- Summer and Fall 1999,
ExTemplate is developed in the Language Resource Center at Rice University.
- Spring 2000, ExTemplate
1.0 is first used by Rice faculty for language assignments.
- Fall 2000--Work on the
design and development of our online language placement tests using
ExTemplate. Rice faculty continue to develop many exercises and quizzes
using ExTemplate 1.0.
- Summer 2001--First Rice
online placement tests using ExTemplate hosted and administered by
Rice Language Resource Center. Tests are designed by Rice CSL faculty,
with content approved by ACTFL as following proficiency guidelines
(French, German, and Spanish). Students take the online tests during
the summer before arriving on campus.
- Spring 2002: ExTemplate
2.0 is released and allows faculty to author and revise their own
tests. Placement Tests in use include French, German, Japanese, Portuguese
and Spanish.
- Summer 2003, first Chinese
placement test offered to students after spring calibration. Release
of ExTemplate 2.1 with new course management system included. This
new version is used for Chinese language assignments for four courses
in the Fall 2003. ExTemplate 1.0 continues to be used for all other
language assignments.
- Spring 2004, two French
102 courses use ExTemplate 2.1 for their on-line tests and final exams.
The Language Resource Center offered two ExTemplate 2.1 workshops
attended by 18 CSL faculty.
- Fall 2004 and Spring 2005,
all French 101 and 102 sections use Extemplate for homework, exams,
midterms and final exams. Spanish 102 sections use it for the first
time for testing.
- Fall 2005 and Spring 2006,
French 101 and 102 continue using ExTemplate for their homework, quizzes,
midterms and final exams. French 201 and 202 use ExTemplate for all
their assignments. Spanish 101 and 102 use ExTemplate for all their
exams. Chinese 101 and 102 continue the use of ExTemplate for their
listening and speaking assignments. Chinese 201, 202, 301 and 302
continue the use of ExTemplate for their assignments: listening, speaking,
reading and writing. Hindi, Japanese, and Korean courses also use
ExTemplate for Listening and Speaking assignments. Korean courses
also use ExTemplate for some reading and writing assignments.
- Fall 2006 and Spring 2007,
The same courses continue to use ExTemplate for their assignments and exams. Additionally, Spanish 101 and 102 are now using ExTemplate for their final exams. Chinese 101 sections have begun to use ExTemplate for their quizzes.
- Future plans: Add another
question type, several assignment modules such as portfolio, and develop
an export administration tool to be able to share material with other
institutions or organizations using ExTemplate.
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