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  GLoCALL 2014 Information

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    Call for Proposals Important Dates Plenary Speakers Conference Venue

    Registration Fees Conference Program Hotels and Tourism Visas

    Pre-Conference Workshops Virtual & Slides Conference Committee Local Committee

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  Call for Proposals

   

  • Eighth Joint Conference of APACALL and PacCALL

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    Bhavan's College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    9-11 October 2014
    

    Call for Proposals
    

    
    GLoCALL 2014 invites proposals for presentations that are related to computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and/or technology-enhanced language learning (TELL). Proposals for ‘Papers’ (30 minutes), ‘Workshops’ (60 minutes), ‘Symposia’ (60 minutes), ‘Posters’ and 'Virtual Presentations' should be submitted here by 30 April 2025 -- extended to 15 May 2025.
    
    Proposals are encouraged within the sub-themes below, but are not limited to them.
    

    • application of technology to the language classroom
    • localizing Internet materials to the classroom
    • using the Internet for cultural exchange
    • managing multimedia/hypermedia environments
    • e-learning, collaborative learning and blended learning
    • emerging technologies
    • fostering autonomous learning through technology
    • training language teachers in e-learning environments
      
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  Important Dates

   

  • GLoCALL 2014 Conference Important Dates
    January 15	Opening of proposal submission
    April 30	Deadline for proposal submissions
    May 31	Notices of acceptance sent out
    August 15	Deadline for registration of all presenters
    August 15	Deadline for pre-registration of participants (earlybird)
    September 15	Release of a preliminary conference program
    September 30	Deadline for regular pre-registration
    October 9	Pre-conference workshops
    October 10 & 11	Plenary & concurrent sessions

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  Plenary Speakers

   

  • Prof. M.M. Pant,

    Previous Pro-Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

    Prof. M M Pant (www.mmpant.net) pursues pedagogy, technology, educational innovation, tools and curricula that help enhance the effectiveness of teachers,learners, parents and entrepreneurs in the 2nd decade of the 21st century, using Tablets,mobiles and handhelds, a framework named ‘Learning 221’. His past roles include being a Pro-Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and faculty at IIT Kanpur. He has been visiting Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada, and visiting scientist to European research centres in Italy, England, Germany and Sweden. Prof. Pant is also founder of LMP Education Trust, an organisation supporting underprivileged learners.

    Deploying Emerging Technologies and Innovative Pedagogies for Language Learning

    The emerging gamut of handheld devices that access Internet wirelessly are disruptively transforming the landscape of language learning with educational technologies such as MOOCs, Gamification and learning Analytics supported with innovative pedagogies such as Flipped Teaching and peer and collaborative learning. An overview of this scenario will be supplemented with examples and case studies of implementation from India to develop insights for further global adoption. The potential of using speech to text software to enhance speaking and pronunciation skills is an illustration of how technology can enhance language teaching. Also implementation of adaptive learning can help customise and personalise learning. While applications to the teaching of English will dominate the discourse, use for languages other than English will be touched upon, and of course the most effective use of CALL would be in learning of computer languages, which is now considered axiomatic as an inherent outcome of all quality education.

    Thomas Robb, Kyoto Sangyo University

    Thomas Robb is a professor at Kyoto Sangyo University where he is Chair of the Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages. He is a long-time user of CALL and the Internet, and has created a number of websites for various student projects, interactive learning and professional exchange. He is currently Chief Developer for the the MReader software which administers quizzes on "graded" and "youth" readers to students under controlled conditions. He is a founding member and past president of PacCALL.

    
    

    Technology can make a Difference in how our Students Learn
    This presentation will take a close look at Extensive Reading and how a software solution, MReader and the “Reader module”, a Moodle plug-in, has opened up the possibility of establishing reading programs in curricula where it was heretofore nearly impossible due to constraints in time and/or the pedagogical biases of individual instructors. We will discuss the application of the program from both practical and theoretical standpoints and then examine how well some of the principles presented might also be applied to other language skills such as listening, speaking and writing.

    Claire Bradin Siskin, Previous Director, English as a Second Language Writing Online Workshop

    Claire Bradin Siskin has been an enthusiastic practitioner of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) since 1983. She has chaired both the CALL Interest Section of TESOL and the Executive Board of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). She co-chaired the program for the WorldCALL Conference in Japan in 2008. She serves on the editorial boards of both Computer Assisted Language Learning Journal and CALICO Journal. She directed the English as a Second Language Writing Online Workshop (ESL-WOW) Project. She has a keen interest in faculty development and has given workshops about CALL in 17 countries.

