Learning Spanish

Here is a Spanish file.

Wikis

I'm just experimenting here

I really like wikis for certain things such as planning a project or a class, but I really don't trust using them for getting information because anyone can go in and change them around. I really would be dubious about looking up anything to do with a politician, for example, because the politician's opponents could just go in and put in false or incorrect information. Even in a work situation, a jealous coworker could amend the contribution of a colleague that he/she wants to undermine. Wikis are wonderful in an idealized trusting world--a true intellectual community.

Posting Photos

This is a picture of one of my favorite places on earth. It is a little village in the Philippines on the island of Luzon. I have been there several times with my family.

Technology in the Language Lab

Technology has seriously changed the role of the language lab. It used to be a place where people would go and listen to cassette tapes of canned dialogues when I was in college. It was the only source for this audio material. Nowadays, the cost of a CD is negligable and most language textbooks come with the language CD included. Other textbook companies don't even have it on CD's anymore. Instead the audio content is available on their web site. It used to be the only place where students could have access to voice recording equipment, but almost any camera or phone or iPod has that now too. So, everything is becoming more and more decentralized in terms of technology and content. The language lab is now a place where students come to gain exposure to the sounds of their target language and get assistance in how to use the technology to do so. We also provide assistance to the faculty who either haven't learned the technology or don't have the time to put it into practice. We help students put together video montages for their comp presentations. Find TV content that is relevant to what the professor is teaching in his/her class, and many other services.

jan15

Todayy is MlK day

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New Semester

It's a new semester. I am really looking forward to expanding the use of the language lab