Breaking the Learning Barriers with Googlescriber(TM) Telephone Learning Software to Solve Crisis in American Classrooms with a Phone and the Web and Video.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Telephones, including cell phones, are the most readily available technology, but now Professor Steven Donahue of Miami Dade College has taken telephone use to unprecedented levels by developing the Googlescriber[TM] or a "Write-by-Phone" system. Donahue says of the software, "This is a breakthrough. The phone learning system is capable of processing student essays and other interactions automatically by telephone and returning instant holistic and analytical scores."

Professor Donahue dubbed Googlescriber[TM] as "a better way to teach English learners the spoken-written language link." Googlescriber[TM] uses the common telephone, linked to a sophisticated Web-system to provide authentic language learning for native and non-native students across the country struggling to master prose and other learning activities. Donahue's students simply call up [phone] and respond by voice to a selected topic. Moments later, registered students receive robust analysis online.

Googlescriber[TM] is an automated telephone learning system offering many advantages. Authentic listening and speaking can help take the place of the lack of interaction with native role models. Phone-in homework becomes an interactive and documented family experience. Moreover, increased verbal power spills over positively into related disciplines: writing, grammar, accent reduction, vocabulary building, reading, spelling, phonics, even math. Finally, the work load of teachers is lessened; the motivation of learners increased. Professor Donahue notes, "The promise and fruits of the Internet are close because of converging technologies such as Googlescriber[TM]. A video add-on is next."

Steven Donahue is an inventor and professor at Miami Dade College who recently presented a paper at the BAF/MDTESOL Symposium in Miami covering Googlescriber[TM] at http://faculty.mdc.edu/sdonahue. Professor Donahue is the features editor for Language Magazine (http://www.languagemagazine.com), the preeminent publication covering global language issues. Following 9/11, the US Military used his software for learning exotic languages, such as Pashto for the U.S. National Guard, and Dari. His work covering Language and Software has been covered in The Chronicle of Higher Education, National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

The access site for Googlescriber[TM] is http://www.googlescriber.com and the Demo number is [phone].