,
1:30-3:30] WordPress is an open-source, easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS), which 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. |
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#2 Photoshop Workshop (register) Friday, September 3, 2:30–3:30pm in Moore 155B
¥ Tobias Bloyd Photoshop is the industry-standard image-editing
software. In this entry-level workshop, participants will be introduced to
various basic skills: opening image files, basic photo-adjustment techniques,
enhancing and repair techniques, size adjustments, and saving images. Learn
the differences between common file types, how to utilize a histogram, the
meaning and purpose of layers, and how to edit and save your work with the
image destination in mind. |
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#3 Tools for the Paperless Classroom (register) Friday, September 10, 2:30–3:30pm in Moore
155B ¥ Richard Medina & Jim Yoshioka Recent changes to campus duplication services have triggered a revisitation by faculty and staff about ways to reduce our dependency on paper resources for distribution of course information. (Environmental consciousness is also cause for revisiting solutions!) In this workshop Richard and Jim will demonstrate multiple tools and strategies for distributing digital information. Topics will cover the digitization process for existing paper resources (e.g. document scanning), producing new digital resources, and various distribution channels and include such software as EPSONScan, Adobe Acrobat, Google Docs, JotForm, and Laulima. Most of the tools discussed are free. |
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#4 Using WordPress to Build Class Websites (register) Thursday, September 16, 1:30–3:30pm in Moore
155B ¥ Jim Yoshioka [repeat of workshop #1] |
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#5 Google Apps 1 (register) Friday, September 17, 2:30–3:30pm in Moore 155B
¥ Tobias Bloyd This workshop will go over the confusing array of free applications Google provides. Participants will learn the main points of differentiation amongst Google Applications and be presented various examples of how different applications can be used to complement teaching efforts. This workshop is primarily demonstrative, and will feature a long Q&A session, but participants will also be assisted in setting up a Google account if they do not already have one. |
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#6 Google Apps 2 (register) Friday, September 24, 2:30–3:30pm in Moore
155B ¥ Tobias Bloyd This workshop is intended for those who already use Google applications, or for those who plan to, and who have a specific implementation goal in mind. Prior to this workshop, participants should email Tobias and let him know what, specifically, they wish to learn. The workshop will feature short demos and explanations based on the participant questions, and then we will move on to one-on-one help as participants work within their individual accounts. |
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#7 Weighted Grading Using the Grading Tool in Laulima (register) Friday, October 8, 3:00-4:00pm in Moore 155B ¥
Stephen Tschudi Laulima, the campus-wide course management system, can
be challengingly complex. Luckily, you can use as much or as little of it as
you want. The grading system is a good place to start. Laulima's grading
system offers the advantages of calculating grades weighted by category in
real time and making grades and comments visible instantly to students, if
desired. Come learn how to design and activate grading for your own courses
and experience the freedom of mobile recordkeeping. This session is suitable
for beginners in Laulima and will target only use of the grading tool. |
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#8 Wikipedia 1 (register) Friday, October 22, 2:30-3:30pm in Moore 155B ¥
Tobias Bloyd The first in a two-part workshop will introduce
Wikipedia and its philosophy and outline the basics of how it works. You will
learn the purpose of Wikipedia user accounts and whether or not you need one.
You will also learn about editing limitations – what can and cannot be
edited and by whom. Lastly, participants will be introduced to the basic
editing process for unlocked articles. |
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#9 Interactive Tag Clouds: A Tool for Supporting New
Possibilities for Dialog in Online Language Learning (register) Friday, October 29, 2:30-3:30pm in Moore 155B ¥
Richard Medina In this workshop Richard will introduce and demonstrate a new online tool in development at the Language Learning Center for working with words and meanings. Beginning with a tag cloud (a visualization of a weighted list) as learning material, the tool allows students to re-visualize the tag cloud words by dragging them into new potentially relevant groupings. The ability to drag words on the screen enables students to explore and share multidimensional perspectives underlying cultural and situational meanings attached to words. Learning activities can be organized around the tag cloud tool. Richard will present the tool and provide a walkthrough of how interactive tag clouds can be linked to word association tasks and used to seed student discussions about word relationships. |
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#10 Wikipedia 2 (register) Friday, November 5, 2:30-3:30pm in Moore 155B ¥
Tobias Bloyd This second workshop in the Wikipedia series is for those wishing to become power users. In this workshop, participants will learn how to heavily-edit or even create their own Wikipedia entries. We will go over the basic style guide and expectations of an article and discuss the appropriate format of an article as well as the syntax of Wikipedia's markup language. |
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#11 WAU Version 2: Introducing the New Web Audio
Utility (register) Friday, November 12, 1:30-2:30pm in Moore 155B ¥
Richard Medina The Language Learning Center will be releasing a new version of the Web Audio Utility in the Spring 2011 semester. In this workshop Richard will introduce the site and will demonstrate its new features. We encourage all faculty who are familiar with the current WAU to attend. This workshop is also open to those who are interested or want to begin using WAU in their courses. The workshop will be offered twice. |
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#12 WAU Version 2: Introducing the New Web Audio
Utility (register) Friday, November 19, 2:30-3:30pm in Moore 155B ¥
Richard Medina [Repeat of workshop #11] |
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Teacher Portfolio & Preparation Series Jim Yoshioka & Priscilla Faucette For over 10 years, the TiPPS workshop has been offered
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. CanÕt wait for the workshop and need teacher portfolio/job hunt tips right now? Check out the TiPPS website for help and resources! |
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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 donÕt 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. |
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