Vita

Isabel Borrás

Vita

Personal
Education
Languages
Professional History
Appointments
Awards/Scholarships/Lecturerships
Review Panels
Grant Proposals/ Funded Projects
Selected Papers

In Refereed Journals
In Refereed Conference Proceedings
In ERIC
Submitted for Publication
Preprints
Work in Progress

Pedagogical Guides
Educational Software/Webware
Presentations

Professional Conferences
Faculty Development Workshops

Personal

Isabel Borrás
Parque S. Castell , 41, 7o-13a
Algemesí (Valencia) Spain
Phone: 96 242 3881
E-mail: isaborr@terra.es
URL: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/Borras/index.html

Education

Ph. D. in Curriculum and Instruction (emphasis in Instructional Technology). Louisiana State University, USA, 1988-1993.

Dissertation: "Effects of subtitled video during transactional task practice on oral communicative performance of fifth semester college students of French learning with multimedia courseware." Director: Prof. Robert C. Lafayette.

Diploma of the 3rd Cycle of Specialized Advanced Studies in Educational Technology (D.E.S.S.), University of Poitiers, France, 1986-1987.

Dissertation: "Planning aspects of audio-visual instruction in the Spanish and Catalan educational systems." Director: Prof. François Marchessou.

M. A. in Modern Philology (French), University of Valencia, Spain, 1984-1985.

Dissertation: "Stendhal: Symbolique Spatiale dans La Chartreuse de Parme." Director: Prof. Elena Real.

Diploma in Audiovisual Studies to teach Foreign Languages (D.E.A.V.), University of Aix-Marseille, France, Academical year 1981-1982.

Dissertation: "Les consonnes liquides /l, r/, occlusives /p, t, k/, et les voyelles nasales /a, o/ réalisées par un anglais." Director: Prof. Pierre Durand.

B. A. in Modern Philology. University of Valencia, Spain, 1972-1976.

Secondary-Higher Education Teaching Certification - I.C.E. University of Valencia, Spain. Academic year 1976-1977.

Elementary School Teacher Degree. Escuela Normal. Valencia, Spain, 1967-1969. (Life)

Languages

Fluency in Spanish, French, English, and Catalan.

Professional History

Recent

San Diego State University, San Diego. August 1996 August 2000

Assistant Professor of Technology in FL Education

Designer, developer/producer, and evaluator of multimedia systems for instructional delivery and research
Advisor of three Master's theses in technology in FL acquisition

Director of Coordination Spanish Lower-Division Program

Designer and presenter of three series of technology workshops for FL faculty

Principal Investigator National Language Resource Center (1996-1998)

Bennington College, Vermont. 1995-1996.

Master Teacher in Educational Technology
Designer and presenter of four series of technology workshops for K-12 educators
Advisor of a thesis in Spanish linguistics

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 1994-1995

Past

Commissioned teacher in Spanish language & literature (secondary and adult education): Instituto Español de Emigración (Spanish Migration Institute). France, 1979-1982.

Teacher of elementary (1969 public examinations, number 1 of those examined by the Examining Board of Valencia) and secondary education. Spain, 1970-1977.

Appointments

Member of the Holt Technology Consultant Board (1997-1998)

Faculty Development Technology Programs Consultant. Houghton Mifflin, ACTFL and IALL (1997)

Awards/Scholarships/Lecturerships

Visiting research scholar at the Department of Curriculum of the Faculty of Educational Science and Technology of the University of Twente. The Netherlands. Spring semester, 1999.

Finalist of the 95' ACTFL-MLJ Emma Marie Birkmaier Award for Doctoral Dissertation Research in FL Education.

Nominee for the 1994 Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Louisiana State University, April 28, 1994.

Finalist of the 94' ACTFL-MLJ Emma Marie Birkmaier Award for Doctoral Dissertation Research in FL Education.

Holder of a scholarship from the French Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for pursuing specialized advanced studies in educational technology, at the unversity of Poitiers (France). 1986-1987.

