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New PBLA-compatible content available on Avenue

The Avenue team is pleased to announce the availability of new content for LINC programs using Avenue.ca. We recognize the value to teachers and learners of having up-to-date materials that are PBLA compatible. As a result, the development of new PBLA-compatible units and modules for Avenue is ongoing by the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks, …

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Avenue Project Archive of Recorded Webinars

The Avenue – LearnIT2teach Project team was challenged by the pandemic to help teachers adapt blended learning courseware for remote online delivery. An important part of our response was the development and delivery of Zoom webinars for teachers. Since September 2020, more than 30 webinars have been delivered live, then saved to our webinar archive. …

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Bulletin #3

Greetings to all the hard-working dedicated folks in the Canadian settlement language training sector. It’s been one very interesting and challenging 12 months for educators and especially learners. This is the third in the series of project bulletins we launched last April. We want to keep you informed about how our project is working to …

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Avenue PD Options

FREE Learning Technology Professional Development for IRCC-funded language training programs.

Avenue pour CLIC

Nous voulons attirer l’attention des organismes qui offrent CLIC : le système de gestion de l’apprentissage MOODLE, pour LINC ainsi que pour CLIC, est identique. Que la formation linguistique soit en ligne ou hybride, les enseignantes et enseignants qui enseignent les cours CLIC disposent désormais d’un support virtuel moderne qui intègre les quatre compétences. De …

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What is the Digital Divide and what does it mean for our learners?

The lack of learner access to the Internet and information technology has long been a concern to professionals in the settlement language training sector. The opportunity for newcomers to engage with information technology is essential to successful adaptation to life in Canada in 2020. Now the suspension of face-to-face classes and the need to support …

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The Selected Annotated Bibliography

Adult Settlement Blended & Online Language Training: What are the pros and cons of blended or online learning? Are there practical ways to introduce technology to the classroom? What impact can Web 2.0 have on program flexibility and learner outcomes? TESL professionals looking for research on blended and online language instruction in settlement programs have …

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New Administrators Manual!

Language Learning Leadership Guide The project is pleased to offer managers and lead teachers in the IRCC-funded language training sector a new version of our leadership guide.  Where previous versions (2012 and 2014) were print and PDF based, the Moodle 3 edition is an online resource on the project portal.     The new guide …

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“An Adult Settlement Blended Language Training: Selected Annotated Bibliography.”

Tutela Online Resource: An Adult Settlement Blended Language Training: Selected Annotated Bibliography.” What are the pros and cons of blended learning? Are there practical ways to introduce technology to the classroom? What impact can Web 2.0 have on the language classroom? TESL professionals looking for research on blended language instruction in settlement programs have a …

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Re-launch of The LearnIT2teach Project effective immediately.

Dear LINC Practitioner, New Media Language Training is delighted to announce the re-launch of The LearnIT2teach Project effective immediately. Instructors will find that the learner courseware is once again available. Instructor trainees in any of the PD stages should be in touch with their mentors in order to resume their training. During the next year, …

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