|
|
|
|
|
| Salaries |
$31,044
|
(includes course release time and summer stipends) |
| Fringes |
7,945
|
(for the above) |
| Travel |
2,393
|
|
| Supplies |
178
|
|
| Misc. |
107
|
|
| Indirect Costs |
8,333
|
|
| TOTAL |
$50,000
|
The FLTEACH List archives are currently stored on a gopher server at SUNY Cortland where they can be searched by keyword and relevant FLTEACH postings retrieved from any computer with gopher or WWW client software and an Internet connection. To keep the search engine up to date, the archives are indexed by keyword on a daily basis. Because the gopher search interface is quite limited, a WWW interface is planned to allow searching not only by keyword, but by author, date, and subject heading. In addition, a number of special topical listings will be developed to facilitate research into topics of current interest to the profession, e.g. block scheduling, National Standards, proficiency-based curricula, and less commonly taught languages. The archives themselves require editing to improve their usefulness by eliminating a certain number of extraneous postings. Space limitations on the server that is now used will soon make it necessary to move the archives to a new location. It is for this purpose that we are seeking a dedicated desktop server.
2. Biographies of FLTEACH subscribers
FLTEACH subscribers are asked to contribute a brief biographical statement when they first sign up, including information about location, specialization, and research interests. These statements are archived and indexed so that they may be searched by keyword, allowing FL professionals to identify others with particular interests. The interface for searching this archive needs to be improved to allow more specific searching. Access by interests and projects as well as a search mechanism by language will further promote collaboration among subscribers by enabling teachers of same language to identify each other.
4. FL methods course syllabi
A collection of course syllabi for FL teaching methods courses is currently made available to the teachers of such courses to assist them in preparing future teachers by incorporating ideas gleaned from the syllabi of colleagues. This collection will be expanded.
FLTEACH is already the place where many FL teachers new to the expanding role of electronic communication in both professional development and curricular expansion come to find out how to begin taking advantage of new technological tools. FLTEACH seeks to provide a high level of assistance to new users who in fact do not know how to begin looking for the answers to their questions. To consolidate these features, a technical "start-up" page will be built with pointers to information on configuration software for FL use, accessing the WWW and integrating it into classroom lessons, and using e-mail both as a teacher and in student projects.
6. Favorite resource/use page
The current listing of electronic resource links needs constant maintenance, but more importantly, its usefulness will be enhanced by annotating entries with specific suggestions for using the resources in the classroom.
7. Import gopher resource into WWW page
A collection of gopher-based FL resources requires conversion to a WWW format because the Web has far outpaced gopher in accessibility.
The Languages Across the Curriculum Multimedia Development Project is a $ 121,706 grant funded by the State University of New York Office of Educational Technology (OET) and directed by Robert Ponterio (SUNY Cortland) and Virginia Fichera (SUNY Oswego). The aim of the project is to develop WWW-based modules designed to disseminate resources useful for the integration of FL use in other curricular areas and to encourage the presentation of a wider variety of language, topics, and vocabulary in language classes to support LAC. The FLTEACH project offers a natural avenue for dissemination of these efforts--in addition to those supported by the OET grant--both because of the FLTEACH subscribership and because the co-moderators of FLTEACH are participants in the LAC project. The FLTEACH site will contain a link to the LAC modules in order to encourage others to use them and to develop their own resources/modules; on-line feedback about the modules will also be sought.
Fall 97:
develop procedures for student interns
train student intern for List
and WWW support for Fall semester
moderate FLTEACH List
attend conferences: NYSAFLT,
ACTFL-Nashville (grant related but not supported)
Winter 97-98:
WWW site development of pedagogical
materials - call for contributions
moderate FLTEACH List
Spring 98:
train student intern for List and
WWW support for Spring semester
WWW site maintenance
moderate FLTEACH List
Summer 98:
WWW site maintenance & development
moderate FLTEACH List
buy and set up desktop server
(if funding or donation allows)
Fall 98:
train student intern for List and
WWW support for Fall semester
train PDs in use and maintenance
of desktop server
begin porting FLTEACH resources
to desktop server
WWW site maintenance
moderate FLTEACH List
attend conferences: NYSAFLT, ACTFL-Chicago
publicize List and WWW activities
Winter 98-99:
WWW site maintenance & development
moderate FLTEACH List
Spring 99:
train student intern for List and WWW support
for Spring semester
fine-tune operation of desktop server;
begin using it as primary FLTEACH server
develop data-base operations associated
with desktop server
install new WWW resources on desktop
server
WWW site maintenance
moderate FLTEACH List
publicize List and WWW activities
Summer 99:
WWW site development
moderate FLTEACH List
develop enhancements for desktop
server
Fall 99:
train student intern for List and
WWW support for Fall semester
WWW site maintenance
moderate FLTEACH List
attend conferences: NYSAFLT,
ACTFL-Dallas
Winter 99-2000:
WWW site maintenance & development
moderate FLTEACH List
Spring 2000:
train student intern for List and
WWW support for Spring semester
WWW site maintenance
moderate FLTEACH List
survey WWW resource users
prepare final project report