Avenue - LearnIT2teach Podcasts

In this episode of the Avenue Canada Podcast, Matthias Sturm (Avenue) is joined by Marijke Geurts (Avenue) and Anita Premkumar (ISANS) to reflect on 'Best Practices for Synchronous Teaching in LINC/PBLA', a national research collaboration exploring effective online and blended instruction. They discuss the challenges and opportunities during the research, outcomes of the project and what learners...

The final episode of an interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, the Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center.  The session begins with Dr Hubbard sharing challenges he has faced in integrating Technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) into language education and how he has overcome them. He also speaks about the rapid advancements in technology, and how he sees artificial in...

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...

Part Two of an interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, the Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center. The podcast is moderated by Avenue – LearnIT2teach’s own Dr. Sepideh Alavi, Mentor and Resource Developer. The session focused on the best practices for assessing the impact of technology in language classes according to current standards. Dr Hubbard also spoke about the major c...

This podcast is P art One of an interview with Dr. Phil Hubbard, the Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center. The podcast is moderated by Dr. Sepideh Alavi, Mentor and Resource Developer for The Avenue - LearnIT2teach Project,  The session focused on the goals and purpose of the Avenue Instructor Standards for Technology-enhanced language learning (TELL). Dr Hubbard als...

This podcast is the fourth of a four-part conversation with adult education consultant and Avenue Standards for TELL team member Sharon Rajabi. In this podcast, Sharon talks about the three sets of Avenue Standards: for programs, for instructors, and for learners, and how they can work together to enable excellence in Technology-enhanced language learning in the settlement language sector. Sharon...

This podcast is the third of a four-part conversation with adult education consultant and Avenue Standards for TELL team member Sharon Rajabi. In this podcast, Sharon talks about the importance of standards generally, and specifically, the importance of the Avenue Standards and how they might be applied in the settlement language sector. Sharon is talking with Bonnie Nicholas with The Avenue-Learn...

This podcast is the second of a four-part conversation with adult education consultant and Avenue Standards for TELL team member Sharon Rajabi. In this podcast, Sharon talks about integrating digital technology with language teaching and learning, especially after the 2020 pandemic forced us all into emergency remote teaching. She touches on tools, resources, training and what she considers the mo...

This podcast is the first of a four-part conversation with Sharon Rajabi, MEd, an adult education consultant with a long and distinguished career in leadership in second language teaching and learning. Sharon is part of the team of language and technology experts at New Language Solutions that has developed the Avenue Standards for Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) for learners, instruc...

This podcast is the second part of an interview with Dr. Deborah Healey, Emerita Professor University of Oregon.   In this interview, Dr. Healey talks about her perspective of language teachers’ involvement with Technology Enhanced Language Learning and if it is part of their responsibility to help students to acquire information technology skills. She shares her observations of language teachers...

This podcast is the first of a two-part interview with Dr. Deborah Healey, Emerita Professor University of Oregon. In this interview, Dr. Healey speaks about her role in the development of Avenue Standards for Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL), and how she thinks that these new standards will benefit the Canadian language teaching and settlement sector. She addresses how the standards w...

In Part Two of our interview with Dr. Greg Kessler, a Professor of Innovative Learning Design and Technology, Dr. Kessler speaks about the practical applications of the Avenue Standards for Technology-enhanced Language Learning (TELL) for language training professionals and their learners. The conversation is rounded out by a discussion on AI and what it means for students and teachers. Moderated...

In this podcast we interview Dr. Greg Kessler, a Professor of Innovative Learning Design and Technology. In part 1, the session focused on Dr Kessler’s Graduate Program at Ohio University and an exciting new opportunity for him at the University of Calgary. Dr Kessler also spoke on his role in the development of Avenue Standards for Technology-enhanced Language Learning (TELL). Moderated by Avenue...

Moderated 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 availa...

Moderated 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 ex...

Moderated 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 ex...

Moderated 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...

Siân 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 teach...

Vesna 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 w...

MingJi 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 A...

What 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 T...

This 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.

This 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 dif...

This 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...

The 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 LIN...