Vive la Louisiane, un état pas comme tous les autres

Un projet CD-ROM par Susan F. Spillman et

Bart Everson

An Interactive multimedia project featuring Louisiana speakers of French_ “Real language”

communicative tasks

• Who grew up speaking French?

• Who learned the language to (re)claim a heritage?

• Who uses French at work, in worship, as a means of creative communication?

• Will French continue to thrive in Louisiana?

A CD-ROM multimedia program for the teaching of French and Louisiana Francophone culture_ Developed in Director_ Including 78 video clips,

transcriptions, interactive exercises, and a photo gallery

_ Allows for user to suggest additional websites of interest to speakers and learners of French

Vive la Louisiane--A Rich Media Project developed at Xavier University of Louisiana

_ The Rich Media Project Initiative allows faculty to develop programs of greater complexity than is possible for those who have no training in instructional technology implementation

_ Faculty work with a media artist who brings his expertise to all phases of the project

_ A faculty member with a good idea can see it grow into a complex and significant project through this initiative

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Initial step…the Design Document

_ http://cat.xula.edu/initiatives/rich/elements

Mockups, pp. 19-26

Personal reflections

_ Why did I do it?_ Where will I go next?_ New technologies--new tasks

to learn_ Web-based projects simpler

and easier now_ http://vive.wikispaces.com

_ http://www.YouTube.com/Haradrima