LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

The LOC tool for teachers: authoring your own online learning materials
Event date: 3 October, 2008
Location: University of Sussex

e-Learning and educational technologies
Event date: 9 June, 2008
Location: University of Bristol, School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4

Languages, education, technology and teaching conference
Event date: 21 September, 2007
Location: Open Access Centre, Newcastle University

JISC digitisation programme invites proposals: Enriching digital resources

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to be funded through an additional strand of its Digitisation Programme. This particular strand, which has funding of up to £2 million, is aimed at developing the range and quality of digital resources available to the JISC community by digitising analogue collections and enhancing existing digital collections for use in learning, teaching and research.

Report on Multimedia Language Learning in Higher Education in the UK
The report on multimedia language learning in higher education in the UK is now available. A questionnaire designed by staff at the University of Ulster in collaboration with the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, produced interesting findings.

Multimedia language learning survey and the chance to win an iPod!
We are conducting a survey on behalf of the University of Ulster, Centre of Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning. We are interested in the many ways that technology is employed in language teaching and learning, in particular, the use that is being made of dedicated digital facilities.