John Allan
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LINC 2 Activities for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October. This week would be a great opportunity to use the four activities available to get your students into the festival spirit. These can be accessed within the LINC 2 courseware, the Guest Access LINC 2 course or downloaded from the Tutela.ca learning object repository. …
Curious about LearnIT2teach content?
We offer an open site, edulinc.ca, that you can inspect and even use with your students. This site has been created to provide more open access to the LearnIT2teach LINC courseware using Moodle 2.2, the latest version of our learning management system. The LearnIT2teach.ca team invites you to create your own user account, enroll yourself …
Returning to Stage 2? This video might be helpful.
The animation introduces Stage 2 to participants starting or those getting back to it after a long absence from Stage 2 has been posted on our servers. It’s on our YouTube channel. It is also available at the course and in our Support section on the LearnIT2Teach portal.
Conference Scheduler for TESL Ontario
On page 19 of the TESL Ontario conference brochure there is an organizer that you can use to sort out your sessions. On October 2nd to the 30th, you can then send these off quickly online at the TESL Ontario registration. [important]sessions fill quickly so register early[/important]
Sample LINC courseware with Guest access
If you want to take a sneak peek of the LINC courseware without registering, . Click here or on the picture Click on a course name Click on the Login as a guest Access button Now, try out some of the learning opportunities inside. Remember that these are not the actual courses but a …
Make LearnIT2teach a part of your P.L.N.
A P.L.N. or a personal learning network is an informal network of resources and people that a learner interacts with in a sharing fashion where knowledge is transferred. In a PLN, a person makes a connection with another person or resource with the specific intent that some type of learning will occur because of that …
Going to TESL Ontario? Take a look at our sessions.
November 8-10, 2012 “TESL Ontario at 40: Thriving, Excelling, Sharing, Leading” http://www.teslontario.net/conference November 8 Thursday What’s New In LearnIT2teach: Project Update (TQA) 1:00PM-1:40PM An Introduction to Course Editing in Moodle (TSH) 3:00PM-4:40PM November 9 Friday LearnIT2teach Stage One (FAF) 9:00AM-10:40AM Create A Webquest For Your OSLT/ ELT Class (FCG) 11:00AM-12:40PM LearnIT2teach Stage Two Introduction (FQA) …
Joining Tutela.ca
Tutela.ca is a pan-Canadian online resource and community for ESL/FSL professionals, currently under development, supported by the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks. In order to take advantage of this repository, you must join Tutela. 1. Surf to Tutela.ca 2. Click the Sign Up button 3. Complete the User Account form 4. A confirmation email will …
Need quick help? Try our FAQ page.
Other LINC/ESL instructors have asked us questions about their LINC courseware development and the project itself. We have posted the most common questions on our FAQ (frequently asked questions) page. Give it a try, it is under the SUPPORT link above.
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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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LINC Home Study
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