EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY fileCURRICULUM VITAE Sue E. Kovacic Otto E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 1. Higher Education University of Iowa,

CURRICULUM VITAE

Sue E. Kovacic Otto E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

1. Higher Education

University of Iowa, 1970-1977; Spanish Language and Literature, M.A./Ph.D, 1972/1977.

Iowa State University, 1965-1969, Modern Foreign Languages, B.S., 1969.

Institute of European Studies, Madrid, Spain, 1967-68, Spanish language, literature, and history.

Universidad Internacional, Saltillo, Mexico, Summer, 1966, Spanish language and history.

2. Professional and Academic Positions

Associate Professor Emerita, Language Media Center, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Iowa, 2015.

Director, Language Media Center, July 1987 to June 2015 (P&S classification: Instructional Services Director), University of Iowa.

Co-Director, FLARE Second Language Acquisition PhD program, AY 2011-12, 2013-June 2015.

Adjunct Associate Professor of Spanish, 1992 to June 2015, University of Iowa; Adjunct Associate Professor of International Programs/SLA, 2007-2013.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1989-92, University of Iowa.

Associate Director, Language Media Center (Program Associate I position converted from half-time to full-time in 1982), 1978 to June, 1987, University of Iowa.

Programming Assistant, CAI Resource Center, Weeg Computing Center, University of Iowa, 1981-1982.

Graduate assistantship, Language Media Center, 1976-1978, University of Iowa

Instructor, Elementary and Intermediate Spanish, Saturday and Evening Class Program, 1976-1978, University of Iowa.

Translator, 1976, Communication Services of Iowa, Hiawatha, IA.

Teaching Assistant, 1970-1974, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa.

Teacher (Senior High Spanish, Seventh Grade English) , 1969-1970, Bondurant-Farrar Community School District, Bondurant, IA.

3. Honors and Awards

Mary Louise Kelley Professional Improvement Award, 2012.

CLAS longevity award: 30 years of service, 2008.

Mary Louise Kelley Professional Improvement Award, 2007.

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Featured in the "TLE Spotlight on…" p. 13 in The Language Educator Vol. 2(1), January, 2007, published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Alumni Educational Achievement Award, Department of World Languages and Cultures, Iowa State University, 2006.

Improving Our Workplace Award, WorkLife Services, University of Iowa, 2004.

ACTFL/FDP-Houghton Mifflin Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALL, 2003.

Participation (competitively selected) in the University of Iowa Fourth Annual Administrative Institute, sponsored by Finance and University Services, June 2-6, 1997.

IALL (International Association for Learning Laboratories) Service Award, 1995.

Staff Excellence Award, University of Iowa Staff Council, 1992.

Media & Methods Awards Portfolio 1993, an award recognizing the Dasher Foreign Language Authoring System for the Macintosh "for commitment and creativity in the production of outstanding instructional materials and services for educators nationwide." April, 1993. (Media & Methods is a magazine devoted to teaching technologies.)

4. Memberships

International Association for Language Learning Technologies (IALLT)

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)

European Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)

SCHOLARSHIP

1. Publications

a. Refereed

Articles

Sue K. Otto and James P. Pusack, “CALL Authoring Issues.” CALL Focus Issue 2009: Technology in the Service of Language Learning: Update on Trends and Issues. Modern Language Journal, 93, pp. 784-801. *

Sue E. K. Otto and Kazumi Hatasa, "Technologies for Second and Foreign Language Learning." pp. 460-470 in Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2nd Edition, ed. Keith Brown. Elsevier: Oxford. 2006. *

“Joining the Multimedia Revolution: Infrastructure, Support, and Other Challenges,” Fremdsprachen Lehren und Lernen, 28 (1999), pp. 114-127.

James P. Pusack and Sue K. Otto, "Taking Control of Multimedia," pp. 1-46 in Technology-Enhanced Language Learning, eds. Michael D. Bush and Robert M. Terry. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1997. ***

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Sue K. Otto and James P. Pusack, "Technological Choices to Meet the Challenges" chapter (pp. 141-186) in Foreign Language for All: Challenges and Choices, ed. Barbara H. Wing, 1996 Northeast Conference Reports, 1996. ***

James P. Pusack and Sue K. Otto, "Research within Reach: Instructional Technologies," pp. 23-41 in Research within Reach II, eds. Vicki Galloway and Carol Herron, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA: Southern Conference on Language Teaching, 1995. ***

Sue K Otto. and James P. Pusack. "An Introduction to Foreign Language Multimedia: The Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions," pp. 55-72 in the Visions and Reality in Foreign Language Teaching: Where We Are, Where We Are Going, ed. William Hatfield. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1993. ***

James P. Pusack and Sue K. Otto, "Dear Wilga, Dear Alice, Dear Tracy, Dear Earl: Four Letters on Methodology and Technology," chapter (pp. 80-103) of Critical Issues in Foreign Language Instruction, ed. Ellen S. Silber. New York: Garland Press, 1991. ***

"Assessment, articulation, accountability: New roles for the language lab." Chapter (pp. 276-287) in Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 1989, Language Teaching, Testing, and Technology: Lessons from the Past with a View Toward the Future, ed. James E. Alatis. Washington D. C.: Georgetown University Press, 1989.

Sue E. K. Otto and James P. Pusack, "Calculating the Cost of Instructional Technology: An Administrator's Primer," ADFL Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 3, April, 1988, pages 18-22. ***

James P. Pusack and Sue K. Otto. "Flint University: Fostering the Use of Foreign Language Instructional Technology," CALICO Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, September, 1986, pages 3-12. ***

"The Language Laboratory in the Computer Age," Chapter 1 (pp. 13-41) of Modern Technology in Foreign Language Education: Applications and Projects (the 1986-87 ACTFL-sponsored Review of Research in Foreign Language Education), ed. Wm. Flint Smith. Lincolnwood, IL:National Textbook Company, 1989.

Sue E. K. Otto, and James P. Pusack. "Tools for Creating Foreign Language CAI," in Meeting the Call for Excellence in the Foreign Language Classroom: Selected Papers from the 1985 Central States Conference, ed. Patricia B. Westphal. Lincolnwood, IL:National Textbook Company, 1985. ***

James P. Pusack and Sue E. K. Otto. "Blueprint for a Comprehensive Foreign Language CAI Curriculum," in Computers and the Humanities (1984), pages 195-204. Reprinted in AEDS Monitor, Vol. 23 (July/August, 1984), pages 21-26,29. ***

Sue E. K. Otto and James Pusack. "Stringing Us Along: Programming for Foreign Language CAI," CALICO Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, September, 1983, pages 26-33,47. ***

"Videodisc Image Retrieval for Language Teaching," System, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1983, pages 47-52.

b. Non-refereed/Invited articles/chapters

“From Past to Present: A Hundred Years of Technology for L2 Learning,” chapter in The Handbook of Technology in Second Language Learning and Teaching. John Wiley & Sons, forthcoming in 2017.

Graham Davies, Sue Otto, and Bernd Rüschoff. "Historical perspectives on CALL,” pp. 19-38 in Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning, eds. Michael Thomas, Hayo Reinders, and Mark Warschauer. London: Bloomsbury. 2012. ***

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"Can computers teach languages faster and better?" pp. 162-166 in The 5 Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages, 2nd Edition, eds. E. M. Rickerson and Barry Hilton. London: Equinox, 2012.

"Decades of CALL Development: A Retrospective of the Work of James Pusack and Sue Otto." CALICO Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2010, pp. 435-442.

