Students Check Out Foreign Language Films, Thanks to a Little Help from Some...
Thanks to a series of grants from Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries, the LSS Learning Lab in 259 Van Hise offers a growing collection of world language DVDs for check-out by students. The DVD...
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New Van Hise Instructor Guide Available
A new guide for instructors teaching in Van Hise Hall is now available from L&S Learning Support Services.Van Hise Hall is one of the largest classroom buildings on campus and hosts instructors...
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ARTstor: a million images for education and scholarship
If a single picture is worth a thousand words, how many words might one million high-quality images you can use in PowerPoint presentations, online or printed course materials, or even scholarly...
View ArticleFinals Week Hours
The Learning Lab and InfoLab will be open May 11-15 during the following hours:Learning Lab (259 Van Hise) Monday, May 11: 10 am to 4 pmTuesday, May 12: 10 am to 4 pmWednesday, May 13: 10 am to 2...
View ArticleLSS Foreign Film Collection Continues to Grow
Each year the UW-Madison campus and Van Hise Hall host several summer language learning programs. L&S Learning Support Services has received a grant from the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries to...
View ArticleDigital Learning Lab: Streaming media files
Playing your media:The Digital Learning Lab provides many links to media files for L&S courses. Follow these steps to play a file:Go to the Digital Learning Lab site:...
View ArticleDigital Learning Lab: Downloading media files
Downloading media files:The Digital Learning Lab contains many media files. Some are password protected, so you may need to enter your username and password (for the "streaming server"), provided by...
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Digital Learning Lab: Putting files on your iPod
The image indicates Digital Language Lab files that can be put easily on your iPod. Here is how to do it:Go to the Digital Learning Lab site: lss.wisc.edu/digital-learning-labClick on the image just...
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Digital Learning Lab: Setting a live bookmark to keep up with your videos
Live bookmarks let you skip a few steps when you want to access your Digital Learning Lab audio files. Instead of navigating to the DLL page and selecting the media you want to play, you can access...
View ArticleStreaming video: Troubleshooting
Most of LSS streamed video is in the QuickTime streaming format. If you cannot successfully view a streamed video, try these steps:Did you give it the correct ID and password if one is needed? If...
View ArticleNew DVDs Available for Checkout from Learning Lab
LSS has recently acquired DVDs in the following languages and topics: Arabic, South Asia, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian,...
View ArticleNew DVDs Available for Checkout from Learning Lab
The new DVDs are available for checkout in the LSS Learning Lab, 259 Van Hise Hall. Here is a list:Chinese24 City CH2.088DanishEmma’s Shadow DA2.022FinnishAriel FN2.020Match Factory Girl...
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Workshop: Language Learning Activities with Film
curtain.jpgL&S Learning Support Services will conduct a brown bag workshop on language learning activities with film. The workshop is open to all language instructors (faculty, staff, and TAs)....
View ArticleNew DVDs Available
LSS has recently acquired DVDs in the following languages and topics:Arabic, Czech, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, and General Interest (see Interdepartmental...
View ArticleLearning Lab and InfoLab open September 6
The Learning Lab and InfoLab will be open on Tuesday, September 6, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Regular hours will begin on Wednesday, September 7. See http://lss.wisc.edu/hours for schedule.Both labs...
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Lens on the Collection: Food
iStock_for website.gifLSS and the Learning Lab bring you new and exciting films from our library collection for personal, professional, or instructional use! Each month, Lens on the Collection features...
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Lens on the Collection: November is Mystery Mania!
iStock_for website.gifHave some extra time over the Thanksgiving break and want to settle in with a good, scary movie? You're in luck! November's Lens on the Collection theme is mysteries. Our "Mystery...
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Lens on the Collection: Tremendous Trilogies
iStock_for website.gifEase back into school and start the spring semester with a triliogy (or two) during a study break! January's Lens on the Collection theme is trilogies. Our "Tremendous Trilogies"...
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Lens on the collection: Religon in Film
Religion Tile 2.jpgOur new Lens on the Collection board delves into the topic of religion. As such, the Learning Lab invites you to contemplate upon matters of faith by checking out our collection of...
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