Special Interest Groups
Technical & Resources SIG
Convenor: Andrew Grenfell [Newcastle University]
The group can meet "virtually" using the JISCmail email list:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/aulc-resources
The aim of the SIG is to help members share and improve their knowledge of technical matters and language learning resources.
Meetings will generally be held as parallel sessions during AULC AGMs. Extra meetings can be arranged as the group decides.
The last meeting was held at Nottingham University on Wednesday 29th June 2011. View the report.
Read the minutes of all past SIG meetings
View a presentation from ERA (.ppt June 2009)
BUVFC Courses
A very useful reference to the latest ICT hardware & software. Digital video is well covered.
The following are prime areas for this group:
- Technical innovation
- Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
- Broadcasting - radio, television, satellite - digital technology, etc.
- Language laboratories - analogue, digital and related technologies.
- Missed recordings - opportunities to obtain vital radio & TV recordings (Under ERA licence)
- Information about new products and technologies
- Copyright & licencing issues including negotiation with publishers
- Monitoring possible changes in legislation affecting television & radio recording
- Cataloguing and database methods and technologies
- Staff development