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Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsTutela and Avenue - An interview with Diane RamanathanModerated by Paul Carter, a mentor and resource developer for the Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project, this podcast is an interview with Diane Ramanathan, the Tutela Community Coordinator for Tutela.ca. The session focused on what LINC teachers and Avenue users can find on Tutela, how the resources are organized and classified, what the Collections are, and professional development opportunities available on the site. Diane also shares information about the connection between Tutela and Avenue and how Avenue teachers can benefit from exploring what Tutela has to offer.2023-05-2912 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsAvenue - VCC Interview Part OneModerated by Paul Carter, a mentor and resource developer for the Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project, this podcast is part one of an interview with two LINC professionals, Maureen Kelbert and Vesna Radivojevic from Vancouver Community College (VCC). The session focused on how settlement language training sector administrators, teachers, and newcomers can reach higher levels of teaching and learning excellence by learning about and reflecting on the ways that online learning technologies are threaded through good teaching and learning.In part one you will hear discussion about how blended/online learning are implemented at VCC in the...2023-01-2613 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsAvenue - VCC Interview Part TwoModerated by Paul Carter, a mentor and resource developer for the Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project, this podcast is part two of an interview with two LINC professionals, Maureen Kelbert and Vesna Radivojevic from Vancouver Community College (VCC). The session focused on how settlement language training sector administrators, teachers, and newcomers can reach higher levels of teaching and learning excellence by learning about and reflecting on the ways that online learning technologies are threaded through good teaching and learning.In part two you will hear discussion about the student response to blended/online learning on Avenue at...2023-01-2611 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsAvenue - VCC Interview Part ThreeModerated by Paul Carter, a mentor and resource developer for the Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project, this podcast is part three of an interview with two LINC professionals, Maureen Kelbert and Vesna Radivojevic from Vancouver Community College (VCC). The session focused on how settlement language training sector administrators, teachers, and newcomers can reach higher levels of teaching and learning excellence by learning about and reflecting on the ways that online learning technologies are threaded through good teaching and learning.In part three you will hear discussion about Vesna's experience with LearnIT2teach Stage 4 training, the teacher experience...2023-01-2610 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsThe Language Companion, Artefact Collection and Avenue Solutions for Remote LINC Delivery eLearning Module from AMSSA - Part 3Siân Tudela is the PBLA Lead/LINC Coordinator at Vancouver Formosa Academy. In conversation with Avenue/LearnIT2teach team member Paul Carter, Siân talks about her contributions to the eLearning module and the teachers’ experience with online learning pre-pandemic and how things have changed today. Siân shares stories that will reverberate with many teachers in terms of the move to online teaching, the challenges and frustrations, and the many resources and community of practice that were instrumental in navigating the changing landscape in the LINC program. Duration, ten minutes...2022-05-3010 minAvenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsThe Language Companion, Artefact Collection and Avenue Solutions for Remote LINC Delivery eLearning Module from AMSSA - Part 2Vesna Radivojevic is an Avenue/LearnIT2teach team member and the Coordinator/Assistant Department Head for the Vancouver Community College LINC program. In conversation with Avenue/LearnIT2teach team member Paul Carter, Vesna talks about the many contributions she made to the eLearning module and some of the challenges teachers faced with the pandemic and the rapid shift to online learning as well as some of the solutions that were developed in response to the change. Duration, twelve minutes, twenty seconds. Access the eLearning module here: AMSSA Cour...2022-05-3012 minAvenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsThe Language Companion, Artefact Collection and Avenue Solutions for Remote LINC Delivery eLearning Module from AMSSA - Part 1MingJi Wang works with AMSSA’s Language Program Manager to provide supports for language programs funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in British Columbia, including online events, online training opportunities and info sheets. In conversation with Avenue/LearnIT2teach team member Paul Carter, MingJi talks about her own immigration experience, working with AMSSA, what AMSSA is and what they do for LINC service providers, the rationale behind building the eLearning module, and feedback AMSSA has already collected for the course. Duration, fourteen minutes, fifty-three seconds. Access...2022-05-3014 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsTESL Basics for Language Volunteers: How the Course Works for Front Line Language Trainers & VolunteersWhat is TESL Basics for Language Volunteers (TBLV)? How do front line service providers put this seven unit online course to work locally or regionally? How does the partnership with the Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project work, and what does Avenue expect from partners? In this podcast Genevieve Spicer interviews Shabana Shahzad from the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary about how her agency has made TBLV work. Shabana describes the steps in getting started, and how the course is benefiting volunteers and the Centre.Length: 7:202021-12-0207 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 32: Part 3 with Dr. Tony BatesThis is the third and last podcast interview with Dr. Tony Bates, a leading light for Canadian educators on questions of online and distance