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SITE 2006

SITE 2006. Enriching Online Syllabi for French Courses at the Click of a Mouse Nathan L. Love Western Kentucky University (updated 12-30-11). Engaging Students of French. Centrality of the online syllabus Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments

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SITE 2006

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  1. SITE 2006 Enriching Online Syllabi for French Courses at the Click of a Mouse Nathan L. Love Western Kentucky University (updated 12-30-11)

  2. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

  3. Communicating with Students • Does dynamic online syllabus leads to communication? • Case of French Composition & Grammar

  4. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

  5. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Handouts, PowerPoints, Worksheets, & Links • F102 Elementary French II • F325 Survey I French Literature Although there are separate pages for handouts, PowerPoints, Worksheets and Web links, rather than advising the class to visit one of the separate pages, the relevant documents are linked from within the syllabus.

  6. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

  7. Engaging Students of French • Convergence of … • Presentation, (F102 Elem French II : IPA) • practice, (F202 Intermed Fren II : subjunctive for 2-1-06) • assignments, (F328 Pronunciation : assigned for 9-8-05) • assessments (F426 Fren lit 20thfinal exam) Whether presentation, practice exercise, assignments, quiz or exam, all are brought together at specific junctures on the syllabus. Frequent recourse to the syllabus as a focal point has benefits.

  8. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

  9. Engaging Students of French • Convergence of French … • texts, (F314 Intro Fren Lit: Victor Hugo) • sound, (F328 Pronunciation: poem) • visual elements of culture (F102 Elem French II : rôti de veau)(French literature courses and overview of French literature)

  10. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

  11. Engaging Students of French • Online syllabus as dynamic • Assignments added as we go • Nested help (F420 Composition) & activities w/in assignments (F202 Intermediate Fren II) • Format of approaching exams or quizzes (F426 Lit 20th) • Main syllabus entries for class w/ links to handouts (e.g. DescartesF426) & activities; F331 Business FrenchWorksheet w/ sound • Posting feedback on quizzes; F102 Elem French II (dictée) • Posting grades (F102 Elem French II )

  12. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus extending beyond itself, opening outward

  13. Engaging Students of French • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • PowerPoint w/ video & follow-up questions (F101 Motifs video) • PowerPoint w/ activity & elements of multimedia (F101 Motifs & vocab. of clothing) • Links to Internet (F102 & vêtements) • Quiz in HTML (F202 & Subjonctif) • PowerPoint for Lit course (F325 versification)

  14. Engaging Students of French • Centrality of the online syllabus • Convergence of presentation, practice, assignments, assessments • Convergence of French texts, sound, visual elements of culture • Online syllabus as dynamic • Online syllabus engaging through interactivity • Online syllabus as extending beyond itself, opening outward

  15. Engaging Students of French • Online syllabus as extending beyond itself, opening outward • Interactive exercises on Internet: F102 Elem French II (passé composé ~ imparfait) • Seeing larger corpus of author: F314 Intro Fren Lit(Villon) • French historical sites as extensions of illustrations in readings: F323 Civ & Cult (1st day) • Listening practice: F201 Intermed Fren II w/ the BBC

  16. Communicating with Students • Does dynamic online syllabus leads to communication? • The path of communication within the syllabus is often unilateral, from teacher to student only.

  17. Communicating with Students • Case of French Composition (F420): Grammar and reciprocal communication • Students submit compositions via email & receive feedback via email • Students view work of all; common problems addressed with computer projection in classroom • Students then resubmit

  18. Brainstorming with You & Looking Ahead • More to be done with asynchronous & synchronous communication • Other ideas ?

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