Vive la Louisiane, un état pas comme tous les autres Un projet CD-ROM par Susan F. Spillman et Bart Everson

An Interactive multimedia project featuring Louisiana speakers of French _ “Real language” communicative tasks Who grew up speaking French? Who learned the language to (re)claim a heritage? Who uses French at work, in worship, as a means of creative communication? Will French continue to thrive in Louisiana?

A CD-ROM multimedia program for the teaching of French and Louisiana Francophone culture _ Developed in Director _ Including 78 video clips, transcriptions, interactive exercises, and a photo gallery _ Allows for user to suggest additional websites of interest to speakers and learners of French

Vive la Louisiane--A Rich Media Project developed at Xavier University of Louisiana _ The Rich Media Project Initiative allows faculty to develop programs of greater complexity than is possible for those who have no training in instructional technology implementation _ Faculty work with a media artist who brings his expertise to all phases of the project _ A faculty member with a good idea can see it grow into a complex and significant project through this initiative _

Initial step…the Design Document _

Mockups, pp

Personal reflections _ Why did I do it? _ Where will I go next? _ New technologies--new tasks to learn _ Web-based projects simpler and easier now _ _