"Sustaining the Multimedia Revolution: Infrastructure, Support and Other Challenges," pp. 202-210 in Schnittstellen: Lehrwerke zwischen alten und neuen Medien, ed. Erwin Tschirner, Hermann Funk and Michael Koenig, Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag, 2000.

"The Dynamics of Change: Coping with the Evolution of Technology in Education," pp. 33-49 (text of keynote address) in Technology-Enhanced Language Learning in Theory and Practice, Proceedings of EUROCALL '94, Pädagogische Hochschule, eds. Bernd Rüschoff and Dieter Wolff. Szombathely, Hungary: Balogh & Co. LTD, 1996.

"Technology in Academe: Cautionary Tales of Where we should go and How we can get there," pp. 1-18 (text of Keynote Address) in CALL: Theory and Application, Proceedings of the Second Canadian CALL Conference, ed. Peter Liddell. Victoria, B. C.: University of Victoria, 1994.

"Training in Instructional Technologies: Skills and Methods." Article in Applied Language Learning, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1991, pp. 15-29.

James P. Pusack and Sue K. Otto, "Applying Instructional Technologies." Foreign Language Annals, Vol. 29, No. 5 (October, 1990), pp. 409-417. ***

"Basic Spanish," software review in The Journal for Educational Techniques and Technologies, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1987, pages 64-66.

"J.E.T.T. Interviews the President-Elect of the International Association for Learning Laboratories (IALL)," The Journal for Educational Techniques and Technologies, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1987, pages 10-12.

Electronic Publications

Dasher Web Service, co-designer with James P. Pusack, co-developer of user documentation, Instructional Technology Services, The University of Iowa, 2010.

Dasher Foreign Language Authoring System (Version 4, cross-platform), co-author with James P. Pusack, PICS, 2000. ***

Encuentros (3rd edition) Dasher package. Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Macintosh and Windows versions, 1997.

Dicho y hecho (5th edition) Dasher package. John Wiley & Sons; Macintosh and Windows versions, 1997.

Dasher Foreign Language Authoring System for Windows, co-author with James P. Pusack, PICS, 1995. ***

Dasher Foreign Language Authoring System for the Macintosh, co-author with James P. Pusack, CONDUIT, 1992. ***

Software and documentation for 33 sides of PICS videodisc materials: Nachrichten I, TéléDouzaine, Segunda enseñanza: La religión y el hombre, Deutschlandspiegel: PICS Platte I and Deutschlandspiegel: PICS Platte II; Hilacha; Retratos de supervivencia; Telerrevista; Segunda enseñanza: Los pueblos del caballo; Eight Easy Pieces; Les Bretons chez eux; PICS Preview Disc; Télématin, Sketches comique, Un Bon Départ, Un Village se met à table, Hallo bei logo 1, Hallo

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bei logo 2, Hallo bei logo 3, Hallo bei logo 4, Die Dame aus Amsterdam, Forsthaus Falkenau: Kochkünste, MiniZiB, Frau und Beruf: Atypisches und Typisches, and Sport-ABC: Skispringen. Listening Tool software programmed with James P. Pusack.

PICS Videoguidelines. Produced with Rick Altman, Deb Bjornstad, Rebecca Bohde, Anny Ewing, James Pusack, Patrick Shoemaker, and Susan Skoglund; PICS, University of Iowa, 1990. ***

Télé-Douzaine: A PICS Videodisc developed from authentic television programming by Sue K. Otto and James P. Pusack,, produced by Deborah H. Bjornstad, original television footage from Antenne 2 (Paris), alternate soundtrack by Michel Raby and Michel Laronde, transcript, keywords, and exercises by Deborah Bjornstad, programming by David G. Schwaegler, Sue K. Otto, and James P. Pusack.

Nachrichten I: Selections From TV News. With James P. Pusack and Ursula Hardt. Iowa City: PICS, 1987. [videodisc and software]

DASHER Drills: Instructional Software for Practicing Spanish and Italian. Developed in association with others, published by CONDUIT Educational Software to accompany a series of foreign language textbooks:

En contacto, 3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin. Apple and IBM versions, 1988.

Dos Mundos, 1st edition, Random House. Apple and IBM versions, 1987.

¡En Camino!, 3rd edition, Random House. Apple version, 1987

En contacto, 2nd edition, Houghton Mifflin. Apple version, 1986.

Puntos de partida, 2nd edition, Random House. Apple version, 1986.

Prego!, 2nd edition, Random House. Apple version, 1985.

2. Grants

a. External

ARCH: Supporting Comprehension of Web-Based News Media in Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Hindi, with James Pusack. Grant proposal to the U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies Program, 2007 ($487,380 requested; not funded).

International Programs NRC grant (U.S. Department of Education, Title VI), FLARE/Foreign Language Multimedia Component, approximately $30,000 per year for three years, 2001-4, with Kathy Heilenman and James Pusack.

CICS NRC grant (U.S. Department of Education, Title VI), FLARE/Foreign Language Multimedia Component, approximately $30,000 per year for three years, 1997-2000, with Kathy Heilenman and James Pusack.

The CIC Foreign Language Multimedia Consortium, Committee on Institution Cooperation, received $10,000, funded by the CIC Language Technology Initiative, 1997-98, co-PI with James Pusack for a Foreign Language Multimedia Consortium involving faculty from Wisconsin-Madison, Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Michigan, Northwestern, and Purdue.

The Global Research Studio: Accessing International Multimedia in the Liberal Arts Curriculum, submitted by James P. Pusack and Sue K. Otto to FIPSE, October, 1997, [not funded].

Building Cultural Fluency: A Multimedia Architecture," $313,874, a project funded by FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education) to redesign

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intermediate French and German curricula to focus on teaching the culture of the target language and to extensively exploit new multimedia technologies; 1992-95; Principal Investigator.

Co-Director (with Rick Altman and James Pusack) of the Project for International Communication Studies, funded by two grants from the Department of Education (The Project for International Communication Studies, 1983-85, $123,000; the PICS Consortium, 1985-88, $270,000) and the Annenberg/CPB Project (1986-1990, $714,000). Managing Director, 1996 to 2005.

Project member for the development of Reading Workshop (formerly the Interactive Reading Project, a grant project funded for $250,000 by the Department of Education, Geoffrey Hope and Steve Hirst, co-Principal Investigators); 1987-90.

Co-Director, with James Pusack, of the IBM Foreign Language Multimedia Consortium (LLAMA), $2,000,000 grant to develop, test and disseminate multimedia programs for foreign languages at Iowa, Brigham Young University, University of Calgary, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and Smith College; 1991-4.

b. Internal

Grant for Four-year Studio Equipment & Software Renewal grant, $70,000 in CLAS Student Technology Fees (from FY 14-15 to FY 17-18).

Grant for hourly Student Assistant for the LMC Multimedia Development Studio, $8,372 funded by CLAS Student Technology Fees, FY 2013-14.

Grant for hourly Student Assistant for the LMC Multimedia Development Studio, $8,372 funded by CLAS Student Technology Fees, FY 2012-13.

Four-year Studio Equipment & Software Renewal grant, $40,000 in CLAS Student Computer Fees (from FY 10-11 to FY 13-14).

Dasher Web Service, with James Pusack, $18,000, funded by CLAS Student Computer Fees (FY 2008-2009). Completed in 2010.

Server and two client computers for Language Media Center cataloguing and circulation system, $4,824, funded by CLAS Student Computer Fees (FY 2008-2009).

Four-year Studio Equipment & Software Renewal grant, $56,650 in CLAS Student Computer Fees (from FY 07-08 to FY 09-10).

