70 from many different countries all in one place? Each has a unique story about how they came to Canada and how they’ve overcome the barriers and challenges they’ve faced. I have such respect for what they’ve gone through and what resilience they have. During breaks, you hear many different languages being spoken. It’s beautiful music. All these things make coming to work each day a pleasure. Technology Standards and Performance Indicators Here are some key ways in which Jennifer’s Think Aloud method demonstrates how NSL’s standards for technology-enhanced language teaching and learning can be incorporated into EAL instruction. Standard 2: Tools and digital resources. Understand and use a basic set of relevant technology resources and tools for language teaching and continue to update and expand this set regularly. • As most students have had only limited exposure to online technology, Jennifer makes extensive use of instructional videos – created using ScreenPal – to walk learners through hardware and software functions step by step. • Jennifer also uses H5P to create and share interactive HTML5 content which allows students to pause instructional videos while they try out a software feature themselves. • For the Think Aloud method to work, students must learn to record voice and video files on their personal Smartphones or laptops using an app of their choice (e.g., Vocaroo, Audio Recorder, Audacity, Voicecoach, etc.). Jennifer recommends suitable software, provides selfpaced video tutorials, and gives students one-on-one help, as needed. Standard 3: Technology-enhanced pedagogy. Understand and use a basic set of relevant technology resources and tools for language teaching and continue to update and expand this set regularly. • As most students have had only limited exposure to online technology, Jennifer makes extensive use of instructional videos – created using ScreenPal – to walk learners through hardware and software functions step by step. • Jennifer also uses H5P to create and share interactive HTML5 content which allows students to pause instructional videos while they try out a software feature themselves. • For the Think Aloud method to work, students must learn to record voice and video files on their personal Smartphones or laptops using an app of their choice (e.g., Vocaroo, Audio Recorder, Audacity, Voicecoach, etc.). Jennifer recommends suitable software, provides selfpaced video tutorials, and gives students one-on-one help, as needed. CC-BY-NC-SA 2025 New Language Solutions Avenue Instructor Standards for Technology-Enhanced Language Learning, version 1.2
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