The Stanford Digital Language Assessment System.

Biographical Notes

Joseph Kautz is the Academic Technology Specialist for the Stanford Language Center. He earned a BA in Russian Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and an MA and PhC. from the University of Washington. He has extensive classroom experience teaching Russian and works extensively in digital multimedia and web development. In addition to his duties for the Language Center, Kautz holds a part-time lecturer position at Stanford and consults on issues of multi-lingual computing in the private sector.

Abstract

The Stanford Digital Language Assessment System (DLAS) is a Web Based
instructional tool for creating, delivering, and evaluating media-rich
assignments and tests. This presentation focuses on three components of
the Digital Language Assessment System.
Part one is an assessment creation tool that allows instructors to create,
schedule, and evaluate a variety of on-line assignments. Part two is
an assessment-taking tool that allows students to access assessments
on the Web. The assessment-taking tool features a Java applet
that allows students to record spoken answers into the system.
The final component of DLAS is a searchable database of
the digital media available to instructors. I will be demonstrating all
three parts and discussing how this tool fits into language instruction at
Stanford.