The argument of this report is that current assessments, which primarily focus on how much knowledge and skills students have accrued, are inadequate. Choice, rather than knowledge, should be the interpretative frame within which learning assessments are organized. Digital technologies make this possible, because interactive assessments can evaluate students in a context of choosing whether, what, how, and when to learn.
Actively Learn is an online literacy platform that empowers educators to transform reading and writing so students understand more, think critically, and build lasting skills. Educators are able to customize instruction, provide real-time feedback and access analytics on student performance. Students interact with peers and receive information to fill gaps in background knowledge, making reading and writing active and collaborative.
Ipass is a vocabulary learning system developed by BeiWaiOnline (Beijing) Edu-Tech Co., Ltd. By using the design of a subway map and numerous subway stations, the system transforms the boring vocabulary learning process into an interesting and step-by-step process. With the help of this system, teachers can dynamically check and monitor students’ vocabulary learning process so as to design remedial teaching. You can experience this product with any of the following accounts: BWtesting01, BWtesting02, BWtesting03, BWtesting04, or BWtesting05. (Password: 123456) We recommend Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers.
“ipass单词通”是由北外在线自主研发的词汇学习系统。通过地铁线路和地铁站数形象地展示了完整的学习过程，由易到难，循序渐进，让单词学习变得生动有趣。教师也可以通过该系统直观地了解每位学生的学习进度和学习成果，动态监控每位班级学员的整个学习过程，以便对学生进行有针对性地指导。您可通过以下任一账号体验该产品：BWtesting01、BWtesting02、BWtesting03、BWtesting04、BWtesting05（密码均为123456）。为达到最好的体验效果，请使用谷歌或火狐浏览器。
IBM envisions educational institutions adopting cloud-based cognitive systems to collect and analyze all of this data over a long period of time — creating longitudinal student records that would give teachers the information they need to provide personalized learning experiences for their students.
This volume gives language teachers, software designers, and researchers who wish to use technology in second or foreign language education the information they need to absorb what has been achieved so far and to make sense of it.
ChinaCALL: 2014 International Symposium on CALL is calling for papers.
— 信息技术与外语教学：机遇与挑战 —
“ICT and Foreign Language Instruction: Opportunities and Challenges”
November 7-8, 2014
Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
