Stage One This morning at 9 a.m.

  • November 9, 2012

If you are in Toronto, this is the first of four stages for Ontario LINC instructors interested in the CIC-funded
LearnIT2teach Project. This session explains important e-learning concepts and guides participants through a hands-on exploration of the LINC courseware. Participants can use the courseware at edlinc.ca after completing Stages 1 and 2.9:00AM-10:40AM FAF LearnIT2teach Stage 1 Instructor Training (Tech lab)
(This session is repeated on Saturday morning)
Category: Technology Lab,  Level: Adult ESL/LINC, Focus: Electronic Classroom/Technology

What’s New In LearnIT2teach: Project Update at 1 p.m. today!

  • November 8, 2012

Today, 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, learner readiness materials, updates to the portal and social media, PTCT accreditation, migration to Tutela, and LINC 5-7 development work.  (see details)

Today at 3 p.m., Introduction to Moodle – great for editing teachers

  • November 8, 2012

Today we are offering a to give instructors a head start to editing using the Moodle learning Management System or LMS.

3:00PM-4:40PM TSH An Introduction to Course Editing in Moodle (Tech lab)
John Allan, Jim Edgar, and Nancy Van Dorp – LearnIT2teach
This session introduces course authoring in Moodle, a popular learning management system. Participants will be introduced to Moodle, course settings, adding course content, including learning objects from Tutela.ca, and given information about free course hosting options. This workshop is open to all, especially anyone interested in the CIC-funded LearnIT2teach Stage 3.

Category: Technology Lab
Level: Adult ESL/LINC, College/University, ELT/SLT
Focus: Electronic Classroom/Technology
Audience: Teachers with/without Experience

Authoring Online Activities with Hot Potatoes Workshop

  • November 7, 2012

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 100 minute hands-on workshop at TESL Ontario.Hot Potatoes is a staple of our Stage 4 training in which participants create SCORM learning objects using multimedia.

If you cannot make the session, Hot Potatoes can be freely downloaded from the Hot Pot website.

A great way to start learning “blended instruction” Back2Back Stages 1 & 2 sessions

  • November 6, 2012

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 fashion with their teaching.

Congratulations to TESL Ontario Silver Pin Award winners!

  • November 5, 2012

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 the TESL Ontario conference November 8 -10 in Toronto.

 

Stage 4: Accredited Post TESL Certificate Training Session this Friday

  • November 5, 2012

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 accredited course, a demonstration of e-materials produced by Stage 4 participants, and a question and answer session.

Category: Technology Presentation
Level: Adult ESL/LINC, ELT/SLT
Focus: Electronic Classroom/ Technology

Looking to start out on the LearnIT2teach system?

  • November 4, 2012

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 important e-learning concepts and guides
participants through a hands-on exploration of the LINC courseware. Participants can use the courseware at edlinc.ca after completing Stages 1 and 2.
Category: Technology Lab
Level: Adult ESL/LINC
Focus: Electronic Classroom/Technology

Make Speaking Activities with NanoGong at TESL Ontario

  • November 2, 2012

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 the activities are available on Tutela.ca. Speaking opportunities in the LINC 5-7 courseware will be added later this year.  See session details.

What’s New In LearnIT2teach: Project Update

  • November 1, 2012

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, learner readiness materials, updates to the portal and social media, PTCT accreditation, migration to Tutela, and LINC 5-7 development work.