May 05, 2008
Beautiful sunny day
I t has been such a long study and work weekend but the great news is that the sun is shinning beautifully!
Today:
- I finished my last world news.
- I wrote on wiki all the things that I have been doing and the follow up work that is necessary.
- I took photocopies for Russian professor (I made sure I took all of the photocopies needed) and one for Natalia, they are on the table in front of the white board.
And... it seems like this is my last shift because I don't think I will be here on Wednesday and I can just say: Thank you so much for been such a wonderful team of people and for letting international students like me... feel so comfortable working here! and Natalia... You are great! I won't ever in my whole life have a "How are you... fine and you, fine" conversation without thinking ... this is either "kak a the poshla" (sorry it is written how it sounds to me hehehe) or I better put some meaning in this conversation...
Anyway it has been a pleasure! Keep on been truthful, joyful, and amazing.
Posted by lnorrisc at 08:20 PM
April 28, 2008
Lunes
What a great brunch Natalia!!! Thank you SO much and thanks to everyone that helped set up everything and cook. I had the time of my life!
Anyway, today it was a bit frustrating for me because computer L is super slow now, and captivate takes AGES to record and to play. Also I wanted to record a message on it for the ATAJO project and after a half an hour of figuring out I realized with Heiki's help that the audio actually doesn't work... after that, I wanted to work on the storyboard and I did but then I realized that the print doesn't work, I tried to fix it and didn't succeed, so eventually I started writing for my world news last blog...
Have a great last days of classes!
Posted by lnorrisc at 08:00 PM
April 23, 2008
Wednesday evening
Today I had a very interesting and long meeting with Natalia. Besides that, Heiki was around, it was quiet... and Natalya and Chris had a chair racing experience which was good for the heart!
Posted by lnorrisc at 09:02 PM
April 14, 2008
Monday's shift
Monday's shift. Today I helped Nick to open a Skype account. Then I worked in Captivate, I did many tryouts and eventually I got to do the final for Atajo spanish 1 and started working in the story board for Spanish 2. Also the T.As watched a movie in the small room. Have a great week!
Posted by lnorrisc at 10:09 PM
April 07, 2008
Monday evening
Hello folks!
Today I looked for the link for world news, and played with captivate for the Atajo project, I did a little demo and I think I know how to work it out already. I am a bit annoyed that I won't be able to be at the meeting on Wednesday because I would have liked to talk about independent learner and Atajo project then. Maybe I will be able to show up for like 30 minutes or something... anyway good luck with your projects and essays!!!
Posted by lnorrisc at 07:50 PM
March 31, 2008
The cherry blossoms are ridicoulously beautiful!
I just can't stand how amazingly beautiful are the cherry blossoms ... they overwhelm me and I want to become a cherry blossom tree or eat one or sleep on one... I still don't discover what is the cherry blossom tree telling me to do... I think I am in love with the cherry blossom trees... that must be it.
Besides that, the shift was quiet. I would like to meet up with Beyza, Andy, Zhanna, and Natalia to talk about independent learner, could you please let me know of some days that would be better? Thank you!
Posted by lnorrisc at 07:21 PM
March 03, 2008
Monday evening
Buenas tardes!!!!
Today it was quiet at the beginning and then more people started to arrive. I worked on my profile for world news, is done. I also had a meeting with Andy at 7. He will be working for the independent learner web page.
Posted by lnorrisc at 08:07 PM
February 27, 2008
sunny wednesday
This sunny Wednesday... Zhanna and I met and talked about the Independent learner, she will be designing the webpage and I will keep on adding the information. I also watered the plants that were so thirsty and kept on developing the independent learner info. The intro is done, the Spanish link is done, I started the French. At some point I will need the help of the language specialists to go over the links to see if it is OK :)
Posted by lnorrisc at 09:15 PM
February 25, 2008
Monday - is it getting stressing for everyone?
Today it was a calm shift. Kindra and Heiki were around working on their projects. I did a long research on Ecuador's economy that has been affected by volcano eruptions and the flooding and eventually finished writing my blog. Nothing more... see ya on wednesday :)
Posted by lnorrisc at 08:11 PM
February 18, 2008
who said Oregon had a horrible weather?
