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Conference Schedule
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 (Bring your own laptop day!)
7:30 – 8:45Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 11:30Technology Keynote – Elizabeth Hanlis
11:30 – 12:30Lunch - Cafeteria
12:30 – 1:00SIG Meetings
1:15 – 4:00Hands-On Technology Sessions
Participants choose one or two technologies to focus on
1:00 – 5:00Displays and Wellness Corner
4:00 – 6:00Wine & Cheese
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 (Laptops welcomed, but not required)
8:00 – 9:15 Registration, Hot buffet breakfast (The Bow)
8:00 – 3:00Displays and Wellness Corner
9:15 – 10:15Session 1
10:30 – 11:30Session 2
11:30 – 1:00Sit-down lunch and AGM (The Bow)
1:15 – 2:15Session 3
2:30 – 3:30Session 4
Conference Keynote
FRIDAY, October 29
8:45 - 11:30
Are you prepared to teach your “Net Generation” learners?
Elizabeth Hanlis
You have heard the terms Wikis, Blogs, Moodle, Webconferencing, Animation and Smartboards from your students … it’s time to discuss what they really mean and how they can easily be used in the classroom to enhance second language learning. This session will cover the following items:
- Demonstrate the importance of using technology in the second language classroom to address the learning needs of your “Net Generation” students, who have spent their entire lives surrounded by technology
- Define and illustrate selective learning technologies to ensure that you speak the same language with your students. The following technologies will be covered in detail: Wikis, Blogs, Moodle, Webconferencing, Animation and Smartboards
- Provide research that supports the use of these technologies for teaching and learning purposes
- Most importantly, the session will provide easy, useful, and practical tips and strategies on how to integrate these technologies in your classroom, to supplement and enhance second language learning
Presenter Biography
Elizabeth Hanlis has almost 17 years of experience in the field of education, training, e-learning, and project management. Her formal education includes a Bachelors degree in Education and a Masters in Instructional Technology.
Ms. Hanlis’ has taught Greek as a second language in Canada for 4 years, and English as a second language in Greece for 2 years. While teaching in Greece, she was appointed Director of Learning of a Second Language School that was a leader in technology integration.
Since the onset of her graduate studies in 1999, Ms. Hanlis has become skilled at designing and delivering instruction for professional development and training, with a focus on technology, She has worked in both the public and private sector, in a variety of local and international contexts, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Uganda, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and the United States. Her involvement in most projects spans across all phases of the training cycle including: analysis, needs assessment, design and development, delivery, evaluation, and project management.
As an e-learning specialist at the University of Alberta for 5 years, Ms. Hanlis developed expertise in faculty development, blended learning, international capacity building via learning and communication technologies, and continuing medical education. In 2007 she started her own consulting company in e-learning and instructional design entitled eHanlis Inc.
Elizabeth Hanlis is the author of 9 publications, has presented at 19 conferences, and has delivered over 55 workshops to professionals.
Hands-On Technology Sessions
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
1:15 – 4:00
Five technology leads will offer a number of hands-on technology sessions. These sessions are designed to provide differentiated learning experiences so participants can proceed at their own pace with guidance and tips from a technology lead. Our goal is that all participants will leave with a lesson or series of activities designed for their class that aligns with their program of study.
Participants can remain in one session all afternoon or switch sessions at the break.
*All participants will be required to supply their own laptop and power cord.
Elizabeth Hanlis / Patrick Thibaudeau / Donna Griffin /Les Sereda / Evelaine Goggin / Annie Drapeau
1:15 – 2:30 / Blogs / Moodle / Videoconferencing / Beginner
SMART Board / Advanced SMART Board
2:45 – 4:00 / Wikis / Simple Tools for Communication
HANDS-ON SESSIONSwith Elizabeth Hanlis
Creating a Blog for your Second Language Classroom
Come see how easy it is to create your own blog in 15 minutes and experience the unlimited possibilities for teaching. Blogs can be used for summarizing and reflecting on readings, personal reactions, e-portfolios, journaling, posting course materials, and so much more. During this session you will be guided to create your own blog and a customized activity for your classroom. You will leave with a blog for your classroom, some great teaching activities, and a getting started guide for you and your students.
*Laptops are strongly encouraged.
Creating a Wiki for your Second Language Classroom
Both students and teachers can use wikis to collaboratively develop a story or newsletter, find and correct errors in a document, organize an event, or share resources and websites. Come see how collaborative work is made easier using a Wiki, which tracks changes. During this session you will be guided to create your own wiki for your students or colleagues using a free and easy to use tool. You will leave this session with a completed wiki, some great ideas to use in the classroom, and tips sheets.
*Laptops are strongly encouraged.Please have a Google account created (and remember your username and password).
HANDS-ON SESSION with Patrick Thibaudeau
How to Moodle, a hands-on experience.