learning. In this episode,we are talking about how educators can make creative use of media. Tony describes the key ‘affordances for the main media types and what each does best.2020-11-3005 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 31: Part 2 with Dr. Tony BatesThis is the second of three podcast interviews recorded with Dr. Tony Bates, a leading light for Canadian educators on questions of blended, and online learning. In this episode, we are talking about the world of online learning in the aftermath of COVID-19. How will all the innovations educators made in response to the crisis shape the adult education world of the future?How will teaching be different post-COVID? Is face to face teaching always better than online? What will learners expect online versus face to face? What are the affordances of face to face compared to online...2020-10-2907 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 30: Interview with Dr. Tony Bates, Part 1This is the first of three podcast interviews recorded with Dr. Bates. In this episode, we are talking about educator responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, better practices in blended learning, and how educators can take advantage of the ‘affordances’ of the media available.Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network. Tony is a leading light for advocates of online and blended learning in Canada. He is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services in the planning and manage...2020-09-3011 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 29, Spotlight on a LINC teacher: Rostam Pooladi-DarvishThe Edulinc courseware, and the Moodle open-source learning management system on which Edulinc is built, provide a wide array of functions and tools. Wikis, blogs, the grade book, Activity Tracking, the discussion and news forums are just a few examples. But not every LINC teacher wants or needs all the tools to make blended learning work. Rostam Pooladi-Darvish has been using Edulinc with his LINC learners at Bow Valley College in Calgary for four years now. In this podcast, Rostam describes how he makes limited use of the tools available, but he still finds the courseware is very...2018-04-2707 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 28: Emerging LT Tech with Dr. Greg KesslerAs today’s educator knows, Learning technology doesn’t stand still. In the past 25 years we’ve seen the Internet, and social media transform daily life and we are all experiencing the downstream effects on adult education. As demonstrated by his work on the TESOL Technology Standards, Dr. Greg Kessler is keenly aware of technology’s impact on language education. Through his teaching at Ohio University, Greg oversees the research of many post graduate students who are challenging the boundaries of what’s possible and exploring new ways to put technology to work in language training. In this po...2017-12-1909 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 27, Spotlight on a LINC Teacher: Agnes KucharskaThis spotlight on a teacher episode focuses on Agnes Kucharska, who teaches Literacy and CLB 1 for a LINC program in Hamilton Ontario. Agnes was nominated as an exemplary teacher by her LearnIT2teach project mentor. The LearnIT2teach team often gets asked what the learner courseware can do for lower level learners. Agnes describes what she’s doing with blended learning. Agnes started using the learner courseware while she was still in Stage 2 of the teacher training. She’s now finished Stage 3 and is about to start Stage 4. Agnes started using Edulinc with her learners in 2016 with a clas...2017-11-3009 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 26, Spotlight on a LINC Teacher: Bonnie SibleyThis is the first in a new series of podcasts where we focus on one LINC teacher making exemplary use of learning technology. Bonnie Sibley teaches for Abbotsford Community Services in the Lower Mainland in BC. Bonnie has been teaching ESL for ten years and has been “…loving it and growing ever since.” Bonnie has completed all four stages of the LearnIT2teach teacher training. She’s created her own resources and shared them on Tutela, including a mini app for goal setting, and a language companion to enable learner assessment and reflection. Bonnie teaches part time CLB 6 courses...2017-10-2711 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 25: Marijke Geurts, Part 2In Part Two of her conversation with Jim Edgar, Marijke Geurts discusses using PBLA in her context, and its benefits and challenges. Marijke concludes by offering some advice to other LINC teachers who may be required to use PBLA in a blended context2016-08-2907 minAvenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 24: Marijke GeurtsMarijke Geurts is an instructor at the YMCA of Greater Saint John, New Brunswick. She is implementing Portfolio-based Language Assessment (PBLA) in a LINC program through a format that blends face-to-face and online delivery using the LINC courseware (edulinc.org). Marijke’s teaching context is not a typical LINC program. She meets her students in class for half of her contact time and she assigns work for her learners to do outside of class. Marijke has successfully integrated this blended delivery model using edulinc.org and PBLA.There are two parts to Marijke’s podcast. In Part...2016-08-2907 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 23: Nicola Finnson & Carleton Trail College, SaskatchewanChild care, transportation, cold winters and work shifts are some of the challenges learners face in getting to LINC classes in rural Saskatchewan. To make it easier to participate in LINC, Carleton Trail College in south central Saskatchewan has piloted a delivery model where face to face study in a classroom is combined with online studies at home, or in the workplace. The result for immigrants is a more flexible delivery option. Nicola Finnson led the piloting of the delivery model. Carleton Trail wanted to preserve the social aspects of face to face learning while making it easier...2014-08-2110 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 22: JenfireJen Artan is another in our series of LINC professionals putting blendedlearning to work. Her class of 12 newcomers in London, Ontario arestudying semi-independently in a specialized class organized aroundface-to-face learning, on-the-job training and independent