jisc funded project the language box miguel arrebola, slas, university of portsmouth and kate...

JISC funded Project

The Language Box

Miguel Arrebola, SLAS, University of Portsmouth

And

Kate Borthwick, LLAS Subject Centre, University of Southampton

JISC funded ProjectOverview

• What is The Language Box?

• History and background to FAROES Project

• Guided talk through the Language Box and its features

JISC funded ProjectWhat is the Language Box?

• An online place (repository) for storing, managing and sharing your language teaching (LT&L) resources

• The latest LT&L repository: added value in its simplicity and enhanced with Web 2.0 features

• Open to the ‘ac.uk’ community of users for sharing their resources (and .ie)

• Based on e-prints repository and linked to the EdShare initiative at UoS

JISC funded ProjectThe Repositories

CLARE CLARE 3 Language Box

JISC funded ProjectWeb 2.0 Usability Tools

JISC funded ProjectLanguage Box: Simplicity

A minimum set of manual metadataA maximum set of automatic metadata

Simple atomic resources (no content packages)Ability to preview online

Use resources directly from URLs or download

Targeted comments

An intuitive search system

An open look and feel as well as an open policy

JISC funded ProjectFurther information

• Attend a ‘hands-on’ workshop, 9.00am tomorrow

• Find Language Box at: http://languagebox.eprints.org

• Faroes project information at: http://www.faroes.ecs.soton.ac.uk

• Contacts: Miguel.arrebola@port.ac.uk, K.Borthwick@soton.ac.uk

The project team:ECS, ML and LLAS at University of SouthamptonSPLAS, University of PortsmouthCommunity of Practitioners, UK-wide