Avenue Program Standards for TELL

CC-BY-NC-SA 2025 New Language Solutions Avenue Program Standards for Technology-Enhanced Language Learning, version 1.2 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS AVENUE PROGRAM STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING.. 4 Note on Artificial Intelligence................................................................................................................................ 4 Guiding Philosophy................................................................................................................................................. 5 Standard 1 is about collaboration.. ...................................................................................................... 5 Programs have both a central philosophy and appropriate administrative structures to support collaboration in all areas involving technology and language teaching and learning..........................5 PI 1.1 Administrators, staff, and instructors work collaboratively to set program standards and expectations for and to make decisions about use of current and emerging technology for teaching. Learners should be involved wherever feasible.......................................................................................5 PI 1.2 Administrators, staff, instructors, and learners work together to implement effective technology adoption and use in the program.........................................................................................6 PI 1.3 Administrators, staff, and instructors work collaboratively to design systems for monitoring and evaluating technology use in the program, and learner feedback helps refine the systems...........6 PI 1.4 Administrators and staff participate in professional networks that help with technology implementation and evaluation..............................................................................................................7 Standard 2 is about infrastructure... .................................................................................................... 8 Programs acquire, maintain, and keep current the technology devices, systems, and applications necessary to fulfill their educational missions............................................................................................. 8 PI 2.1 The overall technology infrastructure is robust, supported, and regularly upgraded................8 PI 2.2 The program has an effective learning management system (LMS)...........................................9 PI 2.3 The program has an effective administrative record-keeping system..........................................9 PI 2.4 The program has robust Internet access for administrators, staff, instructors, and learners...10 PI 2.5 Programs plan risk management................................................................................................10 Standard 3 is about preparing instructors to use technology effectively.............................................. 11 Programs offer resources and professional development that will allow instructors to meet and exceed clearly-defined expectations............................................................................................................ 11 PI 3.1 The program has clearly-defined expectations for instructors..................................................11 PI 3.2 A range of relevant technology resources are available to instructors......................................12 PI 3.3 Programs recognize and where possible provide compensation to encourage ongoing technology expertise...............................................................................................................................13

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