online study.Jen has applied the LINC courseware and the Moodle learning managementsystem to create an online environment accessible to learners24/7, anywhere they have an Internet connection.Jen has had to develop quite a lot of original curriculum for this novelprogram. She talks about how the class approached flexible learning and...2014-06-2607 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 21: Mirella MoscaMirella Mosca teaches LINC at COSTI in the greater Toronto area. She has completed her Stage 4 course and is submitting the course she created on education for TESL Ontario's Margaret Pidlaski Award contest (advertised on Tutela). She prepared this short video as part of her submission. The video paints a nice picture of what a teacher can do with blended learning and how learners responded to it.2014-03-3105 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 20: Mavis Spencer, LINC Program AdministratorMavis describes how her community college LINC program now implements the LINC online courseware and a blended learning approach in all classes. She describes what impact blended learning is having on the learners, teachers and the entire program. Learners now have more flexible options for learning and communicating. She tells how the key changes came about and profiles the 'leading actors'. In conversation with Rob McBride. Length: Five minutes.2013-12-1805 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 19: Pamela Manson, College LINC instructor, on how she uses Edulinc softwareLanguage teachers and program administrators who want to make the move to LINC blended learning begin with an important question: how do I get there from here? Pamela Manson and her colleagues at Algonquin College have made the big move. In this podcast Pamela describes how she became involved in LearnIT2teach and how that's paying off for her teaching, her learners & her LINC program. 8 minutes.2013-10-2208 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 18: Svetlana Lupasco, LINC Literacy InstructorIn the build up to TESL Ontario 2013, we are focussing lots of attention on practitioners. What are the classroom benefits of blended learning? What does it take to get it going? In this podcast, you'll listen to Svetlana Lupasco describe her approach to ESL Literacy, the role technology plays in her teaching, and the courseware she has created for her classes. Svetlana also gives us a sneak preview of what attendees can expect at her technology lab session at TESL Ontario 2013. Svetlana is a LINC teacher, a 9-year TESL professional from Toronto and a recent graduate of Stage 4 in the...2013-10-0806 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 17: Professor Ken BeattyJim 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 are really six key techniques for making the most creative and effective use of learning technologies. This is not at all just for techies. It's practical advice for the blended learning instructor.2013-03-1405 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 16: Vance Stevens, Part ThreeIn this final section, Vance describes the importance of teachers modelling technological innovation to other teachers. Vance also gives some technology tips. Vance also underlines the need for teachers to be playful and exploratory with new technology.2013-02-1206 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 15: Vance Stevens, Part TwoVance speaks to the importance of community of practice when teachers want to innovate and apply new learning technologies. As the father of Webheads and Webheads in Action, Vance has demonstrated that his approach to online community building works.2013-02-1206 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 14:: Vance Stevens, Webhead in chiefVance Stevens,a pioneer in computer-assisted language learning since the 70's, and Rob McBride, LearnIT2teach Project, in conversation in March 2012 at TESOL Philadelphia. Vance has taught TESL extensively at the university level in the USA and the Middle East. Thousands of TESL professionals know him as the originator and the animator of Webheads, a community of practice for instructors wanting to integrate technology into their teaching.This is the first of three podcasts with Vance. In Instalment #1, Vance speaks to the origins of Webheads and how it operates to encourage collaboration and sharing among TESL practitioners.2013-02-1204 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 13: Pascal St-Jean introduces TutelaThis podcast was recorded at the TESL Canada 2012 Conference shortly after the official launch of Tutela.ca, Citizenship and Immigration Canada's national repository for settlement language training. The podcast features Pascal St-Jean, one of the site administrators and core developers. Pascal provides a brief history of Tutela, an overview of what the site offers, strategies being used to build an online community and how being community-driven will impact the site's future.2013-01-2207 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 12: Why Use Technology in the Language Classroom? by Dr. Ken Beatty, CALL Professor (Anaheim University)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 a Professor of Computer-assisted Language Learning at Anaheim University. He is also widely published in his field. This episode was recorded by Jim Edgar at the 2012 TESL Canada Conference.2012-11-0202 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 11: Part Three of an interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, Stanford UniversityTeachers can act as 'change agents' by leading efforts to integrate CALL in their program. But this can be a dangerous path if you become known as the techie teacher, and then are relied on for technical support. Teachers in that position should be rewarded by administrators, but they should also try to teach skills to other teachers and students. Teachers need to know a little technology 'first aid' in order to fix issues themselves. CALL has evolved a lot in the past 30 years. Mobile technology for learning and games for learning are two exciting new technologies. But...2012-07-2107 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 10: Part Two of our interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, Stanford UniversityTechnology skills for teachers are becoming more and more in demand. Building your tech skills enhances your