VDMIS Newsletter - August 2013 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
•  FROM THE CHAIR
•  MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT
ARTICLES
•  COPYLEFT MATERIALS
•  THE CONCEPT OF COOL: SOCIAL INTERACTION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
•  STOP MOTION ANIMATION: A CHEAP TECHNOLOGICAL TOOL TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM
TESOL2013 CONFERENCE REPORTS
•  MIRRORING PROJECT UPDATE: INTELLIGIBLE ACCENTED SPEAKERS AS PRONUNCIATION MODELS
•  CAPTURED ON VIDEO: TWO INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING WRITING DESIGNED TO ENGAGE ALL LEARNERS
•  MATERIALS THAT HELP ADULTS WITH LOW LITERACY AVOID FRAUD: FREE DIGITAL AND VIDEO RESOURCES
•  GREEN SCREEN WILL PUT YOUR STUDENTS IN CONTEXT
•  TURN ON THE RADIO AND TURN UP STUDENT ENGAGEMENT!
•  TRAINING ESP PRACTITIONERS ONLINE: FROM T-MAIL TO TESOL COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS
•  RECORDING STUDENT SPEAKING: SUGGESTIONS FOR EVERY TEACHER'S TOOLKIT
•  BRIDGING TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY IN TESOL TEACHER TRAINING
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  VDMIS OFFICERS FOR 2013-2014
•  VDMIS MISSION STATEMENT
•  VIDEO AND DIGITAL MEDIA IS, PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT TESOL2013
•  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

VDMIS MISSION STATEMENT

Statement of Purpose

TESOL's Video and Digital Media Interest Section (VDMIS) focuses on the production and use of video materials in English language teaching. VDMIS members are interested in producing video and digital materials for educational use or are using them their classrooms.

Following TESOL’s mandate, VDMIS officers will be reviewing the mission statement and considering including other items, such as, for example, music and art. We would like to invite our members to make any suggestions they think might be important regarding changes to the mission statement. As usual, before any changes are finalized, we will be sharing them with the membership for their approval.

Goals

• Promote media literacy for teachers and students
• Support the use of video and digital media for intercultural training, teacher training, and assessment
• Promote the use of interactive media in the classroom
• Develop effective video and digital tools for distance learning
• Help teachers and students produce videos
• Exchange knowledge about developments in video production and use
• Review commercially available video and digital media
• Develop video and digital media tools for instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• Support the use of new video and digital media technology
• Encourage useful experimentation with video and digital technologies in language teaching