Holder of two lectureships from the French Government (Ministry of Education) for teaching at two pilot institutuions: Lycée "Pierre de Fermat," Toulouse (France), 1977-1978; and Lycée "Marseilleveyre," Marseille (France), 1982-1983.

Review Panels

Referee for The Modern Language Journal (USA) (1997--)

Referee for The Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada) (1998-1999)

Grant Proposals

"COMPARTE: A Collaborative Multi-Country Project for the Advancement of Research on Technology in Education". SDSU(1999-2000).

"The Electronic Foreign Language Project." Bennington College (1996).

Funded Projects

Holder of a grant of $3,000 from the Foreign Language Council San Diego State University, CA. Spring 1997. (Research into the application of multimedia learning tools for FL teacher training).

Holder of a grant of $3,000 from the Foreign Language Council San Diego State University, CA. Fall 1997. (Research into the application of multimedia learning tools for FL teacher training).

Co-Principal Investigator of a grant of $35,000 from the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. Louisiana State University, 1994-1995. (Development and evaluation of authentic video-based multimedia courseware for FL learning).

Selected Papers

Published in Refereed Journals

Borrás, I. (1998). 'Strategy redundancy' and its impact on the effectiveness of technology-enhanced instruction: A case study. The Internet and Higher Education 1(4), pp. 263-280. [Abstract]

Borrás, I. (1997). Tecnologías de telecomunicación y educación a distancia en los Estados Unidos. Pixel-Bit. Revista de Medios y Educación, 8, January, 5-33. [Abstract]

Borrás, I. (1997/1998). Enseñanza y aprendizaje con la Internet: Una aproximación crítica. Pixel-Bit. Revista de Medios y Educación, 9, June, 5-13. Available at Universidad de Barcelona, Spain. Biblioteca Virtual de Tecnología Educativa. http://www.doe.d5.ub.es/te/any97/borras_pb/ . Republished 1998, in Comunicación y Pedagogía, 20 (151), 28-32. [Abstract].

Borrás, I. & Lafayette, R. (1994). Effects of multimedia courseware subtitling on the speaking performance of college students of French. The Modern Language Journal, 78 (1), 61-75. [Abstract]

Borrás, I. (1993). "Developing and assessing Practicing Spoken French: A multimedia program for improving speaking skills." Educational Technology Research and Development, 41 (1), 91-105. [Abstract]

Published in Refereed Conference Proceedings

Borrás, I. (2000). Integrating ARCS Motivational Strategies into CALL Courseware for Holistic Practice: A Study. In Proceedings of the American Association for Computers in Education International Conference: EDMEDIA 2000. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Borrás, I. (2000). Preparing Teachers to Investigate the Effects of Technology-Supported Instruction in Effective Partnership with Researchers. In Willis, D. A., Price, J. D., and Willis, J. (eds), pp. 587-592. Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference: SITE 2000. AACE, Charlottesville, VA.

Borrás, I. (1998). "Theory, Practice, and Materials": Un CD-ROM para la Preparación Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Asistentes de Lenguas Extranjeras." In Proceedings of EDUTEC 97 Annual Symposium. University of Málaga, Spain. http://www.ieev.uma.es/edutec97/edu97_c3/2-3-01.htm

Borrás, I. (1997). "Assessing the Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning: Case Study of a Graduate Course on Multimedia Development." AACE. Proceedings EDMEDIA/EDTELECOM 97. Calgary, Alberta. Canada, June 14-19th. (Full Text Search CD-ROM).

Borrás, I. (1996)."Internet for Teachers: Case Study of a Graduate Course" AACE. Proceedings WebNet 96. World Conference of the Web Society. San Francisco, CA. October 18, 1996. http://aace.virginia.edu/aace/conf/webnet/html/453.htm . Also available at University of Freiburg. Computer Science Institute. http://ad.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/webnet96/Html/453.htm

Borrás, I. (1996). The Electronic Foreign Language Project. In Proceedings of the National Education Computing Conference, NECC '96. Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Full text search CD-ROM).

