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Project News
NEW Learning English with Technology (LET) Online Modules and Lesson Plans
... Avenue – LearnIT2teach has supported the professional development and content development needed to make Blended Learning work for instructors and students since its inception in 2010. The project’s efforts to provide instructor training and learning resources have been ongoing. ... Now we invite you to use our NEW online modules. The modules are available for CLB 1-2, CLB 3-4, CLB 5-6, and CLB 7-8. Each module can be added to a new or existing course on Avenue and is fully customizable to meet your students’ needs. ...
http://learnit2teach.ca/wpnew/new-learning-english-with-technology-let-online-modules-and-lesson-plans/
Visit this page for links for more information about the LET modules and for links to download the PDF versions or to a form to request a module be added to your Avenue course.
http://learnit2teach.ca/wpnew/help/lesson-plans/
The benefits of LINC blended learning #3. Our featured video this month is, “It builds digital citizenship skills.”
Many settlement language training service providers are transitioning back to face to face instruction now that the pandemic is subsiding. Are you wondering if LINC blended learning is the best avenue for instruction (pun intended)? And, if it is the best, how so? ... This month we’re looking at the Introductory video and Webisode #3: LINC Blended Learning Builds Digital Citizenship Skills.
http://learnit2teach.ca/wpnew/what-are-the-benefits-of-linc-blended-learning-watch-these-videos-for-an-explanation/
Introductory videos to CCLB's PBLA-compatible Modules
Located on this Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks' PBLA Practice Guidelines page, instructors can find two new videos introducing CCLB's multi-level PBLA modules for blended delivery. The Multi-level E-Modules – Part 2 video explains how instructors can use the blended modules for CLB 1 and higher. The Multi-level E-Modules – Part 3 video introduces instructors to the blended modules for literacy learners. (The Multi-level E-Modules – Part 1 video introduces the modules for classroom-only delivery.)
https://pblapg.language.ca/part-e-classroom-and-professional-learning/multilevel-modules-2/
Part 1 Learning Technology Leadership
A new intake of this six-week course begins Saturday, November 6th. More information is available here.
http://learnit2teach.ca/wpnew/new-part-1-learning-technology-leadership-group-begins-tuesday-april-14-2020/
Web News
Piece of cake: How a Montreal teacher used YouTube to teach English idioms
MONTREAL -- Teacher Nick Galanogeorgos is known affectionately as Mr. Nick, and his unique teaching methods have made him so popular with students, they would prefer the school year not end. “Because of his classes, everybody understands me and I didn’t give up, never. All the time I was motivated to learn more and more," said Ani Dumitrache, who immigrated to Canada from Romania speaking no English ...
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/piece-of-cake-how-a-montreal-teacher-used-youtube-to-teach-english-idioms-1.5487307
10 eLearning Trends for 2021 & Beyond
It’s not an understatement to say that a lot has changed over the last year and half. We’ve had to adapt to new ways of socializing, working, staying healthy, and protecting others while thinking outside of the cubicle for greater flexibility. It’s only natural that the way we think about eLearning is adapting too. ... How can you retool your training so you aren’t stuck in the shuffle? .... These 10 trends for eLearning in 2021 and beyond can help ensure your learners are prepared for whatever else the year has in store ...
https://elmlearning.com/elearning-trends-this-year/
No one considers Canada’s immigration record to be a big deal, and that’s remarkable
With a little more than two months to go, Canada is comfortably on track to meet its goal of welcoming 401,000 new permanent residents this year, despite closed borders and other pandemic restrictions. That Canada is on the cusp of achieving such a goal in such times is remarkable. Even more remarkable is that no one seems to consider this a big deal. ...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-no-one-considers-canadas-immigration-record-to-be-a-big-deal-and-thats/
Money & Business Five Ways to Improve Your Virtual Body Language
Body language can take time to perfect even in the best of settings—and virtual settings aren’t always that. With that in mind, here are five strategies for ensuring that you’re making your point on camera. ...
https://associationsnow.com/2021/09/five-ways-to-improve-your-virtual-body-language/
Ontario Ready To End Canadian Work Experience Requirement For Several Regulated Professions
Foreign-trained lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, electricians and plumbers will no longer need Canadian work experience to practice their professions in Ontario under a proposed new provincial law. ...
https://www.immigration.ca/ontario-ready-to-end-canadian-work-experience-requirement-for-several-regulated-professions
The next big thing in podcasts is talking back
... “Podcasting has always been this sort of one-way street,” says Mike Mignano, head of creation platform at Spotify. “A creator publishes content; the audience listens; that’s it.” "The polls are coming into the podcast apps" Now, however, interactive elements are making their way into the space. ...