    
    

    Fulfilling the Promise of CALL
    CALL has shown great flexibility over the years as the technology has evolved. Without question, it is much more widespread and successful than it was 20 years ago. But how well is it working? How well are we achieving our vision? How can CALL enthusiasts ensure that it is incorporated successfully in language teaching and learning? While we continue to explore the research agenda in a multitude of dissertations and academic publications, at the same time much less attention is devoted to how CALL is actually adopted and utilized. The speaker will outline her perception of the disheartening “cycle of planning” in which language teachers are not consulted when CALL is being implemented. She will offer suggestions for improving the situation and for realizing our dream.

    Vance Stevens, Webheads

    Vance Stevens has been ESL lecturer, CALL coordinator, CALL software developer, consultant, lecturer in computing, teacher coordinator, and currently English teacher in UAE. He founded Webheads in Action and coordinated its free international online conferences, was first chair of the CALL-IS in TESOL, taught in TESOL's online professional development programs, helps coordinate TESOL Electronic Village Online, and moderates sessions there. He promotes professional development via social media online; e.g. http://learning2gether.net/. He has numerous publications and presentations (http://vancestevens.com/papers/). He serves on executive board of APACALL, and editorial boards of TESL-EJ, CALL Journal, and Writing & Pedagogy.

    
    

    Chaos and Learning: What we learn from MOOCs about Professional Development and Flipping Classrooms
    The first MOOC was conceived in 2008 as a model of connectivist learning theory. Its proponents George Siemens, Stephen Downes, and Dave Cormier almost inadvertently seeded a revolution in re-thinking how we conceive learning in a highly networked digital age. Since then, MOOCs have tended to fall between two extremes which have come to be known as cMOOCs and xMOOCs. These are differentiated in part in the way they approach their subject matter; i.e. the degree to which they expose participants to the chaos they are likely to encounter in the real world, and the degree to which they engage learners in resolving that chaos. This talk examines what MOOCs can teach us about the role of chaos in our own learning, and suggests how we can apply MOOC models to our contexts of facilitating our students’ learning, and in learning from one another in our ongoing professional development.

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  Registration Fees

   

  • Registration Fees Page
  • Fees for Residents of India Page
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  Conference Program

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  Hotels and Tourism

  GLoCALL 2014 is here again! As usual, the typical fanfare associated with our annual conference will be there – engaging plenaries, action-packed parallel and poster sessions, and symposiums. BUT if you love history, culture and traditions, then GLOCALL 2014 @ India should not be missed!

  This year, Bhavan’s Sheth R.A. College of Arts and Commerce is hosting GLOCALL 2014. This college was established to provide further education for the people of Gujerat and other parts of India. The college was founded in order to develop a new educational society. You can read more about the amazing city that this conference will be held in here. See the link below for suggested hotels.

  • Suggested Hotels File
  • Map to R A Bhavan's College Page
  • Information on AHMEDABAD, INDIA File
  • Flyer for local attendees File
  • Flyer for International attendees File

  • Visas

  • GLoCALL is working to arrange the official documents that you may require for your application. Please contact [email protected] after 1 July to request your documents.

  • Official government information URL
  • Visa information for Japan Residents URL
  • Conference Data for Visa Application File
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  Pre-Conference Workshops

  • Date: 9 October, 2014
    Venue: Bhavan's College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    Target audience: Free to all conference participants

