Category: Teaching

The Unexpected Next – emerging language learning technologies

  • March 15, 2013

Jim Edgar continues his conversation with Ken Beatty, a CALL professor at Anaheim University. Jim asks Professor Beatty to summarize an inspiring conference presentation he had given at TESL Canada. The topic was ‘The Unexpected Next’. In his summary, Professor Beatty lists six emerging language technologies. and their application to language teaching and learning. These …

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Starting a course with LINC courseware?

  • February 26, 2013

With so many LINC instructors embarking on using LINC courseware recently, it seems like a good time to remind everyone that there are support features throughout this portal. In our  support links there are: getting started pages a listing of FAQs teacher Help pages an editing teacher manual a starting your course video

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 …

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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 …

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  • October 18, 2012

NanoGong is now available for LearnIT2teach.ca courses!

  • August 1, 2012

What is NanoGong? NanoGong is an applet that a course participant can use to record, playback and save their voice. When the recording is played back the user can speed up or slow down the sound without changing it. How can I try it? 1. NanoGong is available in all discussion forums at LearnIt2teach.ca/moodle. It …

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The new LINC 2 courseware is popular with LINC 2 teachers!

  • February 14, 2012

LINC 2 courseware is now being used by teachers in the classroom.  If you have finished Stage 2 of the training and want to have the LINC 2 courseware set up for use with your students contact your mentor and they will get it set up for you.  To preview LINC 2 with guest access …

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Browser Test Page Available

  • February 9, 2012

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LearnIT2Teach.ca has a new browser test page available so you can check that your system is compatible with our training and with our LINC courseware. Teachers can use it to test their computer or their lab and your students can use it to test their computers. TEST YOUR BROWSER HERE!

LINC 2 courseware is ready!

  • February 9, 2012

LINC 2 courseware is now available for use in the classroom.  If you are already working with LINC courseware and want to have LINC 2 for your teaching reach out to your mentor and they will provide you with the new course.

New Podcast with Professor John Sivell of Brock University

  • January 18, 2012

Listen to our latest podcast with Professor John Sivell of Brock University in conversation with John Allan, developer and trainer for the LearnIT2Teach Project. Brock University Professor John Sivell talks about reading, teacher education and technology. Download a transcript of the podcast.