https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/12/22722468/spotify-amazon-facebook-audio-podcast-polls-interact
Blogs
10 Strategies That Support English Language Learners Across All Subjects
Teachers of any subject can use these tips to help English language learners be more engaged and at ease in class. ... 1. Closed captioning ... 2. Voice typing in Google Docs ...
https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-strategies-support-english-language-learners-across-all-subjects
4 Benefits of New Technology in Language Learning
In recent years, new, technology-integrated classroom approaches have grown popular for language acquisition. Differentiated instruction, online classes, and learning management systems are all instances of this new phase of teaching ... The use of modern technology in schools became an excellent addition to learning or conquering a language, and the classes that include technological support are by far the most effective and appealing to students who want to succeed in their studies. ...
https://amicohoops.net/4-benefits-of-new-technology-in-language-learning/
Hybrid classrooms: Tips for teaching digital-native students online and in-person
Many teachers and students found the sudden pivot to remote classrooms challenging. Imagine the added complexity of returning to in-person instruction, but still having a significant number of students opt to learn online. Hybrid learning requires a new way of teaching and modern strategies for keeping students engaged. ... teachers need an online curriculum that captures the attention of students. ... What do online curriculums need? ...
https://news.elearninginside.com/hybrid-classrooms-tips-for-teaching-digital-native-students-online-and-in-person/
Find Inclusive E-Learning Images
If you were to do a search on most stock image services for “business meeting,” you’d scroll through the results and find a lot of, to quote R.E.M., shiny happy people. People with traditional abilities seem to be the default. When most e-learning designers think about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), they often think about characteristics such as age, gender, and race. But what about ability? It’s possible to find images of people with a wide range of abilities, but you have to actively try to find them. Check out this video ...
https://elearninguncovered.com/2021/09/find-inclusive-e-learning-images/
How to Use Interactive Training Videos as a Learning Tool
... In this blog, we will explore how interactive videos can make your training more engaging. ... What is Interactive Training Video? An Interactive training video is a multimedia recording that can support user interactions. Users can interact with the content, navigate the storyline, reveal their choices, etc. ...
https://tesseractlearning.com/blog/custom-elearning/how-to-use-interactive-training-videos-as-a-learning-tool/
Professional Development
LearnIT2teach Annotated Bibliography New Resource: Technology and Second Language Listening
This article looks at how technology affects second language listening. The authors examine how instructors use online resources, including YouTube and Vimeo as authentic classroom materials and how online resources can be use for listening practice and assessment.
http://bib.learnit2teach.ca/blog/planned-online-language-education-versus-crisis-prompted-online-language-teaching-lessons-for-the-future/
The right strategies for improving the digital capacity of our adult literacy system?
As Ontario’s only organization focused on helping adult literacy education professionals to incorporate digital technology ... we have identified these eight strategies to build a more equitable and inclusive LBS [literacy basic skills] system that can provide learners with lifelong and lifewide digital instruction opportunities. ... The report contains details of each strategy along with examples of possible changes. ...
https://alphaplus.ca/download/discussing-strategies/
Flipped learning: What is it, and when is it effective?
Instructors are constantly on the lookout for more effective and innovative ways to teach. Over the last 18 months, this quest has become even more salient ... One innovative teaching method that may be particularly amenable to teaching during the pandemic is flipped learning. But does it work? In this post, we discuss our new report summarizing the lessons from over 300 published studies on flipped learning. The findings suggest that, for many of us who work with students, flipped learning might be worth a try. ...
https://brocku.ca/psllt-2021/
Jobs
Online English Teacher
Lime English is an online English teaching company based in Beijing, China. This is an online language school that not only offers ESL classes, but also language arts classes. ... ...
http://m.limenglish.cn/h-col-106.html
Online English Tutor
This school claims it's a leading online English teaching company in China. More info here.
https://www.rancca.com/
e-Resource Corner
Rumie
Although it's not specifically for language training, this free Canadian site features short learning objects, called “Bytes,” on various topics. ...
https://about.rumie.org/
Learning Chocolate
Welcome to Learning Chocolate! Our site is designed to help you memorize English (both US & UK!), Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), German or Spanish vocabulary in an easy, fun way that really works. All the exercises use pictures, sounds, and games ...
https://www.learningchocolate.com/
Forvo
This site is a pronunciation dictionary and claims to have all words in the world pronounced by a native speaker.
https://forvo.com/
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