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Foreign Language Faculty in the Age of Web 2.0 - Edwige F. Simon, EDUCAUSE Quarterly
Technological skills and understanding how to employ Web 2.0 tools to successfully support pedagogy are vital for foreign language faculty today.Along with extensive teaching experience and promises of excellent scholarship, foreign language job candidates are asked by an increasing number of higher education institutions to have proficiency in instructional technologies. A keyword search for the word "tech%" and "computer" in the Modern Language Association (MLA) job list1 returns over 43 relevant ads out of 236 job postings (as of November 20, 2007): "familiarity with teaching-related technologies" (tenure track in Spanish, Missouri); "experience with technology in the classroom" (tenure track in French, Michigan); "ability to use technology effectively in teaching and learning" (tenure track in Japanese, South Carolina). The wording varies slightly from one ad to the next, but the message is the same: job candidates are well advised to have an answer ready when asked how they use technology in the classroom.
  posted by Ray at 8/15/2008 12:06:00 AM permanent item link   

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