Items in this edition are listed below. Click on the news icon to read this edition. Project News LearnIT2teach Podcast #17 Learner Questionnaires Web News Recognising the power of voice recording Applying the Seven Principles for Good Practice to the Online Classroom Winning the Masters (degree) Blogs 5 Useful iPad Apps For ESL Students 50 …
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Teachers as models of innovation – original PodCast
In this podcast, Vance describes the importance of teachers modelling technological innovation to other teachers. Vance also gives some technology tips. Vance also underlines the need for teachers to be playful and exploratory with new technology.
Creating a community of practice – original PodCast.
Vance speaks to the importance of community of practice when teachers want to innovate and apply new learning technologies. As the father of Webheads and Webheads in Action, Vance has demonstrated that his approach to online community building works. Click here to listen
The February ESL LINC digital news is here!
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WebHeads encourage collaboration and sharing -Original PodCast.
Vance Stevens,a pioneer in computer-assisted language learning since the 70′s, and Rob McBride, LearnIT2teach Project, in conversation in March 2012 at TESOL Philadelphia. Vance has taught TESL extensively at the university level in the USA and the Middle East. Thousands of TESL professionals know him as the originator and the animator of Webheads, a community …
Pascal St-Jean introduces Tutela, the national learning objects repository
This podcast was recorded at the TESL Canada 2012 Conference shortly after the official launch of Tutela.ca, Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s national repository for settlement language training. The podcast features Pascal St-Jean, one of the site administrators and core developers. Pascal provides a brief history of Tutela, an overview of what the site offers, strategies …
Portal Support Pages
Our portal Support page is available to anyone requiring assistance with their blended courses. Many of the resources are based on our mentoring experience with LearnIT2teach participants. An example of this is the WebQuest page. It helps instructors decide on the best possible ways to construct these project based learning activities for their blended teaching …
Workshops in Toronto’s this weekend
We are starting the new year off with a few face-to-face workshops this weekend. Our team is offering the hands on workshops LearnIT2teach Stage 1 instructor training and “how to” Create a WebQuest for your OSLT/ ELT class. Date: Saturday January 12, 2013 Time: Stage One – 09:30-11:00 , WebQuest 11:30-13:00 Location: 252 Bloor St. …
The December LINC digital news is out!
The LINC Digital News provides professional teachers/instructors of English in Ontario with updates on the development of LINC courseware and updates, tips and secrets of using educational technology to teach language blended with technology. Featured in this edition: Project News, Web News, Blogs Jobs, Professional Development and E-Resource Corner items.
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Successful completion of Stage 4 of the LearnIT2Teach project has been recognized by TESL Ontario as a Post TESL Certificate Training Accreditation Course. Accredited members of TESL Ontario will be eligible to apply for this Accreditation designation once they have successfully completed the Stage 4.