The LLC was quiet. Heiki was working in his own projects. Kindra came to visit for a little. I worked on the Atajo project, finished to get all the info I need for the video and started with the storyboard for the first example. I also finished to develop the Spanish part on the independent learner... I am stucked on how to put the info on the webpage... Have a BRILLIANT week... and enjoy the amazing sun
Posted by lnorrisc at 08:09 PM
February 11, 2008
Starting the week night
Are we seriously just starting the week? becauseI am tired as if it would be Friday! anyway... let's just go with the flow and keep it up. Today the shift from 5 -7 has been a quite busy. Heiki, Natalya, Ian, and Beyza were working in their own things for a while. A student Maria came to use the Japanese Tell me more... actually there was a problem with it, it shows a "problem" and it shuts down, sure I am doing something wrong, I tried the 2 shortcuts for Tell Me More but didn't work. I also watered the plants.
Posted by lnorrisc at 06:52 PM
February 06, 2008
Wednesday evening shift
Today's shift, Sacha replaced me till 6 then, the shift was calm, Tatiana (Russian professor) came and reserved the small viewing room for tomorrow at ten. A student came to edit a paper with llc tools. Zhanna and Kindra were around for a while as well. See ya soon!
Posted by lnorrisc at 07:12 PM
February 04, 2008
Monday evening
Heiki and Zhanna were around for a bit, then Misuzu came. The shift was quiet. I the TA Caroline telling her that she could use Walton 21 on thursday... she wasn't sure but I saw someone has already booked the room for her. By the way... it feels like we should do a gathering soon... have a good week great people :) chau!
Posted by lnorrisc at 07:14 PM
January 30, 2008
wednesday before focus the nation
Today, Natalya was here finishing working on details before her trip, Beysa was working on her projects, Kindra came around for a little bi. I opened the Rosetta Stone for Latin and I did the whole first exercise for the 1rst level "puer et scapha, Puella sub pila, vir et femina, vir in mensa, elephantus et canis, puella et felles" are things that I learnt, I recommend you to check your favorite one. We need to put the Latin c.d. somewhere in the black cd folder, sorry, I don't know what is the procedure, can someone tell me how to do it? or do it? I will put the Latin cd back in the Rosetta Box. By the way the new headphones are super good.
Posted by lnorrisc at 06:42 PM
January 28, 2008
Monday evening
The days are getting longer... how exciting! Today, a Spanish student came and she wanted to correct a paper, I showed her ATAJO and Natalya showed her the way to correct Spanish Grammar in Word. I sent an email to Professor Maria Delgado to ask her about the info to put in Atajo. I also wrote my first blog. Heiki, and other spanish student came around. Buenas noches!
Posted by lnorrisc at 07:48 PM
January 23, 2008
Training
Training of Wednesday: If you want to read what I could get about our Training please read more...
Some of the ideas:
Learn how to work the projector
Make sure to know the opening and closing procedures for the LLC
Namecards for some people have to be made
Explore the new website in order to know what is there (Schedules for example)
Everyone should: learn a language with Rosetta or Tell me more and open a Skype account.
Write your shift on the blog and read all the shifts from your last one.
Ok... hope the document is understandable! Everytime you read "I" it means "Natalya ". Iit was great to share some learning and pizza with you guys! chao chao :)
Training LLC: Wednesday 23rd 2008.
How to make sure we project the computer screen?
The remote has a computer, VCR button.
Opening and closing procedures.
Heiki thinks we should put this procedures on the cabinet.
Get the key, come in, and unlock the door in between the LLC and the class.
Sometimes campus safety forgets to open the door to the class so get in the class and prop the door for the student to come.
Then turn on the computers and put the cards.
Namecards for Heiki, Zhanna, Jacob, Sam…
Cleaning schedule
Everyone will have to clean something in their shift.
New website
Jacob did the new website. Updates and training will be held with Jacob. Whoever wants to get trained has to talk to Natalya first. If you are editing first ou have to get in the LLC mapdrive first. Natalya thinks there should be a step by step format on how to do it.
Zan is going to be maintaining the events, and the stuff that Stacey has in the international office. So if someone wants to add an event please tell Zan.
Orientations for classes.
There have been many classes for orientations. It is important that they understand what the LLC has for them. For example, today a Spanish class, we tell them about Willamette abroad and World news and then specific things for them, for example today we showed them “ATAJO”. Mostly is talking about resources in general.
Audacity, and Blackboard, dropbox
LLC Help Desk has the explanation for how to use Audacity. After recording, save the file anywhere and then upload it in blackboard.
There are classes in the LLC, there is a sign on the door
The small viewing room has a sign that says “room is in session”. For example on Wednesday there is a Russian class, then you remind yourself that you shouldn’t get in there.
