1. Cyber Language Education and Multimedia Tools

2. Introduction  Learning Theories  Online Language Course Design  Synchronous Meeting  Open Educational Resources  Multimedia Tools

3. Theories Promote Active Learning through multi- modal experience (Arseneau & Bowden, 1989) Promote Deep Learning with engaging activities (Ramsden, Beswick & Bowden 1989) Use activities based on Krashen’s acquisition-learning hypothesis (2003) Create activities that circumvent Krashen’s affective filter hypothesis (2003)

4. Course Design Basic Structure:  Reading: Textbook, DVD, Websites, News  Assignment: Written  Discussion: Textbook, Cultural, Current Topics  Oral practice: Pronunciation Asynchronous & Synchronous:  Email  Discussion Forum  Wimba Voiceboard  Blackboard Collaborate

5. Asynchronous Wimba Voiceboard

6. Synchronous

7. Open Educational Resources What is OER (Open Educational Resources): OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re- purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge. – retrieved from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education-program/open-educational-resources) Advantages: Cost Motivation Self-Paced Learning Instant Feedback

8. Mandarin Chinese Phonetics Table (http://lost-theory.org/chinese/phonetics/) Open Resource

9. Interactive Map of China (http://commons.esc.edu/cdlchinese/) Open Resource

10. Flash Card Design ChineseFrench

11. Other Tools  Chinese Stroke Orders Animation  Cross Word Puzzle (Quiz)  Open Course Ware (OCW) from other Universities for future or independent study  Mobile Learning Tool

12. Conclusion Online Language Learning Success  Interactive Language Activities  Mentoring from Native Speakers  Interactive Learning Environments  Theory Driven Learning Objects  When Possible Create Open Educational Resources to: Increase Student Access Encourage Global Collaboration