Category: Resource

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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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 …

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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 …

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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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Moving forward with Stage 2? Video and tip assistance!

If you are currently working through Stage 2, there are four ways you can get assistance. Orientation video Tip Sheet Instructional support resources Mentor support, call your mentor  

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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Join.me Conferencing help

At times, some of our mentors will use the Join.me conferencing resource to interact with participants.  We have create a support file that you can use to ensure that your first session starts smoothly.   to see or on the menu bar above, Select Support> Instructor Trainee > Join.me Conferencing

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.