Exhibit 2: Use of Technology in Arabic Instruction Arabic Program, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures
Hisham Khalek
Lead Instructor of Arabic Language and Culture
hkhalek@umn.edu
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Lindsey Lahr
Instructional Technology Fellow
CLA-OIT; CLA Language Center
lahr0039@umn.edu
claitf11@umn.edu
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The ultimate goal of this project was to create audio content for students enrolled in Beginning Arabic courses that corresponded with the curriculum and text. Audio exercises are part of the curriculum for the courses; therefore, making them accessible for student review was the priority. Having the course content available through iTunes U was decidedly the best channel to disseminate the content and have it remain accessible for students enrolled in the Beginning Arabic courses. The process of making this possible included recording the audio at the CLA Language Center, editing the audio using Adobe Soundbooth and Peak Pro software, hosting the content through CLA's MediaMagnet, and supplying the information through an RSS feed into iTunes U. The content remains available for enrolled students for review throughout the semester.
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