Avenue eunits – Click, count & communicate
Avenue developers Dori Tarjan and Marijke Geurts provide an overview of five blended units for CLB 1-2 about Financial Literacy. Each unit covers two skills and includes Skill Building, Skill Using and Assessment Tasks. Marijke and Dori show how you can use one or more of the units to practice not only Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, but also Numeracy and Digital Literacy skills. They suggest possible combinations for the units and explain how they complement each other. They will also demonstrate an online ATM simulator from their latest unit.
H5Ps on Avenue – Part 2
In Part 2, Paul demonstrates how to build an H5P from scratch including adding media, adding elements, and editing the H5P in both the Content Bank and in the H5P activity itself. He looked at the various settings for an H5P including linking or copying the activity on your course page. Finally, he looked at moving, duplicating, and repurposing H5Ps within a course and moving or duplicating H5Ps to another course.
H5Ps on Avenue – Part 1
In Part 1, Paul Carter explained what an H5P is and how to acquire them from 3rd party sites like Tutela, UBC’s Open Hub, eCampus Ontario, and the Avenue Course Builder or teacher courses with examples of each. He also covered uploading an acquired H5P to your Avenue course and explored how you can edit an existing H5P to better suit your class needs.
Careers in School Bus Transportation: New eUnits
Nadine Leggett and Dori Tarjan will introduce three new eUnits focused on school bus transportation, designed for CLB 5–7 learners looking to pursue a career as school bus drivers. The session will highlight how the units support language development through practical, job-relevant tasks, along with a wide variety of teaching resources for both in-class and online synchronous sessions. Participants will explore the course content and watch a live demo showcasing the types of activities included. Join us to discover ready-to-use materials that support both instructors and learners in achieving employment goals.
Good Quiz Habits for Avenue Instructors
Avenue Digital Assistants support instructors and adult learners in LINC/ESL programs by helping them use digital tools confidently and effectively. In this course, you will learn how to navigate and support teaching and learning in Avenue. You’ll build practical skills to troubleshoot common issues, guide learners step by step, and collaborate more smoothly with instructors and program staff. By the end of this course, you’ll feel more confident in your role and better equipped to support successful online and blended learning.
From Need to Impact: The Story behind TBLV Works!
This is an inside look at TBLV Works!, a newly developed training program designed to equip language volunteers supporting newcomers on their path to employment in Canada. In this webinar Marijke Geurts, Matthias Sturm and Ron Lavoie shared key findings from the needs assessment that shaped the project, along with highlights from pilot participant feedback and what they learned from their experience.
This webinar also provided a guided walk through of the course structure and topics, including workplace‑focused language strategies, Canadian workplace culture, rights and responsibilities, and remote working and volunteering! Whether you coordinate volunteers, support newcomers, or are simply curious about this new course for volunteer-based language training, this webinar offered fresh insights and practical takeaways. Discover how TBLV Works! was developed — and how it can help volunteers make a meaningful difference.
Moving and Copying Non Quiz Content Avenue
In this step-by-step webinar, Paul Carter explains how to move and copy non-quiz content using the Mass Actions Block, the Sharing Cart, the Backup and Restore tools and Import. We’ll focus on pages, files, folders, H5Ps, assignments and other common activities used in adult ESL and LINC courses. He talks about how to choose the best tool for each situation and how to avoid common mistakes like content misplacement, broken links or missing images, and how to organize your course more efficiently to ease learner navigation. This session is ideal for teachers who wish to reuse materials from term to term, or teach multiple levels and want to save time while keeping their Avenue courses organized.
Shifting Gears: Practical Tips for Teaching a Stage I Blended Class
Marijke Geurts and Dori Tarjan, Avenue project mentors and developers, provided a demonstration for instructors of Stage I classes (CLB 1-4) who may have worked with Stage II learners (CLB 5-8). This session helps them make the stage shift from two to one.
Dori and Marijke provided tips on facilitating a Stage I blended class and review the backwards planning model and look at which types of activities are best suited for CLB 1-4 learners. They also shared better practices and showcased two new CLB 1-2 units: Using Canadian Money and Paying for School Programs.
Fresh Start for Back to School on Avenue
Nancy Van Dorp, the Manager of Distributed Learning for projects at New Language Solutions covered the steps to wrap up the end of a term, and start off a new term on the right foot so that you and your students are set up for success on Avenue!
Keeping track of learners’ progress using Avenue’s tools
Margaret shared and demonstrated relevant Avenue tools and features that allow instructors and administrators to monitor learners’ progress throughout the term. The presentation will also include tips and strategies for streamlining the process and engaging learners in monitoring their progress.
This webinar is part of the series dedicated to better teaching practices on Avenue.
Flipping a Classroom on Avenue
Margaret Stasiak discussed principles and benefits of using a flipped classroom model and cover the basics of its planning. She also presented sample activities and teaching tips that can help enhance students’ active learning experience and develop self-directed learning strategies. This webinar is part of the series dedicated to better teaching practices on Avenue.
Developing strategies to address AI issues
Language teaching professionals are carefully scrutinizing how they can make ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence in their teaching practice. In this webinar, Vicky Saumell discusses the application of AI in ELT contexts. Becoming aware of AI’s functioning and issues is only the first step towards the development of strategies to use these tools thoughtfully. We will identify and look at these issues and design a proactive action plan to work together towards an ethical and responsible use of AI.