John de Szendeffy

Director of Educational Technology

Job Duties

Acquires, implements, coordinates technology at CELOP; manages IT support for CELOP faculty, staff, and students; manages the Multimedia Language Lab; produces written and multimedia orientation material for all CELOP students and faculty to the lab facilities, operations, procedures, and materials; produces written and multimedia curricular and training material for students and faculty; manages lab staff (Technical Coordinator, Lab Assistant, Student Workers); manages CELOP and MLL websites; produces CELOP Semester Book and Video; consults on online course development.

School of Education Lecturer in Computer-assisted Language Learning (SED TL 512).

Education

• Ed.M., TESOL, Boston University, 1994
• B.S. , International Relations/History, Northern Arizona University, 1985
• Certificat de Langue Francaise, Cours de Civilisation Francaise de la Sorbonne (Universite de Paris, IV), 1990.

Publications, Presentations

• A Practical Guide for Using Computers in Language Teaching. University of Michigan Press, 2005.
• For Here or To Go? An ESL Reader, University of Michigan Press, 1997.
  
  
• Critically Evaluating the Appeal of 'Web 2.0' Activities for Second Language Learners, Keynote address, NERALLT, Fall 2007, St. Michael's College, VT.
• The Place of Multimedia in the Language Curriculum: Use or Refuse: Pros and Cons of Multimedia. Plenary panel speaker, Language Symposium 2007, University of Chicago, April 2007.

CALL@BU blog

CELOP TECH blog

• "Top Ten MLL Activities," NERALLD Conference, Choate, April 2002.
• Needs Assessment, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Mar. 2002
• Practical Implementation of CALL, Koç University, Turkey. Conference keynote address, workshop leader. Nov. 2001.
• Survey of Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Lecture for SED TL 835 TESOL Seminar, Boston University School of Education. Lecture and hands-on workshop. CALL overview and pedagogical essentials for graduate students in TESOL.
• Software and ESL, MATSOL Currents, Fall 1998.
• Is the Web Ready for TESL? MATSOL Currents, Summer 1998.
• Making Multimedia Work for ESL, MATSOL Currents, Spring 1998.
• "A Multimedia and Web Project Class: Production for ESL Students and CALL Training for Faculty." NEALLT. Skidmore College, Saratoga, NY. 3/98.
• "Making Multimedia Work for ESL." MATSOL Professional Development Opportunity Grant workshop. Boston University. 6/97.
• "Operating An Effective Multimedia Lab: Hardware, Software, and Personnel Issues." NAFSA. Vancouver, BC. 5/97
• "Designing a Digital Learning Lab for the 21st Century." TESOL. Orlando, FL. 3/97
• "Multimedia Language Lab demonstration." NERALLD. Boston University. 3/97.

Experience Abroad

• Traveled in Mexico, Canada, Turkey, Hungary, the Carribean, throughout western Europe and the U.K.
• 1990 Studied in Paris; EFL Instructor at L'Institut de Preparation aux Etudes Superieurs, Paris, France.

Languages

• French

Related Experience

Teaching

• Lecturer in Computer-assisted Language Learning, Boston University School of Education (SED TL 512)
• 1993-1996 ESL Instructor at Northeastern University, Bunker Hill Community College, Simmons College, Emmanuel College, Showa Boston, Boston University.
• 1991-1994 Program Coordinator, Freshman-Sophomore English, Boston University.
• 1994-1995 Produced educational, training, and documentary videos for BNN-TV3, Boston.

Web/Print Development

• CELOP Semester Book & Video
• Historically Speaking, a publication of the Historical Society
• News from the Republic of Letters (Ed. Saul Bellow)
• Mogollon Design Homes (all corporate image and marketing copy)
• Thoreau Language Institute
• Sara Tabatabai Gourmet Foods

CALL Consulting

• Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Computer language lab needs analysis and assessment.
• English Language Center, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. Consultant on effective teacher training procedures and materials development for computer-
  assisted language learning.
• English Programs for Internationals, University of South Carolina. Consultant for ESL program planning to implement CALL.
• BU Middle East (proposal)
• Northeastern University.
• North Shore Community College.
• Roxbury Community College.
• L'Université d'Angers, France

Office room number: EOP 251

Phone: (617) 353-7957

E-mail: johndesz@bu.edu or web form