IberiaNature: A Guide to the Environment of Spain

Here's a fun find:

IberiaNature is an encyclopedic site on the flora and fauna of Spain. News and updates are available via their blog, en inglés y español.

Workshops for the Week of Thanksgiving

There's a still a chance to come learn about what's going on in the new Language Lab, and get your hands on language tools like Wimba Voice, Audacity and Voicethread before Thanksgiving!

I'm combining the Intro to the Lab and Intro to Wimba workshops for this week:

Tuesday, 3:30 pm
ECTR 225
Intro to the Lab and Wimba Voice

And if once is not enough:

Wednesday, 10 am
ECTR 225
Intro to the Lab and Wimba Voice

Come and learn how to maximize your student's time in and out of class with tools from the Web and the Language Lab!

I hope to see you there.

Wade Davis on Language and Culture

Anthropologist Wade Davis, best known for his popular volumes such as The Serpent and the Rainbow, gave this riveting talk at TED concerning the increasing rate of disappearance of indigenous cultures and their languages.

This video, like all TED videos, is shared under a Creative Commons attribution/noncommercial/no-derivatives license.

The TED conferences feature some amazing talks on a wide variety of topics. I encourage everyone to explore the TED site for more great lectures.

LCWA Study Abroad Surveys for Majors and Minors

LCWA majors and minors, The School of Languages, Cultures & World Affairs is asking for your help in compiling data on our study abroad programs. Please consider giving a few moments of your time to let us know about your international experience at the College of Charleston.

Majors:

tinyurl.com/lcwa-abroad-majors

Minors:

tinyurl.com/lcwa-abroad-minors2

The answers you provide us will help us continue to refine our programs, so we can provide the best international education possible!

On behalf of the survey committee, thank you all in advance for your time.

Lab Workshops for the Week of Nov 3

We hope you'll join us for our ongoing workshops in the Lab! We're running last weeks workshops again at varying times so that everyone gets a chance to attend.

We hope to see you there!

Tuesday Nov 4 at 4:00 pm in ECTR 225:
Intro to Wimba Voice Tools
Learn how to use Wimba's online recording software for class exercises and discussions.

Wednesday Nov 5 at 10:00 am in ECTR 225:
Getting to Know the Language Lab!
Learn what software we have in the Lab, what Internet resources are available, and how to reserve the Lab for your class.