John Allan
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Authoring Online Activities with Hot Potatoes Workshop
Hot Potatoes allows instructors, teachers and developers to create digital quizzes. The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling educators to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Since Hot Potatoes is freeware, it can be used for any purpose or project. Our team is running a …
A great way to start learning “blended instruction” Back2Back Stages 1 & 2 sessions
On Friday, November the 10th at TESL Ontario, our team is offering the Stage One hands on and Stage Two introduction sessions consecutively at 9:00 a.m and 1:00 p.m. respectively. This is an efficient way for Ontario LINC instructors to get a jump start on their understanding and practical skills using technology in a blended …
Congratulations to TESL Ontario Silver Pin Award winners!
Our team at LearnIt2teach wishes to congratulate the recipients of the TESL Ontario Silver Pin Award. This award celebrates the excellence, commitment, dedication and compassion of individuals involved with the field of English language training. The winners, John Sivell of Brock University and Sheila McMullen of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Retired) will be honoured at …
Stage 4: Accredited Post TESL Certificate Training Session this Friday
Friday 2:00PM-2:40PM LearnIT2teach Stage 4: Accredited Post TESL Certificate Training Peter Skeris – Polycultural Immigrant Community Services (PICS) Len Chan – The Centre for Skills Development & Training, Jim Edgar This session is for anyone interested in CIC-funded LearnIT2teach Stage 4, ‘Developing e-Materials for Language Training’. It provides an overview of this TESL Ontario PTCT …
Looking to start out on the LearnIT2teach system?
We are offering two face-to-face workshops at TESL Ontario this week. The LearnIT2teach Stage 1 Instructor Training (Tech lab) is offered Friday 9:00AM-10:40AM FAF and Saturday 11:00AM-12:40PM SCG (This session is repeated on Saturday morning) This is the first of four stages for Ontario LINC instructors interested in the CIC-funded LearnIT2teach Project. This session explains …
Make Speaking Activities with NanoGong at TESL Ontario
At TESL Ontario, Jim Edgar and Susan Susan Middlesworth will be leading a session dedicated to generating computer blended speaking activities for LINC classes. As synchronous and asynchronous speaking practice has now been integrated into the CIC-funded LINC 2-4 courseware. This hands-on training is for instructors who would like to start using these activities. All of …
What’s New In LearnIT2teach: Project Update
At TESL Ontario, our team will update the settlement community about the progress that we have made over the past year. Jim Edgar, Rob McBride and Matthias Sturm discuss additions to the CIC-funded LearnIT2teach Project, which commenced in January 2010. New additions include a reference manual for LINC administrators, online speaking activities, LINC 2 e-resources, …
Don’t miss the panel “Enhancing Instructor Skills”
On November 8th at the TESL Ontario conference from 9:00am until 10:40 am, a panel of experts will be meeting to discuss the PTCT and its connection with improving teacher instruction. Abstract: This panel presentation will review development of the CIC contracted Post TESL Certificate Training Framework and instructor training courses. Panelists from Algonquin College, …
Questions? Visit our table at TESL Ontario!
Questions about our training? Issues about your progress? Wondering what the point is? Want to know how to get started? Or, just want to catch up? We are available throughout the conference in the publishers’ area.
Admin Manual to be released at TESL Ontario
Friday, November 9 LearnIT2teach for LINC Administrators (FSG) 3:00PM-4:40PM Based on the new manual for LINC administrators developed by the CIC-funded LearnIT2teach team, presenters will highlight and explain key sections in this publication, which provides guidelines and best practices for program managers interested in supporting computer assisted language learning. Participants will also be encouraged to …
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Completing Stage 3 or Stage 4 of the LearnIT2Teach teacher training has been recognized by TESL Ontario as a Post TESL Certificate Training Accreditation Course. Upon successful completion of one of the stages, TESL Ontario members are encouraged to apply to the organization for the accreditation. However, if a teacher completed Stage 3 prior to July 2014, she or he is not eligible as the training stage has been modified to meet TESL Ontario PTCT criteria.
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Learn English at Home with LINC Home Study
Do you want to learn English but can’t attend classroom courses? If you qualify, LINC Home Study offers English language training at a distance for free. You can choose to study online or using a book and CD. A TESL-certified instructor will contact you once a week for a lesson by phone or VoIP, monitor your progress and provide you with ongoing feedback and support.
Ontario: www.linchomestudy.ca
Canada: www.linchsnational.ca
CLIC en ligne
« CLIC en ligne » is a FREE program that helps you as a newcomer to Canada improve your French language skills at your own pace. You are not alone, a trainer personalizes your learning, you exchange with other learners. All you need is a computer and internet access www.clicenligne.ca