Borrás, I. (1995). Diseño de materiales multimedia por educadores: Un estudio cualitativo. En J. I. Aguaded y Julio Cabero (Eds.). Educación y Medios de Comunicación en el Contexto Iberoamericano (pp. 227-234). Universidad Internacional de Andalucía. Colec. Encuentros Iberoamericanos (1995).

Borrás, I. (1993). Matériel authentique et vidéodisque dans l'enseignement de la culture. In R. C, Lafayette (Ed.) La Francophonie: Réflexions sur la Culture et la Civilisation (pp. 155-166). Paris: Didier Erudition. [Abstract]

Published in ERIC

Borrás. I. (1998). Broadening the educational technology foundations. ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 415 706. [Abstract]

Borrás. I. (1998). Meaningful learning: A perspective. ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 420070. [Abstract]

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

Borrás, I. & Nobile, A. (2000). Reforming US Universities: Between Cordoba and Athens (submitted).

Borrás, I. (1999). Effects of ARCS Motivational Strategy Integration into CALL Courseware (submitted). [Abstract]

Borrás, I. (1999). Multimedia Environments for Research on Instructional Technology (MERIT): Development and Application of a Model (submitted). [Abstract]

Borrás, I. (1998). Development and evaluation of a constructivistic course on multimedia authoring for language instructors (submitted). [Abstract].

Preprints

Borrás, I. (1990). The search for interactive videodisc (IVD) instructional effectiveness: A five-year review (1985 - 1989). Department of Education, Louisiana State University. (Preprint). [Abstract].

Work in Progress

Borrás, I. (2000--). On Distance Learning and Postsecondary Education "Disposability": Driving Forces and Counteracting Perspectives.

Pedagogical Guides

Borrás I., and Tamuly A. (1992) Kit ou Double: Du texte aux images. Baton Rouge, LA: Centre de Recherches et de Formation, LSU (1992).
Borrás I. , Lafayette R. , Tamuly A. , and Egea-Kuehne D. France Panorama: Guide Pédagogique. New York, NY: Eagle Multimedia Services, In. (1990-1994).

Educational Software/Webware

Author of the WWW on-line course: "SPAN 696. Designing FL Instruction for Web Delivery" SDSU. Fall 1998. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/SPAN696/index.html

Author of the CD-ROM "A Multimedia Environment for Instructional Research." SDSU. Fall 1997- Spring 1998.

Producer of two CD-ROM collections of Director programs for FL instruction. SDSU, Spring 1998.

Producer of a CD-ROM collection of PowerPoint presentations for FL instruction. SDSU, Spring 1998.

Author of the CD-ROM "Theory, Practice and Materials: Resources for FL Teacher Training" a tutorial for the pedagogical and technological training of FL Graduate Assistants. National Language Resource Center (NLRC), SDSU, 1996-1998.

Co-author of the multimedia program about hypertext creative writing: "Borges entre la Imprenta y el Hipertexto." SUNY at Albany, 1996.

Author of the WWW on-line course: "RE 503: Internet for Teachers." Bennington, 1996. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/503/index.html

Author of the French multimedia program: "Tourisme Virtuel: Quand les "Netizens" Voyagent en Espagne." Université de Tours, France, 1995.

Author of the French multimedia program: "Publicités: Langue et Culture." Louisiana State University, 1994-1995.

Director and co-author of nine multimedia programs for teaching Spanish, French, English as a Second Language, and Latin. Louisiana State University, 1995.

Author of a multimedia package for the teaching of French SL in university colleges: "Practicing Spoken French." Louisiana State University, 1991-1992.

Co-author (with Annette Tamuly) of the video production for the teaching of French SL in elementary schools: "Kit ou Double." Louisiana State University, 1989-1991.

