collaborative language learning online
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Presentation on the possibilities of using shared academics as an approach to language learning. Campuses can collaborate to meet the challenges of language teaching and offer more languages.TRANSCRIPT
Intercampus Language Learning• Rebecca Frost Davis, Ph.D.• Program Officer for the Humanities• National Institute for Technology in Liberal
Education• [email protected]
National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education
http://www.nitle.org
Intercampus Language Learning • Lessons Learned from Previous
Experiments – Shared Academics: Sunoikisis– Global Education
• High Definition Videoconferencing• Current Experiments
– Virtual Language Learning Project– Global Cities Program– Shared Academics project
CASE STUDIESShared Academics and Global Education
Shared Academics• Sunoikisis, Virtual Department of
Classical Studies• http://www.sunoikisis.org • Intercampus Team Taught Courses
– Weekly live online sessions using desktop videoconferencing
– Remaining course meetings on individual campuses
• Summer Course Planning Seminars
Program Evaluation• PIs: Susan Frost, Emory University &
Deborah Olsen, Virginia Tech • Model design for how to evaluate this
type of program• Evaluation Report and How to guide
available at: • http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/A
rchives/reports.html
Sunoikisis Evaluation Conclusions• Furthers a core goal of liberal
education• Successful collaboration of
formerly competitive colleges• Unbundling of instructional
components to pool instructional resources
Sunoikisis Lessons Learned• Hybrid model: include asynchronous
interaction• Need for collaboration lead• Models for academic credit
– Sunoikisis: Each campus offers course– CGMA: GIS in Mediterranean
Archaeology• DePauw University, Millsaps College, Rhodes
College, The College of Wooster• Rotating teaching responsibilities and course
offering
Sunoikisis Challenges• Challenges
– Poor student engagement with faculty and students on other campuses
– Need to adapt teaching & learning to virtual classroom
– Technology infrastructure– Inadequate recognition for faculty work
Global EducationSmall Liberal Arts Colleges• Residential, Local• Close Personal
Interaction • Face-to-Face Focus• Traditional study
abroad with complete immersion in another culture
Globally Networked World• Always connected• Access to global
resources & information
• High-speed digital networks
• High-definition video
Pitzer College and global study• Collaborative coursework with South
Africa– Based on study abroad relationships
• Synchronous class sessions• Intercampus collaborative projects
Distance & Time
Challenges• Logistics
– Room scheduling– IT support after hours
• Intercultural understanding– Value of grades
TECHNOLOGY TODAYNew Opportunities
New Strategies• High-Definition Videoconferencing, S
hared Academics and the Liberal Arts College, Eric Jansson, NITLE
• Victor Ferrall, Liberal Arts at the Brink
Experience High Definition Video Conferencing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLQa6qtIK5c
Telepresence EvolutionThen:• $50,000+ stationary
solutions• ISDN/non-standards
network connectivity• Dedicated support model
Now:• Solutions ~$3000 for
mobile unit• IP/Standards-based
for interoperability• Plug and play model
Quality of the ExperienceThen:• Standard definition
(704x480 pixel density) video quality
• High latency• Out of sync audio and
video
Now:• High definition
(1280x720 pixel density) video quality
• Low latency• Life-like audio/video
experience
Virtual Language Learning Project (VLLP)• Consortium for Innovative Environments in
Learning (CIEL)
• Enrich language learning opportunities for students of all its schools;
• Enable faculty to connect expanded virtual and immersive place-based language learning;
• Increase the Consortium’s capacity for aligned technological infrastructure, and the ability to support high definition videoconferencing among all campuses and international field sites.
Shared Academics• American University of Paris• Eugene Lang College• Programs
– Global Cities– Global Communications– Global Literary Studies
• Transatlantic Seminars
Technology Ecosystem• Eric Gordon and David Bogen,
Designing Choreographies for the "New Economy of Attention”– Managing the Backchannel
• Synchronous & Asynchronous• Hybrid Courses
Anya Kamenetz, author of DIY U discusses her ideas with leaders from the NITLE Network.
Strategic Areas for Collaboration• Using digital technologies to expand
opportunities for students via international partnerships, service learning, and study abroad
• Creating more flexible approaches to tenure and promotion aimed at supporting risk-taking and innovation
• Using an evidence-based approach to blended learning and balancing the residential model with use of digital environments
• Creating heightened exchange and connections between institutions to leverage unique strengths within a collective
Finding a Place for Liberal Arts in a Networked World
National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education• The National Institute for Technology in
Liberal Education (NITLE) helps liberal arts colleges and universities integrate inquiry, pedagogy, and technology. With its NITLE Network members, NITLE works to enrich undergraduate education and strengthen the liberal arts tradition. Established in 2001, NITLE is the key organization for liberal arts colleges and universities seeking to engage students in the unique learning experience that liberal education provides and to use technology strategically to advance the liberal-arts mission.
• www.nitle.org