In this session, I will be showing you hands on, how to use the basic features in Moodle, but, most importantly, the plug ins developed by my team at Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) and shared with the global Moodle Community:
- Language courses are essential at CSJ. We have therefore developed an online language lab that works within Moodle. It includes :
- The ability for students to record themselves online; no need for software.
- Send voice mails
- Backup all recordings in the MP3 format allowing the teacher to listen to the assignments on their iPods or other MP3 device.
- The creation of oral forums
- Integration with the Moodle Grade book.
- A pop up dictionary allowing students to double click on any word within a Moodle resource and get the definition.
- The Tab display resource, which is being used worldwide, in combination with the course menu module to enhance the user experience and course structure, leaning away from the default linear Moodle course.
- Moodle filters and how to properly use them.
*Bring your laptops. You will be doing the work! I will have a full version of Moodle(v1.9.9) including plug ins,readyto share with you.
Presenter Biography
Patrick Thibaudeau has been the IT Team Lead at Campus Saint-Jean for the past 14 years. Always keeping an open mind and an open approach to IT, Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) has quickly become a leader in distance education at the University of Alberta.
Although Patrick had previously developed an in house Learning Management System (LMS) with a colleague, in October of 2005, he discovered Moodle and never looked back. The flexibility and stability Moodle brought was unheard of at the time. Today, all 240 courses at Campus Saint-Jean have a Moodle presence. Campus Saint-Jean is the only Faculty at the University of Alberta to have all courses within a LMS. This also means that every staff member is now using Moodle.
In 2008, he started developing with Moodle, adding features that CSJ needed. Patrick has since become an official Moodle developer and in April 2010, he and his team won the IT Innovation award at the University of Alberta.
Patrick has presented at many conferences worldwide. He is a member of the organizing committee for the 2011 Moodle Moot Canada conference. Patrick has also implemented Moodle for all 7 French school boards in Alberta and is working with Strathcona High on implementing their new Moodle based language lab.
HANDS-ON SESSIONS with Donna Griffin / Les Sereda
VC - Discover, Connect, Engage
Videoconferencing makes it possible to create connections, engage students with real-world communications, and discover new ideas and information. We will provide a demonstration of how to set up a videoconference, how to find videoconferencing projects, and also allow time for questions and troubleshooting.
Simple Tools for Communication
Visual, auditory, and animation tools allow students to create and communicate - essential to the second language classroom. There are myriad free tools available, some of which will be featured in this session. Participants will be shown how to create digital audio files, animations, and simple movies.
Tools: Voicethread, Aviary, Audacity, Animoto, xTraNormal, FluxTime, SWiSH, PhotoStory, MovieMaker, Pivot Stickfigure Animator, Edmodo, Skype
Presenter Biographies
Les Sereda is a Media Specialist with Elk Island Public Schools. Over the last ten years Les has worked with schools in the area of educational technology. He has played a key role in the development and roll out of videoconferencing in the jurisdiction.
Donna Griffin is a technology consultant for Elk Island Public Schools. She has 20+ years of experience in classrooms, school libraries, and administration.
HANDS-ON SESSION with Evelaine Goggin
Beginner SMART Board
This session is intended for those new to SMART Boards andNotebook 10 who want to learn the basics of using the technology andexplore different ways that this tool can be used to engage and teachstudents. Develop a comfort level around basic uses of the SMART Board and learn how to work with objects to create your own interactive activities.Lesson exemplars, tutorials and teacher resources will be shared.
*Please come with a laptop with Notebook 10 software installed. Free downloads are available from SMART using a serial code from a SMART Board in your school. The download takes some time so it will need to be preloaded. Check with your district for more information on accessing Notebook software.
Presenter Biography
Evelaine Gogginis an Educational Technology Consultant with Edmonton Public Schools. She has experience teaching French Immersion and FSL.
HANDS-ON SESSION with Annie Drapeau
Advanced SMART Board
We all know that visual information is very important in second language acquisition. New technologies in the classroom such as SMART Boards allow us to capitalize on this element. This session is intended for teachers who are comfortable using a SMART Board / Notebook 10 and would like to design some more sophisticated lessons. Come learn some new ideas and apply them to your curriculum.
*Please come with a laptop with Notebook 10 software preloaded. Free downloads are available from SMART using a serial code from a SMART Board in your school. The download takes some time so it will need to be preloaded. Check with your district for more information on accessing Notebook software.
Presenter Biography
Annie has 20 years of experience in the French Immersion classroom. Her colleagues know her as the ‘go-to’ person when it comes to finding innovative ways to engage students in their learning and using emerging technologies. For three years, she worked at Alberta Learning’s Technologies Branch developing technology projects mainly for the new Social Studies program. Presently she is working with the Réseau provincial d’adaptation scolaire as an assistive technology consultant.
