Materials Writers CALL InterSection 2011

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CALL and Materials Writers Interest Sections

Challenges and opportunities in designing new multimedia learning packages

Materials Writers contact:

Lida R. Baker lbaker@ucla.edu

CALL-IS contact:

Dawn Bikowski: bikowski@ohio.edu

Session Abstract:

This intersection will address the challenges and opportunities facing writers of instructional packages that integrate traditional (textbook) and new (computer-based) media. The speakers, all creators of innovative multimedia materials, will demonstrate their work and discuss the pedagogical and technical issues that concern the integration of new and traditional media.

Time	Presenters
2:00-2:05 pm	Introductions—Lida Baker, Materials Writers IS Chair-Elect University of California Los Angeles, USA, lbaker@ucla.edu
2:05-2:25 pm	Randall Davis, Title Abstract Presentation uploaded
2:25-2:45 pm	Jennifer Lebedev Independent Contractor, USA, jenniferlebedev@gmail.com [bio] Using Online Opportunities to Overcome Challenges in Materials Design How has the Internet changed ELT materials design? Who is a materials writer today and how different have learners' expectations become? How difficult is it to find a platform and use online tools to create instructional materials? This presentation will address three sets of challenges and offer specific tools to match each set of needs. Both experienced and emerging writers will gain insight.
2:45-3:05 pm	Maggie Sokolik Title Abstract
3:05-3:25 pm	Sarah Worthington , USA, sarahworthington@hotmail.com Fostering Intercultural Communication in Project-Based Telecollaborative Exchanges The presenter will discuss research and her experiences with project-based telecollaborative exchanges between international partners (e.g., the US, Thailand, Liberia, Germany, Mexico, and Poland). Considerations for setting up, structuring, maintaining, and assessing these projects will be discussed, as will insights about student training for these types of projects.
3:25-3:45 pm	Question and Answer Period