• BE Spring 2016 almost full - Sign up today!

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 3/18/2016

    Hello Students,

    Burlington English is almost FULL! 

    If you'd like to take an online course this Spring, be sure to sign up soon to get a seat.

    Email Pamela at pweissbarr@fremont.k12.ca.us or Sharon at sram@fremont.k12.ca.us

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  • Using Badges to Celebrate Achievement in Moodle

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 2/1/2016
    Course Title Moodle v2: Using Badges to Celebrate Achievement 
    Date of Training February 04, 2016 
    Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
    Description:

    Have you been thinking of ways to reward the success of your learners in your online course? This workshop will introduce you to badges and how they can be used in conjunction with your Moodle course hosted by OTAN. The presenter will demonstrate the badging process in Moodle and how students can create a backpack to "take" their badges with them.

    Prerequisites:All participants must have their own Moodle course shell with teacher editing rights. Your course can be hosted by OTAN or your school site (Moodle v2.6+ with badges enabled by Moodle administrator).  Participants should have completed the "Moodle v2: Create a Course Web Site" workshop prior to this online workshop (or its equivalent).

     

     
    Location: Adobe Connect 
    Trainer: Sharon Ram 
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  • Burlington English Winter 2016

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 1/20/2016

    120 seats - FULL

    Spring Session opens week of March 7, 2016. Info coming soon!

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  • Orienting Students to Online Learning

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 1/18/2016

    Event Detail: Orienting Students to Online Learning

    This event format is an online workshop.*

    Course Title Orienting Students to Online Learning 
    Date of Training January 21, 2016 
    Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
    Description:

    This meeting provides a forum to talk with other online teachers to discuss strategies and approaches to orienting students to become successful online learners. From low literacy students to CTE, all students need a solid understanding of what to expect in an online course. Come and talk among your peers about current research on best practices for preparing students to be successful online learners. Materials and relevant Web sites will be shared and reviewed.

    Prerequisites: Basic computer skills and comfort with navigating the Internet. This would be a good workshop to take before taking “Moodle v2: Create a Course Web Site.”

     
    Location: Adobe Connect 
    Trainer: Sharon Ram 
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  • Creating a HIgh Quality Course Online

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 12/9/2015
    Course Title Creating a High-Quality Online Course 
    Date of Training December 10, 2015 
    Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
    Description:

    In this short workshop, review the six basic areas of creating a well-designed online course. Review specific guidelines on creating good content, principles of instructional design, elements of student assessment, technology requirements, course evaluation and management, and the implementation of 21st century skills within your course. Short discussions on each area will be encouraged and rubrics to measure a current or future course will be provided.

    Prerequisites:Basic computer skills and comfort with navigating the Internet. This would be a good workshop to take before taking “Moodle: Create a Course Web Site.”

     

     
    Location: Adobe Connect 
    Trainer: Sharon Ram 
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  • Burlington English Fall 2015

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 9/1/2015

    Burlington Eglish will open on Sept 10. 

    Please visit the Distance Learning Program during office hours.

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  • VESL Computer Lab Tech Survey by SRam

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 9/1/2015

    VESL Technology Survey

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  • Using OERs with Adult ESL Learners

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 8/30/2015

    Discussion Thread

    OER and Adult English Language Learners

    Through project work sponsored by OCTAE, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has worked with four teacher User Groups to find, use, and evaluate OER appropriate for adult teaching and learning.  The LINCS ESL Professional project worked with two of the User Groups to create a collection of OER appropriate for use with Adult language learners.  The User Groups have ended, and this conversation is a way to share some resources used by the participants, keep the OER conversation going, and find out the community’s thoughts, concerns, and questions about OER.  The OER STEM project produced a video to help disseminate the work done with OER.  Please take some time to watch the video (approximately 7 min) and hear from adult educators and adult learners talk about the value of OER.  Then post your initial reactions, comments, and questions to begin our discussion – what value do you see as a language teacher in using OER?  Where do you see OER supporting teaching and learning in an English language learning environment?     

     

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  • New Models for Distance Classes in Adult Education

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 8/5/2015

    A Professional Development Resource for Adult Educators
    New Models for Distance Classes in Adult Education
    Jerome Johnston, Sheryl Hart, Destiny Long, Jenifer Vanek
    April, 2015

    Project IDEAL is a consortium of states working together to develop effective
    distance education programs for adult learners. The Project IDEAL Support Center
    at the University of Michigan provides technical support in the areas of teacher
    training, research design, data collection, data analysis and reporting. The Center
    also produces working papers on topics of importance to distance education.
    Through collaborative research and practice, the consortium is working to provide
    quality distance education for adult learners across the country.

     

    The report consists of a collection of short vignettes describing the "classes" of a number of these teachers.

    Vocational Education in an ESL Class
    Content Area Mixed Skills – Vocational ESL (V-ESL)
    Level Multilevel
    Class Format Hybrid
    Teacher Sharon, Freemont, CA [012]
    Instructor Goals Develop technical proficiency to support online English language learning, organizational skills required for independent projectbased learning and job search

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  • LINCS ESL User Group Member

    Posted by Sharon Ram on 8/3/2015

    lincs esl

    Cohort 2 User Group Member with 5 OER Evaluations, including 2 submitted lessons

    Jan 1 - July 31, 2015

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