Replacement of cassette-based audio language laboratory equipment in 120 Phillips Hall with digital audio lab equipment, 2007, $30,280; acquisition of new mutistandard VHS tape conversion station and 5 DVD players, $1,090; both funded by CLAS Instructional Equipment funds.

ObjectMover Authoring Tool for Foreign Language Learning, with James Pusack, $20,000 in FY 04-05 and $6,500 in FY 05-06, funded jointly by CLAS Student Computer Fees and Academic Technologies Innovations in Instructional Computing Award.

Three-year Studio Equipment & Software Renewal grant, $43,900 in CLAS Student Computer Fees (from FY 03-04 to FY 05-06).

Replacement of cassette-based audio language laboratory classroom equipment in 17 Phillips Hall with digital audio laboratory, 2002, $46,000 in CLAS Instructional Equipment funds.

Upgrade of LMC Multimedia Development Studio for faculty and graduate students, 2002, $10,000 in CLAS Student Computer Fees.

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Phillips Hall Development Studio for faculty and graduate students, 2000, with James Pusack, $37,351 in CLA Student Computer Fees to establish a Multimedia Development Studio in collaboration with ITS Academic Technologies for Phillips Hall faculty and grad students.

Upgrade of Second-Floor Phillips Hall Network to Switched Ethernet, 1998, $12,525 in Student Computer Fee funds granted to upgrade classroom floor of Phillips to switched Ethernet to enable delivery of digital video resources to classroom workstations.

Digital Video Innovative Ventures grant, 1998, $46,000 from the College of Liberal Arts submitted with James Pusack granted to purchase an SGI video server and streaming video software.

Phillips Hall Instructional Technology Classroom Project Phase III, 1996, $85,400 in Student Computer Fee funds granted to finish equipping second-floor instructional technology classrooms and upgrade three prototype classroom configurations moved from Schaeffer Hall to the basement of Phillips.

Phillips Hall Instructional Technology Classroom Project, 1995-6, $122,058 in Student Computer Fee Funds granted to equip four new classrooms and complete six partially-equipped second-floor classrooms. Purchased and managed installation of equipment and communications and security cabling.

Reaching Students with Foreign Language Multimedia, 1995, $5,000, Council on Teaching grant, co-PI with James P. Pusack (Department of German).

Enhancing Undergraduate Language Instruction, 1992-5, $100,000 Student Computer Fee funds to install 10 networked multimedia workstations (with videodisc players and video overlay board and to hire a special assistant for training; co-PI with James Pusack.

Project member of the Intelligent Tutorial System Project with James Pusack, Stephen Alessi (College of Education, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations), and Mahesh Dodani (Computer Science), 1990-91.

Schaeffer Instructional Technology Classrooms, 1990, $50,000, co-PI with James Pusack, a special 1990 Strategic Planning Initiative grant to equip three foreign language instructional technology classrooms in Schaeffer Hall.

Lectures and Conference Presentations

c. International

"Digital Literacies: Skills for the 21st Century, presented for the faculty of the Chinese CIEE faculty, Shanghai, China. July 13, 2015.

“CALL and New Media Literacies,” presented at WorldCALL 2013, Glasgow, Scotland, July 10-13.

"Building and Leveraging Malleable Tools, "presented with Michael Bush (BYU), Ken Petersen (American Councils for International Education), and Evan Villemez (American Councils for International Education) at CALICO 2011, May 17-21, 2011, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.

“Interactivity and Authentic Media in CALL,” presented with James Pusack at WorldCALL 2008, Fukuoka, Japan, August 5-8, 2008.

"Instructional Strategies for Using Video and Multimedia in the L2 Classroom," a public lecture presented for the Dean and the faculty and graduate students in the English School at Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, June 15, 2004.

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"Transforming Language Learning through Technology," a public lecture presented for the Dean and the faculty and graduate students in the English School at Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, June 8, 2004.

“What We Should Teach Graduate Students about CALL: The University of Iowa FLARE program,” presented at WorldCALL, Melbourne, Australia, July 13-17, 1998.

“CALL Forward,” panel presented with Graham Davies (Thames Valley University, UK), Madanmohan Rao (PlanetAsia, India), and Michael Levy (University of Queensland) at WorldCALL, Melbourne, Australia, July 13-17, 1998.

“Sustaining the Multimedia Revolution: Infrastructure, Support, and Other Challenges,” presented at the Werkstattgespräch "Schittstellen,” at the Goethe Insitut, Münich, Germany, June 17-19, 1998.

"Building Cultural Fluency through Multimedia," presented at the Foreign Language Education and Technology Conference (FLEAT) III, co-sponsored by the International Association for Learning Laboratories (IALL) and the Japan Language Laboratory Association, Victoria, British Columbia, August 12-16, 1997.

"IALL: The Next Generation" panel presented with Nina Garrett (Wesleyan University), Mike Ledgerwood (SUNY Stony Brook), Lisa Frumkes (Wesleyan University) and Samantha Earp (University of North Carolina) at FLEAT III, Victoria, BC, August 12-16, 1997.

"The Dynamics of Change: Coping with the Evolution of Technology in Education," keynote address for EUROCALL '94 (European Computer Assisted Language Learning), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 15-17, 1994.

"Technology in Academe: Cautionary tales of where we should go and how we should get there," keynote address for CCALL2 (the Second Canadian Computer Assisted Language Learning Conference), University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, April 30 - May 2, 1993.

"Building Linguistic and Cultural Fluency: A Multimedia Architecture," primary address for the "Incorporating Computers into Language Laboratories" general session of FLEAT '92, Chubu University, Nagoya, Japan, August 4-7, 1992.

d. National

"A Brief History of Educational Technology in the U.S.: 100 Years of Advancement," presented at the FLEAT VI Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, August 10-15, 2015.

“Linking the 5 C’s with New Technologies: An SLA Theory-Based Perspective,” presented at the ACTFL 2014 Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX, November 21-23, 2014.

“SLA Theory and Design of Technology-based Learning Objects for Language Teaching and Learning,” webinar presented for the Russian StarTalk grant (Bridging the Digital Gap through Standards and Technology) participants, February 6, 2014.

“New Media Literacies and Language Learning,” paper presented at the ACTFL 2012 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2012.

“Outside the Box: Rethinking Language Learning in the 21st Century,” keynote presented at Language Learning 2.0: Emerging Technologies workshop, Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin, June 24-25, 2011.

"In Pursuit of Fluency: Information Literacy, Technology and Language Learning," keynote presented at Information Literacy in the Foreign Languages conference, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA, September 24-25, 2010.

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"The Digital Natives Are Restless: The Promise and Predicament of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning," presented at the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference (featured speaker for the technology division), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, April 15-17, 2010.

“Interactivity and Authentic Media in CALL,” presented with James Pusack at the Technology and Second Language Learning Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, September 26-27, 2008.

"Language Learning & Multimedia," presented with James Pusack, at the ACTFL 2007 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, San Antonio, TX, November 16-18, 2007.

"From Houses to Handhelds: CALL Progress and Promise," keynote address presented at the National Technology Symposium 2007, sponsored by Pearson World Languages, Aspen, CO, October 19-21, 2007.

"Creating Online Activities with Hot Potatoes," conference presentation and follow-up workshop presented at the COFLT (Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching) Fall 2007 Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, October 12-13, 2007.

"Giving Online Classes a Voice with Wimba, Podcasts and Moodle," organizer and moderator for a videoconference (featuring Matt Wasowski, Wimba, and Bruno Browning and Susan Weier, University of Wisconsin—Madison) held at the COFLT (Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching) Fall 2007 Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, October 12-13, 2007.

