Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Friday, November 09, 2001

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=892

Computer-Based Technologies in Foreign Language Education
by Scott Windham

I taught German language courses as a teaching fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) from 1995 to 2000, a period of tremendous change in computer technology there. When I arrived, computer labs were small and Internet use was limited; five years later, first-year students were required to have laptops, many departments had begun distance learning initiatives, and Internet use had become commonplace. By turning those activities that were difficult or impossible a few years ago into everyday occurrences, this growth has had a dramatic impact on the way our German language courses are taught....

 



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