This presentation is for
Special LEARN Workshop
Theme: Training and Empowering the Adult Learner and Language Professional: Methodology, Technology, and Resources
Monday, 24 September – Thursday, 27 September, 2012 - The University of Texas at Austin
Description:
You no longer need a software engineer’s skills to create your own interactive eBook or an online course complete with content, quizzes, and media. With a little technological savvy, the right tools, and time, the average language professional can create interactive web resources ready to use in the classroom (live or online) and to share with language instructors and students around the world. This presentation will highlight two recently adopted tools that have made creating and distributing language resources even easier. First, we will examine the creation of a 100% online “Russian through Film” course using the e-learning authoring tool, Softchalk. Thanks to its flexible design, ability to embed media, and create quizzes and activities offered by Softchalk, language students can use it for self study or be guided by instructors as part of their formal course material. Second, we will explore the creation of an interactive Persian eBook, based on the ancient Shahnameh epic, using iBooks Author, a Mac product that allows you to easily create interactive content and publish as an eBook. The we will take a look at Storyline, the new elearning authoring tool that gives incredible flexibility and customization to create, interact, and publish. Finally, we will review the challenges and benefits of each platform and discuss possibilities for adaptation of various content types into these technological contexts.
NO PROGRAMMING NECESSARY: Tools for creating and sharing online language resources
1. # NO PROGRAMMING NECESSARY #
Tools for creating and sharing
online language resources
Evan Rubin
Director of Instructional Design and Technology
Language Acquisition Resource Center
San Diego State University
erubin@projects.sdsu.edu
Twitter: @LARC_SDSU READY
5. CONTENT CREATION TODAY
And of course…
• Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
• Culture
• Authentic Material
• Differentiated Instruction
• Testing and Assessment
6. CONTENT CREATION TODAY
How?
Differentiated Testing and
Instruction Assessment
Audio
Video Games
Animation Interactions
Reading,
Culture
Writing,
Authentic
Speaking,
Material
Listening
Images
7. E-LEARNING AUTHORING TOOLS
Common Capabilities
Text, Audio, Video
Activities and quizzes
Publish and Share
Free Trials
iBooks Author
8. SOFTCHALK
http://softchalk.com/
Highlights
SoftChalk Cloud – Share
Simple Interface
Quizzes and Activities
Interactive Text
Embed Multimedia
Embed to LMS - Track
Built in accessibility
Supports many languages
Webinar Training
Negative
Limited customizability
9. iBOOK AUTHOR
www.apple.com/ibooks-author/
Highlights
Intuitive MAC Functionality
Drag and Drop
FREE
Activities and Quizzes
Embed Multimedia
Templates
Built in accessibility
Supports many languages
Publish to the iBook Store
Negative
iPad / Lion Only
No LMS integration
10. STORYLINE
http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-overview.php
Highlights
Slide Templates
Characters / Expressions
Triggers, Layers, States
Activities and Quizzes
Screen Recording
HTML5, Flash, Mobile Devices
Insert into LMS - Track
Right-to-Left Languages
Translation Support
Articulate Community
Negative
Time consuming
18. SOFTCHALK
Russian Through Film
https://www.softchalkcloud.com/lesson/yoac1OPhDFZXSK
View on your
mobile device
Scan the QR code
URL
https://www.softchalkcloud.com
https://www.softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/yoac1OPhDFZXSK/html
32. STORYLINE
Publish
Publish in
Different formats
33. STORYLINE
Language Learning Examples
http://larc.sdsu.edu/persianconversation/telephone-SL/story.html http://richtercg.com/larc/pashtu-dialogue1/story.html
Persian Telephone Pashtu Dialogue
Conversation
View on your mobile device
Scan the QR code
34. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
OER
http://coerll.utexas.edu http://www.merlot.org http://gloss.dliflc.edu
http://small.sdsu.edu/ http://loro.open.ac.uk/
http://coerll.utexas.edu
35. THE END
Sign up
Evan Rubin
Director of Instructional Design and Technology
Language Acquisition Resource Center
San Diego State University
erubin@projects.sdsu.edu
Twitter: @LARC_SDSU