Definitions of Key TermsDefinitions of Key Terms Community Outreach –Community Outreach – expanding one’s action radius expanding one’s action radius bb

eyond given relationships, publicly, for a purposeeyond given relationships, publicly, for a purpose Out of institutional imperatives and/or one’s own initiatives Out of institutional imperatives and/or one’s own initiatives In this case, utilizing online technologies to enhance integratiIn this case, utilizing online technologies to enhance integrati

ve motivation in learners toward the L2 communityve motivation in learners toward the L2 community Social Media –Social Media – user-driven free online software suites t user-driven free online software suites t

hat generate virtual social environmentshat generate virtual social environments Wide definition – from venerable Web 1.0 social functions to Wide definition – from venerable Web 1.0 social functions to

YouTube (social functions; social purposes largely implicit) YouTube (social functions; social purposes largely implicit) Focused definition – Social Networking Sites (SNS) are most Focused definition – Social Networking Sites (SNS) are most

characteristic, also, e.g., Wikipedia, Flickr, Twitter, Buzz, etc.characteristic, also, e.g., Wikipedia, Flickr, Twitter, Buzz, etc. Vlogging Abroad –Vlogging Abroad – video blogging to report on a study a video blogging to report on a study a

broad program most vividly in nearly real timebroad program most vividly in nearly real time In this case, producing YouTube videos of students in New ZIn this case, producing YouTube videos of students in New Z

ealand & embedding them in a campus blog back in Japanealand & embedding them in a campus blog back in Japan

Criteria for InnovationCriteria for Innovation“Ho“How to measure innovation in eLearningw to measure innovation in eLearning”” (Crosta & PrietoCrosta & Prieto, ,

2009)2009) Technological breakthroughTechnological breakthrough Sociological breakthroughSociological breakthrough Improved services to e-learning usersImproved services to e-learning users

Community Outreach ActivitiesCommunity Outreach Activities Assigned dutiesAssigned duties with online enhancements possible with online enhancements possible Initiatives to enhance assignmentsInitiatives to enhance assignments with social media with social media Initiatives taken independentlyInitiatives taken independently through social media through social media

for community outreach and to motivate L2 learnersfor community outreach and to motivate L2 learners

Do any of the criteria apply to the following Do any of the criteria apply to the following initiatives?initiatives?

Community Outreach ActivitiesCommunity Outreach ActivitiesRepresentative Cases during the 2008-09 Representative Cases during the 2008-09

academic yearacademic yearAssignedAssigned ⇒ ⇒ EnhancedEnhanced | | IndependentIndependent

ActivitiesActivities Junior High Junior High (JHS)(JHS) English seminar English seminar ⇒ ⇒ Intranet article in JapaneseIntranet article in Japanese

JHS studentsJHS students visit visit ⇒ ⇒ CALL lab activities, podcast the interviewCALL lab activities, podcast the interview Web article in English for a regional consortium of collegesWeb article in English for a regional consortium of colleges Child Research Net in Tokyo invited the author to edit college stChild Research Net in Tokyo invited the author to edit college st

udents' essays for their English Website through 2010udents' essays for their English Website through 2010 The author encouraged HS students who showed interest in his The author encouraged HS students who showed interest in his

college through a community in the Mixi social networking sitecollege through a community in the Mixi social networking site The author reached a student after graduation to follow up on reThe author reached a student after graduation to follow up on re

search, without having any contact information, through Mixisearch, without having any contact information, through Mixi The author’s Computer Communication class final presentation The author’s Computer Communication class final presentation

was to make a YouTube video introducing the classwas to make a YouTube video introducing the class Report on a 3-week study abroad program in New Zealand includReport on a 3-week study abroad program in New Zealand includ

ing video of students’ presentationsing video of students’ presentations ⇒ ⇒ Vlogging abroadVlogging abroad

YouTube Channel – a video producer’s online site

IEEE1394 digital video camera to USB2.0 port

videotape data transfer cable

Movie Maker Japanese version. Now with Windows 7 the English version 2.6 can bedownloaded alone or with other Live programs.Click to start & stop capture of videotape running.

Camera sits in a standto connect to a computerand recharge. Tripod alsoused but not pictured here.

Segments are

generatedto cut, edit, drag & drop

into adesired

sequence

Movie Maker 2.6 for Vista works with Windows 7

Upload edited video file from hard disk.YouTube converts it to a light Flash file.

At one’s Channel, refine how the video is shown. When finished, click on the file name, copy the URL to link to the video at YouTube or copy the code to embed the video & player in a blog entry.

Paste the copied code into the body of a blog entry and it will look like this when

posted.

Top of the actual blogfor the New Zealand study abroad program

For Further ReferenceFor Further Reference

Watch “Watch “Tips and TechniquesTips and Techniques” for shooting video” for shooting videoRead the Proceedings article from the Read the Proceedings article from the

Wireless Ready site Wireless Ready site for more details on vlogging for more details on vlogging abroadabroad

Visit the author’s Visit the author’s YouTubeYouTube Channel ChannelThis presentation and related articles are linked This presentation and related articles are linked

from the author’s from the author’s Online Library Online Library of publicationsof publications