Tag: TESL

Administrator’s Manual now available as a PDF document!

The complete a Administrator’s Manual is now available at our portal under the SUPPORT>ADMINISTRATORS menu items. This manual contains guidance features for LINC managers who wish to use blended learning at their centres.   Topics include: An Orientation to CALL, Learning Management Systems, the LearnIT2teach Project, LINC Courseware, Professional Development Options, Technology Standards, Considerations for Implementation, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Copyright & media clarification at Creative Commons

Copyright & media What is Creative Commons? ( www.creativecommons.org) Creative Commons allows you share your knowledge and creativity with the world through media that you have created and with media licensed under Creative common licensing. Your courses must only include media (images, audio, video, text and animations) that are licensed to you or created originally by …

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Project overview on our downloadable brochure

Our downloadable and printable brochure is now available online.  Simply click here or on the the image on the left and it arrives on your computer in PDF format.  It can be a useful item for promoting training or understanding of the project as a whole.

A message for LINC service providers

Dear Ontario settlement language training service provider, In response to the federal (CIC) call for proposals for the coming years, the team at LearnIT2teach strongly encourages every Ontario service provider organization to request resources to support information technology integration in LINC, OSLT or ELT programs. Please seriously consider requesting funding for: paid release time for …

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Voice recording is now in Stage 3 training

Stage 3 training has been updated enabling participants to easily create speaking activities using a new voice recording module at edlinc.ca.  This tool allows teachers to set up student speaking activities for practice and assessment purposes.  

Part 3 of a three part interview with Dr. Hubbard

Listen to Dr. Hubbard talk about the potential dangerous path if you become known as the techie teacher, and how he feels they should be rewarded for that path. He also discusses what teacher’s need to know ‘ in order to fix issues themselves. He talks about the evolution of CALL and Mobile technology and …

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