Electronic Village Online Sessions Jan-Feb 2006
Dear colleagues
Here's a heads-up on a choice of 6-week long online professional development sessions, from the Electronic Village Online. It seems a genuine opportunity, with reputable session leaders from TESOL's CALL cadre. It's free, and you can participate from the comfort of your favourite computer location, at home or in school!
Geoff Taylor
Here follows a summary of the home page call for participation:
Electronic Village Online Call for Participation Jan-Feb 2006
For six weeks, participants can engage with ESOL experts in collaborative, online discussion sessions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions will bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted by the four-day land-based TESOL convention and will allow a fuller development of ideas and themes of the convention or of professional interest in general. The sessions are free and open to all interested parties. You do not need to be a TESOL member to participate.
Sessions are organized by TESOL's CALL Interest Section and run wholly by volunteers who have donated their time to serve the profession.
Sign up at any session site directly after January 1st.
Registration closes January 15.
Sessions run from January 16 to February 26.
We strongly recommend that you sign up for no more than two sessions.
MENU OF SESSIONS
Becoming a Webhead
The third hands-on workshop introducing participants to the use of Web tools in their daily praxis.
Collaborative Blogging in ESL/EFL
Encourages participants to explore possible uses, and to create their own blogs as a collaborative project for the peer exchange of ideas and knowledge.
Creating WebQuests
Introduces WebQuests, helps participants create them, and discusses how best to integrate WebQuests into ESOL curriculum.
Drama in Second Language Acquisition
Discussion of theories that support the use of drama in SLA and drama activities supported by these theories.
Just in Time Teaching
Looks at ways to learn what students know and how they feel about material BEFORE you teach it.
Oral Skills and Technology
An exploration of online tools and software for teaching listening, speaking, and pronunciation for both beginners and experienced participants.
Podcasting for ELT
Hands-on workshop in how to podcast, what tools to use, and applications in ESOL. Although the workshop is suitable for total beginners (no prior knowledge of podcasting is expected), educators with experience are also encouraged to join us in discussion and debate to help develop the potential of this exciting new medium.
TESOL Mentoring
How do teachers serve as mentors? Mentors and aspiring mentors and other TESOLers will explore and share stories, strategies, models, and ideas.
Tips and Tricks for the Successful Online Learning Environment
Presented by teachers from StudyCom English for Internet.
Video and Editing for ESOL
Filming, video, and editing, as a fun and exciting approach to communicative lessons.
Web Presence, Pt. 2: Moodle
Various ways of establishing a 'Web presence.' A Moodle will archive resources and manage learning goals.
Here's a heads-up on a choice of 6-week long online professional development sessions, from the Electronic Village Online. It seems a genuine opportunity, with reputable session leaders from TESOL's CALL cadre. It's free, and you can participate from the comfort of your favourite computer location, at home or in school!
Geoff Taylor
Here follows a summary of the home page call for participation:
Electronic Village Online Call for Participation Jan-Feb 2006
For six weeks, participants can engage with ESOL experts in collaborative, online discussion sessions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions will bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted by the four-day land-based TESOL convention and will allow a fuller development of ideas and themes of the convention or of professional interest in general. The sessions are free and open to all interested parties. You do not need to be a TESOL member to participate.
Sessions are organized by TESOL's CALL Interest Section and run wholly by volunteers who have donated their time to serve the profession.
Sign up at any session site directly after January 1st.
Registration closes January 15.
Sessions run from January 16 to February 26.
We strongly recommend that you sign up for no more than two sessions.
MENU OF SESSIONS
Becoming a Webhead
The third hands-on workshop introducing participants to the use of Web tools in their daily praxis.
Collaborative Blogging in ESL/EFL
Encourages participants to explore possible uses, and to create their own blogs as a collaborative project for the peer exchange of ideas and knowledge.
Creating WebQuests
Introduces WebQuests, helps participants create them, and discusses how best to integrate WebQuests into ESOL curriculum.
Drama in Second Language Acquisition
Discussion of theories that support the use of drama in SLA and drama activities supported by these theories.
Just in Time Teaching
Looks at ways to learn what students know and how they feel about material BEFORE you teach it.
Oral Skills and Technology
An exploration of online tools and software for teaching listening, speaking, and pronunciation for both beginners and experienced participants.
Podcasting for ELT
Hands-on workshop in how to podcast, what tools to use, and applications in ESOL. Although the workshop is suitable for total beginners (no prior knowledge of podcasting is expected), educators with experience are also encouraged to join us in discussion and debate to help develop the potential of this exciting new medium.
TESOL Mentoring
How do teachers serve as mentors? Mentors and aspiring mentors and other TESOLers will explore and share stories, strategies, models, and ideas.
Tips and Tricks for the Successful Online Learning Environment
Presented by teachers from StudyCom English for Internet.
Video and Editing for ESOL
Filming, video, and editing, as a fun and exciting approach to communicative lessons.
Web Presence, Pt. 2: Moodle
Various ways of establishing a 'Web presence.' A Moodle will archive resources and manage learning goals.
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