“Next-Generation CALL Software: What We Need and a Research Agenda for Getting it.” An invited colloquium presented with James Pusack (Otto and Pusack organized the colloquium and recruited the other two participants), Volker Hegelheimer (ISU) and Nina Garrett (Yale), AAAL 2007, Costa Mesa, CA, April 21-24, 2007.

"Flash and ObjectMover: Building New Tools for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning," presented with James Pusack at the FLEAT V conference, co-hosted by the Japan Association for Language Education and Technology and IALLT, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, August 5-10, 2005.

"Barriers to Courseware Development," paper presented as part of "The Digital Ceiling: Barriers to Computer-Assisted Language Learning," a symposium presented with Roland Sussex (University of Queensland) and Andrew Lian (Southern Illinois University), AILA 2005, The 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Madison, WI, July 24-29, 2005.

"Imitate This: Using Corpora for Grammar Instruction," presented at the Midwest Association of Language Learning Technologies conference, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, October 17, 2003.

"Multimediales im Sprachunterricht/Multimedia Language Instruction," presented at the spring meeting of the Iowa AATG, University of Iowa, April 5, 2003.

"Transforming Language Learning through Technology: Practical Perspectives on Why, What, When, Where, Who and How," presented at the Faculty Seminar Series—Effective Use of Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, March 27,2003.

The Permanent Software Development Crisis," presented with James Pusack at the CALICO Annual Symposium, University of California at Davis, March 28-31, 2002.

“On-Line Learning with PageBinder: Authoring Tools for Language Learning," presented at the Learning On-Line Institute: Designing On-Line Learning Environments, Penn State, June 27-29, 2000.

"Pagebinder: JAVA Applets for Interacting with Authentic Text and Video on the Web," presented with James Pusack at the CALICO Annual Symposium, Tucson, AZ, June 2, 2000.

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“Practical Utopias: Language Learning in the Digital Future,” keynote address presented with James Pusack for the 2nd Annual Conference on Emerging Technologies in Teaching Languages and Cultures, California State University Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA, March 23-25, 2000.

“PageBinder and the new Dasher 4.0” two-day workshop presented with James Pusack for language faculty, graduate students and Language Center staff, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 18-19, 2000.

“The University of Iowa New Media Coalition: A Network of Campus Partners,” presented with Molly Langstaff (ITS) and Paul Soderdahl (UI Libraries) at EDUCAUSE ’99, Long Beach, CA, October 26-29, 1999.

“A More Perfect Union: The University of Iowa New Media Coalition,” presented at the Midwest Association of Learning Laboratories Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October 8-9, 1999.

“Web Authoring with PageBinder,” workshop for language faculty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October 7, 1999.

“Teaching Cultural Fluency through Multimedia,” presented with James Pusack for faculty and graduate students at Rice University, April 23, 1999.

“Getting Real: Language, Culture and the World Wide Web,” presented for foreign language faculty at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, April 1, 1999.

“WebBinder: A Java-Based Exercise Authoring and Delivery System,” presented with James Pusack at New Media Day, University of Iowa, February 11, 1999.

"Releasing the Tempest from the Teapot: Truly Interactive Web-Based Learning," presented with James Pusack at the ACTFL Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 20-22, 1998.

"Rethinking Our Priorities for Instructional Technology in Language Learning," presented with James Pusack at the ACTFL Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 20-23, 1997.

"New and Emerging Technologies in Foreign Language Instruction," keynote address presented at the New Technologies Institute sponsored by the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, ISU, Ames, IA, August 6, 1997.

"Multimedia Balancing Act for Elementary German: Skills vs. Content and Development vs. Delivery," presented with James Pusack at the CALICO '97 Annual Symposium, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, June 23-17, 1997.

"Models of Faculty Development and Involvement in CALL," panel presented with Claire Bradin (Michigan State), Nina Garrett (Wesleyan University), Kathryn Murphy-Judy (Virginia Commonwealth University) and (Mark Lewis, Regis College) at the CALICO '97 Annual Symposium, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, June 23-17, 1997.

"Foreign Language Instructional Technology: Getting Beyond Hardware," keynote and workshop presented with James Pusack for the Mellon Technology Grant at Carleton & Macalester Colleges (Northfield and St. Paul, MN), November 14-15, 1997.

"Foreign Language Multimedia at Iowa" Presidential Oakdale Seminar presented with James Pusack for Mary Sue Coleman, David Skorton et al., Oakdale, May 19, 1997.

"Technological Support for the Language Curriculum: Instructional Trends, Infrastructure Requirements, Faculty and Staff Issues," roundtable presented as part of a Indiana University Roundtable—"A Future Language Technology Resource Center at IU Bloomington;" co-panelists for the post-presentation discussion: Edna Amir Coffin (University of Michigan) and Peter Lafford (Arizona State University). Part of an on-campus consultation sponsored by the IU-Bloomington

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Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and the Office of International Programs, October 8-9, 1996.

“Multimedia at Iowa.” poster session presented with Kathy Heilenman and James Pusack at the CIC Symposium of Technology and Foreign Language Learning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, March 8-10, 1996.

"Multimedia: The Cat's Pajama's or the Emperor's New Clothes," keynote address delivered at the CESL Roundtable VII of Provocative Issues in the Teaching of English as a Second Language: Real Innovation in Multimedia for the L2 Classroom, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, February 16, 1996.

"The Building Cultural Fluency Multimedia Project: An Exemplary Implementation," presented at the CESL Roundtable VII of Provocative Issues in the Teaching of English as a Second Language: Real Innovation in Multimedia for the L2 Classroom, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, February 16, 1996.

"Gauging the Effectiveness of Multimedia," presented with James Pusack at the CALICO '95 Annual Symposium, Middlebury, Vermont, June 19 - 23, 1995.

"Reaching and Teaching Other Cultures," presented with James Pusack at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Denver, Colorado, March 30 - April 2, 1995.

"Using Multimedia in the Second Language Classroom," guest lecture sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, January 27, 1995.

"The Dasher Foreign Language Authoring System for Russian," workshop for the Russian Teachers Workshop sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, January 28, 1995.

"Best of CALICO: Interfacing with Foreign Cultures," presented with James Pusack at the ACTFL Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 18-20, 1994.

"Beyond Videocassettes: Interactive Videodisc for Language Learning and Teaching," Iowa Foreign Language Association Conference, Des Moines, IA, October 28-29, 1994.

"Teaching Culture," panel presented with Chai Kim (University of Rhode Island) and Judith Torney-Purta at the FIPSE Directors' Meeting, Washington D.C., October 21-23, 1994.

"Interfacing with Foreign Cultures: New Multimedia Interactions," presented with James Pusack at the FIPSE Directors' Meeting, Washington D.C., October 21-23, 1994.

"Computer Assisted Language Learning: The Four Skills and Culture," University of Hawaii at Manoa, August 30, 1994.

"Instructional Strategies for Using Video and Multimedia in the Classroom," University of Hawaii at Manoa, August 30, 1994. (Repeated for faculty at Kapiolani Community College, September 2, 1994.)

"A Commitment to Multimedia in Foreign Language Instruction," plenary session presented with James Pusack for the Computers in Applied Linguistics Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, July 9-13, 1994.

"Introduction to Dasher," workshop presented with Pete Trotter and James Pusack for the Computers in Applied Linguistics Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, July 9-13, 1994.

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"PICS Pyramid Workshop III: Making the Move to Multimedia," workshop presented with James Pusack for 26 participants representing colleges and universities from the Midwest (plus a number of UI professors and TAs), University of Iowa, May 20-21, 1994.

