5:30 p.m. - (?)

Parade at Southeastern Louisiana University

Transportation from the Hampton Inn to the SELU campus will be provided for conference participants who wish to attend the parade

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by Wiley & Sons)

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

9:15-9:45 a.m.

Session # 1: Motivating Individual Learning Through Technology

Andrew Tabor, LSU

Demonstration

9:55-10:25 a.m.

Session # 2: Cohesion in Students' Threaded Discussions: A Linguistic Analysis

Donald Weasenforth, Collin County Community College

Paper

10:35-11:05 a.m.

Session # 3: TeLL me More E-Learning, Online Language Learning

Christophe Pralong and Lisa Zarate, Auralog

Demonstration

11:15-11:45 a.m.

Session # 4: Virtual Realia: Motivating Students to Explore and Study World Cultures

Sheila Shoemake-Garcia, Chimegsaikhan Banzar, and April Valentine, Grambling State University

Paper

11:45 a.m.-1:00p.m.

Lunch in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by Thomson Learning)

1:00-2:00 p.m.

Exhibitor's Session in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building

2:00-2:30 p.m.

Session # 5: Vistas Higher Learning's E-Course and Distance Learning Technology

Tom Condon, Vistas Higher Learning

2:40-3:10 p.m.

Session # 6: Practical Strategies for Facilitating the Transition from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching

Lee-Ann Stone, Houghton Mifflin

Paper

3:20-3:50 p.m.

Session # 7: Increasing Technology Use through Professional Development Initiatives

Ute Lahaie, Gardner-Webb University and Sara Wilson, Tulane University

Paper

3:50-4:30 p.m.

Coffee Break in the Exhibitor's Hall (sponsored by Prentice Hall)

4:30-5:00 p.m.

Session # 8: Innovative Uses of a Bulletin Board System in French and Spanish Classes

Evelyne Datta and Peggy Patterson, Rice University

Demonstration

5:10-5:40 p.m.

Session # 9: Blackboard Revisited

Liz Casner, San Jacinto College

Demonstration

6:00 p.m.

Dinner on your own

8:00-9:00 a.m

Breakfast in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by McGraw-Hill)

9:00-9:30 a.m.

Session # 10: Providing High-Quality, Technologically Enhanced Materials for Career-Oriented Courses

Robert A. Quinn, Jackson State University

Demonstration

9:40-10:10 a.m

Session # 11: Motivating the Learner: E-Portfolios and Wikis

Claire Bartlett and Hajime Kumahata, Rice University

Demonstration

10:20-11:05 a.m.

Session # 12: Roundtable Discussion: Language Center Issues

Ute Lahaie, Gardner-Webb University (chair); Karima Benremouga, Irvine Valley College; Sharon Sellars, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Sara Wilson, Tulane University

Panel

11:15-11:45

Business Meeting

12:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Lunch in the Ballroom of the Student Union Building (sponsored by Vista Higher Learning)

1:15-1:45 p.m

Session # 12: Microsoft Word as Presentation Tool

John Thorburn, Baylor University

Paper

2:00-2:30p.m.

Session # 13: Spice Up Those Classrooms with Free Online Materials!

Karima Benremouga, Irvine Valley College

2:45-3:15 p.m.

Lab Tour