Presentations

Profesional Conferences

"Integrating ARCS Motivational Strategies into CALL Courseware for Holistic Practice: A Study." EDMEDIA 2000 International Conference. American Association for Computers in Education. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 26 - July 1.

"Learning Effects of Collaboration during FL Process Writing with Computer-Supported Writing Environments: An Investigation." CALICO 2000 International Conference: Core Technologies: Impact on the Future. University of Arizona, Tucson, May 30-June 3, 2000.

"Preparing Teachers to Investigate the Effects of Technology-Supported Instruction in Effective Partnership with Researchers." SITE 2000. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference. San Diego, CA. February 8-12, 2000.

"Technology and Creative Writing: Electronic Hypertext Fiction." 3rd Joint Graduate Liberal Studies Conference. SDSU-Simon Fraser University. San Diego, CA. November 5-7, 1999.

"Research on Instructional Technology & Technology for Instructional Research." Faculty of Educational Science & Technology. IST/CRC Colloquium University of Twente. Enschede: The Netherlands. May 6, 1999.

"Second Language Acquisition Research: Types, Tools, and Projects." Second State Conference of Languages. Universidad Autónoma of Baja California. Tijuana: México. September 24, 1998.

"How might we increase the re-use of educational software in HE?" School of Education. The Open University. Milton Keynes: United Kingdom. July 29, 1998.

"Developmental Research: Theory and Practice." Faculty of Educational Science & Technology. Department of Curriculum Design & Implementation. University of Twente. Hengelo: The Netherlands. August 18, 1998.

"A Graduate Course in Multimedia Development for FL Education: Balancing the Teaching of Subject-matter and Technological Skills." CSU Regional Symposium on University Teaching. California State University, San Bernardino. February 21, 1998.

"Teacher Training in Methodology and Technology." Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Technology Consultant Board. Harcourt Brace. Fort Worth, TX. February, 8, 1998. "Theory, Practice and Materials": Un CD-ROM para la Preparación Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Asistentes de Lenguas Extranjeras." EDUTEC 97 Annual Symposium. Málaga, Spain. October 27-29, 1997. "Computer-Based Tools for Training FL Graduate Assistants." University of California Davis. October 6, 1997. "The Development of a CD-ROM as a Catalyst for Initiating PTs and GTAs to the Integration of Technology in FL Teaching and Learning." Faculty Development Series. SDSU, July 15, 1997. "Training and Professional Development." Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Technology Consultant Board. Harcourt Brace. Monterey, CA. July, 3rd, 1997. "The development of a CD-ROM for Training Graduate Teaching Associates in Foreign Languages". CALICO 97 Annual Symposium "Content, Content, Content!" West Point, New York. June 23-28, 1997. "The Development of Interactive WWW Courseware for Foreign Language Teacher Education." ACTFL "The Best of CALICO." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1996. "Teaching and Technology." College of Arts and Letters, SDSU. San Diego, CA. November 11, 1996. "Internet for Teachers: Case Study of a Graduate Course" AACE. WebNet 96. World Conference of the Web Society. San Francisco, CA. October 18, 1996. "Virtual Environments for Cross-Cultural Communication." UCD Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching. University of California at Davis. Davis, California. June 26, 1996. "The Electronic Foreign Language Learning Project." The National Education Computing Conference, NECC '96. Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 12, 1996. University of Freiburg. Computer Science Institute. "Internet for FL Teachers: A Training Program." CALICO 96 Annual Symposium "Distance Learning." Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 30, 1996 "Publicités: Langue et Culture" (Courseware Fair) CALICO 96 Annual Symposium "Distance Learning." Albuquerque, New Mexico. June 1st, 1996 "Utilisation de Systèmes d'Auteur dans le Cadre de la Formation Continue." Université François Rabelais. Tours, (France). January 9, 1996. "Tourisme Virtuel: Quand les "Netizens" Voyagent en Espagne." Université François Rabelais. Tours, (France). January 9, 1996. "Enseñanza y aprendizaje con Internet: Aproximación Crítica." Departamento de Educación. Universidad de Murcia (Spain). January 16, 1996. "Teachers as Multimedia Developers: A Qualitative Study." Hypermedia '95. Center for Excellence in Education. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. October 5, 1995. "A Faculty-developed Multimedia Program for Teaching French: Publicités: Langue et Culture." Hypermedia '95. Center for Excellence in Education. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. October 5, 1995. "Materiales multimedia: Teoría, diseño e investigación." Universidad de Sevilla. Cursos de Verano de la Rábida, Huelva (Spain). August 3, 1995. "Can Teachers Develop Their Own Multimedia Programs? LSU, Center for Instructional Technology. June 16, 1995. "Confronting the Constructivist and Postmodern Views of Educational Technology." Curriculum & Instruction Lecture Series. LSU, College of Education. March 17, 1995. "Multimedia y Enseñanza de Idiomas." Lecture presented at the 1st Congreso Macintosh y Educación. Fundación Blanquerna, Barcelona (Spain). September 7, 1993. "Practicing Spoken French' (PSF): Multimedia courseware for improving oral communicative skills." Lecture presented at the CALICO '93 Annual Symposium "Assessment." William and Mary College, Virginia. March 13, 1993.

