Students
Betsy Lavolette
Betsy received her MA in second language studies from the University of Hawai'i and her BS in mathematics and apparel and textile design from Michigan State University. She taught English as a second/foreign language in Japan and Hawai'i and has worked as an instructional designer, translator (Japanese to English), and copy editor.
Research Interests
Computer assisted language learning, online learning,assessment
Publications
Lavolette, E. (2012). Interview With Julie Sykes. MSU Working Papers in SLS, 3(1), 13-17.
Lavolette, E., Venable, M., Gose, E., & Huang, P. (2010). Comparing synchronous virtual classrooms: Student, instructor and course designer perspectives. Tech Trends, 54(5), 54-61.
Venable, M., McKimmy, P., Gose, E., Hutchinson, N., Lavolette, E., Huang, P., Nakamura, P., McCann, K., Meeder, R., & Pusal, E. (2009). Distance Course Design & Consulting Group (DCDC): Online course development in high education. In G. Siemens & C. Fulford (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009 (pp. 517-522). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Lavolette, E. (2009). The keyimage method of learning sound-symbol correspondences: A case study of learning written Khmer. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 6, 59-84.
Lavolette, E. (2009). Using Google Reader for professional development. The Word, 18(2), 3-7.
Lavolette, E. (2008). Go open source and share your ESL materials with the world! The Word, 18(1), 3-5.
Pfaff, E., & Huddleston, P. (2003). Does It Matter If I Hate Teamwork? What Impacts Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork. Journal of Marketing Education, 25(1), 37-45.
Presentations
Rivera-Martinez, M., Smith, A., Lavolette, E., Martin, C., & Pennestri, S. (2012, November). Developing Advanced Level Proficiency Using Web 2.0 Tools. Paper resented at the ACTFL Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Schmidtke, J., Spino, L., & Lavolette, E. (2012, October). How statistically literate are we? Examining SLA professors’ and graduate students’ statistical knowledge and training. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lavolette, E. (2012, October). Differences in teachers’ ratings of ESL learners’ video and audio recordings. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum, Pittsburgh, PA.
Rivera-Martinez, M., Smith, A., Lavolette, E., & Pennestri, S. (2012, July). Web 2.0 tools to assess and provide feedback on students’ linguistic performance. Paper presented at the America Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Lavolette, E., & Pennestri, S. (2012, June). Where’s the pedagogy in Web 2.0? Paper presented at the International Association for Language Learning Technology conference, South Bend, IN.
Lavolette, E. (2012, June). Effects of video and audio modes on ratings of learner recordings. Paper presented at Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Conference, South Bend, IN.
Lavolette, E. (2012, May). Extending the BIA+ model of bilingual language processing to non-alphabetic languages: The influence of L1 Japanese sublexical semantics on L2 English word retrieval. Poster presented at the Midwest Cognitive Science Conference, Bloomington, IN.
Lavolette, E. (2012, May). Effects of video and audio modes on ratings of learner recordings: Preliminary results. Paper presented at the Ohio University CALL conference, Athens, OH.
Lavolette, E., & Spino, L. (2012, April). Update on statistical literacy of applied linguists: Preliminary results. Paper presented at the Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium, Madison, WI.
Lavolette, E. (2012, March). Build a collaborative resource for Web 2.0 tools. Paper presented at EDGES, East Lansing, MI.
McNeil, M., Valencia, J., Lavolette, E., & McNeil, J. (2011, November). Practical Web 2.0 Tools for the Language Classroom. Paper presented at the ACTFL Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
Lavolette, E. (2011, November). Games, Video Tools, and More From MSU’s CLEAR. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Educational Technology Conference, East Lansing, MI.
Alvarez, J., McNeil, M., & Lavolette, E. (2011, February). Language education using technological tools: Which ones, how, and why. Poster presented at SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable, Tucson, AZ.
Venable, M., McKimmy, P., Gose, E., Hutchinson, N., Lavolette, E., Huang, P., Nakamura, P., McCann, K., Meeder, R., & Pusal, E. (2009, June). Distance Course Design & Consulting Group (DCDC): Online course development in higher education. Paper presented at ED-MEDIA 2009 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Honolulu, HI.
Lavolette, E. (2009, March). Learner interactions with and affective views of gloss presentations in CALL reading. Paper presented at Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Lavolette, E., Venable, M., Gose, E., & Huang, P. (2009, February). Comparing synchronous virtual classrooms: Student, instructor, and course designer perspectives. Paper presented at the 31st Hawaii Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Hands-on demonstrations and tutorials of Elluminate Live!, an interactive web-based whiteboard system, for Department of Educational Technology, UHM, 9/08 through 12/08.
Hands-on demonstration and tutorial of Hot Potatoes software for creating computerized learning activities for Department of Educational Technology, UHM, 10/08.
Lavolette, E. (2008, February). Using Hot Potatoes to create computerized language lessons. Paper presented at the Hawai’i Teachers of English as a Second Language Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Hands-on demonstration and tutorial of Hot Potatoes for in-service Department of Education teachers, 11/07.
Lavolette, E. (2007, July). The keyimage method of learning sound-symbol correspondences: A case study of learning written Khmer. Paper presented at the Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages/Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute 2007 Conference on Applied Linguistics and Southeast Asian Language Teaching.
Invited Talks
Presentation of in-progress research to the Language Assessment Research Reading Group, MSU, 3/12 and 5/12.
Hands-on workshops on CLEAR’s Rich Internet Applications for pre-service K–12 teachers, MSU, 11/11, 4/12, and 11/12.
Hands-on workshop on Hot Potatoes software for creating computerized learning activities for Department of Educational Technology, University of Hawai'i, 10/08.
Hands-on workshop on Hot Potatoes for in-service Hawai'i Department of Education teachers, 11/07.