"Interfacing with Foreign Cultures: New Multimedia Interactions," presented with James Pusack for the 1994 CALICO Symposium, University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, March 14-18, 1994.

"Using Authentic Video Materials: Focus on Curricular Integration," presented at the Language Teaching is Communication Conference for teachers of Japanese, University of Iowa, February 4-5, 1994.

"Tasks and Tools for Language and Culture: Multimedia from the LLAMA Consortium," presented with James Pusack, Randall Jones, Brigham Young University, and Donna Mydlarski, University of Calgary, for ACTFL '93, San Antonio, TX, November 19-21, 1993.

"Iowa Software for the Receptive Skills," presented with James P. Pusack for IALL '93, the biennial meeting of the International Association for Learning Laboratories, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, June 1-5, 1993.

"PICS Pyramid Workshop: The Video Connection," workshop presented with Rick Altman and James Pusack for 28 participants representing colleges and universities from the Midwest (plus 10 UI professors and TAs), University of Iowa, May 21-22, 1993.

"How Multimedia Dreams Become Language Teaching Reality: An Introduction to Multimedia," presented with James P. Pusack for the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Des Moines, March 25-28, 1993.

"The Language Learning and Multimedia Applications (LLAMA) Consortium," presented with James P. Pusack (Univ. of Iowa), Joanne Cannon (Smith College), Robert Hart (Univ. of Illinois), Robert Davis (Smith College), Randall Jones (BYU), Jerry Larson (BYU), and Donna Mydlarski (Univ. of Calgary), for the 1993 CALICO Symposium, William & Mary College, Williamsburg, VA, March 8-13, 1993.

"New Technologies for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning," a workshop presented with James Pusack for foreign language teachers in the Iowa City school district, Iowa City, January 23, 1993.

"Strategies in Multimedia Learning," presented with Geoffrey Hope and James Pusack at the annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Chicago, November 20-22, 1992.

"Strategies in Multimedia Learning," presented with Geoffrey Hope and James Pusack at the 1992 ACTFL Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 20-22, 1992.

"The Language Learning and Multimedia Applications Consortium," presented with James P. Pusack for the Academic Computing Conference, Drake University, November 6, 1992.

"The Dasher Foreign Language Authoring System," workshop presented with James P. Pusack for the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the German Section of AAUSC, University of Iowa, September 25-26, 1992.

"Perspectives on Foreign Language Multimedia," presented with James P. Pusack for the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the German Section of AAUSC, University of Iowa, September 25-26, 1992.

"PICS Pyramid Workshop: Macintosh and Multimedia," workshop presented with James P. Pusack for 24 participants representing colleges and universities from the Midwest, University of Iowa, June 10-11, 1992.

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"Beyond Hardware: Foreign Language Multimedia," plenary address presented with James P. Pusack at a multimedia workshop hosted by the Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures, Smith College, June 6, 1992.

"Venio, Video, Vinco: Commentaries on Interactive Video," presented to the language faculty and guests of the University of Chicago, May 31, 1992.

"Multimedia and the Foreign Language Classroom," presented with James P. Pusack and Geoffrey R. Hope at annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Washington D.C., November 23-25, 1991.

"Computer Assisted Instruction in Foreign Languages," workshop presented with James P. Pusack at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, November 8-9, 1991.

"The Role of the Lab Director," panel chaired and presented with Ginger Vehaskari, Read Gilgen, and Sharon Scinicariello at the fall meeting of the Midwest Association for Learning Laboratories in Madison, Wisconsin, October 18-19, 1991.

"Instructional Technology for Foreign Languages," workshop presented with James P. Pusack at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, October 16-17, 1991.

"Building Reading Skills with the Computer," presented at IALL '91, biennial meeting of the International Association for Learning Laboratories, at UCLA, June 25-30, 1991.

"Beyond Hardware: Investing in Foreign Language Multimedia," presented with James P. Pusack at the IBM Seminar for Arts and Letters, Santa Cruz, CA, April 16, 1991.

"Merging Technologies and the Changing Role of the Language Laboratory," presented for the Pacesetter session "Technology, A National Priority" at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Indianapolis, March 22, 1991.

"Interactive Video for Listening Comprehension," workshop presented with James Pusack at the Foreign Language Education in the 90's Conference, Grinnell College, March 2, 1991.

"The Interactive Reading Authoring System," workshop presented with Geoffrey Hope and James Pusack at the ACTFL '90 Conference, Nashville, November 19, 1990.

"CONDUIT's Interactive Reading Authoring System," workshop presented with Geoffrey Hope and James Pusack at the ACTFL '90 Conference, Nashville, November 18, 1990.

"Staff Training in Instructional Technologies," presented at the Conference on Improving Foreign Language Teaching through Technology, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA, October 28-29, 1990.

"Computer and Videodisc Technology for Foreign Language Instruction," workshop presented for the foreign language faculty of St. Louis University and invited guests, October 13, 1990.

"Authentic TV on Tape and Disc for Learning Spanish," presented at the AATSP Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, August 13, 1990.

"The PICS Project: Videodisc Production and Interactive Software Development," presented with James P. Pusack during the CALICO Summer Institute, "Vision of the Future," University of Michigan, June 27, 1990.

"Foreign Language Instructional Technology," demonstration presented with James P. Pusack for the Alumni College Liberal Arts Colloquium during Spring Reunion Weekend, University of Iowa, May 31, 1990.

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"Videodiscs and Interactive Video," presented with James P. Pusack for the Spring Meeting of the Midwest Association for Learning Laboratories, University of Iowa, May 12, 1990.

"PICS Videodiscs for Foreign Language Listening Comprehension," presented with James P. Pusack for the Instructional Technology: Today and Tomorrow Conference, University of Iowa, April 12, 1990.

"Interactive Reading Project Workshop," workshop presented with Geoffrey Hope and James P. Pusack for Iowa foreign language teachers, University of Iowa, February 23, 1990.

"Technology in Foreign Languages," workshop presented with Rick Altman and James P. Pusack for the Confederation of Oregon Foreign Language Teachers, Portland, Oregon, February 10, 1990.

"Reading with Video, Listening with Text: Interactive Approaches to the Receptive Skills," presented with James Pusack at the ACTFL '89 Conference, Boston, November 17-19, 1989.

"Vision of the Future: A Multimedia Learning Environment—Foreign Languages: Issues of Design," presented with James Pusack at EDUCOM '89, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October 16-19, 1989.

"Videodisc Development and the Challenges of Authenticity," presented at the Learning to See/Seeing to Learn Colloquium sponsored by the Five College Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, June 1-3, 1989.

"PICS Interactive Videodisc Software" presented with James Pusack to the Center for Applied Linguistics Workshop IV: Interactive Videodiscs in Foreign Language Instruction, Iowa City, May 5, 1989.

"Exploring the Potential of Interactive Videodisc," presented with James Pusack at the Central States Conference of the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Nashville, TN, April 13-16, 1989.

"The PICS Interactive Videodisc Télé-Douzaine," presented with James Pusack at the Sixth Annual CALICO Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO, March 28-April 1, 1989.

"Articulation, Assessment, Accountability: New Roles for the Language Laboratory," plenary address presented at the Fortieth Annual Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, D.C., March 8-11, 1989.

"PICS Videodiscs for Listening Comprehension in French, German, and Spanish," presented with James Pusack at the ACTFL Annual Meeting in Monterey, November 18-20, 1988.

"The Present and Future of Language Learning Centers," presented to the Center for Applied Linguistics Workshop I: Improving Foreign Language instruction through the Use of Technology, Iowa City, October 28, 1988.