    9:00 - 11:00	Using an Online Extensive Reading Checker -- MReader by Thomas Robb Extensive Reading has been demonstrated to be an effective way for students to improve their overall ability in English. After a brief explanation of the extensive reading approach, this workshop will give the participants a hands-on experience with MReader, a program that gives students quizzes on the books that they have read. Participants will be able to explore some of the 3700 quizzes on the system, view the teacher controls as well as those of the site administrator. Bring your laptops and ipads!
    11:15 - 13:15	Creating Language Learning Activities with LiveCode by Claire Bradin Siskin LiveCode is a software program that can be used to incorporate text, graphics, sound, and video into language learning activities. Due to their ease of use, LiveCode and its predecessors Revolution and HyperCard have long been mainstays in the CALL community. In an environment with limited resources, a chief advantage of LiveCode is that it can be run without the Internet. There is now an open source version, so LiveCode can be used free of charge for non-commercial purposes. Once an activity has been created, it can be deployed on desktop computers, tablets, and smartphones. The presenter will provide a brief overview of the capabilities of LiveCode. Participants will get hands-on practice in the basic functions. As time permits, they will use pre-made templates to create their own LiveCode activities..
    14:30 - 16:30	Connecting Live Online with our Personal Learning Networks by Vance Stevens This 2-hour workshop will introduce the concept and importance of Personal Learning Networks and suggest ways that educators can engage in almost unlimited opportunities for professional development online. One such possibility is participation in weekly Learning2gether events (L2g) coordinated by the presenter. This workshop introduces two tools used frequently in L2g and shows participants how they can use them in their professional development. The first of these is Blackboard Collaborate (available on grant to L2g participants) and the second is Google+ Hangouts. The workshop will walk participants through the process of setting up and conducting events using each tool. Topics include using social media to advertise your events, how to moderate sessions using each tool, and how to archive them. Participants will learn how to stream Hangouts so that they can be attended by many more than the ten allowed in the Hangout itself at any one time.

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  Virtual and Slides

  Conference participants should receive a password to enter the presentation slides and virtual section of the site either by email or at the conference. You can enter the course here.

  • *IMPORTANT NOTES*

    Presenters: when you log into the virtual site, you must enrol in the course. To do this, you must be logged into the glocall.org website. If you don't already have an account, you can create one yourself by following the appropriate instructions found after clicking the login option in the upper-right corner.
    

    If you don't enrol, you won't be able to add your presentation content.

    Non-presenting participants of GLoCALL 2014 may also enrol in the course. Alternatively, you may use the guest access password that will be supplied at the conference.

    **Enter the Virtual Slide Area **

  
  
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  Conference Committee

   

  • Sub-Committees	Names	E-mail addresses
    Executive Committee	Siew Ming Thang (Co-Chair) Jeong-Bae Son (Co-Chair) Neerja A Gupta (Local Chair)	tsm.2001uk at gmail.com jeong-bae.son at usq.edu.au drneerjaarun at gmail.com
    Program Committee	Siew Ming Thang Jeong-Bae Son Thomas Robb Sook Jhee Yoon	tsm.2001uk at gmail.com jeong-bae.son at usq.edu.au trobb at cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp sookjhee at yahoo.com
    Proposal Review Committee	Eric Hagley (Head) Jungtae Kim Kean Wah Lee Long V. Nguyen Makimi Kano Mitch Terhune Penelope Coutas Peter Gobel Pramela Krish Puvaneswary Murugaiah Roy Soh David Campbell Andrew Johnson	hagley at mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp kim.jungtae at gmail.com keanwah at gmail.com nvlong at cfl.udn.vn Makimik at cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp nmterhune at gmail.com p.coutas at gmail.com Pgobel at cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp pkrish10 at gmail.com ampuvam at yahoo.com roy57803 at gmail.com campbell at obihiro.ac.jp andy at fun.ac.jp
    Publicity Committee	JC Ng Shi Ing Najihah Mahmud	jacyln.ng at gmail.com najihahmhmd at gmail.com
    Hospitality Committee	Roy Soh	roy57803 at gmail.com
    Treasury & Registration Committee	Thomas Robb Toshiko Koyama	trobb at cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp mtkoyama at osaka-ohtani.ac.jp
    Webmasters	Andrew Johnson Eric Hagley	andy at fun.ac.jp hagley at mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp

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  GLoCALL 2014 Conference Local Committee

   

  • Executive Committee	Names	E-mail addresses
    Patron	ShriRohil C Melita	Piprohit at gmail.com
    President	Neerja A Gupta	drneerjaarun at yahoo.com
    Co-organising Presidents	Thang Siew Ming Jeong-Bae Son	tsm.2001uk at gmail.com jeong-bae.son at usq.edu.au
    Chair	ShriMukesh S Patel	lion_mukesh at yahoo.com
    Organising Secretary Jt. Secretary Treasurer	VidyaRao Alkesh Patel Swati Kapadia	vidyarao71 at gmail.com helloalkesh at yahoo.com swatimineshvyas at gmail.com
    Advisory Board Members	PaavanPandit KalyanChattopadhyay KetanKotecha Atanu Bhattacharya	paavan.pandit at gmail.com profkalyan at gmail.com director.it at nirmauni.ac.in atanu1071 at gmail.com

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