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Project News
New Teaching Resources on Avenue
- New PBLA module from the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks: Interacting with Classmates and Professors (CLB 5-6) (Now available in the Avenue eUnit Catalogue/Course Builder)
- New course from KEYS Job Center now available: English for Hotel Workers (CLB 3-4) (Fill out this form to request preview access or contact your mentor for your own course to use with learners. Note: eUnits from this course will soon be available in the Avenue eUnit Catalogue/Course Builder.)
Job Opportunity with NLS
New Language Solutions is seeking to contract a part-time expert communicator who is deeply familiar with the Canadian immigrant settlement language training sector. If you have worked as an educator in LINC or another language training program and have demonstrated professional skill as a writer, media producer and social media animator, you may be who we’re looking for. Interested individuals should send an email describing how they fit the requirements to admin@learnit2teach.ca.
New Avenue Learning Leadership Course Begins in January
Avenue Leadership Training now formatted as 13 weekly units; Participants build skills as lead teachers or managers; Grow your learning tech skills with a community of LINC or CLIC or Ontario ALT (ESL and FSL) colleagues; Complete all the weekly units to earn a Leadership Certificate; Engage with videos, readings, audio podcasts and discussion forums; Take a dive into Universal Design for Learning and the SAMR model ; Develop a strategic plan to improve local learning technology uptake and teaching/learning practices; and more …
https://avenue.ca/new-avenue-learning-leadership-course-begins-january-11-2025/
Interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, Part Three
Part Three of an interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, the Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center. The session begins with Dr Hubbard sharing his journey into the world of CALL (Computer-assisted language learning) and TELL (Technology-enhanced language learning) and what inspired him to venture into these realms. He also spoke about how TELL has transformed the landscape of language education over the years and some of the most significant ways in which TELL contributes to modern language learning practices.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/learnit2teach/episodes/2024-08-26T09_37_53-07_00
Nouveautés et ressources pour la communauté francophone CLIC/FLS
Click here to view the newsletter for the CLIC and Ontario FSL Avenue community. If you’d like to subscribe to this new publication, please send an email to soutien@avenue.ca.
Web News
Students fight false accusations from AI-detection snake oil
The pressures of teaching create blind spots for a certain kind of snake oil—snake oil such as AI detection software. As inaccurate as it is, it works as administrative proof for forensically unprovable suspicions. ….
https://boingboing.net/2024/10/21/students-fight-false-accusations-from-ai-detection-snake-oil.html
VR can help multilingual students retain more information, new research shows
New research from the University of Georgia shows virtual reality can aid students who speak English as a secondary language. …
https://edscoop.com/university-georgia-multilingual-vr-2024/
Apple's New AI-Based Accessibility Features Are Pretty Wild
iOS 18 will let you control the iPhone and iPad with just your eyes and can even stop you from getting sick when you read on the bus or in a car. Apple has previewed the new accessibility features in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, and it's an impressive lineup, relying on AI and clever design. And it's not the only one. To coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google has also outlined new AI-based accessibility features, …
https://www.lifewire.com/apple-ai-based-accessibility-features-8650039
How AI Can Help Translate Video Content Into Multiple Languages
Using AI for video translation provides rapid, precise, and affordable video translations. The feasibility of this approach streamlines the process for businesses aiming to reach global audiences in multiple languages. Whilst not perfect, this is a very promising development in the eLearning space. ...
https://elearningindustry.com/how-ai-can-help-translate-video-content-into-multiple-languages
Blogs
Poodll on Moodle
I was fortunate enough to have moderated a few Avenue webinars on Poodll technologies in June. The webinar speaker was Justin Hunt, the founder and CEO of Poodll. I have since been developing learning experiences for the CanAvenue.ca project using Poodll technologies and would like to share some of the basics with the TESL Ontario community through this blog post and a TESL Ontario webinar. ...
https://blog.teslontario.org/poodll-on-moodle/
Building Resilience With Online Learning: Tips And Strategies
Online learning offers opportunities for individual learners to build resilience as they continue to learn at their own pace while using technology. This article explains just how online learning builds resilience and provides simple tips on how to enhance this valuable quality. …
https://elearningindustry.com/building-resilience-with-online-learning-tips-and-strategies
Building Effective Learning Communities Online
… Building effective learning communities online is crucial for student engagement, satisfaction, and success. Let’s look at some strategies for creating dynamic and engaging online learning communities, emphasizing collaboration, shared goals, and effective communication. We’ll also highlight successful case studies and provide practical tips for trainers …
https://blog.insynctraining.com/online-learning-communities
What are the pros and cons of using AI in elearning?
AI is used to create e-learning content. However, a company needs to ask itself many questions before it does so. AI now has many uses, which makes it easy to use in e-learning. It can be used to create content and even translate the content. … These are the disadvantages of using AI in eLearning: …
https://creativtechnologies.com/2024/10/18/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-using-ai-in-elearning/
How Text Reconstruction Supports Multilingual Learners
This multistep literacy activity gives students an extended opportunity to improve their vocabulary and develop their listening and speaking skills. ...
https://www.edutopia.org/article/text-reconstruction-multilingual-learners
Professional Development
New in the Annotated Bibliography: Bridging Language Gaps: Empowering Newcomers to Canada through Mobile Microlearning. This article examines and proposes the development of a mobile microlearning platform for LINC clients to support the development language skills and integration into the community.
http://bib.learnit2teach.ca/blog/bridging-language-gaps-empowering-newcomers-to-canada-through-mobile-microlearning/
A Complete Guide to Image File Formats
You’ve grabbed the perfect screen shot or taken a photo, done a little editing, and now you need to get it out to the world. Understanding image file types is essential for selecting the format that best fits your needs, as each has unique strengths and weaknesses in terms of image quality, file size, and editability. …
https://www.techsmith.com/blog/understanding-image-file-formats/
A systematic review of collaborative mobile-assisted language learning (C-MALL) practices
The rapid proliferation of mobile technology and its widespread integration in education, particularly in language instruction and acquisition, as well as its effectiveness in facilitating collaborative learning, have recently sparked a surge in research focused on collaborative mobile-assisted language learning (C-MALL). This review sought to delineate the current landscape of literature on C-MALL practices, pinpoint research trends, and propose avenues for future research ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03940-3
e-Resource Corner
Useful Links for and by LINC Instructors
Welcome to clb12.com! This website is designed to provide LINC Instructors with links to some valuable resources on the Internet to help them prepare for their classes and reports. …
https://clb12.com/
10 Things To Do As A New Immigrant In Toronto
Welcome to Toronto. As Canada’s largest city and a major hub for newcomers, Toronto is a vibrant and diverse place to settle. Whether you’re handling official tasks or exploring your new home, there’s plenty to do in the early days of your arrival. Here are 10 essential things to do as a new immigrant in Toronto, balancing practicality, official matters, and some fun. …
https://immigration.ca/10-things-to-do-as-a-new-immigrant-in-toronto/
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New Language Solutions is based in Ottawa, Ontario. We acknowledge that our head office is on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Beyond Ottawa, we have staff working in locations across Canada. New Language Solutions is grateful to have the opportunity to work as a guest in communities and territories across the country, and we honour the stewardship of the many Indigenous peoples who have resided on and cared for these lands since time immemorial.
We make our acknowledgement as a sign of respect for all Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, past and present. We accept the true impact of the past and the pain suffered by generations of Indigenous Peoples. As an agency that works to support the integration of newcomers into Canadian society and cultures, we express our commitment to support activities that are inclusive of Indigenous Peoples. We resolve to address a history of injustice to First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.
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