CALL Training Program

The Language Labs offer a program of C.A.L.L. (Computer Assisted Language Learning) training and professional development for instructors and tutors in the languages we serve. Check this page periodically for announcements on upcoming training sessions.

Sessions are listed for enrollment through MyWorkshops, the college system's means of listing and registering for all sorts of training. Registration through MyWorkshops is mandatory for all FALL and SPRING training and orientation settings. All language faculty are strongly encouraged to attend one lab intro and one Sony training per year. Attendees who do not register in MyWorkshops will not receive handouts & other distributed materials. All attendees must take the initiative to sign in upon arrival for attendance to be marked & recorded appropriately. We cannot take your word that you attended a given session, as sign-in sheets in conjunction with the attendance marking feature in MyWorkshops are our only way of keeping track of those in attendance at the many training opportunities we provide you. The language lab intro session and the Sony session are strongly recommended. All sessions are announced well in advance, so please plan your personal and extra-professional commitments accordingly. Instructors wanting to use the labs should plan to attend both a lab intro session and a Sony session at least once a year. Attendance at most language lab training sessions usually results in our providing you extra "VIP" services!

If this is your first time logging in, searching for, and registering for sessions in MyWorkshops and you are experiencing difficulties, please call the Lone Star College-Online Help Desk (distance.learning@lonestar.edu). Their hours are Mon-Thur: 8am - 10pm , Fri & Sat: 8am - 5pm, & Sundays: 1pm - 5pm (livehelp and email only). Phone: 832.813.6700; 936.273.7600; metro 281.765.7765. We urge you to call these numbers as soon as possible if you are having difficulties with MyWorkshops. Again, please call 832.813.6700 for login assistance.

Attendees in need of a sign language interpreter are asked to make appropriate and timely arrangements with Deaf Student Services at cfinterpret@lonestar.edu / 281.290.3206 TDD / 832.482.1014 Office phone.

My Workshops
Lone Star College System holds hundreds of workshops each year on topic ranging from Microsoft Office software to improving time management skills.

Language Lab VIPs

The staff of the LSC-CyFair Language Labs extends congratulations to the following instructors! Their dedication to language teaching at CyFair is unparalleled, and their active participation in language technology professional development sets them apart & puts them at the cutting edge of 21st century language teaching! VIPs benefit from additional language technology services.

As of fall 2008, the following language faculty members are LAB INTRO VIPs:

Macarena Aguilar
Frances Arnold
Anne Albarelli
Georgiana Bielfeldt
Sharon Bippus
Kathy Bliss
Jan Brown
Nancy Christian
Roland Cirilo
Douglas Combs
Cristina Cordero
Patricia Costello
Wayne de Almeida
William Deese
Mary Ann Freeman
Toby Freeman
Amber Galloway
Marylyn George
Alison Hyde
Micol Hamed
Carolyn Ho
Justina Ilobi
Alma Karfaridis
Yuying Liu
Adriana Mills
Donna Murphy-Tovalin
Lee Pham
Caree Phillips
Rebecca Royer
Jerry Runnels
Mahmoud Sarakbi
Caren Shoup
Philip Steuernagel
Angela Tyler
Amy Uribe
Jerry White
Charlotte Womack
Virginia Young

As of fall 2008, the following language faculty members are Sony Virtuoso/Soloist VIPs:

Sharon Bippus
Jan Brown
Nancy Christian
Rolando Cirilo
Douglas Combs
Cristina Cordero
Briana Foster
Mary Ann Freeman
Marylyn George
Carolyn Ho
Safeera Khan
Yuying Liu
Adriana Mills
Lee Pham
Caree Phillips
Eliana Prouty
Rebecca Royer
Amy Uribe
Jerry White
Charlotte Womack
Virginia Young

As of fall 2008, the following language faculty members are Tell Me More VIPs:

Lynn Bennett
Mary Ann Freeman
Toby Freeman
Tara Linn Gonzales
Patricia Haynes
Madhulika Tandon
Angela Tyler

So if you're not on a given list, how do you get on it? Register for & attend lab trainings (see below)!