Hybrid Courses in High Definition: Enhancing practices through technological tools (Cursos semipresenciales en alta definición: Mejoramiento de prácticas pedagógicas a travésde herramientas tecnológicas)

LAURA MARINA COLOMBO; FELIZ BURGOS; MARIA COYNE; NATALIA CURTO GARCIA NIETO

Baltimore, Maryland

Conferencia; Maryland Forign Language Association 2009 Spring Conference: Languages in High Definition (Conferencia de la Asociació de Lenguas Extranjeras de Maryland: Idiomas en alta definición); 2009

Maryland Foreign Languages Asociation

  This session will present how to match educational goals with technological tools such as wikis, online chats, discussion boards, and voice recordings. Presenters will provide examples of how to maximize the use and effectiveness of different tools in the foreign language classroom to: (1) envision new pedagogical objectives possible through the use of technology, and (2) enhance learner´s autonomy while minimizing class and teacher time. Presented in English with examples in English and Spanish.