"I teach a CALL course at the University of Pittsburgh, where I also direct the Robert Henderson Language Media Center. Personal website: http://www.edvista.com/claire"
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"Since it started, for me CALL-IS has always been the most important part of TESOL. What a great group of people!
One of my most poignant memories happened in about 1989. An ESL teacher from a small Texas town called me up late at night to talk…"
"After talking with Deborah about influential CALL books, I suggested predicting future books.
Thanks to Deborah for dreaming up these titles!
Tips for staying sane in an overconnected world
Will you be my (social networking) friend? A modern-day…"
"On the down side:
In five years, we'll be spammed in every conceivable way, including social networking sites and virtual worlds. Legislation will be introduced to deal with virtual crimes - for example, virtual rape will be considered a crime…"
"In five years (2014) CALL-IS will be renamed the TIE-IS (Technology in Education Interest Section)
In ten years (2019) much energy will be focused on the use of handhelds in the classroom."
"Like everyone else, I think of all the great people I've met through the CALL-IS and the wonderful camaraderie and chaos of the EV.
My first CALL-IS experience was a planning meeting in Seattle in 1998. I went to the meeting because I was a…"
"For me, it's not 'where are you now?' but 'are you still there?'
I was the director of the English Language Program at Roosevelt University in Chicago when I was chair and there have been no changes. We have about 80…"
"Rather miscellaneous musings....memory isn't what it used to be!
The first TESOL I remember attending was 1987 in Miami. I think the next one was in San Antonio in 1989, and I remember connecting with Macey Taylor at that one. Skipped 1990…"
"Becoming chair of the CALL-IS actually led to a new career path for me. I was recruited by a start-up software company, Inso Corporation, to be the project leader for the development of an ESL grammar checker. CALL-IS folks may remember that I…"
"Like many of you, I never set out to be a CALLyte. I just landed in places (Athens, Ohio and Eugene, Oregon) where the waters were already deeply infested.
I'm looking forward to this TESOL, my first since Salt Lake. CALL-IS life for me began…"
"A QTVR Panorama of the Vancouver Convention. See if you can navigate your way to the EV!"
"A QTVR Panorama of the 2001 St Louis EV"
"Here is a page of photos I put together for the Ohio TESOL website of the NY 1999 Conference"
"oops my previous post seems to be missing. I went to my first TESOL in San Francisco in 1980 (not sure of the date but it was the one before the first one in the list.) Then in 1981, I went to teach English in South Korea, went to Jalt and met Tom…"
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Happy 25th Anniversary to the CALL-IS!
Join us in celebrating 25 years with the CALL-IS. Post your memories, photos, videos, updates, and predictions here. For those attending TESOL 2009 in Denver, please join us on Thursday, March 26.
1:00-2:35 pm
a colloquium: "Celebrating 25 years of CALL: Forging new pathways" In the Technology Showcase Room
2:30-4:30 pm
Open Celebration Hours in the Electronic Village (EV)
3:00-4:00 pm
a… Continue
Join us in celebrating 25 years with the CALL-IS. Post your memories, photos, videos, updates, and predictions here. For those attending TESOL 2009 in Denver, please join us on Thursday, March 26.
1:00-2:35 pm
a colloquium: "Celebrating 25 years of CALL: Forging new pathways" In the Technology Showcase Room
2:30-4:30 pm
Open Celebration Hours in the Electronic Village (EV)
3:00-4:00 pm
a… Continue
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