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Sanako Lounge: Pilot Virtual Language Classroom to Retain LCTL Offerings in the CSU

Sanako Lounge: Pilot Virtual Language Classroom to Retain LCTL Offerings in the CSU. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, Ph.D Gus Leonard California State University, Monterey Bay. There are 23 California State University campuses…. In the beginning…. Armenian Greek Latin Russian Hmong Sanskrit

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Sanako Lounge: Pilot Virtual Language Classroom to Retain LCTL Offerings in the CSU

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  1. Sanako Lounge: Pilot Virtual Language Classroom to Retain LCTL Offerings in the CSU Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, Ph.D Gus Leonard California State University, Monterey Bay

  2. There are 23 California State University campuses… In the beginning…

  3. Armenian Greek Latin Russian Hmong Sanskrit Japanese Filipino Cambodian Gaelic Arabic Hebrew French Portuguese Spanish Mandarin Korean Italian American Sign Language German with more than 20 languages taught throughout the system including…

  4. but minimal resources or cross-campus sharing of content resulting in: • small classes for less commonly taught languages – great for pedagogy, not so good for public education financial models • predictable demise of language programs with low enrollment or lack of instructional support • duplication of content development effort • little opportunity to transfer “best practices” • instructor – learner disconnect (distance)

  5. Foreign language Enrollments in Public Secondary SchoolsFall 2000 Jamie B. Draper & June H. Hicks, ACTFL

  6. Foreign language Enrollments in Public Secondary SchoolsFall 2000 Jamie B. Draper & June H. Hicks, ACTFL

  7. CSU Virtual Language Laboratory (VLL) Project Press Release The California State University and Teleste Educational, Ltd. [now Sanako], have named seven CSU campuses to begin providing a virtual interactive language laboratory for students to access on campus, at home, or at any location. Tandberg Educational Inc., Teleste's American distributor and sales partner, will direct the implementation of the hardware and software technological infrastructure at the campuses. - CSU Public Affairs Office, 12 Sep 2000

  8. VLL Project • The project started in 2000 • 7 CSU Campuses • Japanese: Chico, Long Beach, Monterey Bay, San Diego • French: Sacramento, LA, Dominguez Hills • Business Partner • Sanako Corp. • Tandberg Educational

  9. VLL Project: Outcomes • To link CSU campuses through the VLL in order to offer language courses to campuses which individually can not support those courses • Pool instructional resources • Increase enrollment at local campuses • Enhance course diversity • Strengthen language programs • Create curricula expansion opportunity for major and minor • To simulate the function of a language classroom over distance using the Internet • Address the issue of developing oral competency • Seek a self-sustaining model

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  11. Critical factors for current project • Technical support • Lab Staff • Business partner • IT support/Server • Technical skills • Faculty • Students • Access to Hardware/Support/Network • HP Mobility Grant

  12. Dean’s meeting • Develop an infrastructure for VLL courses among CSU campuses • How to offer courses collaboratively • Enrollment • FTE issue • Expansion of program offerings--Campus ‘sign-on’ • Means for making strategic decisions • When and how to publish courses • Challenges • Territorialism • Encouragement from top--FTE pressures on faculty • Support for IT staff at Enterprise and AT levels • Mentor/Tutor/Facilitator support at local level • Marketing • Target implementation Fall 2005

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