marketability. Teachers learn best from each other. Teachers collaborating to learn new skills is a real plus. Hiring a teacher with tech skills can improve a program as she can be a model for others. A program might start the process of change and innovation with a specific project to meet a need because teachers begin to see the value of innovation when they put it work. A group of teachers collaborating to do something new lightens the individual load and makes it...2012-07-1404 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 9: A conversation with Dr. Phil Hubbard, Stanford UniversityDr. Phil Hubbard is the third computer assisted language learning expert we met with at TESOL Philadelphia in March 2012. He is a senior lecturer in Linguistics at Stanford University and a widely published and admired expert in the role technology plays in language teaching. As well, Phil was one of the principal authors of the TESOL Technology Standards. This is the first of a three part interview with Dr. Hubbard. In this part, he describes how students have evolved from consumers of content to producers. CALL has become part of TESL because technology pervades our lives in general...2012-07-0607 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 8: A conversation with Greg Kessler, Ohio UniversityDr. Greg Kessler is Associate Professor of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in the Department of Linguistics and Director of the Language Resource Center at Ohio University. He teaches CALL teacher preparation and research methods courses. His research addresses CALL teacher preparation, teacher and student language use in collaborative constructivist language learning, the role of students and teachers in innovative pedagogical contexts, student and teacher autonomy, and the relationship between technology and change in the English language. He has published widely in the area of CALL.This seven minute conversation with LearnIT2teach Project Manager Rob McBride took...2012-06-0807 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 7: Part Two with Deborah Healey, University of OregonIn the second part of a conversation with Rob McBride, Deborah Healey explains how teachers can easily integrate technology into their practice. Tools as accessible as word processing or simple photo editing programs can be new and powerful avenues for language experience. The new ways we can do things are very empowering for teachers and learners. The Internet is a powerful medium for finding useful and stimulating classroom content. Creating a Google site or a blog on blogger take no more than a few minutes and link learners to the world in empowering ways. Duration, six minutes.2012-04-3005 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 6: Part one with Deborah Healey, University of OregonDeborah Healey is a senior instructor at the University of Oregon and a CALL educator with an international reputation for thoughtful and incisive work. This seven minute podcast is part one of a two part conversation with Deborah. In conversation with LearnIT2teach team member Rob McBride at TESOL Philadelphia 2012, she explains why teachers have a responsibility to engage their learners with technology. Deborah also explains why getting started with technology doesn't demand a lot of technical know-how.Duration, seven and a half minutes.2012-04-3007 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 5: Professor John Sivell, Brock University in conversation with LearnIT2teach developer, John AllanIn conversation with LearnIT2Teach team member John Allan, Professor John Sivell of Brock University gives general guidance and useful tips on teaching reading using online and other resources. Professor Sivell answers questions regarding selecting and adapting materials and improvising extensions using material sourced online. Wikis and other collaborative tools can play a very useful role in developing reading materials for ESL classes. Specific sources for Canadian materials are reviewed by Professor Sivell. He also answers related questions on respecting copyright law when using sourced materials, and sharing materials that teachers develop themselves. Sivell also reviews the language acquisition theory...2012-01-1814 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 4, Carolyn Cohen, The Framework for Post-TESL Accreditation ProjectIn this eight minute conversation with LearnIT2teach Communications Manager Rob McBride, Carolyn Cohen describes the origins of the framework project and the need for more specialized TESL skills that has emerged. Carolyn also describes the challenges of consulting the Ontario field and reviewing training to shortlist programs that qualify as TESL training rather than service professional development. Carolyn also describes why LearnIT2teach Stage Four training qualifies as post certificate training, while the first three stages fall into the category of PD.2011-12-2107 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 3, Thanksgiving & Hallowe'en, Fall Festivals in the Hybrid LINC ClassA three minute introduction to putting LINC courseware and your creativity to work to familiarize your learners with Canada's fall festivals. Mary Ellen Gillespie developed the e-learning materials in question for LearnIT2teach and discusses them in conversation with Rob. Mary Ellen also discusses how the e-learning materials can support classroom learning.2011-10-0603 minAvenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 2: an audio montage of four LINC teachers summarizing, the Edlinc Diaries, TESL Ontario 2011 Conference presentationA two minute expose of life on the frontiers of e-learning. Featuring Pamela, Karen, Ellen and Kathleen discussing how they put the courseware to work with their learners.2011-09-2902 min
Avenue - LearnIT2teach PodcastsEpisode 1 - Interview with Sharon RajabiSharon discusses how the role of technology and the newcomers' interest and abilities to use these technologies have changed in settlement language programs in Ontario and at her workplace, the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Sharon is supportive of the learning objects and online resources that are available to settlement language programs through the LearnIT2teach project, yet she also identifies the challenges of getting these resources onto the computer screens of the clients.2011-08-3009 min