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     works for the technology-using teacher

  The Effect of Technology on SLA (and vice versa). 2008, April 4. A paper presented at the Academic Session of the CALL-IS, TESOL, NYC, April 2-5, 2008. [Audio-video slides, viewable without download].

   Trends in Digital Media 2007. 2008. TESL-EJ, 11(4). Based on a paper presented at the Academic Session of the VDM-IS, March 23, 2007. TESOL Seattle, March 21-24, 2007, and revised for the WiAOC in 2007. [A recording of the WiAOC presentation is available at Learning Times, and a wiki with links to all sites discussed is continuously updated].

CALL IS Electronic Village Online Communities: Colloquium. 2007, March 21. A colloquium organized for the CALL-IS, TESOL Seattle, March 21-24, 2007. [Wiki with links to all presentations; Web cast and chat log at WebheadsinAction.org.]

Communities of practice for pre- and in-service teacher education. 2006. In P. Hubbard & M. Levy, eds., Teacher Education in CALL, pp. 301-315. John Benjamins.  [References and Resources for Building Online Communities of Practice, a Web page to accompany the chapter, is updated frequently.

Video Online with Mike Marzio. 2006, May. Teaching English with Technology, 6(2). [Online journal of the IATELF Poland Computer SIG. The slideshow for this presentation with Mike Marzio was recorded at the Webheads in Action Online Convergence, November 20, 2005. The References for the original paper, presented at TESOL 2005 in San Antonio, TX, are also available, and are frequently updated with new resources. See also the EVO Video archive.]

Oral and Writing Skills Online references to accompany a presentation for Tips & Tricks EVO session, February 17, 2006.

Incorporating Live Action Into the CALL Lab. 2005. IALLTJ 37(2), pp. 49-67. [Paper only; write to me for the unedited electronic version.]

Research Agenda for the 21st  Century (slide show).  2004, September. A presentation/discussion with Dafne González's graduate students at Univeridad Simón Bolivár. Includes screen shots of students' comments from the voice/whiteboard discussion in Alado.

Tools and Techniques for Teaching Writing Online. 2004, November 20. Presentation for the Australian Adult Learning Conference. Discusses Web projects, wikis, discussion forums, self-evaluation rubrics, and online communities for support.

Tools for Online Collaboration. [soon to be online again] Paper with Buthaina Al Othman for the Reading Matrix Online Conference, Sept. 25-26.

Video Online. 2004, Winter. Essential Teacher, 1(5): 32-35. [Paper only; see Video Online above, for a longer version with illustrations. Describes readily available resources for teaching using video on the Internet. 

Hanson-Smith, E., and Bauer-Ramazani, C. 2004. Professional development: The Electronic Village Online of the TESOL CALL Interest Section. TESL-EJ, 8(2) [Online journal]. Available at http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/ej30/int.html. Describes the EVO history and sessions offered in 2004.

Quicksteps -- Tools, resources, and tips on using technology. Check out two new pages on Embedding Media in Webpages and Overcoming Problems in Creating Online Communities.

Communities of Practice [soon to be online again]. 2004. A paper delivered at the Linguistics_TESL Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, March 26, 2004. This slide show version details some of the reasons for using CoPs, and provides references and addresses of groups the author has worked with. (See also the link to moderated groups below.)

Technology for Language Learning: For Better or Worse [soon to be online again]. 2003. A Paper presented at the English Education Conference, Seoul, South Korea, November 2003. This slideshow version details some of the opportunities and potential problems in using technology.

Reading Electronically: Challenges and Responses to the Reading Puzzle in Technologically-Enhanced Environments. A paper presented at TESOL 2003, and published in The Reading Matrix, 3(3), November 2003. Details the differences between reading a paper text and reading in the various electronic media; categorizes types of media and their difficulties; reports results of a poll taken with members of the Reading Online mini-course.

Inserting Callouts in MSWord for Mac. Part of a mini-workshop at CATESOL Ontario, 2001. Describes how multimedia features in MsWord can be used to comment on student papers in ways that grab attention.

Multimedia Projects for EFL/ESL Students. An edited version of this paper was originally published in 1997 in the CAELL Journal, 7(4): 3-12. Describes work with students from over a dozen different language groups in a technology-based summer workshop. [Illustrations are not available.]

	CALL Environments: Research, Practice, and Critical Issues, 2nd edition. Joy Egbert and Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, Editors Now newly updated, this classic for TESOL courses is packed with articles by new authors, and additional exercises and activities after each chapter. This volume demonstrates how a theoretical framework based on ESL and SLA research, as well as the new National Education Technology Standards, can be applied in typical CALL environments, whether for one computer or many. This second edition highlights new tools, discusses new research, and proposes new practical applications. Chapters cover topics in visual literacy, critical thinking, creativity, and extensive content- and project-based learning. Includes research and discussion activities for TESOL theory and practice, and an essential list of online resources.
	Language Learning through Technology Elizabeth Hanson-Smith and Sarah Rilling, Editors While posing important questions about how learning proceeds with new technologies, this volume demonstrates how teachers captivate the imagination of learners, from schoolchildren to postgraduates, by providing real-world purposes for language. The authors are from educational institutions in many regions of the world, and describe technology use from the lowest levels, such as word processing and scanning, to high-end multimedia and interactive communications through voice and video on the Internet.
	Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, Editor This volume presents case studies in which teachers have adapted and pioneered teaching innovations ranging from simple additions to traditional classroom teaching to radical alternatives that change the nature of language learning and teaching. Topics include: Building a Computer Learning Center; Organizing the Curriculum, Engaging Students, and Training Teachers.
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