Wine and Cheese
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
4:00 – 6:00
After a rich day of discovery and learning, come socialize with second language colleagues from across Alberta and beyond. Not only will you enjoy cultural entertainment, a cool drink, and a few tasty treats, but you’ll also avoid rush hour traffic. A terrific way to end a fabulous Friday!
Speaker: Joe Morelock
Session Title:Harnessing the power of iPods to engage language learners
Time: 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Target Audience: Language teachers, administrators, technology directors
Language session will be delivered in: English* SESSION SPONSORED BY APPLE
Session description:
See how one school district is using wireless Internet-enabled iPod touch and iPad devices to meet the learning and achievement needs of multimodal, multilingual students. Learn how teachers and students are using small, mobile devices to create conversations and learning communities together. Moving the language practice out of the lab and into their hands empowers this generation's learners to engage and interact with language learning like never before. We will explore achievement data surrounding reading
fluency and math, the learning gains among second language learners, the use of audiobooks to engage and improve readers, and the potential and actual uses of iPod devices in classrooms. Links to online resources will be provided.
Joe Morelock is a former Spanish language teacher & school librarian currently in charge of technology & innovation projects in his district in Canby, Oregon, USA
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Speaker: Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton
Session Title:Leadership through Language Learning: Gandhi's example and inspiration
Time: 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Target Audience: language teachers, grades 7-12 and beyond
Language session will be delivered in: English
Session description:
Be inspired in this session that relates language learning to leadership in personal, community and global contexts. We will track Gandhi’s journey as a learner of 11 different languages, showing how he used his interest in language learning to reach out to others on a larger scale, learning about others’ cultures and situations as he gained fluency and competency. We will talk about how you can incorporate leadership into your own language class. The session will relate to the current AB Ed. curriculum.
You’ll leave with practical classroom activities that you can use with your students.
A Spanish teacher and lifelong language learner, Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton authored the ebook “Want to change the world? Learn another language”.
Speakers: Eckhard Strelau and Feisal Kirumira
Session Title:"Short and sweet" - Short Movies for the German Class
Time: 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Target Audience: teachers of German, all levels
Language session will be delivered in: German
Session description:
Short movies often provide a close, personal and sometimes funny look at people’s everyday life. For their simple structure and conciseness, there is a great opportunity for language activities for learners at various proficiency levels.
This session will feature a collection of recent German short movies and will explore ways these films can motivate students to learn German. Participants of the workshop will experience some of the activities geared to A2 and B1 students. A DVD with nine short movies compiled by the Goethe Institute will be provided.
Feisal Kirumira is a German instructor at Augustana Campus, University of Alberta. He is a member of the Multiplikatorennetzwerk Kanada (Canadian Trainer Network), Goethe Institute, Toronto.
Eckhard Strelau teaches German at Strathcona High School. He is also a memberof the Multiplikatorennetzwerk Kanada (Network of German Teachertrainers), Goethe Institute, Toronto.
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Speaker: Brian Clark
Session Title:Second Language PD opportunities
Time: 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Target Audience: Any interested second language teacher
Language session will be delivered in: English
Session description:
This session will mention a number of scholarship programs available to teachers of second languages, as well as Professional development opportunities available in Spain. Particular information regarding my own experiences through the ministry of education in Spain and the masters program offered by the Universidad de Salamanca will be highlighted.
Brian Clark is a Spanish language and culture teacher with the Calgary Board of Education. He has also taught German with the Deutsche Sonnabendschule in Edmonton.
Speaker: Odile Rollin
Session Title:How to encourage students to speak French outside the classroom?
Time: 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Target Audience: French Teachers
Language session will be delivered in: English
Session description:
At the University of Calgary, the French Department has started a new partnership with the French Centre to encourage first-year students to use French outside the classroom: "a passport of activities". Was the project successful? How did students feel? What activities were expected? A passport of activities has been put in place a few years ago at the High School level for learners of French. What do the activitiesentail? What are the rewards for having their passport stamped? How successful is this project?
Discover various possibilities for using French outside the classroom!
Odile Rollin has been teaching French at the University of Calgary since 1994. She has also taught FSL and FLA in several schools in Calgary.
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Speaker: Valeria Palladino
Session Title:Techno Tools for the Second Language Classroom
Time: 9:15 - 11:30 a.m. (2 hour session)
Target Audience: All SL teachers. Examples will be given for Divisions 2 to
4 in sample languages.
Language session will be delivered in: English
Session description:
Discover exciting online free tools to design tailored and interactiveactivities for your SL classes. We will work with blogs, Google maps, astory telling website and Vokis. Sample lessons and even project ideaswill inspire you to create a range of really neat activities for and with yourstudents, that your students will thank you for. Leave the session with alllinks, handouts and additional ideas to create even more exciting plans foryour classes. All languages and levels will benefit from the ideas shared inthis session.
Valeria Palladino is a second language educator and consultant with apassion for online technologies and pedagogically sound instructionaldesign.
Speakers: Laurie Faber and Roxanne Wiebenga