"German Video and Videodiscs," presented with James P. Pusack at the Iowa Foreign Language Association Workshop, Iowa City, September 30-October 1, 1988.

"PICS: Delivering Video to the Foreign Language Classroom," presented with James P. Pusack to the Iowa Commission on Foreign Language Studies and International Education, September 29, 1988.

"Interactive PICS" presented with James P. Pusack at the PICS Conference on Video in Language Teaching, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, July 27-31, 1988.

"The PICS Network," presentation sponsored by the Annenberg/CPB Project at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Denver, April 16, 1988.

"Instructional Uses of Interactive Videodiscs," workshop presented with James P. Pusack at the 21st Small College Computing Symposium, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, April 8 1988.

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"The PICS Videodiscs: Opportunities for Fellow Developers of Interactive Video" presented with James P. Pusack at the Fifth Annual CALICO Symposium, Salt Lake City, February 27, 1988.

"Making Authentic Video Interactive," presented with James Pusack at the ACTFL Annual Meeting in Atlanta, November 20-25, 1987.

"Foreign Language Television in the Classroom: Matching Objectives, Programs, and Activities," workshop presented with C.P. Richardson (Ohio University) and Sharon Scinicariello (Case Western Reserve) at the ACTFL Annual Meeting in Atlanta, November 20-25, 1987.

"Computers: Innovative Uses for Foreign Language Instructors," presented at Computers in the Classroom: New Approaches, a conference sponsored by Central College, November 7, 1987.

"The PICS Network" with James Pusack and Rick Altman, a radio interview conducted by Miriam Gilbert for the Humanities at Iowa series, aired on WSUI and KSUI, October, 1987.

"Creative Uses for Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom," presented at Teaching Foreign Languages to Adult Professionals: Ways That Work, an ACTFL symposium given for the Department of Defense, Linthicum, MD, July-8-10, 1987.

"The PICS Network for International Television," presented with James Pusack at CALICO '87, held at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA, April 6-10, 1987.

"Hacker Ethics: A Contradiction in Terms," a Media View radio commentary aired on WSUI and KSUI, February, 1987.

"International TV," Sack Lunch Seminar presented with James Pusack for the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, January 28, 1987.

"Computer Software Development Clinic," workshop presented with Glyn Holmes (University of Western Ontario) and James Pusack at ACTFL's Twentieth Anniversary Meeting held jointly with the Texas Foreign Language Association, Dallas, TX, November 21-24, 1986.

"Author-Assist and TENCORE: Two Approaches to Creating Software" presented at the Foreign Language Instructional Technology Conference; San Francisco, October 30-November 1, 1986.

"Methodologies in Arts and Humanities," presented at the Women in Research '86 Conference, University of Iowa, September 24-25, 1986.

"Foreign Language Author-Assist," workshop presented with James P. Pusack at the Third Annual CALICO Symposium, Naval Academy, Annapolis, May 11, 1986.

"Fostering the Use of Technology in University Language Teaching" and "Projects in Progress at Iowa" presented with James Pusack at the Foreign Language Instructional Technology Conference; San Francisco, October 31-November 2, 1985.

"Topics and Issues in Arts and Humanities," panel presented at the Women in Research II Conference, University of Iowa, September 12-13, 1985.

"Computer-Assisted Instruction in German," workshop presented with James Pusack; one week of a special two-week seminar offered by the German School, Middlebury College; July 20-27, 1985.

"New Trends in Foreign Language CAI," workshop presented at the University of Iowa for a group of language professors from Grinnell College, May 28, 1985.

"Creating Microcomputer Courseware: An Intermediate Level Workshop," workshop presented with James Pusack at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Kansas City, April 11, 1985.

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"Approaches to Interactive Foreign Language Video," workshop presented with James Pusack at the CALICO Symposium, Baltimore, January 29 - February 2, 1985.

"Computer-Controlled Video in Language Teaching," presented with James Pusack and Rick Altman at the ACTFL/AATF/AATG Joint Annual Meeting; Chicago, November 16-18, 1984.

"Video Databases," presented at the Foreign Language Instructional Technology Conference; San Francisco, October 31-November 2, 1984.

"Interactive Videotape and Foreign Television," for CIC-ITV Subcommittee Conference, presented with James Pusack, sponsored by University of Iowa Video Center, Iowa City, Iowa, October 22, 1984.

"Foreign Language Computing at SUI," presented with James Pusack and Geoffrey Hope; Iowa Foreign Language Teachers' Conference "Foreign Languages: Excellence in Iowa," October 5-6, 1984.

"Foreign Language Instructional Technology," workshop presented at the University of Iowa for a group of professors from Grinnell College, May 23, 1984.

"Foreign Language Computer Assisted Instruction" workshop presented with James Pusack; Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, March 30-31, 1984.

"DASHER and Other Approaches to Answer-Processing" presented with James Pusack for a Chautauqua Short Course on Development of Computer-Based Instructional Materials sponsored by CONDUIT; The University of Iowa, March 1-3, 1984.

"Issues in Programming" workshop presented with James Pusack; 1984 CALICO Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, January 23-27, 1984.

"Matching Computer Technology and Foreign Language Skills" presented with James Pusack; Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Dallas, Texas, January 19-22, 1984.

"Authoring with DASHER" workshop presented with James Pusack for Iowa City School District Inservice Day, January 18, 1987.

"Computer Applications in the Teaching of Foreign Languages" presented with James Pusack; Computer Seminar sponsored by the Goethe Institute, San Francisco, November 22-24, 1983.

"Advancing in Foreign Language CAI" presented with James Pusack; ACTFL/AATG Joint Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 20-26, 1983.

"Foreign Language Computer Assisted Instruction" workshop presented with James Pusack and Geoffrey Hope for Davenport School District inservice day, October 28, 1983.

"Standards for Technical and Developmental Support in Foreign Language CAI"; Conference on Modern Language Teaching: Methods II, University of Northern Iowa, September 23-24, 1983.

"Overview of CAI for Second Language Learning"; The Microcomputer Connection, a conference sponsored by CEEDE and the DPI, Oakdale Campus, May 16-17, 1983.

"Foreign Language Computer Assisted Instruction," workshop presented with James Pusack; Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, April 23, 1983.

"CAI for Medical and Technical Terminology" presented at the conference for Curriculum Considerations for Medical Office Assisting, sponsored by the Program in Health Occupations Education and the Iowa Department of Public Instruction; Amana, Iowa, April 11-12, 1983.

"Computers and the English Curriculum," workshop presented with James Pusack; University of Missouri-St. Louis, March 25, 1983.

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"Foreign Language Computer Assisted Instruction" workshop presented with James Pusack and Geoffrey Hope; Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, January 29, 1983.

"Getting with the Program: Easy Access to Foreign Language Computing," workshop presented at the 1982 ACTFL/AATF/AATG Joint Annual Meeting, New York, New, York, November 24-27.

"Videodisc Retrieval for Foreign Language Instruction," presented at the FLINT Conference (Foreign Language Instructional Technology), Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, September 21-24, 1982. Published under the same title in the Proceedings of the 1982 FLINT Conference, pp. 107-110.

"Individualized Computer Assisted Instruction for Language Students." Presented at the 1976 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Atlanta, Georgia, December, 1976.

SERVICE

Department, College, University President-Elect, University of Iowa Retirees Association, 2017-2018.

FLARE Co-Director (FLARE/SLA DGS), AY 2011-2012, 2013-2015.

Academic Technologies Advisory Council (ATAC), 2009-2015.

ICON Steering Committee, 2013-2015.

DWLLC committees: Executive Committee, Green Team, Space & Building Committee, 2011-2015.

