BigBlueButton is Avenue’s virtual classroom software that comes pre-loaded in all Avenue courses. In this session, Chayan Mallick, Avenue mentor, demonstrated the steps to set-up a BBB classroom, facilitate a session and check data about student activity during a lesson. The session also provided some tips and tricks to lead a successful learning session.

In this webinar, Marijke Geurts and Dori Tarjan, Avenue mentors and module developers, provided an overview of the skills and real-world tasks covered in two new modules available in the Avenue Course Builder.
– CLB 5-6: Navigating Student Aid for Post-secondary Education
– CLB 7-8: Applying for Financial Assistance

Marijke and Dori also provided practical suggestions for using these modules in a

The ability to read confidently, and having sufficient vocabulary for daily life, are two important assets for Avenue learners. In this session, Justin Hunt, the founder of Poodll, introduced reading and vocabulary tools that learners can use on the Avenue platform. These activities provide learners with valuable opportunities to develop their language skills. Instructors can track their learners’s progress, so they can better target their

Presented by Justin Hunt. Justin is the founder of Poodll, a solution that helps language teachers deliver courses online.

The Avenue platform allows students to submit audio and video recordings into assignments, quizzes, forums and other locations. You can create speaking assessments, give students a way to speak to you, or to their peers, allow them to show things via their webcam, and more.

In this session, Paul Carter, Avenue mentor, developer and Live Help agent, demonstrated the latest features of the Avenue ePortfolio and Binder. The session provided an update on Moodle activity types that can be auto-collected to the ePortfolio. It also include a closer look at the Learner Progress Summary and how it relates to the artifacts that are generated in a course.

In this webinar, Margaret Stasiak, Avenue Developer and Ontario ESL liaison, demonstrated various strategies, ideas, and tips for using teaching resources available on Avenue with CLB 1-2 and literacy learners. Margaret presented examples of various online activities from units and modules in the Avenue Course Builder, and she discussed practical considerations for using them as is or adapting them for specific needs of low-proficiency and

Nadine Leggett, project manager at Achēv, provided an overview of the newly released professional development training titled Respect and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. This self-paced training program explores Indigenous history and culture to enhance instructor’s knowledge and confidence to teach their learners Indigenous topics in their core language training courses.

Margaret Stasiak, Avenue Developer and Ontario ESL liaison, presented instructional content and perspectives for teaching

Nadine Leggett, project manager at Achēv, provided an overview of the newly released professional development training titled Respect and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. This self-paced training program explores Indigenous history and culture to enhance instructor’s knowledge and confidence to teach their learners Indigenous topics in their core language training courses.

Margaret Stasiak, Avenue Developer and Ontario ESL liaison, presented instructional content and perspectives for teaching

The Language Companion (uder the Binder tab) is available on Avenue in three digital versions, each for a different group of learners; ESL Literacy, Stage I and Stage II. In this webinar, content developer Margaret Stasiak demonstrated and discussed how various sections and features of the Language Companion can be used in skill-building activities, as part of in-class or asynchronous learning. Margaret also presented how

In this webinar, Margaret Stasiak demonstrated how to assess speaking and writing using the tools and resources available on Avenue, specifically Moodle assignment and quiz. Margaret presented examples of various assessment tasks and rubrics for different CLB levels from units and modules in the Avenue Course Builder, focusing on applying the principles of PBLA and best practices of online teaching. The webinar included a discussion

Avenue offers many tools and resources for conducting assessments online. In this webinar, content developer Margaret Stasiak demonstrated assessing listening and reading using the Moodle Quiz. She presented examples of various assessment tasks for different CLB levels from units and modules in the Avenue Course Builder, focusing on applying the principles of PBLA and best practices of online teaching. She also discussed practical considerations for

In this webinar, content developer Margaret Stasiak explains how a sandbox course, available via the Avenue Course Builder, is a useful tool for managing instructional materials such as e-activities, resources and assessments. In this webinar, content developer Margaret Stasiak explores how an instructor can use a sandbox course to manage their instructional materials by storing, adapting or creating e-activities, and sharing them with a course