Schedule

Startalk Seminar: Powering up your Arabic Language Courses with Technology
June 22-26 and July 6-10, 2009
Northern Virginia Community College, Arlington, Virginia

Schedule

Day 1
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome, Introductions and STARTALK logistics (Dr. Franklin)
9:30 -10:15 Activity 1 Flip Camera exercise; Activity 2 TBA (All Instructors)
10:15 – 12:00 Chinese and Arabic Orientation (Dr. Esa and Dr. Chi)
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00 Brain Compatible Teaching and Learning Workshop (Dr. Marjorie Hall Haley)
4-5 Open Lab for Day Two Microteaching

Day 2 STARTALK evaluation visit
9:00-9:30 What we can do in a week- Show and tell Dong and Esa
9:30- 12:00 Brain Compatible Teaching and Learning Wkshp Dr. Hall Haley
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 I Tube, YouTube We All Tube (Dr. Esa and All Groups)
2:30 – 4:00 Flicker, Google Images, Jing (Part 1), Picasa (Dr. Chi and All Groups)
4-5 Open lab: Integrate what you learn (Dr. Franklin, Shigehisa)

Day 3
9:00 – 10:00 Review Day 2 (Dr. Chi)
10:00 – 12:00 Audacity, Voice Thread (Chi/Shigehisa)
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Jing (Part 2)/Aswaat Arabiyya and Al-Hakawati (Dr. Chi/Dr. Esa)
2:30 -4:00 MERLOT Updates, VOICES, etc. (Dr. Franklin and All Groups)
4-5 Open lab: Integrate what you learn/LinguaFolio (Dr. Chi and Dr. Franklin)

Day 4
9:00-10:00 MERLOT continued ;Review Day 3 (Dr. Franklin)
10:00 -12:00 BYKI/ Discipline Specific Session (Dr. Chi/Dr. Esa)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 WordPress Shigehisa
2:30 – 4:00 Putting everything together (Wikispaces and others) (Dr. Chi/Dr. Esa)
4-5 Open lab: Integrate what you learn

Day 5
9:00-11:00 Open Lab: Get ready for your show time (All)
11:00-12:00 Participants’ Showcase (All)
12:00-1:00 Lunch (All)
1:00- 4:00 Participants’ Showcase (All)
4:00 -5:00 Post-survey Wrap up and Certificates (Dr. Franklin)