Organizer, Pusack Otto Lecture Series. Open SLA lecture and workshop. (2009 – Richard Schmidt, University of Hawaii; 2010 – Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Indiana University; 2011 – Robert Blake, University of California at Davis); 2012 – Steven Thorne, Portland State University and the University of Groningen; 2013 – Dorothy Chun, University of California at Santa Barbara; 2014 – Julie Sykes, University of Oregon; 2015 – Carl Blyth, University of Texas-Austin; 2016 – Gillian Lord, University of Florida; 2017 – Philip Hubbard, Stanford University.

“Language Learning and the Web: Engaging Students with Web 2.0 Tools.” Keynote for the Tête-à- Tête workshop, University of Iowa, March 1, 2013.

Moderator and panelist/presenter, Panel: Technology in SLA, 2013 SLA Graduate Student Symposium: Contexts of Learning, hosted by the UI FLAREs SLA graduate student organization, April 19-20, 2013.

IP Executive Committee, 2011-2012.

Campus IT Leaders Group, 2011-present.

FLARE Executive Committee, 2010 – 2012.

Learning Commons Support Community, 2012-2013.

Advisor to the FLARES graduate student organization, 2009-present. Assisted with the organization and hosting of the SLA graduate student symposium “Second Language Acquisition in the 21st Century” (April 17-18, 2009), “Methodologies in SLA” (April 29-30, 2011), and “Contexts of Learning” (April 19-20, 2013).

CLAS Search Committees: Director of the Division of World Languages (2010-11), Literatures and Cultures; Phillips Hall Info Tech Support Services I position (2010).

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Faculty respondent for the Technology Panel, presented at the En Obra/Under Construction interdisciplinary colloquium organized by the Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Organization; April 10, 2010.

Admissions Committee, FLARE Second Language Acquisition PhD program, 2010.

Judge of submissions for the 2006,2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference.

ICON Advisory Team, 2008-2010.

TILE Advisory Team, 2009.

Student Affairs Committee, FLARE Second Language Acquisition PhD program, 2008-2009.

Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC), 2006-2009.

Council on Teaching, 2007-2008.

FLARE Executive Committee, 2005-2008.

ASL Oversight Committee, 2006-present.

Search committees 2007: Spanish GEP Director; CLAS IT Manager; Phillips Hall Administrative Assistant II [Chair]

Search Committee, Spanish GEP Director, 2006.

International Programs Strategic Planning Committee, 2005-6.

International Programs Graduate Student Travel Grant Committee, 2004-2006.

Peer Review Committee for Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, 2005.

Assumed additional supervisory duties (Administrative Assistant II for the merged PH departmental offices) and additional liaison responsibilities with building DEOs, 2004.

ITC/Computer Lab Sub-Group (to assess and make recommendations about campus ITCs and computer labs), 2004-5.

CMS Advisory Committee, 2004.

Liaison with FSG for renovation of Phillips Hall public spaces (315 PH and 612 PH) 2004.

Admissions Committee, FLARE Second Language Acquisition PhD program, 2003.

GEP Advisory Committee, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 2002-present.

Review Committee for Iowa Informatics Initiative (I3) Funding Program, 2002.

Iowa Informatics Initiative Steering Committee, 2001-2005.

Director, PICS, 1996-2005. Manage business aspects, including negotiating/managing contracts and payments with publishers and foreign television sources, for special development projects in video and computer software.

International Programs Travel Grant Committee, 2001-2002.

International Programs Summer Fellowship Committee, 2001

FLARE SLA Ph.D. program Executive Committee, 2000-2002.

Co-organizer, Summer Faculty Web Development Workshop, for the FLARE/Foreign Language Multimedia Component of the 2001-4 NRC grant (U.S. Department of Education, Title VI), May 18-25. 2001.

"Practical Utopias Part Deux," FLARE lecture, November 10, 2000.

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Program Chair, New Media Centers Midwest Conference, University of Iowa, March 9-10, 2000.

Presented “Pioneer” sessions for five nTitle workshops, May 17, May 26, June 3, June 9 and Jun 16, 1999.

PageBinder workshop for UI faculty and staff, Information Arcade, June 18, 1999.

New Media Coalition, 1998-present. Member units: Academic Technologies (ITS), the Center for Teaching, Information Arcade (Libraries), Information Commons (Libraries), Language Media Center (Liberal Arts), Learning Resource Center (Education), and the Stead Advanced Learning Technologies Center (Business). Provides support and training through special campus events for faculty, staff and students

Instructional Management Systems (IMS) Committee, Coordinator for IMS Tools Development Group, 1997-98.

International Instruction and Research Programs Committee, 1997-98.

University of Iowa/ITS representative to the Instructional Management System (IMS) software design meeting, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, March 17-21, 1997.

University of Iowa Delegation for the CIC International Programs Conference, Indiana University - Bloomington, September 29 - October 1, 1996.

Student Computer Fee Committee, 1996-8.

Foreign Student Recruitment and Retention Committee, convened by the Associate Provost for International Programs, 1996-7.

Computer-Based Education Committee, 1995-6.

University of Iowa Team for the CIC Technology and Foreign Language Learning Initiative, 1996.

FLARE Degree Program Planning Committee, Chair, 1995-6.

CICS Degree and Certificate Program Task Force, 1995-6.

CICS Self Study Task Force, 1995.

GER Advisory Board, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1993-4; 1994-5.

Outcomes Assessment Committee, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1993-4; 1994-5.

Search committee for Japanese Language/Technology position, 1994-95.

Member of the Vice President for Research Advisory Committee in the Humanities, 1993.

Member of the CONDUIT Advisory Board, 1991-1994.

Chair, Search Committee for the Second Language Acquisition Specialist/GER Director, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1991-2.

University Task Force on Media Services and Materials, 1987.

Equipment Committee, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1986-present.

Artist Television Project Advisory Committee, 1986-1987.

Search committee for Media Librarian, 1987.

Search committee for linguistics position in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1985.

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Provided support (facilities, equipment, technical assistance) and gave several brief talks and demonstrations of work in progress for AAUSC conference on "The Role of Instructional Technology in Foreign Language Teaching;" University of Iowa, September 20-23, 1984.

Intelligent Workstation Committee, Weeg Computing Center, 1983.

Foreign Language Assessment Project Committee member, 1988-91.

Computer Classroom Committee (sub-committee of the Academic Computer Services Committee, 1990-1.

Computer-Based Education Committee, 1987-1990.

University Video Services Committee, 1988-89.

Language Media Center Advisory Committee, 1981 to present.

Profession

WorldCALL Steering Committee, 2005 – present. Currently working on identifying keynotes and other program considerations for WorldCALL 2018 to be held in Concepción, Chile, November 13-16, 2018.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2017, to be held in Southampton, UK, in August 2017.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2016, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in August 2016.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2015, held in Padova, Italy, in August 2015.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2014, held at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, in September 2014.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for WorldCALL 2013, to held in Glasgow, Scotland, July 10-13, 2013.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2013, held in Evora, Portugal, in September 2013.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2012, held in Gothenberg, Sweden, in August 2011.

External Evaluator, Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC), a title VI National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of California - San Diego. 2011-present

Editorial Board of ReCALL (the EuroCALL Journal), 2000-present.

Reviewer for technology articles submitted to ReCALL, 2000-present and for the Modern Language Journal, 1991-present.

Reviewer of conference presentation proposals for EuroCALL 2010, to be held in Bordeaux, France in September, 2010.

Advisory Board member, Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC), a title VI National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of California - San Diego, 2007-2010.

