Session: Asynchronous Online Foreign Language: Meeting the Challenge

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006: 3:45 PM-5:00 PM
Colorado Room (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
E-2: Asynchronous Online Foreign Language: Meeting the Challenge


Detailed Description:	The University System of Georgia’s (USG) eCore® curriculum enables students to complete their first two years of “core” curriculum courses online. Come learn more abut eCore and discover how innovative technologies such as Horizon Wimba, iMod, and Quia helped to develop two intermediate online Spanish courses for eCore.
Presentation Format:	Roundtable
Topic:	Incorporating innovative tools: breakthrough technologies and WebCT
Target Audience:	Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, E-learning Managers
Appropriate Audience Level:	Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
Abstract Text:	The University System of Georgia's (USG) eCore®—short for electronic core curriculum—allows students the opportunity to complete their first two years (the “core” curriculum) of their collegiate careers in an online environment. A particularly challenging task was the development of two intermediate Spanish courses. Through the use of several innovative technologies including Horizon Wimba, iMod's and Quia the USG is now offering these asynchronous online courses.
Session Leader:	Mark Johnson University System of Georgia