"Matériel authentique et vidéodisque dans l'enseignement de la culture." Lecture presented at the AATF 63rd International Colloquium, New Orleans. July 4, 1990.
Faculty Development Workshops

"Developing Constructivist Activities for Technology-Enhanced Instruction: A Practical Guide." Department of Modern Languages. Ohio University. February 9th, 1999. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/Ohio99/index.html

"Classroom Activities: Design and Electronic Delivery". SDSU (September-December, 1998) http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/workshopsFall98/index.html

"Using Internet Authoring Tools to Create Practice Environments". SDSU outreach initiative. Workshop for FL Instructors in Baja California Higher Education Institutions. SDSU. November 7th, 1998. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/OutreachFall98/index.html

"Professional Development Workshop Series" for FL part-time instructors and GTAs. SDSU (Fall 1997- Spring 1998). http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/workshops98/index.html

"Technology Workshop Focus Group" Houghton Mifflin, ACTFL and IALL. Chicago, December 5, 1997.

"Evaluation and Use of Software/Webware Materials in FL Teaching." Weekend workshop for FL instructors at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges. Sponsored by the National Language Resource Center and Grossmont College. SDSU, March 1st, 1997. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/Grossmont97/index.html

"FL curriculum-driven use of technology" Workshop series for FL faculty, part-time instructors and GTAs. SDSU, Fall 96. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/workshops96/index.html

"Introduction to Courseware Development for RCLC Faculty." Bennington College, Fall 1995.

"MEMS: Multimedia Authoring for Teachers." Manchester Elementary-Middle School. Massachusetts, Spring 1996. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/503/Manchester/index.html

"RE 04: Teaching with the Internet." Bennington College, Spring 1996. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/503/RE04/index.html

"RE02: Discovering the Internet." Bennington College, Spring 1996. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/isabel/503/RE02/index.html

"La technologie multimedia au service de l'enseignement des langues étrangères." Immersion weekend for teachers sponsored by the Foreign Language Department (Southern University) and the French Education Project LSU, Baton Rouge. June 2-4, 1995.

"Empowering Faculty with Guided Authoring Systems." Workshop for faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Southern University, Baton Rouge. May 18, 1995.

"HyperCard-based Tools for Foreign Language Educators." Workshop for teachers and faculty in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the Department of French and Italian. LSU, College of Education. January 27, 1995.

"Video in the Foreign Language Classroom." Inservice workshop for Louisiana elementary and secondary school foreign language teachers sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Education. Ruston, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge, LA. September 24, 26, and 28, 1990.

"The Bicenntenial of the French Revolution." Two immersion-weekend programs for Louisiana elementary and secondary school foreign language and social studies teachers sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Baton Rouge, LA. February, 1990.