External PhD. Dissertation Examiner for Poranee Deerajviset, University of Sydney, Spring 2009.

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WorldCALL Program Committee member, WorldCALL 2008, Fukuoka, Japan, August 5-8, 2008.

Editorial Review Board, Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning, Felicia Zhang and Beth Barber, eds., IGI Global, 2008.

IALLT (International Association for Language Learning Technology) Council Member (Affiliate Representative for EuroCALL), 2006-present.

WorldCALL Steering Committee (2006 activities, finalized Constitution and assessed bids for hosting WorldCALL 2008 – bid awarded to Japan (conference to be held in August 2008 in Fukuoka, Japan); worked on identifying appropriate keynote speakers), 2005 – present.

External reviewer for the Center for Language Study, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. October 24-25, 2007.

Review of DULAP (Drake University Language Acquisition Program), Drake University, Des Moines, IA, spring/summer 2007.

Prentice Hall My Spanish Lab Technical Advisory Board, 2006-7.

Program Committee, WorldCALL 2003, held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 7-10, 2003.

External evaluator, NSEP grant project, "Developing an Infrastructure for Technology-Enhanced Language Instruction in Less-Commonly Taught Languages," granted to Brigham Young University, 2002-2004.

Reviewed new book proposal for Education and Arts division of Swets & Zeitlinger publishers, Netherlands, 2002.

External reviewer of Anderson Learning Technology Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, March 5-7, 2001.

Nominating Committee for Board, International Association for Language Learning Technologies, spring, 2001.

Committee to screen North American proposals for the FLEAT IV Conference to be held in July 2000 in Kobe, Japan, jointly sponsored by the International Association for Learning Laboratories and the Japan Language Laboratory Association, 2000.

Reviewer for ACTFL/FDP-Houghton Mifflin Awards Committee for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology, committee appointed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 1999.

Advisory Board, National Foreign Language Resource Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1994-99.

Chair, Program Committee, for the WorldCALL Conference held at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, July, 1998.

Academic Advisory Panel of ReCALL (the EUROCALL Journal), 1995-2000.

Chair, CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) Elections Committee, 1997.

CALICO Constitution Committee, 1997-98.

Advisory Board, National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1994-96.

International Programs Strategic Planning Committee convened by the Associate Provost for International Programs, 1994-95.

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CICS Executive Board, 1994-96.

Program Chair for the CALICO '95 Symposium, June 19-23, 1995, Middlebury, VT.

CALICO (Computer-Assisted Language and Instruction Consortium) Executive Board, 1993-96. President-Elect, 1993-5; Chair, 1995-96.

Reviewer for FIPSE grant proposals. (Review of preliminary/first-round proposals, November, 1994; review of final proposals, April, 1995).

Program Chair for the CALICO '94 Symposium, March 14-18, 1994, Flagstaff, AZ.

Executive Director of the International Association of Learning Laboratories, May, 1990-November, 1991.

Immediate Past President of the International Association of Learning Laboratories, November, 1989-November 1991.

Co-author of position paper and delegate to the ACTFL 1989 National Priorities Conference, Boston, November 15-16, 1989.

Reviewer for FIPSE grant proposals, November 13-14, 1989.

President of the International Association of Learning Laboratories November, 1987-November 1989.

Co-organizer of a conference IALL '89: Designing, Managing and Using the Language Learning Center of the 90's, July 5-9, 1989, at M.I.T.

IALL coordinator and local site coordinator for INTERACT '89 Teleconference broadcast from Chico, CA, May 10, 1989.

Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL is an umbrella organization for all national language-related organizations), two-year term 1987-1989. Member of JNCL subcommittee to explore the creation of a National Foundation for Languages.

Reviewer for technology articles submitted to Foreign Language Annals (Journal of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), 1986-90.

Editorial Board for the two ACTFL-sponsored Modern Media in Foreign Language Education volumes, 1986-1987.

TEACHING

Courses, Practica, Special Work

Educational Technology in the Classroom. Workshop presented with Pam Wesely for graduate students in the College of Educational Information Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. July 10-14, 2015.

Readings in Second Language Acquisition (SLA:7020), special work with Jennifer Votjko-Rubí on training and measuring student performance in CALL environments, Fall, 2014.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (SLA:6920), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, Fall, 2014.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, Fall, 2013.

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Special Projects in SLA (164:302), TILE classroom materials development with Raychel Vasseur, Fall, 2013.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, Fall, 2012.

Special Projects in SLA (164:302), TILE classroom strategies with Elizabeth Deifell, Fall, 2012.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, Fall, 2010.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, Fall, 2009.

Special Projects in SLA (164:302), special project to study computer-assisted writing instruments and develop pilot writing software with Marta Tecedor Cabrero, Fall, 2009.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2008.

Practicum in CALL Software Development (164:212), with Lyudmila Klimanova, Spring and Summer, 2008.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2007.

Advanced CALL Curricular Development (164:214), team-taught with James Pusack, Spring, 2007.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2006.

Practicum in CALL Software Development (164:212) with Chen-Hui Tsai. Spring, 2006.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2005.

Practicum in CALL Software Development (164:212) with Anja Szustak. Fall 2005.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2004.

Practicum in CALL Software Development (164:212) with Jianling Liao. Spring 2004.

Visiting scholar hosted by the English School, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Taught technology and language learning classes for a graduate course entitled "Applications of Technology Enhanced English Language Studies" (all sessions were turned over to me during a two-week period); conducted a three-part workshop on web-page development for instruction. June 5-19, 2004.

Special Topics in SLA (164:300), special work on L2 listening comprehension with Ludmila Provaznikova, Spring, 2004.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2003.

Special Projects in SLA (164:302), special project to develop Guided Note-Taking website with Hyunsuk Kim, Fall 2003.

Special Projects in SLA (164:302), special project to develop Literature Review website with Jane Smith, Summer 2003.

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Special Topics in SLA (164:300), special work on L2 notetaking with Hyunsuk Kim, Spring, 2003.

Practicum in CALL Software Development (164:212) with Kyosung Koo, Fall, 2002.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2002.

Multimedia and Second Language Acquisition (164:211), core course in the FLARE SLA PhD program, developed and team-taught with James Pusack, Fall, 2001.

Special work with Hyunsuk Kim, Spring, 2001, development of web-based materials to accompany English as a Second Language textbook New Interchange.

Graduate Seminar on CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning), 1-credit course for graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Brigham Young University, March 29-April 2, 1999.

Topics in Foreign Language Instructional Technology taught as special work with Gloria Torres and LeeAnn Schrage. (Spring, 1999.)

Practicum with Xing Geng, graduate student in Instructional Design and Technology, Spring 1999, development of a tutorial/simulation (“Wedding Party”) to teach giving and following directions in Chinese.

Practicum with Hyunsuk Kim, Fall-Spring, 1996-7, development of computer-based reading materials for English as a Second Language.

Special work, Spring, 1995 with Anne Besco, Application of the Sinclair and Coulthard classroom discourse analysis system to describe and analyze students' interactions with the multimedia lessons developed for the FIPSE grant project.

Topics in Foreign Language Instructional Technology. (Taught every spring semester, 1988-1998.)

BASIC Programming for Foreign Language CAI (Course initiated in 1983-88; retitled and revised as "Topics in Foreign Language Instructional Technology in 1988.)

Masters/Ed.S./Ph.D. Committees

42 Ph.D. Dissertation Committees (6 as Co-Director)

49 Ph.D. Examination Committees (2 as chair)

1 Ed.S. Project Committee

17 M.A. Examination/Project Committees

2 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Committees