LLC Internal
There is the schedule for Walton 21, etc. It would be nice that there is a link for the schedule of the small room.
Signs
There is a new sign on top of the door, and there are other signs like the one that says “Room is occupied” in the small viewing room.
There is the bulletin board that is almost complete; Chris is doing a template for all Willamette Abroad and World News people.
There is software for independent learning.
There is a shelf full of independent learning software. We have quite a few people learning by themselves. A guy from law school that is learning Arabic, another that is learning Russian, someone is doing Hebrew, someone Latin. I thought it would be very good to us to learn by ourselves so that we know how it works. On your shifts take a language of your choice on each category.
Categories:
Tell me more.
Rossetta Stone
Check out procedure:
Take the clipboard, sign the name, date and time, and what is the program checked out. Then they bring it back and you check the software in.
We are a service department; I would like to remind you to be aware that you are here to greet people and acknowledge their arrival, turn around and ask them what they need. Please take the headphones off and
Headphones: we have 10 new head sets of USB. We might start to give the independent learners some of this head sets.
It would be good to put the information on how to use it on seedwiki.
Rossetta
Take a look at it and put a document up to explain how it works (Lucia, Amy …)
There are two black folders labeled, put the cd’s back where they came from.
ATAJO SYSTEM
Writing assistant for Spanish, there is a virtual tour in the LLC page under Spanish, Writing and Grammar.
French: Under “references” is the same kind of thing but for French. We should move it to the “Writing and Grammar” thing.
MIXXER
Everyone should make an account. Put the name, email and contact for Skype account on the webpage. Everybody should set up a Skype account. Mixxer is on the web page under additional resources. You sign in. You say when can you come and then you receive an email and then chat.
WORDCHAMP
It is also under “Additional Resources”. You can make your own list of flashcards. All the words have audio.
Please be sensitive to the issue and try to use your time wisely when there is no one to help.
WILLAMETTE ABROAD AND WORLD NEWS
Heiki and Jacob are doing the project of Willamette Abroad. It is organized on the front webpage. There is the bulletin board.
SKYPE AND WEBCAMS
Mixxer and Skype will be connected. The new webcams have microphones
Cameras are plugged in front.
Walton 21
Problems next door: Projector, Computers, Audio, Combination, DVD doesn’t work. How do we deal with the situation? You check the most important things, 5 minutes max. Nothing works. Magic number Front office across from the Computer Lab: # 6004, front office upstairs.
The first things to check:
Projector: 2 major buttons: red one at the side for things to show on the screen.
Sound: another button at the bottom of the unit of the teaching station piece.
If a person is showing a DVD. The button on the teaching station should say DVD.
Schedules
They are on the front page
Assistants
Walton 21 (internal)
LLC Lab (index page)
Jacob is going to add “Viewing room”
Faculty approaching to you
You can take the materials, put them to the cabinet and send them all to me. Don’t make any decisions on your own. You can check the lab, tell them it is looking good and then tell me.
We are service people, it is a very demanding occupation because often you work so hard and people don’t note it.
Introduce yourself first, whoever comes from outside doesn’t feel as comfortable as you feel here. In the blog put the name of the professor and which department he/she comes from. You are in the position to host and to welcome.
"Everybody at some point in life should work as a waitress…" we are not serving coffee… but it is a good skill to develop to be patient. The different temperaments, cultures, languages, will be a good preparation for life.
Blog entries:
It is a must. And also to read everything that happened from your last shift to your shift.
If someone can't come, they should let Natalya know on her cell phone or email with enough anticipation.
Posted by lnorrisc at 08:25 PM
January 21, 2008
Quiet MLK afternoon
This evening the shift was quiet. Anyway... Alek, are you recording the program for Chris Lou on friday? because otherwise I could do it... and I was also thinking of ways we could promote the use of the T.V. which is such a great resource don't you think... if you need some extra drama in your life... don't miss the mexican soap operas!
x
Posted by lnorrisc at 06:44 PM
January 16, 2008
Lucia's shift Wednesday
I put the cards for the channels up in a perfect angle and aligned. I believed it is good to be practical and to diminish the possibilities of people not watching T.V. by creating a problem in their neck position... hope you know what I mean, hope you like it! There is an extra T.V. channels card in the black cabinet on the left on the second "floor" of it.
Posted by lnorrisc at 05:17 PM