Tag: CALL

Edulinc returns!

This site has been created to provide more open access to the LearnIT2teach LINC courseware using Moodle 2.2, the latest version of our learning management system. The LearnIT2teach.ca team invites you to create your own user account, enroll yourself in a course and use the courseware. Edulinc.ca is enabled for mobile learning. Click here for …

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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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PodCast: Why Use Technology in the Language Classroom?

In this episode, Dr. Ken Beatty provides insights into the benefits of using technology from both the teachers’ and learners’ perspectives. Dr. Beatty makes practical suggestions, and he offers advice to the many teachers who would like to do more with educational technologies, but say they don’t have time to learn them. Dr. Beatty is …

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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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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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Stage 2 Introduction this Saturday in St. Catharines

This Saturday in the Niagara Region recent and graduates of Stage 1 will be moving into the non-editing teacher mode with Stage 2 training. For a description of the four stages of training click here. In preparation for this event participants are advised to: have a good breakfast bring their username and password pre-read the …

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LINC 2 Activities for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.  This week would be a great opportunity to use the four activities available to get your students into the festival spirit.  These can be accessed within the LINC 2 courseware, the Guest Access LINC 2 course or downloaded from the Tutela.ca learning object repository. …

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