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Monday, April 9, 2012

Register Now: Reinventing Language Learning with VoiceThread

The VoiceThread College Innovator Webinar Series,
hosted by Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Are you curious about how to use VoiceThread in your foreign language or ESL classes? 
Or are you looking for some new ideas?  Get together with your colleagues
and join us for an hour of sharing on April 20th!
This webinar will feature the teaching innovations of:
David Thompson
Associate Professor of Spanish, Luther College
David will show you how he uses VoiceThread for a digital storytelling exercise
in which students narrate a photo story with the imperfect and
preterit tenses in Spanish.
Vicki Curtis
Associate Professor of ESL, Ohlone College
Vicki will demonstrate how she uses VoiceThread to conduct a
virtual writing conference with her beginning writing ESL students and
explain how VoiceThread has played a key role in the development of her
online reading and writing upper intermediate ESL class -- a feat that
many said was "impossible!"
Date/Time:  Friday, April 20th at 12pm PDT/ 3pm EDT

Michelle's April VoiceThread Office Hour -
For one hour a month, Michelle and a VoiceThread team member are "in the office" and available for live questions and discussion about using VoiceThread in education.  Bring all of your questions and comments!
Date/time: Thursday, April 26th at 12pm PDT/ 3pm EDT

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Reinventing Language Learning with VoiceThread


VoiceThread’s College Innovator Spotlight Webinar Series
hosted by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

Have you been curious about how to 
use VoiceThread in your 
foreign language or ESL classes?  
Or are you looking for some new ideas?  
Get together with your colleagues
and join us for an hour 
of sharing on April 20th!

 This webinar will feature 
the teaching innovations of: 

David Thompson
Associate Professor of Spanish, Luther College
 David will show you how he uses VoiceThread for a 
digital storytelling exercise in which students narrate a photo story 
with the imperfect and preterit tenses in Spanish.

Vicki Curtis
Associate Professor of ESL, Ohlone College
Vicki will demonstrate how she uses VoiceThread to conduct
a virtual writing conference with her beginning writing ESL students
and explain how VoiceThread has played a key role in the
development of her online reading and writing
upper intermediate ESL class
-- a feat that many said was "impossible!"

Friday, April 20th
12pm PST/3pm EST
FREE!

Registration will be available in early April.  

To be notified via email that registration is available, 
please add your name to this list:  http://bit.ly/ow0NWp